2 new Graduate Scholarship Initiatives
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014The Faculty of Graduate Studies is pleased to announce two new programs that will help faculties attract high calibre graduate students for Fall 2014.
First, is the Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program. At the PhD level, these are worth $25,092 and at the Master’s level, they are worth $20,854. The funding includes the following:
• FGSR funding – $10,000 PhD; $8,000 Master’s
• Supervisor funding – $10,000 PhD; $8,000 Master’s
• Minimum 1 TA, Maximum 2 TAs – i.e, max of $5,092 PhD; $4,854 Master’s
GRFs are for new, thesis-based graduate students only. Line faculties can nominate up to 3 PhD and 3 Master’s students for the first competition. The nomination packages will be evaluated by the FGSR Scholarships and Awards Committee.
The second program is the Saskatchewan Innovation Entrance Scholarship*. These scholarships are for new students only. They are worth up to $14,000 and will be paid over the Fall 2014 and Winter 2015 semesters. Each line faculty can nominate 2 PhD and 2 Master’s students for these awards.
[*the Saskatchewan Innovation Entrance Scholarship is a separate competition from the general Saskatchewan Innovation Competition. There will still be a general Saskatchewan Innovation competition that will be held in Fall 2014 for all students. Once the date is set for this competition FGSR will notify all departments and students.]
Please find attached the nomination forms and terms of reference for both the GRF and Saskatchewan Innovation programs. The terms of reference will provide further information on how both of these programs will work.
The deadline for nominations will be April 15, 2014.
