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Understanding the Research Funding Landscape |
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Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's Program Info Session $17,500 worth checking out! |
Building 305, Room 440 (Grad Lounge) Take stairs outside next to Starbucks! Nanaimo |
October 18 8-9 am or 4-5 pm |
Lots of advice on how to apply, how to write it up, how to get a great reference letter and how to deal with the CCV. A small panel will help with all these items. |
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Show me the money! VIU’s REACH Award and VIU’s Conference Funding. |
Building 305, Room 440 (Research Commons) Take stairs outside next to Starbucks! Nanaimo |
October 16 12-1 pm or 4-5pm |
Five REACH Awards ($3,000 each) have been allocated for graduate students to help fund your project. VIU also has funding to attend conferences and other similar events – come out to hear all about these great opportunities! |
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Professional Conduct |
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Engaging in Ethical Research Hosted by Chris Turner, VIU's Research Ethics Officer and Animal Care Coordinator |
Building 305, Room 440 (Grad Lounge) Take stairs outside next to Starbucks! Nanaimo |
November 6 12-1 pm |
Universities take ethical standards in research very seriously, and as they should. But doing ethical research is not stressful, it is simply the right thing to do. The Research Ethics Board, Animal Care and basic protocols will be covered by our very own Ethics Officer. |
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Online course |
Ongoing |
All students involved in conducting human research activities at VIU are required to complete Tri-Council Policy Statement 2 (TCPS2) training. | |
| Unconscious Bias Training Module |
Online |
Ongoing |
This course is directed at bias in the Peer Review process, but is very useful for researchers in general to take. |
