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The Department of Botany attempts
to guarantee students in their first year a stipend between
$19,000 and $23,000 (depending upon program, student status
and progress). Financial aid may be in the form of NSERC
postgraduate scholarships (from the Canadian government),
Graduate Entrance Scholarships, Affiliated Fellowships(awarded
by the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Graduate
Studies), Graduate Teaching Assistantships (from the Botany
Department) and Graduate Research Assistantships (from your
supervisor). These are explained below.
During a
graduate career in the Botany Department, most students have occasion
to apply for scholarships and other sources of funding. Competition for
these limited funds is intense and various criteria contribute to your
overall ability to win these awards. The most important criteria are (i)
academic excellence (based on grades and letters of reference) and (ii)
research ability or potential (this means primary research articles published
in good national or international journals, presentations at conferences
etc.). The other criteria include (iii) your oral and written communication
ability, and (iv) interpersonal and leadership abilities.
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Graduate Support Initiative Program
Graduate Support Initiative funds are currently
used to cover tuition fees for students in their first four
years of their PhD program. To be considered, tuition must
not be funded from other sources.
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Graduate
Entrance Scholarships
Graduate Entrance
Scholarships are offered by graduate programs and departments to the best
and brightest incoming masters and doctoral students for full-time graduate
study or research at the University of British Columbia. There is no
separate application form for the Entrance Scholarships; they are awarded
based on the information in your application for admission to the program.
Enquiries about this scholarship should be addressed to the secretary of
the Botany Department. Applications which are complete (i.e. all required
documents received in this office) by December 31st will be considered in
the first round for Entrance Scholarships. See also information on these
scholarships on the Faculty of Graduate
Studies website.
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NSERC
Awards (The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council)
Please note
that NSERC scholarships are only available to Canadian citizens and permanent
residents.
The NSERC website may be accessed at http://www.nserc.ca. Students who
are eligible for NSERC funding MUST apply, so as to be eligible for other
university funding. The Ottawa application deadline for these NSERC scholarships
is in November, but the department has its own deadline. Please contact
the Department of Botany for the current application deadline.
Note: For Botany students applying for NSERC/Affiliated Fellowships, a workshop will
be held each September. Details will be posted as soon as available.
To
increase our students' chances of receiving funding we plan a workshop
during the normal time slot for the BOTA 501 seminar course. Iain Taylor
and Roy Turkington will present this workshop on "how to prepare
and write a proposal" and provide a few supporting documents.
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Affiliated Fellowships
These are
available to incoming students and registered full-time UBC gratuate students. See also the Affiliated Fellowships information
on the Faculty of Graduate
Studies website
Please note that students
applying for NSERC will automatically be entered in the Affiliated Fellowships competition;
students need only complete the NSERC form.
NSERC and Affiliated Fellowships competitions are held in early Fall. The deadline for applications is likely to around mid-September.
A workshop will be held in September to assist Botany graduate students
in preparing their applications. Attendance is strongly encouraged. Details
to follow.
Note: students whose
NSERC funding ends Dec. 31st must first apply for Affiliated
Fellowships in Fall of the previous year, 15 months before
the expiry of their NSERC funding.
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Four Year Fellowships
The department offers a small number of
these fellowships each year to outstanding first year domestic
or international PhD students. There is no separate application
form for the Four Year Fellowships; they are awarded based
on the information in the application for admission to the
program. For more information, see the award information
on the Faculty of Graduate Studies website. http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/index.asp?menu=023,000,000,000.
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Teaching
Assistantships (TA’s) / Research Assistantships (RA’s)
Students admitted to Graduate Studies in
Botany who do not have a scholarship or fellowship are normally
supported financially, subject to maintaining satisfactory
academic standing and/or progress in research, by a graduate
teaching assistantship plus a graduate research assistantship.
In 2009/2010, a full TA stipend is $10,914 for a Master’s
student and $11,342 for a PhD student. The balance of a student’s
stipend is generally made up as a Research Assistantship from
the supervisor.
Foreign students are
admitted on a student visa and are only permitted to receive payment for
activities directly related to their graduate studies program such as
the above mentioned scholarships and assistantships. A foreign student’s
spouse may obtain a temporary work permit, provided the student is registered
as a full-time graduate student. See also UBC International
House.
For further information
on UBC graduate awards, see the Awards
Section of the Faculty of Graduate Studies website
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Fees:
Assessed tuition fees for 2009-10 are $4,098
(Canadian) and $7,200 (International).
Most International students are eligible for an International Partial
Tuition Scholarship.
In addition all students are responsible for paying student fees (approx
$600/year)- check the calendar
for details
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