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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Graeme Hirst — Grad Chair gradchair@cs.toronto.edu Date: Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 5:57 PM Subject: Reminder: Deadline is 2 December — 2020-2021 Canada Graduate Scholarships- Master’s Program (CGS M) To: grad-announcements@cs.toronto.edu Cc: supervisors@cs.toronto.edu

*Apply via the NSERC Research Portal, as described in the instructions below. NSERC then makes the applications available to UofT.*

*A CGS M application requires considerable time to write and assemble. You need to start several weeks in advance, to order transcripts if necessary, to give your referees time to write their letters, to complete the Canadian Common CV (one of the slowest and most painful websites you will ever use), and to write, reflect on, revise, and polish your research statement.*

-- :::: Graeme Hirst • Professor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies :::: University of Toronto • Department of Computer Science

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SGS Award Announcement 2020-2021 Canada Graduate Scholarships- Master’s Program (CGS M)Award Overview

*Student Deadline:* *December 2, 2019 at 8:00 PM (ET)* *Value/Duration:* $17,500 for one year *Level of study:* To support Master’s or, in some cases, doctoral programs in Canada *Required Legal Status:* Domestic (Canadian citizen or permanent resident) *Results:* April 1, 2020 via Research Portal

Purpose The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) Program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. The Tri-council allocates http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/CGSAllocations-QuotasBESC_eng.asp CGS M awards to universities specifying the number of awards that each may offer to their students annually. CGS M awards can only be offered to students pursing graduate studies at eligible Canadian Universities http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/CGSAllocations-QuotasBESC_eng.asp and the award must be held at the university that has made the offer.

Eligibility to Apply To be eligible to apply, you must:

- be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada; - be enrolled in, have applied for, or will apply for full-time admission* to an eligible http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp#_Program_of_Study graduate program at the master’s or doctoral level at a Canadian institution with a CGS M allocation. *Note: Applicants who are not currently enrolled in their intended graduate program must submit an application for admission by the deadline for their intended graduate program or by *March 15*, whichever comes first; - have completed, as of December 31, 2019:

a) *between zero and 12 months* of full-time studies (or full-time equivalent) in the program for which you are requesting funding, which may be: § a master’s program; or § a doctoral program that you are entering without having ever been enrolled in a master’s program (that is, direct-entry); or § a combined master’s-doctoral program; or § a master’s program that will transition to an eligible doctoral program, either before or after award activation, with no master’s degree conferred (that is, fast-track); or § a master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before the end of the award, allowing the award to continue into an eligible doctoral program*at the same institution*; or b) *between four and 12* *months* of full-time study (or full-time equivalent) in a eligible master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before activation of the award, allowing it to be activated during the subsequent doctoral program for which you are requesting funding;

- not have previously held a CGS M award; - have achieved a first-class average (3.5 GPA or A- average at U of T), in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent); and - submit a maximum of one scholarship application per academic year to either CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC (Research Portal will allow the application to be submitted to up to *three*institutions). Students are not permitted to apply for a CGS M and a Tri-Agency doctoral award in the same academic year.

*For full eligibility criteria, visit the **Tri-agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program website* http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp *.*

Program of Study Eligibility An eligible graduate program must have a *significant research component*. A significant research component is considered to be original, autonomous research that leads to the completion of one of the following: thesis, major research project, dissertation, scholarly publication, performance, recital and/or exhibit that is merit/expert reviewed at the institutional level as a requirement for completion of the program. Master’s programs that are based only on course work are typically not eligible since they do not include a significant research component.

Application Process Applicants must complete and submit an online application using the Research Portal https://portal-portail.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/. Students should refer to the CGS M application instructions http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ResearchPortal-PortailDeRecherche/Instructions-Instructions/CGS_M-BESC_M_eng.asp (for all applicants) housed on NSERC’s website http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp to locate details on how to complete their application. Additionally a Canadian Common CV https://ccv-cvc.ca/indexresearcher-eng.frm (CCV) must be completed and the confirmation number uploaded into the CGS M application on Research Portal. When completing a CGS M application, students may select up to 3 separate universities (*one graduate department per university)* where they intend to pursue graduate studies and hold the award. Once completed and submitted online, the application will be accessible by all proposed universities the student has identified. Students applying for an award at U of T are not required to submit a paper application. *A completed CGS M application will include the following:*1. Completed 3 part online application:- Identification- Summary of Proposal (written in lay language)- Activity Details2. Outline of proposed research (as PDF attachment)3. Canadian Common CV (uploaded as a confirmation number)4. All *official* academic transcripts, undergraduate and graduate (scanned together as a single PDF document)**5. Completed Reference Assessments (x2) – invitation initiated and form completed electronically** registered students must provide *official* transcripts showing Fall 2019 registration.

Contacts and ResourcesFor more information, visit the CGS M webpage http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp (housed on the NSERC website), and/or contact the SGS Graduate Awards Officer and/or agency listed below:

*CGS M CIHR * Olivera Joksimovic Graduate Awards Officer 416-946-0808 o.joksimovic@utoronto.ca

*CGS M NSERC *Pascal Papathanasakis Graduate Awards Officer, Federal 416-978-8260 p.papathanasakis@utoronto.ca

*CGS M SSHRC *Stacey Kwan, Graduate Awards Officer, Provincial 416-978-2205 staceym.kwan@utoronto.ca *CIHR: * cgsma@cihr-irsc.gc.ca *NSERC:* schol@nserc-crsng.gc.ca *SSHRC:* fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca