Mitchell Demchuk
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD)
Multiple resonance type thermally activated delayed fluorescence molecules for near ultraviolet and deep blue emission
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 CGS M Program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in eligible master's or, in some cases, doctoral programs in Canada.
The CGS M program supports up to 3,000 students annually in all disciplines and is administered jointly by Canada’s three granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative (NSERC and SSHRC): The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative consist of a one-year, non-renewable supplement valued at $5,000 for all meritorious Indigenous CGS M applicants and a one-year, non-renewable award valued at $27,000 for all alternate candidates, subject to the limit of available funding. If you self-identify as Indigenous you are eligible to apply for this initiative. Note: CIHR is not participating in this initiative. For more information, see the pilot initiative webpage.
To be eligible to apply, applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) as of the application deadline date. International students are not eligible for the CGS M and should refer to Affiliated Fellowships Master's Program, which runs in parallel to the CGS M competition at UBC.
Complete eligibility criteria are available on the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS M) Program website. For research subject matter guidelines, please refer to Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency.
If applicants are unsure which granting agency they should select, they should consult their research supervisor and/or Graduate Advisor. In cases where clarification is still needed, applicants should send a half-page summary of their intended research proposal to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for an assessment. The summary should be submitted via email to graduate.awards@ubc.ca with a request for confirmation if the research falls under the chosen agency’s mandate.
In addition to the eligibility requirements noted above, interested applicants should check with their future UBC department to find out if their future UBC department has any additional requirements to consider their CGSM application (such as having also submitted a UBC admission application by the CGSM application deadline).
Complete evaluation criteria are available on the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS M) Program website.
Application deadline: 1 December 2024 before 5:00 pm PT (8:00 pm ET). Note that the application deadline is set at the national level and is not flexible; late applications cannot be submitted in the system and extensions to the deadline are not possible. Revisions to applications are not allowed once submitted.
Applicants must complete and submit the online application using the Research Portal (make sure to follow the instructions).
Each applicant may apply to up to three eligible institutions in Canada. To be considered for a CGS M at UBC, applicants must fill out one of "Proposed Host Organization" sections with the following information:
A complete CGSM application includes the following documents:
Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative (NSERC and SSHRC): The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative consist of a one-year, non-renewable supplement valued at $5,000 for all meritorious Indigenous CGS M applicants and a one-year, non-renewable award valued at $27,000 for all alternate candidates, subject to the limit of available funding. If you self-identify as Indigenous you are eligible to apply for this initiative. Note: CIHR is not participating in this initiative. For more information, see the pilot initiative webpage.
Affiliated Fellowships-Master's: All CGS M applicants applying through UBC will automatically be considered for 'un-restricted/open' Affiliated Fellowships. To be additionally considered for 'criteria-based/restricted' Affiliated Fellowships, students should submit a checklist of criteria-based Affiliated Fellowships to their program by the CGSM application deadline.
Applications will be available to graduate programs for review and ranking shortly after the applicant deadline. Graduate programs are to review their applications for eligibility and completeness and submit their nominees to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by 23 January 2025 at 4:00 pm PT.
Graduate program resources (ex. application checklists) will be posted on the Awards Administration webpage. The nomination allocation/quota document will be posted in January.
Please note, graduate programs are not permitted to add to or revise applications prior to nomination. Nominated applications will be reviewed and considered by Grad Studies as submitted in the Research Portal.
CGS M applications are first reviewed and ranked by the applicant's UBC graduate program. The graduate program forwards its top-ranked applications to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, which oversees a university-wide adjudication of all nominated applications. Adjudication committees composed of UBC faculty members review and rank nominated applications and select which applicants will be offered CGS M awards. The first round of award offers will be made on 1 April 2025.
Resources for applicants and referees are available on the Tri-Agency Harmonized CGS M website.