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Issue 59, November 28, 2013
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Please share this information with faculty and graduate students.
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Highlights for this issue
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• NEW — Bullying survey: Graduate students at Brock and across Ontario are being asked to complete an online survey, Not in the Syllabus, to identify and describe incidents related to bullying, harassment and mental health issues that they have either personally experienced or witnessed. The information will be compiled into a provincial report and used to develop workshops that will be delivered to graduate students across the
province.
Fill out survey
• REMINDER — Awards Deadlines
Tri-Council Scholarship Deadline
NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR CGS M December 1
Other Scholarships Deadline
Autism Scholars November 29
Ontario Women's Health November 29
W.L. Mackenzie King January 31
For additional details about these awards
• NEXT ISSUE: Thursday, Dec. 12 – this will be the last issue for the Fall term
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Scholarships/Awards/Grants
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• NEW — The Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowship: Established in 2011 by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations to honour their retired Executive Director, the fellowship is awarded to a full-time graduate student at a publicly assisted Ontario University who has demonstrated academic excellence, shows exceptional academic promise, and has provided significant community service in his/her university career.
Financial needs of students may be a selection factor. The successful candidate will be expected to produce and deliver a paper within one year of receiving the award to the OCUFA Board on a topic related to or resulting from his/her
thesis or dissertation research.
Deadline: April 4, 2014
Guidelines and Nomination Form are available online
• NEW — OFAH Research Grants:
St. Catharines Game and Fish Association Fish & Wildlife Research Grant - $2,000
OFAH/Dave Ankney, Sandi Johnson Award for Avian Ecology - $2,000
OFAH/Oakville and District Rod & Gun Club Conservation Research Grant - $2,000
OFAH/Toronto Sportsmen's Show Fisheries Research Grant - $2,000
OFAH/ Zone G Wildlife Research Grant - $2,000
Applications accepted from graduate students at Ontario Universities until the first Friday
in January: Friday, January 3, 2014
For information and applications
• 2014 Sangster Award: The Canadian National Committee for CODATA (CNC/CODATA) is accepting
applications for The Sangster Award. This award, valued at Can. $3000, will enable a graduate student enrolled in a Canadian University, or a graduate who has completed his or her graduate degree within three years of the application deadline, to attend and present their work at the 24th International CODATA Conference (jointly organized with World Data System), SCIDataCon 2014,
"Data Challenges for Global Sustainability /Future Earth", November 2 to 5, 2014, in New Delhi, India.
Deadline for Applications: March 31, 2014
For application guidelines and award details
For Conference details: and follow the posted links***
• IODE War Memorial Doctoral Scholarship: This year, five War Memorial Scholarships, valued at $15,000, will be awarded to students attending Canadian or Commonwealth universities. Applicants
must be Canadian citizens and in at least the second year of their doctoral program. Applications are to be made only online.
Deadline: Complete applications must be received by IODE Canada on or before Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013
• Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships at Harvard University: The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) is pleased to announce this fellowship program for which candidates must be nominated. Up to three fellowships will be awarded to students from Canada for graduate study at Harvard University. Frank Knox Memorial Fellows are selected on the basis of outstanding academic excellence, strength of character, and
potential for leadership in their fields. The fellowship pays full Harvard tuition and mandatory health insurance fees and provides a stipend sufficient to cover the living expenses of a single Fellow for a 10-month academic year.
Interested candidates will find the information needed to apply for this program by visiting the Association of Universities and
Colleges of Canada's website.
Deadline: November 29, 2013
• Brock Library Open Access Publishing Fund: Open to Brock faculty, graduate students and postdocs. The purpose of this grant is to assist researchers in disseminating their research broadly via an Open Access (OA) journal. A minimum of four awards will be granted, to a maximum of $2,500 each [Total funds = $10,000]. This Grant is intended to support researchers with limited or no funding. If an alternate funding source is available that permits payment of submission fees (e.g. a research grant), that source must be used before applying to the OA Publishing Fund.
For more information contact: Barbara McDonald, Ext. 3949
•International Funding Opportunities: Go to the Brock International website for details about
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Other Opportunities
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• Wildlife Preservation Canada: Canada's New Noah — The full scholarship includes travel, living and training expenses to enable the New Noah to participate in the Durrell Post-Graduate Diploma in Endangered Species Recovery designed to provide you with the field experience and species and human resource management skills you need to be able to run wildlife conservation projects. Based exclusively on the island of Mauritius (Indian
Ocean) this course consists of four weeks of intensive theory and more than 12 weeks of practical experience, based within 'live' species and habitat recovery teams working to save species around Mauritius and its offshore islands.
Session running April 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014
Application deadline: December 31, 2013
• SSHRC launches The Storytellers contest: In the form of a three-minute pitch via podcast, op-ed, video, or infographic, Brock students are invited to submit their best pitch as part of a contest to promote SSHRC-funded research projects. The top 25 finalists will receive registration and accommodation at SSHRC's Congress 2014 conference being held at Brock in May, at which they will promote their project and participate in a research communications workshop. Five jury-chosen presenters will then be covered by national media, promoted by SSHRC, and showcased as part of the 2014 SSHRC Impact Awards ceremony.
Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2014
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Academic and Professional Development
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Academic and professional development program for graduate students provided in partnership with nine campus units.
• Wednesday, Dec. 4 - @ 4:30 p.m. Research On Tap @ Alphie's
An informal monthly program for both graduate students and faculty members to celebrate graduate student research through TED X style presentations, discussions alternating with a play-based collegial faculty challenge to spar with wit and wisdom.
Co-hosted by: Faculty of graduate Studies, Graduate Students' Association and Office of Research Services. All graduate students and faculty welcome!
• Tuesday, Dec. 10 - Graduate Skills Mash-up — the Academic + Professional Development Partners are offering graduate students a series of 'short sessions' academic skills booster. Time and location to be announced.
• NEW – Extended Deadline: Tuesday, January 7: Blueprint for Graduate Students — The Graduate Students' Association (GSA) and Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) have partnered with the Blueprint program to offer graduate students with an opportunity to grow and launch their innovative business ideas. Graduate students* from ALL faculties are encouraged to apply.
Much more than a business competition, Blueprint is a program that provides students with business advice, mentorship and startup funding and services. The estimated combined value of the services and prizes available are up to $30,000**. To submit your business idea and to take advantage of the great opportunities offered through the program, students can simply visit the Blueprint website
and follow the application instructions.
*Recent alumni (no more than two years since graduation) are eligible. Team applicants are encouraged but at least 50 per cent of the team members must be Brock University students,
or recent alumni.
**Not a lump sum, prize winners may be awarded different amounts of money and services as decided by the Blueprint advisory committee.
• Promote your workshops to graduate students with us! If you are hosting a workshop or event related to graduate student professional development, that may interest graduate students from within or outside of your faculty, please send us notice to have your event posted on our calendar. OR, Submit the event directly, by simply uploading the details into the online form.
The number of participants can be monitored and capped through our online registry. Specific learning outcomes and the competencies addressed that align with your workshop or information session.
• REMINDER — Call for Visual art-works (of all kinds): Are you a graduate student and visual artist looking to express your creative talents? In your investigation of life, do you have images that capture your research interests? The Academic + Professional Development partners are looking for visual art works that convey the concepts of curiosity, intrigue and innovation; or simply reflect the graduate student experience.
• CALENDAR OF EVENTS — Please continue to visit our website for updates on academic and
professional skills training workshops and events.
Contact: Karin Perry
Program Coordinator
Academic + Professional Development
X 6129, or gradplus@brocku.ca
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Conferences
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• NEW — Call for papers: The graduate students of the Department of Classics are organizing and hosting a conference to be held on February 8, 2014, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Sankey Chamber. The conference will explore the broad theme of slavery throughout history.
Deadline: Dec. 10
See more details online
• Fifth International Conference On New Horizons in Education INTE 2014, Paris, France, June 25 to 27, 2014: The conference provides a multinational platform where the latest trends in education can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim
to learn from each other. Prospective presenters are encouraged to submit proposals for papers and posters/demonstrations that offer new research or theoretical contributions.
Abstract Deadline: June 13, 2014
Full Article Deadline: June 16, 2014
Registration
Fee Deadline: June 16, 2014
More Information
• Call for Papers - ISF 2013, International Scientific Forum, Dec. 12 to 14, 2013, Tirana, Albania: The Forum will be a great experience for its participants and a good opportunity to discuss their topics of interest, to present their personal opinions and academic achievements, as well as to transfer knowledge about good practices. It will be an opportunity to found new scientific collaborations and to publish scientific papers, which is a part of the conference materials and a special edition of highly reputable scientific journal.
Submission deadline: Nov. 30, 2013
For more information
• Call for papers: Sakarya University will host the International Conference on Quality in Higher Education (ICQH 2013), December 12 to 14, 2013, in Sakarya, Turkey. The ICQH aims to provide
a multinational platform where the latest trends in quality in higher education is presented and discussed in a friendly environment. Prospective presenters are encouraged to submit proposals for papers and posters/demonstrations that offer theoretical contributions of research results. Presentations should be in Turkish or in English and should address both theoretical issues and research findings.
Details online
Abstract Deadline: December 1, 2013
Full Article Deadline: December 30, 2013
• Call for Papers for the International Trends and Issues Communication & Media Conference (ITICAM), December 18 to 20, 2013, Kyrenia, North Cyprus: The main goal of the conference is to
provide a multinational platform where the latest trends in communication and media can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim to learn from each other.
Deadlines:
Proposal and Abstract Submission Deadline: December 6, 2013
Full Paper Submission: December 8, 2013
Registration: December 6, 2013
For more information
• Call for papers International Teaching Education Conference (ITEC): The conference will be held February 5 to 7, 2014, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The main goal of International Teacher Education Conference is to provide a multinational platform where the latest trends in education can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim to learn from each other.
Deadlines:
Proposal & Abstract Submission Deadline: January 24, 2014
Full Paper Submission: January 26, 2014
Registration: January 24, 2014
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Upcoming Thesis Defences
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All are welcome to attend but seating is limited.
• Sarat Colling, MA student in Critical Sociology program, will present her thesis defence on Monday, Dec. 2, at 11 a.m., in Welch Hall, Room 147.
Title: "Animals without Borders: Farmed Animal Resistance in New York"
• Jane Lovett, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Health & Physical Education), will defend her thesis on Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m., in Walker Complex 203.
Title: "Physical activity and the entanglement of meaning making for females"
• NEW — Cody Kent, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Health and Physical Education), will defend his thesis on Thursday, Dec. 5, 1 to 4 p.m., in Walker Complex 203.
Title: "Can Mixed Martial Arts be Ethically Defended?: Autonomy, paternalism and the harm principle"
• NEW — Kristin Schaven, Master of Science student in Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis on Friday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m., PL501C.
Title: "Fluorescence studies of Photosystem II Fluorescence Quenching during desiccation"
• NEW — Janel Doell, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Health and Physical Education), will defend her thesis on Thursday, Dec. 12, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, South Block (STH) 361.
Title: "The use of cognitive interviews to evaluate the living conditions survey"
• NEW — Laurie Beth Brown, MA student in Applied Disability Studies, will defend her thesis on Friday, Dec. 13, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., MC C207.
• NEW — Ted Temertzoglou, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Health and Physical Education), will defend his thesis on Monday, Dec. 16, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., Walker Complex 203.
Title: "Teacher-Student Rapport: Investigating its impact on the dropout rate in physical and health
education"
Please check department program websites to confirm dates, times and locations in the event of changes to the information.
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