Jay Hilsden
Master of Arts in Anthropology (MA)
Using ancient proteins to identify archaeologically underrepresented fish on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Graduate awards, ranging in value from $25,000 (for Master’s students) to $30,000 (for PhD students), have been made available through the Peter Wall Legacy Fund, an endowment established by Peter Wall, for graduate students whose thesis/dissertation research relates to one of three specific areas of interest:
Projects within these areas of interest will principally relate to British Columbia, but may also apply to and address other Canadian and international regions.
These awards will be offered to students in their 5th and/or 6th year of their PhD program and to students in their 2nd or 3rd year of Master’s programs. The awards are thus intended to enable applicants to complete their degree.
Masters awards will commence September 1 2024 for up to 12 months or until program completion, whichever comes first. Doctoral awards will commence September 1 2024 for up to 24 months or until program completion, whichever comes first.
Months of Study:
Masters: To be eligible to hold Wall Award funding, applicants must have completed, as of August 31 2024, between 12 and 24 months of full-time (or full-time equivalent) Master’s level study.
Successful applicants for Master’s level funding are eligible to receive the Wall award to support their 2nd or 3rd year of study, for a period of 12 months or until the program completion date, whichever comes first.
Recipients will not be funded beyond their 36th month of study.
Doctoral: To be eligible to hold Wall Award funding, applicants must have completed, as of August 31 2024, between 48 and 60 months of full time (or full-time equivalent) doctoral level study.
For applicants who have transferred to the PhD from a Master’s program without completing the Master’s, eligibility is counted from date of transfer.
Successful applicants for Doctoral level funding are eligible to receive the Wall award to support their 5th or 6th year of study, for a period of 24 months or until the program completion date, whichever comes first.
Applicants must have advanced to candidacy by no later than August 31, 2024.
Recipients will not be funded beyond their 72nd month of study.
Applications will be evaluated with a weighting of 90% towards the Research Proposal, and 10% towards the supervisor’s letter of support.
A successful research proposal should:
A supervisor’s letter of support should:
A complete application package (including supervisor letter) must be submitted by 4:00PM PT on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.
A complete application consists of the following:
Submitted by applicant – SUBMIT APPLICATION HERE
Submitted by supervisor – SUBMIT REFERENCE HERE (Applicants: Share this link with your referees. This is for referee’s use only ; applicants must not submit a reference on behalf of a referee)
It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all application materials are received by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by the deadline.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies will convene an adjudication committee of UBC faculty members to review applications submitted. The adjudication committee will determine the eligibility of applicants for the Awards as described above on the basis of their statement on relevance and their research proposal.
For more information, please contact Dr. Julian Dierkes, Senior Associate Dean, Students at julian.dierkes@ubc.ca.