Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship

Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship

Application

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 20, 2015

Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures in partnership with the Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education is providing scholarships intended to enable academically superior graduate students to undertake full-time research education at an Alberta university, leading to a research-based Master’s or Doctoral degree.

The structure ofthe Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarshipprogram (GSS)is designed to connect scientific enabling platforms with strategically focused research areas. In Alberta, this means accelerating the development of the enabling platforms of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Nano, and Omics, in support of the application areas of Health, Bio-industries, Energy, and Environment.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Please use the following instructions and the attached document when submitting your Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship application. Submit all documents electronically.

PERSONAL DATA FORM

Submit with all required signatures.

APPLICATION FORM

•Must be completed fully.

DEADLINE

Applications must be emailed to Athabasca University Faculty of Graduate Studies Officeon or before 4:00 pmMTonApril 20, 2015. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

FORMAT

All information must be typed using a font size of Arial 10 or greater.
On all attached pages - margins must be minimum ½ inch.
Handwritten applications will not be accepted.
The maximum space allotted for required information is indicated in the applicable sections of the application form. Where applicable, text fields will expand to allow for additional pages to be filled out, or cut and pasted into the appropriate boxes.
Excess pages in addition to the application are not permitted and will be removed, except where specifically stated.
Failure to comply with these standards may result in the rejection of a proposal.

COMPLETENESS OF APPLICATION

It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that the application package is COMPLETE and received by the Athabasca University Faculty of Graduate Studies Office on or before the deadline.
The Athabasca University Faculty of Graduate Studies Officewill assume no responsibility in following up with applicants who submit incomplete applications.
No supplemental information may be provided after the deadline.
Incomplete applications (including those lacking any of the required signatures) will not be considered.

TRANSCRIPTS (Canadian and foreign)

The Faculty of Graduate Studies will access the student’s AU transcripts in the Registrar’s office.

LETTERS OF REFERENCE

Applications must include two letters of reference.
One letter of reference from your supervisor (or potential supervisor) that speaks to the following points: suitability, peer group comparison, length of acquaintance. (If this is a potential supervisor, the letter should comment on the reasons for agreeing to supervise this student.) This letter should also comment on the applicant’s proposed research and its potential significance or impact.
One letter of reference from another faculty member or a supervisor from your previous institution must also be included. This letter should also comment on peer group comparison and length of acquaintance and provide enough of a detailed assessment of the candidate’s strengths in research to allow the reviewers to gain a sufficient knowledge of the applicant’s abilities.
Letters must reference applicant’s first name and last name.

The content of the reference letters is CONFIDENTIAL and should be provided to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by email directly from the referee.
Letters of reference being sent from other countries may be signed, scanned electronically and sent via email to . However, it remains the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that letters of reference are received by the deadline.

APPLICATION OUTCOME

Information on the outcome of the application will be mailed to the candidate and the supervisor at the addresses provided in the application.
Information on the outcome will NOT be provided via telephone, email or in person.

Please complete and submit to the Athabasca University Faculty of

Graduate Studies Office

Athabasca UniversityTel: 780-675-6550

Faculty of Graduate StudiesFax: 780-459-2093

1 University DriveE-Mail:

Athabasca, ABWeb:

T9S 3A3

Have you applied to Alberta Innovates/Alberta Ingenuity/iCORE previously? / Yes / No

PART 1 – Personal Data

Surname: First Name: Middle Initial(s):

Birthdate: yyyy/mm/dd Gender: Male Female

Citizen of:

Complete Mailing Address: / ** Phone Numbersincluding country code and area code**
Recipient Mailing Address:

Application outcome will be sent to this address. Changes to this information should be sent to

/ Home: / Work:
Mobile: / Email:

PART 2 – Signatures

The undersigned agree to, and accept, the general conditions governing any award made pursuant to the sponsorship of this application, as set out in the Graduate Student Scholarship Guidelines and Handbook available on the Alberta Innovates– Technology Futures website. If this application is successful and a scholarship is offered, additional signatures will be required of the host university prior to the award start date.

Signature: / Printed Name: / Date:
Applicant: / yyyy/mm/dd
Proposed Supervisor: / yyyy/mm/dd

As a public body, Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures is regulated by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPP) of Alberta. The information on this form will be for Athabasca University internal use ONLY and will not be communicated in any way to anyone outside of the organization.

PART 1 – Applicant Information

Surname: First Name: Middle Initial(s):

1. Research Area

Indicate the research area of your project (CHOOSE ONLY ONE):

Nano / ICT / Omics
Health
Bio-Industries
Energy
Environment

2. Supervisor & Location of Proposed Research

Supervisor Surname: Supervisor First Name: Middle Initial(s):

Academic Rank:

Supervisor’s Complete Mailing Address: / ** Phone Numbersincluding area code**
Mailing Address: / Office: / Mobile:
Email:

Supervisor’s Research Record and Resources to support student research (the intent of this section is to ensure that the student will have the appropriate environment within which to conduct and complete the proposed research., e.g. if there is laboratory work, does the supervisor have a lab that can support the student’s research; will the supervisor be available during the entire time of the student’s research (not on leave or retiring); is the supervisor supportive of this research and considers it realistic; is the program of research of the supervisor in the research area the student is proposing).

Supervisor, include this information on this page or in your reference letter,

3. Program Information

Indicate the graduate program you will be registered in during the tenure of this award.

Master’sDoctoralUniversity: Faculty: Centre:

MSc MEd MN MHN MC MA DBA EdD

Master’s Program Start Date: yyyy/mm/ddIf Doctoralis selected, did you transfer directly from a Master’s program without having completed a Master’s degree? Yes No

Doctoral Program Start Date: yyyy/mm/dd

Anticipated completion date of degree: yyyy/mm/dd

4. Applicant’s Current and Completed University Programs

Submit all university level information. Indicate if your program was completed and credential was granted. Also indicate if you transferred from a MSc program to a PhD program .

Degree Name / Discipline / University/ Institution / Country / Date Start / Date End / Credential
Granted / Trans. from Master’s to Doctoral?
e.g. BSc / e.g., Elec. & Comp. Engineering / yyyy/mm/dd / yyyy/mm/dd / (y/n) / (y/n)

5. Candidate’s Publications & Presentations

List completed publications, presentations (poster and oral) and intellectual property produced, with the most recent first.

list publications under the following headings:

i) articles published/accepted in or submitted to refereed journals, other refereed contributions and non-refereed contributions

ii) for publications submitted, indicate the date of acceptance and the number of pages

list posters and/or oral presentations under the following headings:

i) subject

ii) location

iii) date

iv) relevance to the theme or intent of the scientific symposium or conference

list intellectual property including authorship in compliance with institutional disclosure on intellectual property
Use as many pages as required, field will expand

Publications:
Presentations:
Intellectual Property:

6. Description of Candidate’s Research & Work Experience

Describe the applicable skills and abilities you have gained through relevant research and work experience in the space below. Field will expand (4000 Characters maximum, approximately 1 page)

7. Academic Interruption

If there has been an interruption in your academic career, provide an explanation indicating the time period and reasons for the interruption. This information will be used to determine academic continuity. Do not assume this information will be detrimental to your application. Field will expand (2000 Characters maximum, approximately 1/2 page)

8. Letters of Reference

Include the confidential, sealed letters of reference (if not already sent to the Athabasca University Faculty of Graduate Studies Office) from your supervisor (or other individuals) that speaks to the following points: suitability, peer group comparison, length of acquaintance. If this is a potential supervisor, the letter should comment on the reasons for agreeing to supervise this student. This letter should also comment on the applicant’s proposed research and its potential significance or impact.

PART 2 – Research Project

The candidate should complete Part 2 in consultation with his/her supervisor(s).

1. Proposed Research Project

Use only the space below to provide a concise description of the proposed project. Ensure the goals, milestones, timelines, methodologies and potential significance or impact of your research are described in sufficient detail for the reviewers to be able to assess the feasibility andoverall scientific merit of the proposed research. Indicate if the research is related to the supervisor’s research, or if the research explores a new area.

Include the following:

Title of Project

Headings, as appropriate, in the detailed description:

Background (literature review)

Goals or research questions

Milestones

Timelines

Methodologies

Methods of evaluating project

Potential significance or impact of the research

The proposal should be written such that it can be understood by someone with a background in the discipline but with no specialized knowledge of the particular field of research.

You may attach ONE additional page for diagrams, charts and images

Does your project involve: / Animals
Humans
Biohazards / Yes
Yes
Yes / No
No
No
Please Note: Ethics approvals are a condition of award and will therefore be required by Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures and the host institution prior to implementation. Ethics approvals are not required for the application process.

Field will expand (8000 Characters maximum, approximately 2 pages)

Proposed Research Project, begin with Project Title

2. Educational Experience

In the space below, describe the training experience you expect to obtain in terms of:

Why did you choose to come to Athabasca University?
Why did you apply to your chosen department/supervisor?

Field will expand (2000 Characters maximum, approximately ½ page)