UBC Faculty of Forestry is pleased to invite applications from outstanding students from India and Commonwealth countries in Africa currently enrolled in a postgraduate program to apply for funding to be a visiting scholar at UBC for up to four months. During this time, visiting scholars engage in seminars and develop skills relevant to their current research work.
Application Deadline:Â 9th January, 2017
Eligible Countries:Â India and Commonwealth Countries in Africa
To be taken at (country):Â Canada
Eligible Field of Study:Â Forestry and other related fields
About the Award:Â The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (www.queenelizabethscholars.ca) aim to activate a dynamic community of young global leaders across the Commonwealth to create lasting impacts at both home and abroad through inter-cultural exchanges encompassing international education, discovery and inquiry, and professional experiences.
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Type:Â Training
Eligibility:Â Applicants must currently be conducting forestry research at a university in India or Commonwealth countries in Africa (preferably, at one of our partner institutions)Â and identify a UBC faculty member who is willing to mentor them during their visit to UBC.
To be eligible, applicants must be:
- 35 years of age or under at the time of application
- Proficient in English
- Currently enrolled as a master’s or Ph.D. student in India or Commonwealth countries in Africa
- Citizens of a Commonwealth country (but not Canadian). Anyone who has applied for Canadian citizenship or permanent residency is not eligible.
- Scholars must agree to return to their home country after the study visit and sign a form to this effect as part of their acceptance of the award.
- Scholars must participate in community engagement activities in Canada.
Selection Criteria:Â Eligible applications will be evaluated based on:
- the significance of proposed visit to applicant’s research- either in the form of course work, or research experience, or both
- the alignment of proposed research with the QES program goals degree of support from current supervisor
- the fit between research program of proposed UBC faculty member and the applicant’s proposed research
- the commitment from proposed UBC faculty member for mentoring the applicant’s research activities.
Number of Awardees:Â Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The UBC faculty mentor should have an active research program that is well-aligned with the applicant’s research. The scholarship covers airfare (max C$2,100) and living expenses (C$1,500 month x 4 months).
Duration of Scholarship:Â The deadlines is January 9, 2017 (for a start date between May 2017 to August 2017).
How to Apply:Â To apply, please send:
- Cover letter outlining your motivation to apply for the visiting scholarship, proposed activities while at UBC, and how you will contribute to community engagement activities in Canada
- One-page summary of your current or planned research work
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of support from current supervisor at home institution, outlining your current research, intellectual preparedness, and how a visiting scholarship will contribute to your work
- Letter of support from a UBC faculty member outlining a fit between their current research and applicant’s proposed plan, and commitment to mentor the applicant during their stay at UBC
Application materials should be emailed to Gayle Kosh ([email protected])
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Award Provider:Â Faculty of Forestry, UBC
Important Notes:Â Note that successful Queen Elizabeth Visiting Scholarship applicants must also apply as a Visiting International Research Student through UBC Go Global: (http://students.ubc.ca/about/go-global/coming-ubc-exchange/visiting-international-research-student).
