calgarycowboy Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) I’m an alternate for the SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship-Masters at the University of Calgary, and a part of me is disappointed but also somewhat validated. So if anyone plans on declining a UCalgary SSHRC CGS-M, that’d be much appreciated jkjkjk I emailed the Faculty of Graduate Studies here for my ranking, but they were unable to release the results of individual applicants even if it was for me at this time. However, I was informed that later this spring or summer, we’d receive a letter with our ranking, so fingers crossed it’ll be okay!? Edited April 2, 2021 by calgarycowboy Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckeverlasting Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 8:40 AM, calmwhale said: Congratulations , what is for you, found you ! (I also couldn’t sleep last night haha but it feels so worth it today I also got offered at Dalhousie) Niiiiiice!!! waiting list for Dal! Accepted at UoR... fingers are crossed for Dal though.. signului 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmwhale Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 15 hours ago, lisafara said: If it makes anyone on "alternate" feel better, I was just told by a friend that she knows someone who had "alternate" this morning, but got "offered" five minutes ago I’m crossing my fingers for you !! lisafara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmwhale Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, puckeverlasting said: Niiiiiice!!! waiting list for Dal! Accepted at UoR... fingers are crossed for Dal though.. Hope you get it ! What stream are you in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckeverlasting Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Just now, calmwhale said: Hope you get it ! What stream are you in ? SSHRC, not looking great based on Dal's allocations, but we shall see! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmwhale Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 16 minutes ago, puckeverlasting said: SSHRC, not looking great based on Dal's allocations, but we shall see! Thank you! Yeah, there are only 20 for SSHRC at Dal - but you never know, I’ve read posts from a lot of alternates who have moved up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquilisrose Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Offered and accepted for the UAlberta SSHRC! Also got a top up email shortly after which a great surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharingxn Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 agghhhhh im biting my nails here waiting to move up the alt list for UofT... seriously congrats though for everyone who has received it! puckeverlasting and Okease9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckeverlasting Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, sharingxn said: agghhhhh im biting my nails here waiting to move up the alt list for UofT... seriously congrats though for everyone who has received it! I feel ya. Best of luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgotthesugar Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Accepted an offer at uOttawa and declined my offer from McMaster so if anyone's on the alternate list at Mac good luck! Hope my spot goes to someone deserving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signului Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 10 hours ago, puckeverlasting said: Niiiiiice!!! waiting list for Dal! Accepted at UoR... fingers are crossed for Dal though.. If it makes you feel better, my gf got offered a SSHRC at Dal and she is declining, so at least one spot is gonna be open! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbtws Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 5:11 PM, Waiting123456 said: Waitlisted for UBC. A little bit disappointed, but there's still time. Not keeping my hopes up though. I was waitlisted for UBC too! Similarly disappointed. Do you (or anyone else reading) have any idea how many applications are given alternate status at UBC? It seems like some schools have very long lists and others not so much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckeverlasting Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 5 hours ago, jbtws said: I was waitlisted for UBC too! Similarly disappointed. Do you (or anyone else reading) have any idea how many applications are given alternate status at UBC? It seems like some schools have very long lists and others not so much... It all depends on the university's allocation numbers. So big schools like UBC, UoT, McGill etc. have more awards to give out so their waitlist will be longer. Best of luck though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okease9 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Does anyone know if successful applicants get to ever (even if after after a couple months from notification/public announcement) find out how they ranked? Specifically wondering if U of T does this, but if anyone from other schools has any insight, would be helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAVALE Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Does anyone happen to have news or thoughts on the York SSHRC Master's alternate process? Congrats to everyone who has received and accepted an offer and thanks for any insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaB Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 4/2/2021 at 8:39 AM, Aquilisrose said: Offered and accepted for the UAlberta SSHRC! Also got a top up email shortly after which a great surprise I was also notified about receiving SSHRC funding at UAlberta last week! I'm so thrilled! As well, I was pleasantly surprised about the top-up award email. I always thought it was something students had to apply to and compete for, but I was wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v.lee Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 6:15 PM, coffee-person said: I received an offer and declined it (I already declined the schools offer). Now if someone could decline UVic for me...I am an alternate there! Just out of curiosity, was this for NSERC, SSHRC, or CIHR? I got alternate for NSERC at UAlberta and I got a message from the gsms portal that I got ranked #3. I am DYING HERE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharingxn Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 have alternates heard any good news yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee-person Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 25 minutes ago, v.lee said: Just out of curiosity, was this for NSERC, SSHRC, or CIHR? I got alternate for NSERC at UAlberta and I got a message from the gsms portal that I got ranked #3. I am DYING HERE!! THAT IS SUCH A GOOD RANKING! I bet you will get it! Unfortunately I was SSHRC so not a help ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisafara Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 31 minutes ago, sharingxn said: have alternates heard any good news yet? Nothing yet! Aggressively checking my portal every day lol. I have a good feeling it will come, it may take time. Some universities wait 21 days to inform alternates (so April 22 would be the date) so even if its quiet for a bit that doesnt necessarily mean bad news!! coffee-person, sharingxn and CAVALE 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisafara Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 34 minutes ago, sharingxn said: have alternates heard any good news yet? I also realized that the waitlist is probably not too long. I think I heard/saw in other gradcafe posts that some lists go up to 30. Which, in McGill's case would make sense, as they only have 95 awards to offer university wide. I'm thinking the list could actually range to about 25 (hoping its a bit less), as this would constitute around 1/4 of awards declining (which makes sense as that is likely very probable). Also remember covid is still around, which means there are probably students who do not want to move to another province to be in constant lockdown and isolation (this happened for my cohort last year, and a majority of students did not continue into their second year of studies). sharingxn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
string Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Good luck to fellow waitlisters! Anyone happen to have intel on Concordia's alternate process? Waiting123456 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting123456 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 hour ago, lisafara said: I also realized that the waitlist is probably not too long. I think I heard/saw in other gradcafe posts that some lists go up to 30. Which, in McGill's case would make sense, as they only have 95 awards to offer university wide. I'm thinking the list could actually range to about 25 (hoping its a bit less), as this would constitute around 1/4 of awards declining (which makes sense as that is likely very probable). Also remember covid is still around, which means there are probably students who do not want to move to another province to be in constant lockdown and isolation (this happened for my cohort last year, and a majority of students did not continue into their second year of studies). This is nice to hear! Hopefully you're right lisafara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadImmunologist Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) Got a CIHR CGS-M at UBC! Was waitlisted (alternate) last year and never got off the list, so I'm very happy to have gotten it this time around. Last year, I was never told my ranking or any feedback (the Faculty declined). I know that UBC has a large number of allocations, and through the grapevine I learned that they waitlist around 15-25% of their allocation numbers. Good luck everyone! EDIT: Also through the grapevine - UBC (at least the Faculty of Medicine) does rounds of offers after each round expires... I.e. every 3 weeks. So you can save yourself the constant refreshing Edited April 7, 2021 by MadImmunologist string 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCstudent Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Hi! I received SSHRC at U of T and I am curious, for others who have also received CGS-M, how does the award affect your internal funding offer? My department offered me a fellowship of comparable value, which is now apparently being replaced by CGS-M. So I will not see any financial reward from receiving it, only the prestige that the award comes with, I guess. Can others speak to how the award is impacting your internal funding? I am curious if others have a similar experience or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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