in Conron Hall, 2nd floor of University College from 4:30-6 p.m.

The sessions take place on the following dates:

• Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program (OGS) Doctoral and
  Master's Award Program
  
  1st session
  
  Wednesday, Sept. 8
  
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program (OGS) Doctoral and
  Master's Award Program
  
  2nd session
  
  Wednesday, Sept. 15
  
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
  Canada (NSERC) Doctoral and Master's Award Program
  
  Monday, Sept. 20
  
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
  Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Award Program and Master's Award Program
  
  Thursday, Sept. 23
  

"Consult the Experts"
sessions for students seeking help with research proposal reviews are
available. This series of informal drop-in sessions will be held at the Grad
Club in the conference room.

Scholarship applicants are required to
write a proposal of their research for the degree program they are proposing to
pursue. A well-structured and well-written proposal is the key to success.
Students are encouraged to bring a one-page draft of their research proposal or
statement and have it vetted by a member of the SGPS panel of academic experts.

There will be a total of 10 sessions.
Each session will have a mixed panel of experts in CIHR-, NSERC-, and
SSHRC-related fields.

The 1st four (4) sessions will be held
in the SGPS Conference Room (NSC107) starting at 5 p.m. on the following dates:

• Thursday, Sept. 9
  
• Monday, Sept. 13
  
• Tuesday, Sept. 14
  
• Monday, Sept. 20
  

The final six (6) sessions will be held
in the Grad Club Conference Room (Middlesex College basement floor) starting at
5 p.m. on the following dates:

• Tuesday, Sept. 21
  
• Monday, Sept. 27
  
• Tuesday, Sept. 28
  
• Wednesday, Sept. 29
  
• Monday, Oct. 4
  
• Tuesday, Oct. 5
  

The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies website will be updated with all current external scholarship
competition information as it becomes available from the agencies.