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Hello, do you know when the next application season for this scholarship opens? I am considering a semester abroad in the UK (I am from Canada) and would like to learn more about the whole process.

Is there a LinkedIn or Facebook group for Vanier scholars?

I so relate to this.

Maybe you should inform them? I have received an email from the Dean and the director of my program to congratulate me. But I did email the university when I learned the news.

This really sucks.

Nobody lol! But still, even the dean of my faculty emailed me to say not to make any public annoucenement. I guess I'm a "good girl" and will wait. hahahaha. Do you know when the public announcements are usually made?

I want to make the announcement on social media but we’ve been told we can’t for now. Yet, I see many people who announced it already. When is the public announcement?

Hello, I will be attending a conference in Vancouver in June 2019. I took a look at the hotel prices, and they're much much higher than the prices of my hometown hotels in Quebec. I was wondering if any of you had any experiences to share re: AirBnB in Vancouver (seems like the cheapest option). I will be travelling alone, and as a woman, I feel somewhat uncomfortable and less safe to sleep in a place that's not an hotel.. Thanks

How did it go? I'm curious to know.

Same here, I have done at least 10 versions of my research proposal and leadership statement and I got both of those documents commented (multiple times) by past Vanier recipients. I did not have any scientific publications other than a book review. But I had a lot of talks that I gave to the general public, media interviews (both print, tv and online) and a lot of awards/scholarships/distinctions (20+) that I have won over the years (I am involved in the community since the age of 12 and have been till this day). I also wrote a few op-eds in the media as well. I had to think very early on about my research project for PhD because I am still a master's student. So I began brainstorming around January 2018 approx, in consultation with my future thesis supervisor to have a solid ground about what I wanted to study for my doctoral studies. Then, I began working on an actual proposal. The methodology section was the hardest for me to write but I had the feeling that it was the most important section in the research proposal, especially since I am not currently a PhD student. I was very well aware that research potential would be my lowest score (and that's exactly what happened). I also had very strong reference letters for leadership and from professors. Amongst the 20+ scholarships and awards I have won, I also had tri-concil scholarships and provincial scholarship at the master's level. PS: I mentionned that another student in my department with the same supervisor also applied and got forwarded to Ottawa. He also got Vanier. So it seems that we've all been evaluated individually, according the our respective stage in career in academia. I think if I was a 2nd or 3rd year PhD student, my lack of publications would have been against me. But since I am not a PhD student, it's moreso "tolerated" that I don't have first-authored publications at this point. PPS: I have also taken a year to work on my Vanier application. Most people start in the summer, especially since they are already into their PhD programs. I committed fully to this. I was telling myself before knowing the results, that I couldn't have done more in terms of efforts. I gave my 200% because I truly believed that I could get Vanier even if I was not a PhD student yet. My ranking is about what I was expecting. I also think aside of efforts, a lot of it is luck depending on who are the reviewers, I believe there's always some subjectivity attached to these peer-reviewed evaluations, inevitably. PPPS: My feeling is that leadership according to Vanier (leadership is valued is a little bit more than the other two criteria) are way beyond having conference papers or publications... I think they want researchers that can interact with the general public and not just researchers and academia. I think that's why I got it. They must be looking beyond research experience and good grades, because I have 0 scientific publications. I did participate in international conferences and worked as a RA, but I don't have publications so they're definitely looking at other aspects of the applicant.

I can’t sleep and I am working today at 8am.

Same here, the main scientific publication I had was a book review. No formal publications, at this point except for conference presentations, research assistantships, etc. But it's a bit normal in my field since I am not yet a PhD student, so this is the stage of my career that it's more accepted that I don't have publications. Congrats to you too!

It sounds like NSERC and CIHR are very intense in terms of expectations for Vanier. You guys all sound amazing.

Congrats!!!!

Same here! Good luck to everyone! I definetly remember when I applied For this scholarship and how surprised I was when I got selected for it. I’m also rooting for you all!

I'm a Vanier scholar!!!! ?

I saw that a few people decline every year, not many but a few apparently (if they get funding from elsewhere or something).

Yes, I volunteer since a very young age so I have a lot of volunteer experiences ! Mostly community work!

Let's some some people decline the award so you guys can get the scholarship!

As I expected, research potential was my lowest score! Academic excellence: 7.10 Research potential: 5.75 Leadership: 7.90 Overall score: 6.92 Rank: 50/172. At this point, I don't care about my rank, I am so lucky because I haven't started my PhD yet and I was in competition with upper-year PhD students. I'm so happy and relieved, I almost got a heart attack when I saw the email!

I'm sorry! Try again next year if you can, you'll be an even stronger applicant!

It says to the left, Check Application Status!

I GOT VANIER!!! OMG!!! ?

I GOT THE EMAIL!!!!