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2 hours ago, janelane2 said:
Ahhh I see. Do we compete with others in our department? (In other words are a certain number of scholarships allocated to one department?) I'm an incoming student and have no idea how it works. Frankly shocked to be on the waitlist at all because I thought my undergrad GPA was below the cutoff lol. Fingers crossed for both of us!
OGS applications used to be reviewed by a central provincial board but for a number of years now it's the school itself that decides. The province allocates a certain number of awards per school and the school can distribute as they please. I would imagine most schools internally decide to allocate X awards per faculty rather than per department. I also know somebody who did not apply as an existing master's student and who was offered an OGS scholarship with her acceptance letter. So that means some schools could use OGS scholarships as bait for high quality students (in that case there would be no application at all). Hope that helps confuse even more
Also your entire undergrad GPA is not considered. I belive it is just your average of your most recent two years-worth of full time study (either most recent 10.0 credits or just average of last two Fall/Winter semesters, I'm not sure which).
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15 minutes ago, janelane2 said:
Hi all. I was just notified I'm on the waitlist (Western). Do any of you guys know how common it is to get off the waitlist? Pretty happy to be waitlisted anyway because I expected rejection!
It's dependent on whether or not those who were given initial offers are just going into grad school (i.e. do they have offers from other schools?), and whether they have been offered tri-council awards (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC) which may force them to decline OGS. Unfortunately it seems the numbers vary by year, by faculty, by department, by school etc. and almost no schools release info about the size of wait lists. Just a waiting game or time to look to improving for time I would argue.
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3 hours ago, Scienceyguy said:
I hope you get off the waitlist. I wonder how many people turn down ogs and how long they have to decide whether they accept or decline?
Thanks I hope so too. Frankly I'm flattered that I'm on the list despite not having published any of my research yet, so that's good.
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Western OGS was released today. Also told not to ask about the size/your position on the wait list. I was wait listed for both NSERC and OGS
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6 hours ago, SPIWizard said:
Haven't received an award yet but when I asked they said I would be allowed to keep all my funding sources (TA/RA) if I wished. This is under a faculty of science.
Nice, what school is this if you don't mind me asking?
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3 hours ago, KayCee said:
Thesis, including internal scholarships, research stipend, and guaranteed TA work. Not in natural sciences though!
That is encouraging! Hopefully science faculties act similarly then. Thanks for sharing
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On 4/24/2020 at 7:08 PM, NeuroAlberta said:
Sorry off topic, but does anyone have any idea how many applications they receive for these CGS-M awards? Thanks!
It varies by school, by year, and whether you're applying for NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC.
I know each school has a pre-determined number of each that will be awarded to students at that school for any given year. Here is the link: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/cgsallocations-quotasbesc_eng.asp. If you're in Neuro at alberta I assume you're either NSERC or CIHR, which would be a competition for 61 or 24 awards respectively (this year). If my understanding is correct, the school first reviews applications internally producing an initial ranking, then sends the applications alongside rankings to NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC for the national competition. (Exception is for students applying from year-4 undergrad for 1st-year CGS-M; theirs get forwarded automatically to national). Then another selection process occurs, producing a second ranking which the school can then use to fulfill its allotted number of each award. Those that were deemed meritous but ranked below the allotted number are wait listed I think. I do not know what determines the length of a wait list. Hope that helps somewhat -
4 hours ago, KayCee said:
I held OGS this year @ Guelph, and I was allowed to keep all my existing funding.
What kind of degree are you doing? Is it a thesis-based masters in a science field and do you get a stipend?
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5 minutes ago, angrycrustacean said:
It varies by institution. When I held CGS-M at Memorial University, I got to keep the $17.5k without affecting my existing funding, and the university automatically topped me up with a further $5k scholarship.
...however, now that I’m at UofT holding a doctoral OGS, my department was just like “cool, that’s 15k of funding that we no longer have to pay you, thanks!!!”
I get the impression that the latter case is more typical in Ontario schools, but it would be worth clarifying with your particular institution. I didn’t realize the situation with my OGS until several weeks after winning, and that really sucked.
Yes, it is my impression too that the larger Ontario schools like Western, Toronto, etc. may just use the funds to pay FOR you rather than award you (much) extra.
I will try to clarify with Western. In the meantime if anybody already knows and is willing to share I am all ears!
FOLLOW-UP Question: In your case, when UofT decided to use the $15k from OGS to pay for your regular stipend, were you relieved of TA duties with the same funding value? I hear this happens in some cases. -
I too am an alternate at Western. I have a general question for anyone who may know:
I recently read that your supervisor decides how much of NSERC CGS-M or OGS prize money goes to you (the student). It is my understanding that typically the award ends up just funding your tuition, and also replacing your TA- and supervisor's contributions to your stipend. So most winners of NSERC or OGS only end up seeing a few thousand extra overall than they would have received with their stipend alone because the supervisor voluntarily tops you up as a pat on the back.
Is this true, or would a recipient actually receive the entire $17.5k or $15k for NSERC CGS-M or OGS, respectively?
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I think there isn't necessarily a second round so much as the next person on the wait list could get an offer any time if somebody declines. May 5th would be the last day someone could decline if offered on April 15th, assuming they count April 15th in the 21-day period.