NSERC C/PGSD 2020-2021

[Crawn]

Just now, BioFish said:

This could mean that your application did not make it past the internal review process at your institution and so would not have been forwarded to NSERC for consideration in the national competition. Unless you were told by your department that you were successful in being submitted to NSERC? 

This sounds like the case, unfortunately. I was not sent out last year and mine still just says 'Submitted'.

[BioFish]

Just now, StructIntern said:

I should correct my wording. Our funding is called a research assistant fellowship (you can also get a taxable research assistantship without the fellowship name in it but that is usualy rare unless you are cross-hired by another research group other than your PI's)... it is typically renewed on an annual basis so you have to sign a document acknowledging the start/end date and various collective agreement negotiated by the grad student association....

You are right. I should double check. But I felt like the policies regarding graduate students are rather vague. We are kinda unique in that we are employed somehow but not really.....?

I agree, it is complicated! Sounds like you are ok though, get that CERB!

[StructIntern]

3 minutes ago, SaraA said:

Guys PLEASE HELP! I feel like the administrator at my school did not submit my PGS D application. Just logged onto NSERC website and the status says "submitted" not "approved". Does that mean that the school did not submit my application

I did not get any emails from NSERC at all

That's what happened to me last time....your school should have notified you in advance....

[MittensProject]

Just got the email guys. Last name "E"

[labcoat777]

just got email 12:45 EST - last name F

[crabcat]

Just got my email - last name starts with "K".

[AVKado]

Received the email. Last name 'K'

[BBbio]

Also just got the email, last name "D"

[BioFish]

Got mine too! 

[FelixTheCat8888]

Still nothing here. Last name starts with L.

Hopefully it doesn't mean ''loser''

[SalmonidStudent]

Just now, FelixTheCat8888 said:

Still nothing here. Last name starts with L.

Hopefully it doesn't mean ''loser''

Still haven't got one here either! Fingers crossed we hear soon

 

[vireo]

Got the email 12:31 EST - last name starts with D - Animal Biology

[Sk641]

Just got the email - last name starts with "K".

[StructIntern]

The total number of applicants is abt ~1000 ish ? I just can't fathom how the IT system couldn't send out 1000 emails all together....after all it's 2020

[polaur]

Got the email 11:27 CDT. Last name starts with D..

[Rtmchem]

1 minute ago, BioFish said:

Ah, that's why. We pay tuition, so we both end up with very similar total funding.

Ok this all makes way more sense now. I guess the only downfall to how it is done at dal, is that we do not qualify for CERB as easily as one might at another school!

[catPhD]

Just got it (12:53 EST) - last name "R"

Edited April 15, 2020 by catPhD

[FelixTheCat8888]

Just got the email. 12.54 PM EDT. L

[Siosaur]

Acadia is also terrible for TA pay. My partner received $1500 for 100 hours of TA work per term. I went to UVic and it was $25/hour for 200 hours ($5,000) per term.

At UBC I think it's $15/hour for undergrad TAs, $30/hour for Master's and $32/hour for PhD students.

 

Also I just got the e-mail, last name D

[abc148]

Got it - O

[user907438]

Received at 12:53 pm last name "M"

[bluesnow]

Hi all, just wondering if anyone knows if the SSHRC is released the same time as the NSERC for the CGS-D competition?

 

 

[StructIntern]

Just thinking we are creating a very useful database for future applicants 

[michmar]

also received email at 12:53 with last name M

[FelixTheCat8888]

Taking a step back, this is incredible how we are over-analyzing every single details. ?

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