ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to observe, candidates need to be Canadian residents or everlasting citizens of Canada or a Protected Person below subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) as of the utility cut-off date. International college students have to confer with Affiliated Fellowships Master's Program, which runs in parallel to the CGS M opposition at UBC.

Complete eligibility standards are to be had at the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS M) Program website. For studies with difficulty relying on guidelines, please confer with Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency.

If candidates are uncertain about which granting corporation they have to pick, they have to seek advice from their studies manager and/or Graduate Advisor. In instances in which explanation continues to be needed, candidates have to ship a half-web page precis in their meant studies suggestion to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for an evaluation. The precis have to be submitted through electronic mail to [email protected] with a request for affirmation if the studies fall below the selected corporation’s mandate.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
Complete assessment standards are to be had at the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS M) Program website.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Application cut-off date: 1 December 2022 earlier than 5:00 pm PT (8:00 pm ET). Note that the utility cut-off date is about on the countrywide stage and isn't always flexible; overdue programs can't be submitted withinside the gadget and extensions to the cut-off date aren't possible.

Applicants need to the whole and publish the net utility the use of the Research Portal (ensure to comply with the instructions).

Each applicant may also observe up to a few eligible establishments in Canada. To be taken into consideration for a CGS M at UBC, candidates need to fill out certainly considered one among the "Proposed Host Organization" sections with the subsequent information:

Organization: pick "The University of British Columbia"
Faculty: pick the disciplinary college below which your modern-day/proposed graduate software falls (appearance up your software in case you are uncertain)
Department/Division: pick your modern-day/proposed graduate software if it's miles to be had on the list. If it isn't always to be had on the list, pick the nearest to be had department/department primarily based totally on your studies area.
A whole CGSM utility consists of the subsequent files:

The utility shape in the Research Portal (includes 3 parts: Identification, Summary of Proposal, and Activity Details)
The definition of the proposed studies (1 web page) and bibliography and citations (1 web page) - applicant uploads as a PDF to Research Portal
Follow CGSM’s web page restrict (1 web page for every of define and bibliography) and presentation standards, as there'll now no longer be a possibility to revise those files after the utility cut-off date. If the files exceed the web page limits or do now no longer comply with the presentation standards (ex. Too small font), the component that exceeds the web page restrict can be blocked off from view withinside the university-huge degree of the award opposition.
All as much as date, professional undergraduate and graduate transcripts - applicant uploads as a PDF to Research Portal
Please be aware of the transcript necessities mentioned withinside the CGS M Instructions for finishing a utility. This is vital as it's miles the number one cause for the rejection of programs.

UBC transcript:
Request the “Academic History” report from the UBC graduate software. Official UBC transcripts ordered from Enrollment Services also are desirable. The grade precis web page from the SSC account isn't always desirable.
The UBC transcript needs to consist of Fall 2022 (2022W1) registration.
Must consist of UBC transcript key. The modern-day model is to be had here.

Other transcripts:
Only professional transcripts are common via way of means CGSM.
At this time, CGSM has now no longer indicated any flexibility in the requirement for professional transcripts. CGSM shows that professional transcripts are required; unofficial transcripts (i.e., lacking registrar’s stamp and/or watermark) aren't desirable and could bring about the utility being rejected.
“All undergraduate and graduate transcripts” consists of transcripts from switch credit score publications and trade or have a look at overseas terms. The transcripts from the ones establishments need to be provided.
Up-to-date transcripts are described as transcripts dated or issued withinside the fall consultation of the 12 months of utility (if presently registered) or after the final period finished (if now no longer presently registered).
The UBC graduate software may also have a number of the applicant's transcripts on the document already; if so, properly earlier than the utility cut-off date, the applicant needs to verify with their UBC graduate software which transcripts this system has on the document and might offer to aid the CGSM utility, and which transcripts the applicant need to nevertheless order from their previous establishments. Note: The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is not able to offer transcripts.

For candidates consisting of overseas transcripts, if the transcripts aren't provided and are certainly considered one among Canada’s professional languages (English or French), an authorized translation needs to be provided, similarly to the professional transcripts in its authentic language.
If a group does now no longer offer transcripts, candidates can publish, instead of a transcript, a letter bearing the professional group seal/stamp or a letter signed via way of means of the dean of graduate research or an equal confirming 1) this system of having a look at, 2) the registration repute and 3) the truth that the group does now no longer offer transcripts.
All transcripts need to consist of one replica of the transcript key/legend (commonly discovered at the again of every paper transcript web page)
The applicant must make sure that they're filing a whole transcript bundle of their CGSM utility. Transcript submissions can't be revised after the utility cut-off date.
The CGS M Canadian Common CV (CCV) - applicant enters the affirmation wide variety of their utility shape
Applicants need to create a Canadian Common CV (CCV) (ensure to comply with the instructions)
Two reference tests - applicant invitations referees; referee completes an internet shape
Per CGSM, “You will now no longer be capable of publishing your utility till those tests were finished and related to your utility. You should make sure your references are whole and publish their tests early sufficient to let you publish your whole utility withinside the studies portal earlier than the December 1 cut-off date. There are a couple of steps to the reference evaluation process. For this cause, it's miles strongly encouraged which you sincerely speak an early cut-off date on your references for the crowning glory and submission in their tests.”.
Affiliated Fellowships-Master's: All CGS M candidates making use of thru UBC can be taken into consideration for un-confined Affiliated Fellowships. To be taken into consideration for standards-primarily based Affiliated Fellowships, college students have to publish a tick list of standards-primarily based Affiliated Fellowships to their software via way of means of the CGSM utility cut-off date.

NOMINATION PROCEDURES
Applications can be to be had to graduate packages for evaluation and rating quickly after the application cut-off date. Graduate packages are to check their programs for eligibility and completeness and publish their nominees to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies via way of means on 26 January 2023 at 4:00 pm PT. Graduate software resources (ex. utility checklists) are published here: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/resources-graduate-packages/affiliated-fellowships-tri-corporation-competitions. The nomination allocation/quota report can be published in January.

ADJUDICATION PROCEDURES
CGS M programs are first reviewed and ranked via way of means of the applicant's UBC graduate software. The graduate software forwards its top-ranked programs to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, which oversees a university-huge adjudication of all nominated programs. Adjudication committees composed of UBC college individuals evaluate and rank nominated programs and pick which candidates can be presented CGS M awards. The first spherical award gives can be made on 1 April 2023