I have funding available to provide financial support for one or two
highly motivated and qualified graduate students interested in pursuing
a M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree under my supervision on a thesis topic
related to my research.
Interested students should contact me by email. Your email should include
as many of the following items as apply:
- confirmation that you have read this web page,
- a brief descriptions of topics or specific research problems in
theoretical computer
science that interest you (these could be, but need not be restricted
to, topics related
to my research),
- an overview of any research experience
you have (e.g., a research internship, a course project related to your
research interests,
your undergraduate thesis, or graduate courses taken),
- your curriculum vitae, including degrees obtained and their
corresponding institutions, and a list of any academic awards,
scholarships, or bursaries received,
- your grade point average and, if available,
an electronic (or scanned) copy of your transcripts,
- a list of senior courses you took in theoretical computer science
and mathematics,
- a list of your publications (if any), and
- contact information for at least two references (email and
telephone).
Numerous funding opportunities are available to graduate
students seeking to work under my supervision.
Please see
this page
for current information.
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I have funding to support graduate students through my research grants.
Specific amounts will be discussed on an individual basis.
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The Department
of Computer Science offers scholarships
to strong incoming graduate students.
These awards are valued
at $20,000 per year for four years for Ph.D. students
and $16,000 per year for two years for M.Sc. students.
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The university offers
University
of Manitoba Graduate Fellowships to strong students (both international
and Canadian) each year.
These awards are valued
at $16,000 per year for four years for Ph.D. students
and $12,000 per year for two years for M.Sc. students.
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Funding opportunities are available specifically for
international
students.
In particular, international students who maintain a grade point
average of 3.5 or higher receive the
International
Graduate Student Entrance Scholarship
or the
International
Graduate Student Scholarship, each valued at $4000 per year.
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Canadian students should apply
to NSERC. Applications are due in early fall.
NSERC graduate fellowships range from $17,500 to $35,000 per year.
Top-up scholarships providing an additional $7,500 to $12,500 per year
are available for graduate students holding an NSERC fellowship.
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In collaboration with the University of Manitoba, the Government of
Manitoba offers
Manitoba
Graduate Scholarships in the amount of $15,000 per year for two years
for M.Sc. students and $7,500 per year for four years for Ph.D. students.
For Ph.D. students, this amount is typically a part
of a larger stipend that includes other sources of funding
(e.g., UMGF or my research grants).
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A number of additional
scholarships,
bursaries, and awards are
available to graduate students at the University of Manitoba.
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Finally, graduate students have the opportunity to work as a
marker, teaching assistant, or sessional lecturer to earn additional
income. This work is voluntary and is not required.
If your application documents look promising I will contact you and
possibly arrange for a brief telephone conversation.
Afterwards I will indicate to you whether I am interested
advising you as a graduate student.
Should I decide to support your application,
applicants must then follow instructions for admission to the graduate program
as specified by
the
Department
of Computer Science and the
Faculty
of Graduate Studies at the
University
of Manitoba.
In particular, applicants should:
- send me email as described above,
- submit an application to the Faculty of
Graduate Studies including these
documents,
-
send email
to Ms. Lynne
Hermiston in the Department of Computer Science
indicating that you are applying to the graduate program
to work under my supervision including a copy of your
transcripts as an attachment, and
- upon being accepted to the graduate program,
obtain a
Canadian student
visa before arriving in Canada.
Interested students
should contact me well in advance of the application deadline.
Application deadlines are as follows:
| Citizenship |
Degree Start Date |
Application Deadline |
| international | January 2013 | May 1, 2012 |
| Canadian | January 2013 | October 1, 2012 |
| international | September 2012 | February 1, 2012 |
| Canadian | September 2012 | June 1, 2012 |
Note, many scholarships and fellowships have application
deadlines that are significantly earlier than the dates listed above.
In order to ensure a maximum level of funding you should initiate your
application to the graduate program as early as possible.