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    After talking with the subject librarian at my undergrad institution, I heard that there are a number of programs in Canada that aren't up to the caliber of the others. As well, we have a bit of a hiring glut here too. Feel free to pm me for specifics!
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    Hi everyone. For those of you who were successful and have done the payment forms: did you use your current address or the one you will have during the payment of your award? I'm very confused about which to use, as I will be staying in a school apartment building, and my permanent address will still be the one in my hometown. I'm thinking my permanent one, as the payment comes from the school and not SSHRC, but I'm very confused. My school will be paying it out through cheques; I'm thinking I should verify if the cheques will be mailed or if they need to be picked up before completing the form. Any thoughts? I know this is a bit of a paranoid question, but I really don't want anything to get lost (or have to travel hours home to get it)!
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    Hi everyone. I'm looking to get my Library Science degree in Canada, but the costs of the programs and the seeming lack of funding available is extremely disheartening. Since I won't be SSHRC or OGS eligible, I will be relying on internal funding. So far all I've seen is a program (Western) where the only opportunities available are extremely competitive scholarships against all of North America basically. Does anyone have any suggestions of other schools to look at, or is this degree in general not funded well?
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    I hope someone responds to you, as I'm curious about this as well. I was looking at Western, and I'm not too happy with how much their program would cost, so I'm trying to figure out other places to start looking!
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    Same with me! I hope it goes to one of you.
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    I received my letter in southwestern Ontario today - to my surprise, successful! I'm still very much in shock. It's hard to say my stats because of my school's wonky grading system, but I will: Applied as a fourth year undergrad for the first (and only) year of my masters GPA when applying: 11.9/13 (about 86%, although most of my marks after first year were in the 86-92 range) No publications No teaching assistantships A renewable entrance scholarship that I maintained for the four years On the Dean's List and President's Roll all six semesters that they considered (I can't remember if I included this in the awards section, but it would have been on my transcript) My reference letters and letter of intent must have been better than I thought. Congratulations to everyone who's been successful!
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    To be fair, I knew all along that my master's program was only one year, so I didn't spend too much time trying to internalize rules for something that didn't relate to me. I was going from my experiences of the fact that there were many people currently in their master's program who were attending the same information sessions that I did and who were going into a second year; they (unfortunately) must all have been people who weren't lucky the first time around. I hope your province has something that can help you out for next year Cleopatra01!
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    Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that you have to reapply for next year. I think it's possible to get SSHRC funding for the duration of your first masters program, but you have to reapply each year.
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    Congratulations to everyone! I'm really jealous that you've received your letter furter85; I hope mine comes soon!
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    Has anyone south of Toronto heard anything? I'm so anxious now!
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    Hi Antoinette. I'm not sure how much tuition is at Windsor for international students, but I know we have a pretty solid base of international students at all levels, so I'm thinking that there might be decent amounts of funding available if you were interested and wanted to do some more research.
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    What exactly do you mean by "SSHRC notice"?
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    I think you should be fine! As long as you're knowledgeable in your area (which you appear to be), I think you'll be okay. On a side note, if you don't mind answering...is Nebraska one of your options? I'm just curious because there's a professor at the school I completed my undergrad at who works extensively in the areas of rhetoric and composition, and that's where he did his PhD, so I'm thinking they must be good. I'm not sure if you'd be willing to move to Canada for your masters, but if you're a part of Windsor's MA program, you have the option to actually teach an undergrad course in composition yourself. The professor I mentioned above is in charge, and then each student runs his/her own section of the course. Just thought I'd let you know in case you were looking for more choices!
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    Oh, threads like this just make me love Matthew Arnold even more. *sarcasm* He's to blame for all of this! Anyways. This is a little out of left field, but if you're willing to switch countries to do your PhD, I've never even encountered a PhD Lit program website here in Canada that says you need two languages besides English, just one. Regarding how strict schools are with this, the grad coordinator at the school I finished my undergrad told me that it really does depend on the institution, but it does look good to be dealing with a language that has some relevance to your area. For example, she specializes in the Romantics, and her language was Greek.
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    Compoe, you have captured my feelings exactly. Every time I complain about the wait, I feel guilty because of what I might end up receiving from them, but I'm starting to get extremely impatient.
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    I just looked at their Twitter, and they're still saying the "Results will be mailed soon" that they've been saying since May 17th. I wonder how long "soon" will end up being! Hopefully this Friday or earlier.
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    I agree that you should talk to someone in the field about it. I had this same decision to make, and I was told that the major research paper is a better option for me because of the focus in my field relating to your chances at the PhD level on how successful you have been in getting your research published. The logic was that, since I would be taking more courses, I would have more opportunities to develop my ideas and get the papers for the classes published since I would be writing more of them for my degree requirements instead of doing extra work on the side (and we all know there won't be much free time!) to increase my publishing. My supervisor for my MA program was also very happy that I picked the MRP and not the thesis. I can see how this would vary from field to field though, so I would ask someone who's very involved in the graduate program you're entering, or even a trusted professor at the school you're at now. Good luck!
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    I know this is a little off topic based on the questions here, but do any of you know if you're eligible to apply for OGS for a second master's program? I distinctly remember SSHRC emphasizing it had to be your first program at any level, but I can't remember if OGS says the same. I need to complete another master's program after this one in order to enter the field I want, so I'm curious if I have any shot at funding.
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    Thanks surefire! I'm honestly surprised (but thankful!) to have found even an alumnus of Trent on here, as it's such a small school (population wise anyways!) like you said. I visited the campuses last weekend, and I'm so excited to start there in September. Everyone I met connected to Trent and in Peterborough in general was so friendly and helpful, and both Traill College and Symons Campus are GORGEOUS. Being a research nerd, my jaw almost hit the floor when the tour guide brought me into the library. I'm looking forward to gazing at the river while panicking over my papers! Haha. I will definitely PM you if I think of any questions. I do have one short one though: which college were you a part of? I'm very excited about the college system, and I've heard that the grad students are randomly assigned to one of the undergraduate colleges as well as Traill. Do you know if this is true? If so, waiting to hear where I've been placed is going to be like getting sorted into houses at Hogwarts (without the magic of course!). Thanks again!
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    I almost wish SSHRC would release the results online like the OGS competition does, even though it will be much more exciting to open a letter than an e-mail. Knowing that the results have been released and that the letter is in the mail is going to be even more nervewracking than waiting for them to release them at all! Maybe once mid-May comes I'll stay away from everything SSHRC-related until the letter is in my hands so I don't worry that my letter has accidentally been shipped to England.
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    Hmm, so I guess this is more common than I thought at schools with both levels. Thanks for your answers everybody! UofIgirl, I decided on another school, but I never even contemplated the possibility of their being unadvertised funding. Thanks for the advice!
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    That's a little frustrating, but thanks for the info! I wish there wasn't such a waiting period between deciding and telling. On a good note (unless you're me and knowing even this is enough to make you panic), I met one of the administrators of my program this week, and she's under the impression that the results will be released very soon.
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    Is anyone here also going there?
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    Thank you for the update!
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    Sorry for the double post; this forum doesn't always work well with my mobile browser! I would delete the other one if I could see how to...
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