afromsk Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Yup! Oh shit! This means there's probably a letter waiting for me at home... ah the suspense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL18 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I e-mailed the graduate studies scholarships liaison officer, because I tried contacting the person in my department and she is away until next week. The scholarships liaison officer then contacted me to say that I was a successful applicant and told me to call her so that she could give me the details. Good luck finding out! I wish you success That is one super awesome lady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta1269 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 That is one super awesome lady! I agree with you, 100%! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoel12 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Got mail today from NSERC, was awarded a CGS M! Now the question is... Montreal: before or after Easter??? Anyone willing to bet? I say before, but that might be wishful thinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlgrad Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL18 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Now the question is... Montreal: before or after Easter??? Anyone willing to bet? I say before, but that might be wishful thinking... Definitely wishful thinking, but I hope so to. I have no idea why the grad department doesn't have them yet though (unless they were full of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmoor Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Before. Today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrommb Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Applied through U Windsor biology (now at a different school), no offer, aka rejected. Have 1 primary journal paper, 1 submitted and about 8 conference presentations (mix of presenting and co author) and a tech report to a lake management committee. Thankfully I have alternative funding..... Good luck to the rest of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmoor Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Applied through U Windsor biology (now at a different school), no offer, aka rejected. Have 1 primary journal paper, 1 submitted and about 8 conference presentations (mix of presenting and co author) and a tech report to a lake management committee. Thankfully I have alternative funding..... Good luck to the rest of you! How where you informed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrommb Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Called grad studies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattboud Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Applied through U Windsor biology (now at a different school), no offer, aka rejected. Have 1 primary journal paper, 1 submitted and about 8 conference presentations (mix of presenting and co author) and a tech report to a lake management committee. Thankfully I have alternative funding..... Good luck to the rest of you! Everybody is naming their numbers of papers published, but reading through this forum, I have a strong feeling that your research proposal has more weight on their decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrommb Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I felt it was pretty strong (for what it is worth), it was regarding climate change. A friend of mine got wait-listed and had a pretty good application as well. Stiff competition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattboud Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I felt it was pretty strong (for what it is worth), it was regarding climate change. A friend of mine got wait-listed and had a pretty good application as well. Stiff competition! Maybe they're tending more towards near future "industrial" application, they've been getting a lot of pressure from the government. I heard that as for research grants, mathematics has been suffering a lot recently due to this change in mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL18 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Everybody is naming their numbers of papers published, but reading through this forum, I have a strong feeling that your research proposal has more weight on their decision. Grades, awards, your supervisor, the quality of your environment, whether or not you were funded at the master's level, if you finished on time, if those results were published, previous jobs that point to leadership skills, letters of reference (and who is writing them), and, of course, your research proposal. All of those play a role. We get fixated on papers but in reality, expecting a 23 year old student with an MSc to have 6 first author papers is unrealistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliasg Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) Everybody is naming their numbers of papers published, but reading through this forum, I have a strong feeling that your research proposal has more weight on their decision. totally agrre wiht you. You may have 50 journal paper, but if your proposal is not solid, you will fail. The comittee must see the impact of your research on the scientific community and on Canada development Edited April 4, 2012 by eliasg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichalK Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I think you're also compared to others in similar fields as well; so it's hard to make direct comparisons across the sciences, i.e. physics vs biology vs chemistry, etc... I bet you each field has different cut offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliasg Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Il y a de la chance aussi dans tout et de la subjectivité ! Ça dépend la demande sur qui elle tombe. Dans le comité NSERC, 50% aiment les projets fondamentaux et recherchent des projets flyés. D'autres aiment les projets appliqués avec expérimentation. Ça dépend vraiment sur qui ca tombe C'est que mon superviseur m'a dit !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattboud Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 ... whether or not you were funded at the master's level... So you have a higher chance of getting a PGS-D if you received a PGS-M in the past? I find that slightly unfair, but alas, I'm not the one giving away money I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL18 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 So you have a higher chance of getting a PGS-D if you received a PGS-M in the past? I find that slightly unfair, but alas, I'm not the one giving away money I guess! I have 0 evidence of that, it is purely speculative on my part. But everything in the world has politics so I find it hard to believe that if you were funded by NSERC previously and didn't implode that you wouldn't be considered again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliasg Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) So you have a higher chance of getting a PGS-D if you received a PGS-M in the past? I find that slightly unfair, but alas, I'm not the one giving away money I guess! Absolutly not !!!!!!!!!!! Remind that each year, NSERC offer more CGS-M than PGS-M. There is only 200$ of difference betwwen both. ES M 54 BESC-M 774 Edited April 4, 2012 by eliasg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrommb Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 True, I didn't even apply because I had funding. Also, I worked with both provincial and federal gov't as biologist for a year before my Phd and finished msc and bsc in 2/4 years respectively. I think the the competition is just getting stiffer and the decreased funding doesn't help. Just apply again next year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrommb Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Didn't apply during masters that is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
une17 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 So you have a higher chance of getting a PGS-D if you received a PGS-M in the past? I find that slightly unfair, but alas, I'm not the one giving away money I guess! Kind of...the more scholarships and awards you have won in the past, the better your application looks and thus the better your chances are in future scholarship competitions. But it's only one part of a very multi-faceted application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattboud Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Kind of...the more scholarships and awards you have won in the past, the better your application looks and thus the better your chances are in future scholarship competitions. But it's only one part of a very multi-faceted application. Yeah I have plenty of other scholarships, but NSERC has always evaded me! =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL18 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Guys, there is no evidence for what I said about previous NSERCs being correct. However, when applying this year, I was on the cusp of CIHR/NSERC, and my boss said "NSERC, you already got one". Common sense dictates that there will be some politics. It was one of my many examples to show that papers are only 1 piece of the puzzle. Keep your hopes up and wait for the letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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