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Plus, I don't have a driver's license. So I need to pay a professional mover to move a studio appartement which is sooooo expensive for what I have (I live on my own). I don't want to expose my family and friends to possibly catching the virus by helping me out with moving out.

I am also in the same boat. I moved where I am now in September for my PhD. To be part of the "academic and social life" of the university. Now I don't have that anymore, so there's no reason for me to stay here. So I want to move back home, especially since I am done with coursework until the end of my PhD. But I'm very scared of moving due to the pandemic, and I don't feel comfortable with the idea of virtual tours of appartments. At the same time, the situation with the pandemic is less worse where I am currently living than my hometown.

I wouldn't work as a RA at the same time of teaching, that's a big no no to me.

https://globalnews.ca/news/6851363/coronavirus-canada-trudeau-students-aid/

I was absolutely not productive today. I literally did nothing. lol

Do you recommend designing your own course? I saw also an application for a Special Topics course in my field, and I have ideas for that, but I don't know if it'd be too much work, even in 2021.

I cried for two hours straight. Wasn’t able to do anything productive today. Another heart break

I agree. I have been a TA for a semester, and the professor allowed me to teach the first half of every course of the semester. I've also done a lot of public speaking in the past years. So the public speaking part doesn't make me anxious. I also have a very clear sense of the content of the course, and they give syllabus from previous years to the new lecturers so that would help. But in terms of grading, that is something I have not done much indeed. Yes, they offer the course regularly. I'll apply in Winter 2021, it's wiser to do that.

This is tough. There is a course of approx 75 students that is being offered this summer at a local university. The course is EXACTLY on my expertise, and I feel like I've got what it takes to teach it. BUT, I've got my comprehensive exam to prepare for, so I don't think it is wise to do both at the same time :(:(:(:( The deadline to apply is tomorrow, and it hurts to let it go, but I think I've got no choice. Right? I asked the department if they keep CV/resumes in bank...I told them I'd love to teach it after comps, if possible.

Received another offer to be published in a book chapter!!!

I just turned in my last assignment of the semester. Officially done with coursework. Next step, comprehensive exam!

Amazing Good luck! I just got the news yesterday that I will be writing a book chapter for a peer-reviewed book! I got the acceptance to my proposal!

I am almost done with my final paper! 2000 words left out of 7000! And I think it's good content. Now I'm off to taking a walk with music!

I have one in review right now, should have the result of the review process by May 15. It isn't from my PhD, it's from my master's thesis though

Yes! I also forgot to mention that I had contacted past one past recipient of the award in my field and she helped me so much with my application. She was a stranger, but she took the time to call me and to revise multiple versions of my application when I did not even ask it (I was just asking for basic advice). I don’t think I would’ve got the award without her. People are often more than happy to help in these circumstances so don’t hesitate to ask for help. also begin working on your application early. I was a bit intense, I began working on my application 8 months before the deadline because I was applying as a masters student. I knew I had to work and think harder to produce something that would make sense. But I felt in my core that I had the potential to get this award which is why I invested so much time and energy into my application. And I did get the award in the end. you don’t have to start 8 months early, but start early and commit to it. Especially if you have people telling you you’d be a good fit for this award.

1. I got a perfect grade for my last oral presentation and paper. It gives me motivation to finish the last paper of this term. I've also made a lot of progress today on that paper, so I am happy about that.

I hate that these scholarships create these types of feelings within people. We all do hard work, and we all should get the money we need to study and produce research. I reiterate that you should re-apply next year. It's happened to me multiple times to win fellowships/awards the third or second time I tried. And if I did not get it the first time, it's an opportunity to strengthen my application for next time (which can be a blessing in disguise). And it's happened to be multiple times to think I wouldn't get a scholarship, and to be positively surprised. You must never let your insecurities get in the way of at least trying. If a door is open for you to try, then try. Try as long as you're eligible/allowed to do it. That's literally my mantra. I hate when people close doors for themselves out of insecurity. Try, ask for advice, or support, etc. But try, because you literally never know. But to be honest, I often feel embarassed that my entire departement knows I got this scholarship (because it's public and announced everywhere) while I know many students who are struggling financially. I don't feel comfortable with that. I don't feel more "deserving" or any other student. Some people in my departement have dependents, or are taking care of older parents, or whatever, and I just don't feel like this system is fair and it creates this sense of competition that I don't feel comfortable with. Academia can be so toxic sometimes with these things. I just don't sit comfortably with that, and it seems like "it's the game", and that's the way it is and I don't know how we could change that from the inside. Anyways. I also barely made the cut when I got the award, but I think it is because I am a first year PhD student, so I did not really care about my ranking. I did not have any academic publications, but I had a lot of other things to compensate for that I guess. But if I had apply at another year, maybe I wouldn't have got the award. Who knows. Yes, there are criteria and stuff, but it depends on who is evaluating and the applicant pool from one year to another.

- I've advanced to the next stage of the fellowship I have applied to! Got the news today! - I finished one assignment for this term. I've got one left! - I managed to do a couple of hours of work on my research assistantship. - I was able to figure a plan out for my last assignement and I'm happy to have written 500 words when I did not know where to begin at all. Now 6500 words left! Haha

Conferences organizing are not enough For leadership. (Vanier recipient from last year speaking). You need to have an impact outside of academia to score highly on that criteria. And it’s a critical one. Conference organizing would help you on the research potential score. you don’t have to re-invent the world, I did not and I did not start my own company or anything like that. But I was involved in my community for a decade and in different significant leadership projects. i recommend looking at their criteria and the example given on the Vanier website, it gives an idea of what they’re looking for in terms of leadership criteria.

You were so close!!! Try again next year. It all depends on the pool of applicants from one year to another!

French is my mothertongue

What the.... ?

Yes, last year, I had my scores and ranking in my letter.

Quebec/Ontario

I am aiming for three. There are different components to my doctoral thesis project, that I could easily split into three different articles.