Diakonos Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Hey Diakonos, I'm in BC, and just got my letter yesterday - pretty much immediately before I got it, I received an email very much like the one you received. From McGill too, actually (they were the school I named in my application, although not the one I'll be attending). So I am quite sure you did win it. Stats when I applied: I was finishing my Honours BA 3.92 CGPA (4.0 in major subject) No TA-ships or RA-ships Six internal scholarships Thanks for letting me know! I still haven't received any letter, and am pretty nervous. Congrats! For the BC people, do you live in Vancouver? I live out of Vancouver and haven't gotten a letter yet... praying that it's just waiting to get to me between cities. I live in Burnaby, which is right next to Vancouver proper. Still haven't gotten mine... I applied to clinical psychology programs, which are ridiculously competitive (I'm still surprised I got interviews). I'm pretty sure the interviews is when stuff went wrong (I wasn't well during the interviews, and I'm not sure how much of that came across). I'm going to try contacting the departments to see if they'll reconsider my application (it couldn't hurt anyhow). Good luck! I hope that you hear good news! I see. Let me know how it goes! Tri-council funding is always a plus for these kinds of things! Edited May 26, 2013 by Diakonos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) I live in Abbotsford, BC and received my letter on Wednesday. Two friends from Langley also got their letters that day. Edited May 26, 2013 by Shiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCP Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Congrats! Will you be attending Windsor in the fall? I spoke to the grad studies and they said the top-up of 5500$ for having sshrc is not automatic. They are waiting on government approval and funding. When I was accepted to Windsor's program I got the entrance scholarship (5500) in with my acceptance letter. Tomorrow I will email them accepting my SSHRC, and ask if I will still be able to hold my entrance scholarship too. I will let you know ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowfish Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 This is probably a silly question, but I am going to ask it anyways: I just received my letter and it says that the results are under embargo and that it is to be kept strictly confidential until the official announcement. Does that mean I literally can't tell anyone? Or is it just saying that results shouldn't be published online by schools or anything? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diakonos Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 So, it turns out that SSHRC had sent out my letter to my old address, though I had changed it well in advance. But I got it! Yay. Yellowfish, I think they mean you shouldn't go out of your way to announce it to the world, especially in written/published form. But I honestly don't know how serious they are about this. I mean, I'm sure most people on this thread have notified their facebook worlds of the fact that the government just gave them $17500. Go ahead and tell your loved ones; shout it from your proverbial mountaintop. It's celebration time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzabes Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I'm in AB and got my letter today (dated May 10, and received in the post office May 17). The alternate in my department got a letter dated the same as mine so perhaps quotas went up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordyceps Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 (edited) I have'nt received any letter yet. I think I did not get it Is there a deadline to get my letter? Edited May 29, 2013 by cordyceps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diakonos Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Cordyceps, I think that would depend if you were an alternate. If you are an alternate, there is no set deadline. I have heard of people getting the reward even in December. But if you were sent forward with no strings attached, I imagine you should have heard by now, and you might want to email SSHRC. Stupid question, perhaps: is the "award number" the same thing as the "file number"? I cannot, for the life of me, find this "award number". I received exactly 3 sides of paper in the mail: a NOTICE OF AWARD listing my file number, start date, duration, and amount; a letter telling me to indemnify SSHRC and telling me how to start activating the award; and the congratulatory letter from the Director. Would appreciate any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordyceps Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Yes, I am an alternate. I guess I'll have to wait to get a positive or negative answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCP Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Cordyceps, I think that would depend if you were an alternate. If you are an alternate, there is no set deadline. I have heard of people getting the reward even in December. But if you were sent forward with no strings attached, I imagine you should have heard by now, and you might want to email SSHRC. Stupid question, perhaps: is the "award number" the same thing as the "file number"? I cannot, for the life of me, find this "award number". I received exactly 3 sides of paper in the mail: a NOTICE OF AWARD listing my file number, start date, duration, and amount; a letter telling me to indemnify SSHRC and telling me how to start activating the award; and the congratulatory letter from the Director. Would appreciate any help! I put the file number as the award number. Using the best inference I could make, this was the decision I made when I filled out my part 1 & 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graduation2018 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I live in Abbotsford and just got my letter today! (May 29!) 1 week after other people - talk about fear haha but yay it was a good letter! I have a form 2 questions: "start date of degree program or postdoctoral studies" - If I started last year, do I put start date as September 1 2012? So do I scan both forms, and my acceptance letter, AND then email it to my university? and then they complete the rest of form 2 and send it on to SSHRC for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diakonos Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Yes, I am an alternate. I guess I'll have to wait to get a positive or negative answer! Mhm. Unfortunately you just won't know if/when you'll get one. I was an alternate last year and I just never heard from them. It's really quite an unfortunate system. I put the file number as the award number. Using the best inference I could make, this was the decision I made when I filled out my part 1 & 2. Yes, this is what I did too. I asked a friend who won it last year and she said that's what she did, too. Thanks for your response. I live in Abbotsford and just got my letter today! (May 29!) 1 week after other people - talk about fear haha but yay it was a good letter! I have a form 2 questions: "start date of degree program or postdoctoral studies" - If I started last year, do I put start date as September 1 2012? So do I scan both forms, and my acceptance letter, AND then email it to my university? and then they complete the rest of form 2 and send it on to SSHRC for me? Congrats! I put September 1 2012 as my start date, since that's when I started my degree program. I don't know about scanning or mailing - I think it might depend on the university. I scanned Form 1 part 1 and Form 1 part 2, along with my Notice of Award, and sent it to the Graduate Studies faculty. I haven't heard any response yet. But my understanding is that they complete the rest of form 2 and send it to SSHRC, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrmarr Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hullo, all! Just wanted to give hope to other alternates--I just heard that I will now be a recipient! Now I just need to figure out how to repay OGS and switch to SSHRC, if possible... Best of luck to everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppet_morgan Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I was an alternate too and I found out yesterday afternoon. SSHRC emailed me and said the official notification is in the mail. I immediately emailed my advisor and he responded with "I knew about a week ago". Ugh! Everyday for the past month or so, I checked my mailbox with nervous anticipation. It was torture. As much as I enjoyed the surprise, it would have been really nice to know about a week ago too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacelessMage Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Update on my SSHRC situation: apparently emailing the departments I applied to worked! I have now been accepted into a psychology MA program! So it's worth a shot! Edited July 2, 2013 by FacelessMage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbered Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 *CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS* A Student Guide to Writing SSHRC Proposals Editor: Caitlin Forsey, Sociology, University of British Columbia Editorial Assistant: Lauren Menzie The purpose of this project is to produce a guide that offers advice on how to write a successful SSHRC proposal. The content will include: 1) a review of the literature on successful grant writing techniques 2) a description of “best practices” used by prior applicants; 3) a wide selection of unedited proposals to be used as templates for future applicants; and 4) a list of common issues and mistakes from the perspective of those who evaluate SSHRC proposals. The project aims to support students in applying for graduate funding and to offer SSHRC award holders with an opportunity to publish their proposal at an important time in their career. Submission Themes The book will be used as a resource guide for students who are applying for SSHRC funding. The goal is to include a wide variety of proposals that reflect each discipline currently funded by SSHRC: Anthropology Interdisciplinary Studies/Women’s Studies Archaeology Law Archival Science Library and Information Science Classics Linguistics Communication and Media Studies Literature and Modern Language Criminology Philosophy Demography Management/Business/Admin Economics Medieval Studies Education Political Science Fine Arts Psychology Folklore Religious Studies Geography Social Work History Sociology Industrial Relations Urban and Regional Studies Submission Guidelines We are inviting voluntary submissions of unedited SSHRC proposals that were successful at the MA and PhD-level competitions. The deadline for submission is Friday January 24th, 2014. Submissions and questions regarding the book can be directed to Caitlin Forsey at c.forsey@alumni.ubc.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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