bentharbour
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In my experience at a relatively big school (Carleton) someone in the Department or, more likely, the grad school office knows the list of the university's winners right before results are sent out (or the day of). I found out from the FGPA's finance official before I received official word from SSHRC.
That being said, it may not be a good strategy to annoy your grad school awards administrator. However, it's not like an email is going to ruin your chances for the award. I would probably wait until someone on here posts that their admin told them about the award and then send an email yourself.
..We are grad students. We are supposed to be annoying.
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You lose over half in exchange? Really?
Yeah, I think Kermit was referring to the payments made by SSHRC. You do not get all 20K in one payment, you get two payments of 10K (one in August and one in March).
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Does anyone know when the public announcement will be made? I'd like to tell some people my results but the letter said to wait...
The public announcement does not happen until sometime in the summer, usually ranging from May to as late as August. There are a lot of moving parts which we do not necessarily see. For example, there is time given for awardees to accept, then there are always administrative issues that must be solved before the final lists can be produced, then the communications team has to make all of the spreadsheets and other data to be released, and finally (probably what causes the most delay) is that they must set up a "Ministerial Announcement" that usually takes forever to organize. This is all happening during a very busy time for all government agencies (annual plans and Departmental Performance Reports are due to parliament in the fall and are worked on extensively throughout the summer). It could happen soon, but it may also happen very late into the summer. It varies year to year.
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Thanks for the info! So, I assume this means you get it in two installments each year?
Sorry, yes! you will get one in August/September and one in February/March.
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Hey everyone, I need to fill out some department paperwork about funding and I just wondered if someone could shed some light on how SSHRC funding is disbursed for those of us in American universities.
Do we get a lump sum amount at the start of every year? Or every term? Or does it come in monthly/biweekly instalments?
Also, for those of us in the US, does the funding come in US dollars in a US bank account? Or, do they disburse it in Canadian dollars to a Canadian account?
And, if it comes in US dollars, is there a set conversion rate they use, or is it whatever the market rate is at the time? I realize that the Canadian dollar is performing poorly these days, so I'm wondering what the $20k doctoral award will be reduced to by the time it is converted into US dollars.
Thanks everyone!
In the US, you will get it in US funds at whatever the rate is at the time they process your request for installment forms. So it will be less than $10,000, but you get the benefit of a group exchange rate (they process all of the American payments at the same time). You can set up direct deposit to get it deposited right into your account rather than a cheque. I believe going forward this is a requirement, but I could be wrong.
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Really? It seemed as though the scores were consistent across the humanities and that anyone who had about an 11 got waitlisted and a 10 got cut off. So I was just wondering what the highest B score/lowest A score would have been
I am sure they are pretty close across disciplines, but from the results of previous years it is clear that there is not a uniform cut off score. I know someone last year (in a different committee) who was awarded a CGS right away with a lower score than mine.
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Can anyone tell me what the cut off was between A and B? Has anyone been able to figure you that out? We do research for a living, I bet we can make that happen haha.
Ps I'm in Vancouver and I got my letter on Friday. B group. Totally excited for that. I'm currently in a master's program and start my phd in the fall. Nice to know that some people get bumped up too. That would be very cool.
It is not a static "cut off". While I am sure that there is a distinction between A and B based on score, it is largely dependent upon which adjudication committee received your application. For example, the distinction between A and B in psychology could be 14.5/20 whereas the distinction between A and B in sociology could be 13.4/20. Perhaps it is best to ask others who submitted to philosophy (I assume that is what you submitted to) what there score was and what award they were given. But this definitely shrinks the net of possible responses!
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Hi all! So I received my letter today, was trying to figure out what the score meant, and ended up on this site. My score was 12.5/20 and I was offered an award in category B, a Doctoral Fellowship.
My question is this-- several people said that they were bumped up later in the summer/year to a CGS-D. Were you informed in your original letter that you were on some kind of waitlist, or was it entirely unexpected- did you just recieve another letter out of the blue saying you now had a CGS?
I'm just curious what the likelihood of getting bumped up is, or if I have no chance whatsoever because no such thing was mentioned in my letter. Thanks!
I received an email from SSHRC asking if I wanted to accept the CGS in place of the fellowship. The email said that if I accepted (simply by replying to the email), SSHRC would send a new notice of award stating that I was awarded a CGS. I ended up declining the CGS, so obviously I never received a new notice of award. This happened in July I think, although it could have been June.
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Sorry to hear, clinicalapplicant. Everyone will tell you that its okay (it's not) and there is always next year (there is), but being turned down for something you want so bad always stings. Use the energy for something productive.
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One possibility is that certain people get awarded the SSHRC but have to do a preperatory MA before starting their doctoral studies. This happened to two people coming out of my MA program a few years back who both accepted offers to UK schools.
This. Also some have to do a "qualifying year" before fully enrolling in doctoral program. These people cannot hold a SSHRC. I imagine that happens a lot for people who change disciplines from their masters to doctoral work (i.e., organic chemistry --> sociology).
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Regarding turning down an award, how likely is that? I just don't see many people wanting to turn down a SSHRC. It's not as if the award is tied to a specific university like Master's.
I agree. I do not think many people are turning down SSHRC doctoral awards. I do think that some people have to decline for administrative reasons (they do not qualify, they cannot attend school for personal reasons). Likely, most of the movement comes from people excepting other government/private sector scholarships (notably the Vanier).
That being said, I think there may be some people who end up declining for reasons related to international studies. For instance, you cannot accept a SSHRC at an international institution if you completed your BA and MA internationally. I think some probably overlook this policy and have to decline so that they can go to Harvard or Stanford.
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I assume this is completely useless information because it is a new year (and further, it is entirely dependent on your particular adjudication committee) but last year I had a score of 12.9, or something like that, and I was bumped from the fellowship to CGS sometime in July. So there is indeed movement somewhere (E.g., vanier winners)
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It seems odd that nobody has received a letter as of yet. If they were sent yesterday, I would assume Ottawa-based folks would have it today. Not everyone can be a late afternoon delivery!
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I found out last year by emailing the Grad department. They knew before I received a letter. Perhaps some of you feel comfortable enough to hound your admins? haha
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My source is re-hired!
Good luck everyone!
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Well my source is fired.
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Heard from a little birdie (who works for SSHRC) told me that results are being prepared as we speak and "should be sent out by weeks end". The use of the word "should" makes this information useless, but I figured I would pass it on anyway.
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It has been a while since I have been on these forums! Glad to see the SSHRC thread is still kickin' strong!
Every year it seems that SSHRC incessantly tweets bout the Storytellers at this time. Obviously it is just the schedule for them, because they plan everything well in advance, but it was SO frustrating.
Good luck to everyone who is waiting to hear some news!
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I was also bumped up to a CGS from fellowship in early June, but I am attending school in the US so I declined. Hopefully those on the wait list hear some positive news.
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Yes, I received confirmation the day after I confirmed by email.
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Thanks biisis, that is also my current understanding but have been hearing some contradicting views lately. Just looking to find out more info from those who have experience.
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I have searched for a few concrete answers on the board but have yet to find anything. I also don't want to hijack the SSHRC thread more than I already have.
I have noticed several of this years successful SSHRC applicants will be holding their awards in the US, and that some questions may arise. I have started this thread for us to share some information/advice for holding SSHRC in the states.
In particular, I am interested in learning about US taxation of the fellowship. I am aware (as most are) of the Canadian laws regarding fellowships but I have heard many contradictory accounts of how the US taxes the award. Can any current/former holders be of assistance in this case?
If anyone has any other questions, feel free to ask them here!
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Congrats to everyone who received positive news today! Happy to see it all.
To Carthage32, positive vibes your way!
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Diakonos, I am also sorry to hear. Although, from what I have heard since SSHRC does not provide written documentation the adjudication of the process (i.e., adjudication reports, reasons for awarding/not awarding, etc.) there is not much wiggle room for an appeal. Even on the website, SSHRC outlines a pretty narrow appeal process.
However, good luck in whatever you choose to do!
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships 2017-2018
in The Bank
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SSHRC just tweeted that they mailed them out.