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This is great. I am single, still live at my parents' place (I am 26) and will be moving out of town for the first time next Fall. This thread will be useful to me.

Good luck John!

This is a very good point. Since it's not an academic publication ,it's true that she may not be interested in investing in this.

It was not an academic conference per say. It was me sharing my personal experience and journey in academia in relation to my mental health. Two other panelists also had to share their experiences in grad school in relation to their mental health. My co-panelists were upper-year students. My perspective was pretty positive and optimistic. My co-panelists did not have a great experience so far with academia. A lot of the question period was students crying and saying how hard they find their doctoral studies. It was very emotional. None of the questions were addressed to me specifically. I felt out of place wondering if I made students feel worse (or disconnected with my message) because my experience is positive so far, despite the challenges I have faced so far.

I am moving in the area at the end of the summer! I don't live there yet. I also don't know where to live.

I gave a talk today. It was part of a panel. I received zero questions from the crowd. All the questions were geared towards my co-panelists. I feel like nobody related to what I was saying (200 people approx + 1 hour question period...) I give a lot of talks, this happens rarely, but when it happens, it makes me question my relevance as a speaker. I don't know why they've invited me in the first place.

Hello So a few months ago, I met a book editor at a talk event that I was giving out of my hometown. We chatted during the break for a few minutes. I talked to her about my master’s thesis and my research topic and explained that I would be interested in publishing a book one day (it’s something that’s on my bucket list since I was very young). She then appeared very interested, explaining that the publishing house that she founded has never published anything on my research topic, and that it would definitely align with their editorial slant and be an interesting addition to their already existing collection. They don’t publish academic books per say, but rather, books that addresses youth social issues. Their books are of course, always backed up by research and data, but it’s mostly books that have hands-on strategies to help youth with anxiety, depression, etc, and their books tend to be written by psychologists, social workers, counselors, etc. (I'm a social worker). Their books also tend to be quite short as well in comparison to academic books. She invited me to take a look at their website, see what they’ve published in the past, and submit an idea of what I have in mind after reading the guidelines for book proposals. So I sent her a table of contents of what I believe should be in the book as well as my bio. We then talked on the phone for an hour because she says that it is still quite academic, but gave me suggestions to improve my idea in order for it to better align with their editorial guidelines. She suggested that I also work with a more experienced researcher on my topic (as a co-author) but said that it can also be entirely written by me and then re-read by a more senior researcher (I am okay with both ideas, I think it’d give more weight to the final product anyways because I am indeed a young social worker). She invited me to call her again if I have any questions or need more insight/ideas. She appeared very interested to working with me in the future, but no book contract was signed at this point, so nothing is official. However, I do believe that if she did not see any potential in me or in my idea, she would not have spent that much time on me. So I emailed my current advisor, explained to her my idea. But she never replied back to me on that idea, so I am assuming, knowing her, that she is too busy and doesn’t want to tell me that she is too busy. In my email, I also asked her if I could be put in contact with other researchers that I know by name, but that are still strangers to me. I doubt that these researchers would want to work with me if they don’t know me personally. She also never replied back to that part of my email. I don’t want to put extra pressure on her, so I don’t think I can count on her for any form of guidance or support for this project. I am now kinda lost. The editor wanted me to write something “hands-on” for counsellors to have concrete tools to intervene with youth. I do have work experience in my research topic as a social worker/counsellor. But I don’t know how to distinguish myself of what already exists on the book market. I also don’t know what I could bring that’s different from what these counselors and social workers would already know without being too academic in my writing. I did not have in mind to do a “hands-on” book at first. The editor said that after doing a bit of research, a “hands-on” book on my topic doesn’t currently exists where I live (or there’s very few of those), but I have to admit that I don’t know how to write this book. I am thinking of letting go of that opportunity. I don’t know what I should do at this point.

I know, right? Me too hahahaha.

I just gave a panel today. I was not satisfied with my performance and relevance at the panel but I was invited to it, so I decided to take part in it. I don't know if what I said touched the crowd who was present. Out of the three panelists, I received zero questions. (I hate when that happens, and it happens to me very often). While I was telling the entire story to my mom, asking myself if I should do panels again, I received an email that I won an award for which someone has nominated me, for my overall community engagement. I don't do panels for that, but it kinda reassured me even if I still feel anxious about this panel.

I emailed the Vanier coordinator of my uni, he said that results are expected at the end of March/early April but that it may be possible that results become available earlier than that.

That's great! I need to find an apartment as well.

I submitted my first article as a sole author tonight to a journal. I'm sure it'll come back with tons of comments, but I've been working on this for a month now and I need to let it go and just trust myself and the process. So I sent it.

I can’t say because I was not waitlisted. I remember learning my admission on March 8th. Sorry I can’t offer more details...

Wow, that's amazing! When are you moving?

Hello, I am doing a bit of online research and Googling, but by any chance, do any of you know what are the available scholarships from Canadians doctoral students who wish to conduct a semester of research in the UK? Thanks

lol True! hahahahahaha

Yes! At least I've got something! It's better than nothing at all.

Yes, it's such a huge application. I understand that it was a lot of work! Thanks for your kind words

Yes, I totally relate to that. Good luck to you too What is your research topic out of curiosity?

Yes. . I got an excellence scholarship which covers for my tuition for four years (12 semesters) and I got OGS so far (5000$ per semester) (learned the news a few days ago). I also have a guaranteed TA or RA.

@immunity I'm also scared because I am not in my PhD program yet. I have 0 months of PhD studies. So I had to think about my entire research project while I was still writing my master's thesis. I think I began working/thinking about my application in January 2018. And in the summer, I did multiple drafts because I know I'm not as strong as an applicant than someone who is a 3rd year PhD student. Plus, what makes me insecure is that another student in my department with the same supervisor also got forwarded.

I think I will be okay for Academic Excellence and Leadership. I have good grades, won a lot of scholarships in the past years and have a lot of extracurricular activities. But Research Potential is what scares me. I read that you need to have a score of 3.1 out of 9 for each criteria in order to be recommended for funding. I have participated in conferences and worked as a RA for multiple professors, and I have included that in my CCV. but my only "true" academic publication that I have is a book review right now. I'm working on publications at the moment, but I was not ready to include them in my CCV last Fall.

I think my confidence went down because I did not get forwarded for the Trudeau scholarship at my uni. I expected that the process would be harder for Trudeau, but since I was forwarded for Vanier, I thought I would also be forwarded for Trudeau. I will try again for Trudeau next year though. But if I don't get Vanier this time, and I get a smaller scholarship, I won't have any choice than accepting the smaller scholarship in order to live. I am moving out of town to pursue my PhD so I need money. But if I accept FRQSC or SSHRC or OGS this year, that makes me not eliglble for Vanier.

@immunity, yeah, according to applicants from previous years, the thing is pretty subjective I wish I could get Vanier though. I have moments where I feel confident that I'll get it, and other moments where I get insecure. I think the only part where I am not as strong as others is first-authored publications. But I applied as a master's student, so I guess it is expected that at my stage (and in my field), I won't have as many publications. I have heard of people who got Vanier without any publications, so it's a bit reassuring. The waiting is killing me.

Does anyone know if results are released in early April or at the end of April?