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A. PROGRAM INTERNAL APPLICATION DEADLINES
Students who have an interim grade point average of an "A- or above" (as per the
calculation method explained in the individual scholarship websites) AND are a registered student in
Fall 2010 (or are on an approved leave of absence in Fall 2010 for graduate students), are strongly
recommended to apply for any of the following major Canadian graduate scholarships.
To apply, you MUST submit a complete application package, including original transcripts and letters
of reference in individually sealed envelopes, in hardcopies to Room 409, HNES Building AFTER
YOU APPLY ONLINE by the following program's internal deadlines. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Here are our programs' internal deadlines:
1. OGS (both Master's and Doctoral) - Friday, October 15th, 2010; 4:00 pm; Website:
https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/OSAPStarttoFinish/GraduateStudents/index.htm
2. CIHR CGS (Master's) - Tuesday, November 30th, 2010; 4:00 pm; Website:
http://www.researchnetrecherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=1051&&view=currentOpps&org=CIHR&type=AND&r
esultCount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterList=true
3. SSHRC (Master's) - Tuesday, November 9th, 2010; 4:00 pm; Website: http://www.sshrccrsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/cgs_masters-besc_maitriseeng.aspx
4. SSHRC (Doctoral) - Tuesday, November 9th, 2010; 4:00 pm; Website: http://www.sshrccrsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/doctoral-doctorat-eng.aspx
NOTE: SSHRC Doctoral Scholarships offer two types of funding for doctoral students:
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SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships; and,
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS): Doctoral Scholarships.
Applicants apply for both awards by completing one application form.
awards, SSHRC will automatically consider you for both.
5. Trudeau Foundation (Doctoral) - Friday, October 8th, 2010;
http://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/program/scholarships
If you are eligible for both
Website:
The following scholarship requires DIRECT APPLICATION SUBMISSION to the funding
council:
6. CIHR CGS (Doctoral) - Friday, October 15th, 2010; Website: http://www.researchnetrecherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=1049&&view=currentOpps&org=CIHR&type=AND&r
esultCount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterList=true
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B. GUIDELINES FOR THE ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICATIONS RELATED TO
HEALTH
New guidelines regarding subject matter eligibility for health-related research came into effect in
2009. The following are considerations when preparing or assessing the eligibility of the subject
matter of applications related to health:
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Investigators whose proposed research is health-related should consult CIHR’s mandate first
to explore eligibility. CIHR has policies and procedures in place to adjudicate the full range of social
science and humanities research proposals related to health research. Research eligible under the
mandate of CIHR will not be considered by SSHRC.
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The use of social science or humanities theories, methodologies and hypotheses is, in and of
itself, not sufficient to make a proposal eligible at SSHRC.
Ineligible for SSHRC support:
Social science or humanities research that is primarily intended to improve and/or increase
knowledge of health, health care and health-care systems in Canada or internationally is not eligible
for support from SSHRC. Examples of ineligible research include:
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socio-economic and cultural determinants of health, including theoretical and empirical
research on the social construction of health, sickness and health behaviour;
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health promotion (e.g., healthy eating, disease prevention and education) and health
behaviour (e.g., addictions, physical fitness, movement and exercise studies, cultural and social
variables that affect health behaviour);
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clinical research (e.g., treatment, prevention or diagnosis of a condition or disease; testing
the impact of medication or medical aids);
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therapy (e.g., counselling, psychotherapy, rehabilitation and occupational therapy,
validation/testing of diagnostic tools), including the use of performing/visual arts as an element of
therapy;
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health policy, management and law (e.g., care practices and service provision,
practical/clinical training of health professionals, access to and quality of care, cost management in
health care, liability of practitioners, health insurance, health record systems, evaluation of health
programs and/or services);
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humanities perspectives on health, including health ethics; or
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knowledge translation research related to health (e.g., research that informs health policy,
treatment and/or services).
Eligible for SSHRC support:
Proposals may be eligible if there is no intent to directly or indirectly impact health, or if health is a
subsidiary element in a study intended to increase our understanding of individuals, groups and/or
societies. Eligible research may include, for example:
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comparative studies in which health is not the primary object of study (e.g., health care
workers as a group in a comparative study on the use of the Internet for distance education);
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historical and/or archaeological research where there is no intent to influence health (e.g.,
biographies of health practitioners or health scientists; health and hygiene in ancient civilizations);
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economic or management analysis unrelated to improved health or health care (e.g., the
impact of the health-care industry on national or local economies; the impact of epidemics on the
profitability of insurance companies);
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cinematic or other artistic portrayals of illness in which health promotion is not a central aim;
or
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religious and/or cultural research related to dietary or other practices (e.g., fasting,
vegetarianism), in which health is not the central focus of research.
C. FGS SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES + ASSISTANCE FROM
PROFESSOR MARCIA RIOUX OR PROFESSOR JOEL LEXCHIN
Check out the FGS website at http://www.yorku.ca/grads/events/scholarship_sessionsF10.html
the workshop schedule.
for
In addition to attending these workshops, Professor Marcia Rioux and Professor Joel Lechxin are
available to help students in the Health Graduate Program and SHPM Undergraduate Program with
their applications. If you need assistance from them, you are required to email them at
mrioux@yorku.ca or jlexchin@yorku.ca to set up a time to meet.
D. YORK TRANSCRIPTS
You can order York transcripts online at
http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/services/everything/transcripts/index.htm .
You are advised to order them ASAP to avoid possible delay by the Registrar's Office due to meeting
a higher than usual volume of demand.
Note that York transcripts issued to students will read that "transcripts issued to students are not
considered to be original". However, all of the above stated funding councils are willing to receive
transcripts stamped "issued to student" as long as our programs receive these transcripts in sealed
envelopes, as per our standard practices.