SGS Celebrates 2024 Vanier Recipient - Clare Heggie
Sarah Hall
Posted: June 4, 2024 9:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Stories , News and Events , Money Matters
Profile of: Clare Heggie Award Received: 2024-2027 Vanier Graduate Scholarship Dissertation Title: The health of incarcerated and criminalized women in rural and remote communities Department: Interdisciplinary Studies Supervisor: Dr. Martha Paynter My doctoral research focuses on the intersection of rurality, gender, and incarceration as structural determinants of health. Women are the fastest growing population in prison in Canada and yet they remain a small subset of the overall...
2024 Summer Scholarship Opportunities
Sarah Hall
Posted: May 1, 2024 4:00:00 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 documents must be appended to the application form. Multiple documents will not be accepted. UNB...
SGS Celebrates Emily Williams - Recipient of the 2024 Thierry Chopin Award for Graduate Coastal Studies
Sarah Hall
Posted: April 22, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Stories , News and Events , Money Matters
Congratulations to Emily Williams who was recently announced as the recipient of the 2024 Thierry Chopin Award for Graduate Coastal Studies. Emily is co-supervised by Dr. Ben Speers-Roesch and Dr. James Kieffer of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of New Brunswick Saint John Campus (UNBSJ). Her project asks how do Arctic fishes (Arctic char, Greenland cod, and lake char) react to temperature changes, acclimate to seasonal variations, and to what extent are...
Your Chance to Travel - Upcoming Travel Awards
Sarah Hall
Posted: December 11, 2023 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: Money Matters
Interested in researching or studying abroad this year? Start planning, and apply now! The School of Graduate Studies offers two travel scholarships aimed at promoting travel for research or study abroad for graduate students. UNB Associated Alumnae Travel Award Are you a female grad student looking to research or attend a conference outside of the Maritime Provinces this year? Apply now for your chance at one of two $500 travel awards. Be sure to submit the application form to...
Fall Scholarship Opportunities
Sarah Hall
Posted: October 30, 2023 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Money Matters
Intersted in applying for some Fall 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 documents must be appended to the application form. Multiple documents will not be accepted. Prabha Shukla...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of MSSU Trainee Support Program
Sarah Hall
Posted: September 18, 2023 9:30:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters , News and Events
Profile of: Adrienne Thornton Award Received: Maritime SPOR Support Unit Traninee Support Program Awarded for the project: An Evaluation of the First Safer Supply Program in New Brunswick: The River Stone Recovery Centre Faculty: Faculty of Arts Department: Department of Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Caroline Brunelle The opioid overdose crisis, fuelled by the illicit drug market, is considered a public health emergency in Canada. Safer supply programs are a form of harm reduction...
Your Chance to Travel - Upcoming Travel Awards
Sarah Hall
Posted: September 1, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Money Matters
Interested in researching or studying abroad this year? Start planning, and apply now! The School of Graduate Studies offers two travel scholarships aimed at promoting travel for research or study abroad for graduate students. UNB Associated Alumnae Travel Award Are you a female grad student looking to research or attend a conference outside of the Maritime Provinces this year? Apply now for your chance at one of two $500 travel awards. Be sure to submit the application form to...
2023 Summer Scholarships
Sarah Hall
Posted: May 1, 2023 9:00:00 AM 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 documents must be appended to the application form. Multiple documents will not be accepted. UNB...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Julianne Gerbrandt
Andrea
Posted: April 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters
Profile of: Julianne Gerbrandt Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) Awarded for the project: Investigating Systemic Barriers to Early-French Immersion Through School Mathematics Faculty: Education Project supervised by: Karla Culligan and David Wagner The French immersion (FI) program in New Brunswick is controversial and unstable. The provincial government recently announced their intention to...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Starlit Simon
Andrea
Posted: February 8, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters
Profile of: Starlit Simon Award Received: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Awarded for the project: Exploring Two-Eyed Seeing (Etuaptmumk) Through Art Production to Facilitate Healing with Mi’kmaq Youth in Digital and Physical Spaces Faculty: Education Project supervised by: Dr. Casey Burkholder What might it look like to explore healing from intergenerational trauma with Mi’kmaq youth using a Two-Eyed Seeing guiding principle? This research explores...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Madison Herrington
Andrea
Posted: February 1, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters
Profile of: Madison Herrington Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters (The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) Awarded for the project: “Examining Attitudes Towards Ageing” Faculty: Arts Department: Psychology Project supervised by: Dr. Lilly Both My research examines predictors of ageist attitudes. Ageism occurs when demeaning attitudes are directed by one age group towards another age group. Previous research has shown that older...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Jay Lalonde
Andrea
Posted: January 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters
Profile of: Jay Lalonde Award Received: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Awarded for the project: Model Settlers, Dirty Foreigners, and Colonial Agents: Icelandic Settlers in Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada's Immigration Policy, 1850-1900 Faculty: Arts Department: History Project supervised by: Dr. Angela C. Tozer For every settlement recorded and celebrated by colonial bureaucrats and historians as a success, there are many others that have been forgotten. One of them, Markland, was an...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Dawson Nancekievill
Andrea
Posted: January 11, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters
Profile of: Dawson Nancekievill Award Received: CIHR Canada Graduate Student Master’s Award Awarded for the project: Impact of Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction on Muscle Hypertrophy and Functional Outcomes in Men and Women Faculty: Kinesiology Project supervised by: Dr. Martin Sénéchal Believe it or not, weight training with less than half the load used in traditional weight training may still lead to similar improvements in muscle mass and strength. Blood...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Cody Carlyle
Andrea
Posted: December 21, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters
Profile of: Cody Carlyle Award Received: Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) Awarded for the project: Factors influencing the detection of whales using high resolution satellite imagery Faculty: Science Department: Biological Sciences Project supervised by: Dr. Kimberley Davies Whales are understudied due to their large distributions and new methods to more effectively study whale populations are necessary. Recent...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Nicole Daigle
Andrea
Posted: December 14, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters
Profile of: Nicole Daigle Award Received: Postgraduate Scholarship-Doctoral (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Awarded for the project: Investigating the effects of conservation stocking programs on sturgeon populations across North America Faculty: Science Department: Biology Project supervised by: Dr. Charles Sacobie (UNB Indigenous Science Scholar) and Dr. Christine Verhille (Montana State University) The conservation of endangered species is essential...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Delaney Beck
Andrea
Posted: December 7, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Money Matters , Student Stories
Profile of: Delaney Beck Award Received: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Awarded for the project: “Some of the sisters have shell shock as well as wounds”: War Trauma in First World War Canadian Nursing Sisters Faculty: Arts Department: History Project supervised by: Dr. Cindy Brown Some 2,845 women served as Nursing Sisters with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) between 1914 and 1918, serving day and night on numerous fronts, giving aid to...
SGS Celebrates Graduate Student Winners of Federal Tri-Council Awards - Shannon Webb-Campbell
Andrea
Posted: November 30, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Money Matters , Student Stories
Profile of: Shannon Webb-Campbell Award Received: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Awarded for the project: Only Young Faculty: Arts Department: English Literature, Creative Writing Project supervised by: Dr. Sue Sinclair & Dr. Jennifer Andrews Summary of research My doctoral research project, a novel entitled Only Young after a well-known colloquial Newfoundland phrase used to describe a lack of maturity or experience, portrays the complexities of Indigenous identity in Newfoundland from...
Fall Graduate Scholarship Opportunities
Sarah Hall
Posted: September 12, 2022 8:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Money Matters , News and Events
Intersted in applying for some Fall 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 documents must be appended to the application form. Multiple documents will not be accepted. Prabha Shukla...
Summer Scholarship Opportunities
Sarah Hall
Posted: May 5, 2022 9:00:00 AM 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 documents must be appended to the application form. Multiple documents will not be accepted. UNB...
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, those that have the uncanny ability to absorb energy and spontaneously emit it in the form of light, are...
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 beyond. This competition asks you to distill the essence of your research into a single still image with a...
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 by: Amy Scott, PhD My research will explore the ancestral diversity of those living at the Fortress...
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 to the victim and their families, as well as societal costs in terms of lost work time, health care...
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 College in Fredericton, undertook his first of two major expeditions up the St. John River for the...
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 stimulate interest in and action on the problems of the day. One of the first milestones achieved by the...
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 legacy of The Dr. William F. Roberts Hospital School in Saint John, New Brunswick. Hailed as “an...
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 reference? My research will juxtapose the social, political and historical factors that influence...
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 the Cold War, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) devoted more resources than any other European...
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 history, how we define it, and how we can reappropriate it for those who have been forgotten. In 1749,...
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 doctoral research will focus on interactions between long-term care nurses and residents with dementia...
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 Canada, with more than 22,000 Canadians accessing shelters daily. While research has been conducted...
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 advertisement for the skincare brand, H.U. Schröder-Schenke, in the 25 September 1910 edition of...
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 and political science, the primary focus of my research is the Crown in Canada, a poorly taught and...
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 interpreting personal achievement. We often question and evaluate why we experience success or failure....
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 prosecuted for intimate partner violence (IPV) as a result of objective and incident-focused...
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 Institute of Biomedical Engineering at UNB has a long history of pioneering upper-limb prosthetic...
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. Heidi MacDonald Young women were exhorted to “cherish health, seek truth, know God, and serve...
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 documents must be appended to the application form. Multiple documents will not be accepted. UNB...
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 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar Finalist. As 1 of only 36 finalists in the country,...
Canadian Federation of University Women Scholarship Opportunities
Kyle
Posted: September 30, 2020 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 stimulate interest in and action on the problems of the day. One of the first milestones achieved by the...
Summer Scholarship Opportunities
Kyle
Posted: June 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM 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 documents must be appended to the application form. Multiple documents will not be accepted. UNB...
UNB Graduate Students Land $2.5 Million in Federal Scholarships
Kyle
Posted: May 29, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Money Matters , Student Stories
Graduate students at the University of New Brunswick enjoyed unparalleled success in the 2020 spring competitions for scholarships from the Government of Canada Tri-Agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR). Topping the list of awards was an unprecedented three Vanier Scholarships which are the most competitive and prestigious Federal graduate scholarship, valued at $150, 000 per student. Vanier awards went to one student each in the Faculties of Education and Arts in Fredericton and Science, Applied...
Canadian Federation of University Women Scholarship Opportunities
Kyle
Posted: September 19, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events , Money Matters
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 stimulate interest in and action on the problems of the day. One of the first milestones achieved by the...
IDST Student Recognized by National Nurses Foundation
Kyle
Posted: May 22, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Money Matters , Student Stories
A graduate student on the Fredericton campus has recently been recognized by a National Nursing Foundation for her work in the nursing field. Myriam Breau, a PhD candidate with the Interdisciplinary Studies program, has recently been awarded $10,000 by the Canadian Nurses Foundation to support her PhD research which explores the influence of nursing staffing and skill mix on adverse events. The financial support from the foundation will help Myriam better understand what exact roles nurses...
Your Chance to Travel - Upcoming Travel Awards
Kyle
Posted: February 19, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Money Matters
Interested in researching or studying abroad this year? Start planning, and apply now! The School of Graduate Studies offers two travel scholarships aimed at promoting travel for research or study abroad for graduate students. UNB Associated Alumnae Travel Award Are you a female grad student looking to research or attend a conference outside of the Maritime Provinces this year? Apply now for your chance at one of two $500 travel awards. Be sure to submit the application form to...
2019 Three Minute Thesis Challenge!
Kyle
Posted: January 16, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Money Matters , News and Events
Win cash for describing your research! 2019 Three Minute Thesis Challenge The planning for the 2019 rendition of our annual Three Minute Thesis challenge is in the works, and a date has been set for the exciting event. On March 22, students will be given three minutes to describe their research, and will have a shot at winning some cash for doing so! Cash prizes will be offered to the top three presentations, as well as an all expenses paid trip to the Eastern Regional Competition going to...
Your Chance to Travel
Kyle
Posted: November 30, 2018 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Money Matters
Don't miss out on your chance to travel and explore while continuing to progress in your graduate program! Students from both our Fredericton and Saint John campuses have already taken advantage of travel funding available to our graduate students through programs such as the Frederick and Catherine Eaton Graduate Fellowships, the Pam and John Little Overseas Scholarships, as well as through scholarships offered by SGS through departments. Frederick and Catherine Eaton Graduate...
Research or Study Abroad
Kyle
Posted: September 24, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Money Matters
Interested in researching or studying abroad next year? Start planning, and apply now! The School of Graduate Studies offers two travel scholarships aimed at promoting travel for research or study abroad for graduate students. Pam and John Little Overseas Scholarship The Pam and John Little Overseas Scholarships are open to UNB masters and Doctoral students enrolled in any area to support periods of intensive research or study in the UK which will benefit the student and their program of...
New Research Funding for UNB
Kyle
Posted: June 11, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Money Matters , News and Events
May was a big month for research at the University of New Brunswick, with Tri-Council funding results making their way across the nation, and many new and current researchers on both UNB campuses receiving exciting news. At the same time, the Province of New Brunswick announced $11.4 million dollars in research funding through the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, NBIF, a large portion of which will support research at UNB. Attending the announcement were, from right to left,...
Heading Overseas - Vanessa's Story
Kyle
Posted: February 5, 2018 6:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters
A graduate student with the Faculty of Education has recently been awarded travel funding through the SSHRC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement to support research related to her thesis work in Europe. Vanessa Johnson, a SSHRC funded masters student on the Fredericton campus, will be packing her bags for an extensive research trip abroad this fall thanks to a travel opportunity available to Canada Graduate Scholarship holders nationwide. Vanessa will also be receiving travel support for...
Win Cash for Describing your Research!
kyle
Posted: January 29, 2018 6:00:00 AM AST
Category: News and Events , Money Matters
Join us for the 2018 rendition of our 3MT challenge! What is a 3MT challenge? 3MT stands for Three Minute Thesis. Students have three minutes and one power point slide to present their research in an engaging and accessible way to a nonspecialist audience. They are judged on the comprehension/content and the engagement/communication of their presentation by a panel of three individuals from the university community. Participation in a 3MT challenge is an excellent professional development...
Study, Research or Present Abroad!
Kyle
Posted: January 8, 2018 6:00:00 AM AST
Category: Money Matters
Interested in doing some travel during your graduate studies? Then this post is for you! Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Graduate Fellowships We kicked off the start of the Gradoshphere with a story on our most recent Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Graduate Fellowship winners, and are excited to announce the search for our next Eaton Fellows! The Eaton Fellowships are open to graduate students on both of our campuses and will support travel to the beautiful and prestigious Queen's University...
NBIF Award Recipients Gather
Kyle
Posted: December 11, 2017 6:59:00 AM AST
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters , News and Events
The School of Graduate Studies, with support from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, recently celebrated recent NBIF award recipients with a luncheon in the Great Hall of the historic Sir Howard Douglas Hall building on the UNB Fredericton campus. Students were joined by faculty and staff as well by NBIF's President and CEO, Calvin Milbury, and its Director of Research, Lindsay Bowman along with UNB's Vice President of Research, Dr. David Magee, and its Vice President-Academic, Dr....
UNB Students Recognized Nationally
Kyle
Posted: November 27, 2017 5:59:00 AM AST
Category: Student Stories , Money Matters
Amelia Thorpe, a Ph.D candidate from the Faculty of Education, has recently been recognized nationally for her thesis research exploring the erasure of gender diverse identities through the language of student documentation, adminstrative procedure and institutional policy. Recognized as a 2017-18 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipient, Amelia's award recognizes her exceptional academic achievement, research potential, leadership and the considerable effort she invests in community...