Dear PhD students and supervisors,
There is a growing wave of interest at UBC (and elsewhere) in broadening our ideas of what doctoral education can encompass, especially to include more diverse and career-relevant forms of scholarship. In recognition of these new directions, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is very pleased to announce a pilot support and funding initiative to assist students and their supervisors who are working, or want to work, on dissertation projects that extend beyond the traditional boundaries of academic scholarship (see attached). This may be relevant to you if:
· you are engaged (or interested in engaging) with partners outside of the university on projects, ideas, problems or applications related to the public interest; or
· you are (or are considering) applying or disseminating your scholarship to contexts such as NGOs, postsecondary classrooms, galleries, theatres, schools, community centers, hospitals, or industry; and
· are working on (or thinking about) how to integrate such applied work into the fabric of the dissertation process, and are looking for scholarly community and funding support
If you’re interested in finding out more about this initiative, please come to an upcoming information and discussion session on the pilot ‘UBC Public Scholars’ initiative for doctoral students (registration link below). We hope this will also be an occasion to share your own experience, challenges, aspirations, and opportunities in carrying out diverse forms of scholarship.
Monday, March 30, 3:00-4:30, Thea’s Lounge, Thea Koerner House
Please register for this event here.
We hope to see you at the forum on March 30.
Susan Porter PhD
Dean and Vice-Provost | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Jenny Phelps PhD
Assistant Dean, Student Administration and Strategic Initiatives | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
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