July is upon us; here are some of the goings-on around campus (and off-campus too) in the next month:
In this newsletter you will find information regarding:
- 2025 EDST Summer Social BBQ
- Writing Sessions 2025
- Annual progress reports
- Workshops
- Job Postings
- Congratulations
2025 EDST Summer Social BBQ!
The Department of Educational Studies and EDST Graduate Academic Assistants warmly invite our students, staff, faculty, and your families/communities to the 2025 EDST Summer Social BBQ! Please join us for a complimentary BBQ with halal and vegan options, a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and games!
Date: Thursday, July 10
Time: 6:00-9:00 PM
Location: Stanley Park Second Beach Picnic Shelter (Ceperley Park)
Please click to RSVP by July 05 at 5:00 PM.
Any questions? Email edst.gaa@ubc.ca
Writing Sessions 2025
Join the online writing sessions to improve your productivity in a regular and collaborative environment. Details can be found here.
Annual progress reports
- Annual Progress Report for EDUC Aboriginal 4-Year PhD Scholarship were due by May 31. Form available via indigenous.education@ubc.ca
- Progress reports for all multi-year fellowship holders were due on June 1. Active multi-year fellowship holders must submit annual progress reports to ensure the continuous disbursement of the fellowship. https://www.grad.ubc.ca/forms/annual-progress-report-fellowship-holders
Deadlines for active fellowship holders to submit progress reports are based on fellowship start dates:
- June 1 for awards started in September
- November 15 for awards started in January
- March 15 for awards started in May
- MA and PhD students without multi-year fellowships need to submit an annual progress report to the department by June 30.
- EdD students must submit an annual progress report to the department by Aug. 15.
Workshops
UBC Library
The UBC Library offers a range of useful workshops on a range of topics. Here are some of the ones coming up this month that we think might be useful:
- Data Bites – Choosing File Formats for Research Data
- CGRS D: Crafting a Compelling Research Story
- Introduction to R and RStudio (beginner)
- Using Zotero for Citation Management
- Using Mendeley for Citation Management
You can also find a full list of the upcoming workshops from the Library here.
UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Teaching with GenAI: A Practical Introduction for Educators
Are you interested in the role of Generative AI in higher education? This online session is designed for faculty and staff who are new to this area. We will introduce large language models such as ChatGPT and explore their implications for teaching, learning, and curriculum design.
Date: 31 July
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Venue: Online/Virtual Event
Organiser: CTLT
For more information and registration, click here.
Graduate Pathways to Success
Preparing Excellent Fellowship Applications
Writing grant applications is an important part of research and of your development as researchers. The first opportunity to put together something like a grant application for many graduate students is to apply for fellowships. But, why do these fellowships even exist? How do they relate to my time at UBC and my career? How are recipients for fellowships selected? The facilitator will provide perspective on the review process from the perspective of the committees that select fellowship recipients.
Date: Thursday, 17 July
Time: 1:00pm to 2:30 am
Location: Online
For more information and registration, click here.
Developing and Sustaining your Academic Writing Practice
From graduate students, postdoctoral fellows to senior faculty members, the writing process remains one of the most challenging elements of academic life. Yet it is our writing that is published, disseminated and eventually cited. We are asked to produce text in a systematic way, frequently juggling other responsibilities and strugling to carve enough time to write. Developing and sustaining a writing practice requires a set of systematic strategies that can carry us through in the process of completing articles, book manuscripts, book chapters and conference papers.
Date: Wednesday, 23 July
Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Online
For more information and registration, click here.
Job Postings and Grants
CMHA BC Scholarship and Bursary Program
Canadian Mental Health Association
Since 1982, CMHA BC has been helping people with mental illness further their pursuit of post-secondary education through our scholarship and bursary programs. They are committed to lowering access barriers and would like to ensure that these scholarships and bursaries are available to anyone in British Columbia with lived experience who is pursuing higher education.
For more information, click here.
Participatory Action Research Grants
The Vancouver Foundation
Participatory Action Research (PAR) grants fund health-related research projects that investigate and understand the root causes of pressing health issues affecting our communities in BC. By focusing on the social determinants of health, such as education, employment, and healthcare— these grants play a critical role in generating knowledge and informing policy that invests in community health.
For more information, click here.
Marta Danylewycz Memorial Fund – Doctoral Research Grant
The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW-ICREF) is accepting applications for the 2025 Marta Danylewycz Memorial Fund grant. This fund supports doctoral-level historical research in women’s and gender history from a feminist perspective.
Award amount: $2,000 (one grant available)
Application deadline: July 21, 2025 (by midnight)
Eligibility: Doctoral students in the later stages of their thesis or dissertation
For more details, please see the attached application form.
How to apply:
Submit the completed application form and all supporting documents to info@criaw-icref.ca by midnight on July 21, 2025. Please use the subject line: “Marta D. application”.
Congratulations!
The GAA Team would like to add our voice to congratulate the following EDST students on their achievements: