SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Jayden Price

Andrea

Posted: December 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Jayden Price Award Received: Postgraduate Scholarship - Doctoral (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council)  Awarded for the project: Strategic design of deep-red and near-infrared solid-state emitters for biological and material applications  Faculty: Science  Department: Chemistry  Project supervised by: Dr. Sara Eisler Luminescent small molecules,...

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Announcing Images of Research - a Competition for Graduate Students at UNB

Andrea

Posted: December 6, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News and Events, Money Matters



The School of Graduate Studies and the Harriet Irving Library Research Commons are collaborating to bring this opportunity to the UNB graduate student community on both Fredericton and Saint John campuses.  Growing from a competition that originated at the University of Illinois about a decade ago, Images of Research competitions have spread across the United States, Canada and...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Nicole Hughes

Andrea

Posted: December 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Nicole Hughes Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctorate (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Awarded for the project: Lineages of Louisbourg: an exploration of mitochondrial DNA analysis to investigate the ancestral diversity at the 18th century Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Department: Interdisciplinary Studies Project supervised...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Lena Gryshchuk

Andrea

Posted: September 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Lena Gryshchuk Award Received: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Awarded for the project: Police officers' response to intimate partner violence cases with female offenders Faculty: Arts Department: Psychology Project supervised by: Mary Ann Campbell, PhD Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious societal issue causing significant physical and psychological harm...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Richard Yeomans

Andrea

Posted: September 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Richard Yeomans Award Received: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Awarded for the project: Inventing a Bountiful Earth: New Brunswick Settler Science and the Moral Economy, 1785-1885 Faculty: Arts Department: History Project supervised by: Elizabeth Mancke, PhD In June of 1839, Dr. James Robb, a Scottish chemist, and professor of natural science at King’s...

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Canadian Federation of University Women Scholarship Opportunities

Kyle

Posted: September 13, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Money Matters, News and Events



Are you a female graduate student engaging in research here at UNB? Don't miss out on these scholarship opportunities and your chance to be recognized by the local chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women! Since its establishment, the Fredericton Chapter of CFUW has had a goal to enlarge and deepen educational interest, to promote friendship among university graduates and to...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Stefanie R Slaunwhite

Andrea

Posted: September 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Money Matters, Student Stories



Profile of Stefanie R. Slaunwhite Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctorate (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Awarded for the project: The Dr. William F. Roberts Hospital School: A Critical History of a Contested Institution Faculty: Arts Department: History Project supervised by: Sasha Mullally, PhD My research explores the history and...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Carrie Sacha DeWolfe

Andrea

Posted: September 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Carrie Sacha DeWolfe Award Received: SSHRC Doctoral Award Awarded for the project: LIVING THROUGH DESIRABILITY: EXPANDING IDENTITY AND DISRUPTING COLONIAL IDEOLOGIES Faculty: Education Project supervised by: Amanda Benjamin, PhD Are cultural practices intrinsic to ethnicity?  How do people understand who you are if you do not fit into their frame of...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Jordyn Bailey

Andrea

Posted: August 25, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Jordyn Bailey Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctorate (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Awarded for the project: Intimate Exercises: Sexpionage in the East German STASI, 1968-1989 Faculty: Arts Department: History Project supervised by: Lisa Todd, PhD Although all major powers secretly gathered intelligence on each other during...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – McKenna James Boeckner

Andrea

Posted: August 18, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Money Matters, Student Stories



Profile of McKenna James Boeckner Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctorate (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Awarded for the project: “Memoirs of a Sodomite: Revisionary Queer Historiography of England’s Long Romantic Period" Faculty: Arts Department: English Project supervised by: Elizabeth Effinger, PhD I am interested in...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Patricia Morris

Andrea

Posted: August 11, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Money Matters, Student Stories



Profile of Patricia Morris Award Received: Vanier Graduate Scholarship Awarded for the project: “Understanding the impacts of non-consensual nursing care on clients with cognitive impairments living in long-term care facilities in New Brunswick” Faculty: Arts Graduate Academic Unit: Interdisciplinary Studies Project supervised by: Rose McCloskey, PhD My...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Laura Kabbash

Andrea

Posted: August 4, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Laura Kabbash Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctorate (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Awarded for the project: Beyond Risk and Need: Service Utilization Among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Faculty: Arts Department: Psychology Project supervised by: Scott Ronis, PhD Homelessness is a critical, yet often ignored issue in...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Kate McGregor

Andrea

Posted: July 28, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Kate McGregor Award Received: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Awarded for the project: “There is only one way to be pretty!” Racialized Beauty Norms in the Global German Empire, 1884-1939 Faculty: Arts Department: History Project supervised by: Lisa Todd, PhD “There is only one way to be pretty! That is natural beauty care!” declared the...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Robert Burroughs

Andrea

Posted: July 21, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Robert Burroughs Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctorate (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) Awarded for the project: Reimagining the Crown in New Brunswick in the context of Reconciliation Faculty: Arts Department: Interdisciplinary Studies Project supervised by: Dr. J.P. Lewis Bridging the fields of geography, history...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Kyoungsil Nah

Andrea

Posted: July 14, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Kyoungsil Nah Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctorate (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Awarded for the project: Cultural Differences in Achievement Attributions and the Underlying Mechanism Faculty: Arts Department: Psychology Project supervised by: W. Q. Elaine Perunovic, PhD My research explores cultural differences in...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Mary Aspinall

Andrea

Posted: July 7, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Stories, Money Matters



Profile of Mary Aspinall Award Received: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Awarded for the project: Gendered practices in specialized domestic violence courts: A study of facilitators perspectives on intimate partner violence treatment programs in Canada Faculty: Arts Department: Sociology Project supervised by: Dr. Carmen Gill Victimization is criminalized when many women are...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards – Evan Campbell

Andrea

Posted: June 30, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Money Matters, Student Stories



Profile of Evan Campbell Award Received: Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral (NSERC CGS D3) Awarded for the project: End-to-End Reinforcement Learning for Myoelectric Control Faculty: Engineering Department: Electrical Engineering Project supervised by: Dr. Erik Scheme Upper-limb prostheses only restore few fixed gestures to amputees, but natural limbs do much more. The...

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SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Shelby Martens

Andrea

Posted: June 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Money Matters, Student Stories



Profile of Shelby Blair Martens Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctorate Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Awarded for the project: “From Missionettes to Calvinettes to Pioneer Girls: Lived Religion and the Role of Faith-Based Girls’ Groups in Canada in the Secular Age, 1950 to 1980” Faculty: Arts Department: History Project supervised by: Dr....

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Summer Scholarship Opportunities

Adrienne Wilson

Posted: May 5, 2021 12:00:00 PM ADT

Category: Money Matters



Interested in applying for some summer scholarship opportunities? Check out the list of scholarships currently open for application below!  Be sure to read the conditions carefully to make sure you are eligible before applying. *students looking to apply to more than one award must submit applications for each specific award. Each application should be submitted in one file. Additional...

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UNB Student Mehboob Reza Awarded Chartered Fellow Status

Adrienne Wilson

Posted: April 20, 2021 12:00:00 PM ADT

Category: News and Events, Student Stories



Mehboob Reza, a UNB PhD student in Interdisciplinary Studies whose thesis research is focused on preventing work-related musculoskeletal injuries, was recently awarded Chartered Fellow Status by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CFIOSH) in the United Kingdom. Chartered Fellowship status is regarded as the pinnacle of the occupational health and safety profession and is awarded...

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Free Online Professional Skills Development Courses and Workshops for Graduate Students and Postdocs – April - June

Adrienne Wilson

Posted: April 8, 2021 4:00:00 PM ADT

Category: News and Events


Mitacs Training provides professional skills development courses for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Workshops are interactive, collaborative, and offered at no cost to students or academic institutions. Mitacs Training Schedule – April–June 2021 Workshop Title Session Dates Project Management May 20th – 21st, 2021 – Online via. Zoom9am – 5pm...

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PhD Student in IDST Major Scholarship Finalist

Adrienne Wilson

Posted: March 22, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Money Matters, Student Stories



UNB students continue to thrive despite challenges of the pandemic. See how Robert Burroughs is making an impact at the national level. Robert Burroughs is a PhD student in the IDST department researching the future of the Crown in Canada and its viceregal representatives. He is a recipient of the School of Graduate Studies Doctoral Recruitment award and was recently chosen as a 2021...

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