FYI
Best Regards,
Ishtiaque
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/>
University of Toronto, ON, CA
Ph: +1 647 220 3482
Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed
web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/
My Availability: Google Calendar Link
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From: International <international(a)utoronto.ca>
Date: Fri, May 14, 2021 at 2:26 PM
Subject: Fw: U of T Student Engagement Awards 2021
To:
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*From:* International <international(a)utoronto.ca>
*Sent:* May 14, 2021 02:04 PM
*Subject:* U of T Student Engagement Awards 2021
Dear Students,
As applicants of the U of T COVID-19 Student Engagement Award in 2020, I am
pleased to share that this summer we will be offering another round of
funding for student-led projects. The U of T Student Engagement Awards
provide financial support to interested University of Toronto undergraduate
and graduate students working in collaboration with one another, including
in interdisciplinary teams. Projects that contribute to building and
fostering a global community, from across all disciplines, are invited.
In recognition of the challenges of the past year, this summer’s U of T
Student Engagement Awards will support student-led projects that contribute
to rebuilding healthy, resilient, and equitable communities as part of our
post-COVID recovery. Given the impact that the pandemic has had on mental
health as well as its disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations and
communities, submissions focused on these areas are encouraged but not
mandatory.
If you were unsuccessful last year but are returning to studies in Fall
2021 you are eligible to reapply. If you were successful last year, you are
eligible to reapply as well but please note this must be for a new project.
Funding will not be provided to support ongoing work related to last year’s
projects. Furthermore, depending on the volume of applications we may
prioritize proposals from students who did not receive funding last year.
We encourage you to share the award information with your friends,
classmates, and social networks. The award guidelines can be found here:
https://global.utoronto.ca/u-of-t-student-engagement-award/
Best wishes,
Julia
Office of the Vice-President, International
FYI
Best Regards,
Ishtiaque
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/>
University of Toronto, ON, CA
Ph: +1 647 220 3482
Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed
web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/
My Availability: Google Calendar Link
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…>
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From: Graeme Hirst — Grad Chair <gradchair(a)cs.toronto.edu>
Date: Mon, May 10, 2021 at 10:38 PM
Subject: Reminder — due this Friday — $20,000 2021-2022 Bell Graduate
Scholarships
To: <grad-announcements(a)cs.toronto.edu>
Cc: <supervisors(a)cs.toronto.edu>
*Second call for applications*
*The Department of Computer Science has three $20,000 **Bell Graduate
Scholarships available for students who are working in software, i**nformation
systems, h**uman–computer interaction, or **computer engineering and who
meet certain other eligibility conditions, including Canadian citizenship
or permanent residency, and financial need. *
*The application procedure is rather unusual, as it recycles your recent
OGS application (or, if you didn**’**t apply for OGS, a new
pseudo-application). **See details in the announcement below. Seeing
whether you can follow these instructions correctly is the first test of
whether you are worthy of this scholarship.*
*The deadline for applications is 9:30 a.m., Friday 15 May 2021. If you
are recycling a recent OGS application (see instructions below), you should
send the Grad Office your request to “unsubmit” the application by 9:30
a.m., Friday 8 May, so that you can the complete the other steps by the
deadline. We do not promise that late requests will be fulfilled in time.*
--
:::: Graeme Hirst • Professor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies
:::: University of Toronto • Department of Computer Science
Award Overview
*Value/Duration:*
$20,000 for one year
*Level of Study**:*
Master’s or Doctoral
*Required Legal Status:*
Domestic
*Results*
July 2021
Eligibility to Apply
At the time of nomination, candidates *must*:
· Be engaged in one of the following research areas:
- Software;
- Information systems;
- Human computer interaction; or
- Computer engineering.
· Be either a currently registered student in a full-time U of T
graduate degree program or have accepted an offer of admission to a
full-time U of T graduate degree program (commencing September 2021) within
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) or the
Department of Computer Science (CSC);
· Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or protected
person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
(Canada) <https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-2.5/>;
· Be a resident of Ontario*, as defined by OSOTF requirements; and
· Demonstrate financial need** - by completing and providing the online
U of T Financial Aid Estimator
<https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/financial-need-assessment/> report.
*Note:* Recipients must maintain full-time registration throughout the
academic year immediately following the current competition.
Ontario Residency
* In order to be considered a resident of Ontario (as per OSOTF
guidelines), the candidate *must* meet one of the following criteria:
· Student has always lived in Ontario; or
· Ontario is the last province in which student has lived for 12
months in a row without being a full-time postsecondary student; or
· Student now resides in Ontario and has lived in Canada for less
than 12 months in a row.
*If student is married/common-law, student can be considered an Ontario
resident if:*
· Spouse has always lived in Ontario; or
· Ontario is the last province in which spouse has lived for 12
months in a row without being a full-time postsecondary student; or
· *Both *of these statements are true:
o Student now resides in Ontario; and
o Student and spouse have lived in Canada for less than 12 months in a
row.
*If student qualifies as a dependent, student is considered an Ontario
resident if:*
· Ontario is the last province in which parent(s) have lived for at
least 12 months in a row; or
· *Both* of these statements are true:
o Student now resides in Ontario; and
o Student and parent(s) have lived in Canada for less than 12 months in
a row.
*The above requirements are the guidelines established by OSAP to determine
Ontario residency for OSAP.*
Financial Need
** In order to demonstrate financial need, applicants must complete the online
U of T Financial Aid Estimator
<https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/financial-need-assessment/> and submit the
report (the “OSOTF report”) within their Bell Graduate Scholarship
application package.
This online tool, when completed, will generate your OSOTF report with an
estimated financial need amount and verification of Ontario residency for
OSOTF purposes.
Further information on the online form can be viewed on SGS’ Financial Need
Assessment (Online) webpage
<https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/financial-need-assessment/>.
Terms and Conditions
To maintain the award, recipients *must*:
· Remain registered as a full-time graduate student at the graduate
unit from which the Bell Graduate Scholarship was awarded throughout
2021-22;
· Maintain at least an A- average;
· Be making satisfactory progress toward the completion of their
degree (as determined by the graduate unit); and
· Abide by all other terms, as determined by the graduate unit.
Recipients who withdraw, transfer to part-time status, complete degree
requirements prior to the end of their award or fail to complete the full
term will be required to repay any funds received for the incomplete term.
Application Process (study this carefully!)
You must complete the 2021-22 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
application form on the SGS Website
<http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/currentstudents/Pages/Ontario-Graduate-Scholarsh…>
and
include the additional material described below. (You won’t be applying
for an OGS, the deadline for which has past, but merely using the same
form.)
If you have already submitted a 2021-22 OGS online application you *do not
need to complete a second application*. Instead, please send a request to the
Graduate Offce <gradoffice(a)cs.toronto.edu <lbarnes(a)cs.toronto.edu>> to
unsubmit” your OGS application, which will allow you to access to it and
make the necessary updates/additions (as per below) as well as updating
your existing U of T transcript, if Winter 2021 grades are available (ACORN
print-outs are acceptable).
You must make the following additions or edits, regardless of whether you
are completing a new 2021-22 OGS application or updating an existing one. For
detailed instructions on how to complete the OGS online application, please
refer to SGS’s OGS Application Instructions
<https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/scholarships-awards/ontario-grad…>
.
· Select “*Yes*” to the question “Would you like this application
to be considered in other graduate award competitions?” (see “Awards and
Financial Aid” section)
· Within the “Plan of Study” section, click “Remove File” and
upload the following materials as a *single *PDF document (max. file size
500 kb):
1. Plan of Study (1 page typed in non-technical language);
§ Must indicate the appropriate research area: software; information
systems; human computer interaction; computer engineering
2. Appendices containing non-textual material (i.e.: charts, tables)
may be included, in addition to the plan of study (1 page) and
references/citations (1 page); and
3. A copy of your U of T Financial Aid Estimator
<https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/financial-need-assessment/> (OSOTF) report.
FYI
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto
Web: www.ishtiaque.net
Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed
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From: Joshua@Compass <contact(a)compass.acm.org>
Date: Mon, May 3, 2021, 7:47 PM
Subject: Call for Posters Now Open - ACM COMPASS 2021
To: Ishtiaque <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu>
Dear Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed,
*ACM COMPASS 2021
<https://jhseguin22-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1PhrVWiUBw0QIR_…>
call for posters and demos is now open for submission! *Action Lab at
Monash University is hosting ACM COMPASS this year, we invite you to submit
your poster for our 2021 online conference held from 28 June - 2 July, 2021.
It is well known that posters are great for showcasing your research and
ideas in a succinct and attractive way. If you are thinking about or
working on an idea that is related to one or multiple areas covered in ACM
COMPASS 2021 (see the following text for more information), please submit
your poster our way!
ACM COMPASS is an ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable
Societies. The international conference aims to explicitly promote
multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary research and practice—including
new research methods & practice and innovative approaches to design,
systems & evaluation—that address key challenges for sustainable societies,
including (among others) equality, health, education, poverty,
accessibility, conservation, climate change, energy, infrastructure and
economic growth. We also welcome research on the ethics of technology,
especially from a critical perspective, that explores limitations and
concerns with technology-led solutions for sustainable societies.
We invite posters from all related areas and topics around the world. We
look forward to learning about your projects in your submission!
*Please visit our website for more information on submission and the
conference: https://compass.acm.org/
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--
*Joshua Seguin & Ling Wu*
ACM COMPASS 2021 Publicity Team
contact(a)compass.acm.org
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