Quicksilver25

I'm one of those students who participates in conferences annually. I've been lucky because my registration fees have always been covered. I like to make use of my institutional conferences because registration is free. For me, I think the importance of going to conferences lies in showing some sort of commitment to sharing your research. Publications are great because they'll potentially reach a larger audience, and you can get your name out there, but when you present at a conference, you have to talk about your research, answer peoples' questions, and discuss your work. And, depending on the conference, that might mean sharing your work with lay people. Those are the benefits that I see. Also, in my department, conferences look good on our yearly evaluations. Attending them is not a requirement. It just looks good. That said, I appreciate you saying that you hate huge conferences. I hate them too, and I don't think that many people would be willing to admit this non-anonymously. Yes, I attend conferences to share my research, but to be completely honest, I mostly do it to add to my CV and strengthen my scholarship applications. I genuinely don't have the attention span for the sheer number of presentations that take place at some of these conferences, particularly when they're multi-day affairs. I find them exhausting at times, which means I'll struggle to fully engage. And I agree with you about conferences often involving vague feedback and being costly as downsides. Now that I've gotten into my PhD program, I don't think attending conferences will be a priority for me. I'll probably commit to attending one per year, and try focusing on publications instead I've never done a workshop. What are those like?

They were a mix of provincial and institutional conferences.

I'm a first-time applicant at the PhD level (I'm currently in the final year of my Master's). I didn't get the CGS-M for my first year, I got waitlisted the second year I applied, and now successfully got the PGS-D. Getting waitlisted was a confidence boost, so I used that same proposal and used the extra page we get to write to really flesh out my ideas. From what I've seen with other people who've applied to SSHRC, publications aren't the be-all and end-all. I've seen people with 3+ publications get rejected, and people with only one get awarded. I'm one of the people who had only one publication and I was just the third author, so the strength of my application didn't come from publications. Instead, I had 12 conference posters (four of them first author) and a lot of research experience (I worked as an RA for a few years before starting my master's and I've done some RA work during my master's). In my applicant statement, I noted that I was working on other manuscripts that would be submitted for publication. One of those studies is registered on Open Science Framework (OSF). So, even though that manuscript hadn't been submitted yet, I cited the project and provided the link to the OSF registration instead of a DOI in my research contributions section. I did this to prove that I was indeed writing a manuscript and not just saying I was. In terms of my research proposal, although my PhD proposal fits under the umbrella of my research area, it isn't directly related to my master's research or any of the publications/posters I've done. My proposal could honestly be read as though I'm trying to change my research focus entirely. I was concerned about this not looking good in my application, so I made sure to describe how the work I've done during my master's has prepared me to do my newly proposed research, and how conducting this research will allow me to broaden the scope of my training and expertise and start focusing on certain areas of interest as I become a more independent/senior researcher. My hope was that there would be some understanding that at the master's level, students can kind of get forced into certain research topics, but at the PhD level, students get to have more say in their research, so there's room to branch out (I didn't mention any of this, though). TL;DR: I have only one publication where I'm third author and my proposed research is somewhat unrelated to the work I've done over the last few years. What I think helped my application was having a ton a research experience, a bunch of poster presentations, and making sure to explain how my research experience and extra-curricular activities relate to the research I proposed and how those experiences have prepared me to conduct that research.

I'm not the OP you quoted, but here's a link to the request for first installment form. It's due up to six weeks in advance of the installment date: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/_doc/Students-Etudiants/FirstInstalment_e.pdf When you have questions for SSHRC, send them to fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

Got the PGS-D ($20,000 per year for four years). Total score: 10.14/12 Rank: 56/160 Subcommittee 752-4B Last funded application: 9.90 Fellowships offered: 75

This is my first time applying for the doctoral SSHRC award. Can someone explain the difference between the doctoral fellowship that's worth $20,000 and the CGS-D that's worth $35,000? Mainly, how do the committees choose who gets the $20,000 vs. the $35,000 award?

I haven't even received an email from SSHRC. Anyone else still waiting for an email? I don't understand how these emails are automated, but they aren't being sent to all applicants simultaneously. Same thing happened with the email from last week.

Our Flag Means Death.

Just got the heart attack email. Good luck to everyone who applied! Dear applicant, Information regarding your doctoral application will be uploaded next week to the SSHRC Extranet for applicants. You will receive a separate system generated notification with steps on how to activate your extranet account in order to access the information. If you encounter technical issues in accessing the SSHRC Extranet for Applicants, please contact the Helpdesk at webgrants@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca. For any other questions, do not hesitate to contact us at fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca. Sincerely, The Research Training Portfolio Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

No updates for SSHRC. Results will be sent out to applicants by email, and based on past years, it looks like results won't be out until late April or early May, so there's at least another week or two until we all find out.

This is true of the experimental program as well (if there's anyone here who applied to experimental). Invitations were sent out on January 10th last year, but like most other schools, UCalgary got a TON of applications this year. Don't be surprised if invitations are sent out on the later side.

Have any incoming students to UCalgary (clinical OR experimental) heard any concrete news about course delivery in the fall, or funding or TA-ships?

Is anyone who's admitted to UCalgary for fall 2020 having trouble registering for classes? I keep getting a error saying I need the department's consent to enroll in the classes I've chosen. I've already sent an e-mail to the department asking about this. I'm just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this.

Done bugging you guys with questions about whether or not UCalgary's started sending out their offers. Got my letter yesterday and officially accepted my offer today for experimental psych. Yay!

UCalgary clinical and experimental applicants: any news?