Adelaide9216

Hello, I will be living on my own for the first time. I do know how to cook, but I feel like meal prepping is going to be a challenge...any tips or apps on how to make that process smooth for someone who used to live in a big family?

It’s 4 weeks at my university. Next week it’s going to be four weeks since resubmission. But on the first submission, the examiner gave her report one month late.

Thanks @LEANCO10. It's been a teaching moment for me too. If I pass, I definetly have a lot more skills to persevere at the PhD level and in academia. It was not fun, but I hope it will all soon be behind me so I can move forward with my dream of doing a PhD.

Thanks. Am still waiting for my grade.

I'm a qualitative researcher and I believe that it's often an interative process (going back and forth). A lot of people talk about the IMRaD strategy (Intro, Methods, Results and Discussion). I would add stuff to my literature review as I was going along, especially when I was doing data analysis. I rarely heard people writing their chapters in the order they are being presented though.

Yes! That’s what I ended up doing

I didn’t have any publications when I got Vanier. But you should definitely add any conference presentations and RAships you’ve had.

Yes, add the research assistantship

I have taken a look at the names of the evaluating committees before out of curiosity for my field. I have noticed a few names coming again and again every year of the contest, but most of the names are different from year to year. I believe they don't announce who are on the committees before the competition is entirely over. http://www.vanier.gc.ca/en/selection_committee_members_2018-2019.html

One of my op-eds got published! And another pitch got accepted to another newspaper!

Okay, so I've been informed that the contest will probably open in September, although not confirmed 100%.

Still waiting for a grade. I'm nervous even though I've been told that everything should be okay.

Hello, I would put your PhD and MA supervisors as referees for sure. I think it's important to have a referee that is not an academic in my opinion.

I keep being told that jobs are rare in academia (especially to become a professor.) BUT a lot of professors in social work tell me it is not the case in our field, in Canada. Is this true in your opinion? And what about social work jobs as professors in the US?

PM me when you apply! I'll try to help. Yes, I will be a PhD incomer in September!

Hello, anyone applying to this year's cycle? Does anyone know if the contest will open in September? I believe last year it was in December but it was exceptional.

Received another official letter from Vanier to congratulate me. The same letter as in the portal.

I asked a man I am interested in for coffee. He has accepted. but I don't know if he is single... I hope so. (Maybe he thinks my invitation was a friendly one.). I pitched an idea to a journal for an article today. I went to see a free music concert yesterday.

I was told that if you want to pursue a career in academia, it's strategic to publish your thesis in articles.

Resubmitted tonight! Fingers crossed now!

Hello does any of you know when the direct deposits are usually made for Vanier? Should I expect it to come on the 1st of each month in my bank account or a little before or a few days after?

Just got the comments from the third professor: also thinks I should pass this time and believes the first report was very severe. ill keep you posted, I am submitting on Monday.

I will thanks for the support! I really hope I pass. It's a difficult experience but I learned a lot from it!

Just some news: I am resubmitting this week. Two of the three professors gave me their comments already, and they both said they would be highly surprised if I fail again. I hope the examiner will feel the same way! I still have a few changes to make but nothing major in their opinion.

Hello, I would like to apply but from Canada to pursue one semester of research abroad. Everywhere it says they fund people for nine months. Is it possible to be funded for a semester only (so less than nine months)?