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It'll work if you have firefox and is in alpha stages (and this version is far older in code development and data specification than the version I have on my box at home). Its purpose is to act like a "501 Spanish Verbs" style book which simply shows all the conjugations of a verb with some commentary about them when necessary. It is intended for composition, not translation.]
After staring a LONG time (days) at pharr 807, 810, and 811, I think I finally saw near enlightenment about how the principal parts relate to the tense system and individual inflections of a verb.
I think I've been labeling--and thinking about, principal parts wrongly:
They should be specified (in my verb grinder) like this instead:
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In the above, unless the voice is specified in pharr 807, it means all voices, and since no modes are specified, it means all modes (for each principal part). This was one of the major parts I didn't really understand until just now.
Although, I'm a little confused in pharr 810 over the terminology "first (or second) perfect active)". Does this mean either or, or could it mean both?
However, now if I had the "present" principal part (for lu/w), that means the same stem (lu-) is used for (channeling pharr 807):
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Is this right?
So, a small question, basic as it is, is how come there is no "Active Subjunctive Future" for lu/w, and would there EVER be such a thing (and what would it mean)?
A large question is how do I know what tenses can go with what modes in general for a verb? Another question is how do the endings for the (say above specified present principal part specification) relate to the fact the stem is being used there? No relation at all? This is what I'm figuring.... Simply the stem is used in the right place and nothing more....
I just stumbled across this:
http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Latin/ ... is_13.html
which quotes:
"Note: There is no Future Subjunctive or Future Perfect Subjunctive, for a perfectly logical reason: The idea of the Future is part of a quasi-real set of parameters (Past Present Future), whereas the basic idea of the Subjunctive is vested in "Un-reality". In the realm of the Future the idea of Subjunctivity or un-reality simply does not fit!"
Hopefully, I'm slowly beginning to understand this stuff.
Am I on the right track?
Thank you.
P.S. This is one of the major reasons why I'm so late with my homeworks for pharr-c. I just HAD to understand this stuff before I could continue. I was being destroyed by my misunderstandings on this topic since the verbs forms are all introduced so quickly and you're supposed to be able to understand how to inflect them as a combination of voice, mode, and tense, with a dictionary definition of only principal parts.


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Cunningham alleged that in March 2010, when Leung gave birth to her second son, she put the baby inside a plastic bag and held him against her chest to keep him quiet until he stopped moving.
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With the support of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (MAESD), a Scholar Awards Program in Autism has been established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent scholars. The community of autism scholars fostered by this Awards Program will excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge concerning child autism, and its translation into improved health for children, more effective services and products for children with autism, and increase the province's capacity in diagnosis and assessment of autism and a strengthened treatment system.
Value of Awards
One one-year award at the Master's level and one one-year award at the Doctoral level will be made by the COU:
Master's Award: $18,000 ($6,000 per term beginning September 2020)
Doctoral Award: $20,000 ($6,666 per term beginning September 2020)
Deadline Date: December 2, 2019
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships provide financial support to elite national and international postdoctoral researchers who will positively contribute to the country's economic, social and research-based growth. McMaster University strives to attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent. The value of the fellowship is $70,000.00 per year for two years, and distributed equally across CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC Agencies. The award does not include the costs of research.
The 2019 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (Banting PDF) program information and application details are now available on the Banting website.
Buddha Dharma Kyokai Scholarship Fund
The Buddha Dharma Kyokai Scholarship Fund was established in 2001 by the Buddha Dharma Kyokai Foundation of Canada to support Buddhist studies in Canada which will enable advanced graduate students at McMaster and other universities to study Buddhism for one year or possibly longer, at an appropriate university in Japan. This award is awarded by the School of Graduate Studies.
Applications are due to the School of Graduate Studies by Tuesday, November 1, 2018.
Please click here for more infomration about this award.
Deadline Date: November 1, 2018
Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
This CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS-MSFSS supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences abroad. By accessing international scientific research and training, CGS-MSFSS recipients will contribute to strengthening the potential for collaboration between Canadian universities and affiliated research institutions and universities, or other research institutions outside of Canada.
To be eligible to apply for this program, you must:
- have accepted or currently hold one of the following CGS awards:
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier (SSHRC);
- Alexander Graham Bell (NSERC);
- Frederick Banting and Charles Best (CIHR); or
- Vanier CGS (if eligible);
- undertake your proposed trip abroad no earlier than the competition deadline date;
- not hold, or have held, any other CGS-MSFSS during the course of your graduate studies.
If you wish to apply, please contact your department graduate administrator.
October 2019 competition deadline for departmets to submit their nomination is Wednesday, September 25, 2019.
Deadline Date: September 25, 2019
CD Howe Economic Policy
The C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Economic Policy was established in 2008 by the C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation. To be awarded on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Economics to a graduate student pursuing a Master of Arts in Economic Policy.
CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral
CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral
McMaster internal ResearchNet deadline: Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 11:59 p.m.
Applications are prepared and submitted by students in ResearchNet by the internal deadline set by McMaster. You will not be able to submit your application to ResearchNet until all the required tasks are completed, including the letters from your sponsors.
We encourage you to work closely with your supervisor and department on your application. The application you submit to ResearchNet on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 will be the final version that will be sent to CIHR if approved by McMaster. We will put forward the top 40 candidates to CIHR through the On-Line System by November 21, 2019. We will advise all applicants of McMaster's Internal competition results. CIHR will release the federal results in the spring of 2020.
Deadline Date: October 1, 2019
CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS-M)
CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS-M)
The School of Graduate Studies is pleased to provide new information for the Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's (CGS M) Program Competition for the 2020-21 academic year.
The CGS M Awards Program supports students in all research disciplines and is administered jointly by Canada's three federal granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The selection process and post-award administration are carried out at the university level, under the guidance of the three agencies.
Value and Duration
$17,500.00 for 12 months, non-renewable
Deadline Date: December 2, 2019
Department Scholarships
$ - $$$
Department Scholarships
Scholarship funding provided to a student from their department or the Faculty. For further information, please contact your department.
$ - $$$
Entrance Scholarships
$ - $$$
Entrance Scholarships
Scholarship funding provided to a student in their first term in year 1 of studies. Please contact your department for further information.
$ - $$$
Governor General's Graduate Academic Medal
Governor General's Graduate Academic Medal
The Governor General's Academic Medal will be awarded to the graduate student who achieves the highest academic standing in his/her full-time graduate doctoral degree program. Students who complete a graduate doctoral degree in time for either the previous Spring Convocation or the upcoming Fall Convocation are eligible to be nominated.
The Governor General's Academic Medal will be awarded at the November 2016 Fall Convocation.
Please contact your department for details on the nomination process.
The School of Graduate Studies invites departments/programs to submit their complete nomination package by e-mail as one PDF attachment to email@example.com by Monday, October 2, 2017
Deadline Date: October 3, 2016
Graduate Scholarships
$ - $$$
Graduate Scholarships
Scholarship funding provided to a student from their department. Please contact your department for further information.
$ - $$$
GSA Travel Award
GSA Travel Award
The GSA awards a number of travel awards (up to $500) every semester (Sept-Dec, Jan-Apr, May-Aug) for travel to conferences to present, or to undertake research relevant to their field of study. GSA Travel Awards are funded from the proceeds of the GSA Development Fund, which is sustained by contributions from Graduate Students and the University. Award recipients will be asked to voluntarily contribute a 250-word statement of how this award and travel contributed to their graduate experience, which may be posted on the Graduate Studies and GSA websites and other media sources.
Students can apply through "Aid by Application" in Mosaic.
Application Dates:
Fall competition for September to December travel: Opens September 3, 2019 and closes October 3, 2019
Winter competition for January to April travel: Opens January 32, 2020 and closes February 3, 2020
Summer competition for May to August travel: Opens May 1, 2020 and closes June 4, 2020
For complete instruction on how to apply for this award in Mosaic, please visit McMaster's Student Financial Aid and Scholarships.
H.G. Hilton Master's Scholarship
H.G. Hilton Master's Scholarship
The H.G. Hilton Master's Scholarships were established by the income from a bequest in the estate of Hugh G. Hilton, at one time Chief Executive Officer of Stelco and member of the McMaster Board of Governors support a Master's scholarship. The scholarship is tenable for one year, and is awarded annually to incoming Canadian citizens, permanent residents or, international students from departments which offer full-time Master's graduate studies. Priority will be given to students intending research in Canadian industry or industrial problems. Other things being equal, preference will be given to deserving children of employees or former employees of Stelco Ltd.
Harry Lyman Hooker Sr. Fellowships
Harry Lyman Hooker Sr. Fellowships
The Harry Lyman Hooker Sr. Fellowships are made possible through a bequest from the estate of Harry Lyman Hooker. These awards are given to Canadian citizens or, Permanent Residents who are ENTERING their first year of a Master's or Doctoral program, effective May 2018 or September 2018 at McMaster University in those disciplines that receive funding primarily from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
These fellowships will be distributed between the four Faculties (Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science).
Allocation for 2018-2019
The numbers of Fellowships for all disciplines that are funded by SSHRC (including the departments of: Kinesiology, Psychology and Neuroscience & Behaviour and the School of Geography and Earth Sciences) are:
- Six fellowships to new Doctoral Students;
- 2-Humanities, 2-Social Sciences, 1-Science, 1-Business
- Six fellowships to new Master's Students;
- 2-Humanities, *3-Social Sciences, 1-Science
*Humanities and Social Sciences alternate each year on who gets the extra Master's Award
- No Reversions
Eligibility Requirements
Recommended nominees must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or, permanent resident;
- Nominee's research must fall under the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) mandate;
- At the time of nomination, nominees must have an average of an A minus in each of the last two completed years of full-time study (10.0/12.0; 80%/100);
- Be entering the first year of a Master's or Doctoral program effective May 2018 or September 2018 at McMaster University in those disciplines that receive funding primarily from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Students in a Master's program being offered admission to a PhD program are eligible ONLY if they have gone through the same application and selection process as all other candidates for admission.
Value and holding other awards
Doctoral awards are valued at $24,000 in each of the first four years that the student continues to remain registered in good standing in the doctoral program she/he originally entered at this University.
Master's awards are valued at $18,000. The award is for one year only for students in a one-year Master's program. A student in a two-year Master's program may receive $6,000 per term for each of the first two terms of his/her second year, provided that she/he remains registered in good standing in the Master's program she/he originally entered at McMaster University.
In the case of both Doctoral and Master's awards, funding beyond the first year is conditional upon the Hooker Fellowship holder applying for all scholarships for which she/he is eligible, including but not limited to Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's and Doctoral*, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships, Ontario Graduate Scholarships and Ontario Graduate Fellowships. In cases where a Hooker Fellowship holder also receives another fellowship or monetary award from any source, the Hooker Fellowship will be reduced in accordance with the schedule below. Winners may hold a Full or Half Teaching Assistantship in each year that they hold the Hooker Award.
Hooker Fellowship - Master's (Year 1):
OGS @ $15,000 + Hooker @ $7,500. = $22,500
OGF @ $12,000 + Hooker @ $10,500 = $22,500
CGS SSHRC MASTER'S@ $17,500 + Hooker @ $5,000. = $22,500
Hooker Fellowship - Doctoral:
OGS @ $15,000 + Hooker @ $15,000 = $30,000
OGF @ $12,000 + Hooker @ $18,000 = $30,000
SSHRC Doctoral @ $20,000 + Hooker @ $10,000 = $30,000
Any other awards received by a Hooker Fellowship recipient not listed above will be assessed by the SGS Associate Deans when necessary.
*Hooker Fellowship holders who win a Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral or Vanier Doctoral will forfeit the Hooker Fellowship.
School of Graduate Studies Deadline: Thursday, March 15, 2018
Nomination Allocation
Each department may submit:
1 Master's nomination
1 Doctoral nomination
Departments/programs are required to submit their ONE nomination for Master's, and their ONE nomination for Doctoral by completing the attached 2017-2018 Harry Lyman Hooker Sr. Fellowships nomination form with supporting documentation by email attachment(s) as PDF file(s) to firstname.lastname@example.com by March 13, 2017.
Nomination Package:
- Completed nomination form including the calculation of academic average (please refer to the Academic Requirements section on the nomination form);
- Current CV
- Copies of Referees' Letters from department's student admission file.
- Plan of Study or equivalent (i.e. Statement of Interest from the graduate application package)
- Copies of transcripts for ALL postsecondary institutions attended. Note, for McMaster University Transcripts, programs may submit unofficial transcripts
Deadline Date: February 3, 2017
Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarship
Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarship
The Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarship for First Nation, Inuit, and Metis Students was established in 2009 in honour of Harvey E. Longboat, and in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to McMaster University and to the broader community. The School of Graduate Studies, in consultation with the Indigenous Studies program and the Indigenous Education Council, will award the scholarship annually to a First Nation, Inuit, or Metis student(s) who has demonstrated high academic achievement and exceptional promise. The scholarship is tenable for one year, although previous award winners may re-apply. Incoming students are eligible to apply.
John Charles Polanyi Prize
John Charles Polanyi Prize
In honour of the achievement of John Charles Polanyi, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Government of the Province of Ontario has established a fund to provide annually up to five prizes to outstanding researchers in the early stages of their career who are continuing to post-doctoral studies or have recently started a faculty appointment at an Ontario university.
Value of Prizes
The prizes have a value of $20,000 each and will be conferred in the fall of 2020. They are available in the areas broadly defined of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science.
McMaster's Quota
McMaster may submit up to three nominees in each category.
(Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science)
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an award, an applicant must:
- Be normally resident in Ontario;
- Have received their doctoral degree from any recognized university in the world on or after September 1, 2016, or, if the doctoral degree has not yet been awarded, be confident that they will have completed all degree requirements by May 31, 2020 (an applicant who was on parental leave between the time of completion of the doctorate and the time of application may have their period of eligibility extended by six months);
- Either be planning to continue to post-doctoral studies, or hold a faculty appointment, in a recognized publicly assisted university in Ontario.
Application Instructions for candidates:
School of Graduate Studies Deadline is Monday, December 2, 2019
Each applicant must submit to email@example.com the following documents as one PDF:
- The applicant's curriculum vitae (updates to which will not be accepted after submission)
- A one-page summary of the doctoral thesis, written by the applicant
- A brief statement of the research or scholarship to be undertaken during the period of the award, prepared by the applicant and not to exceed two pages (one additional page is allowed for diagrams, bibliography, etc.)
- Non-technical summary of the statement of research or scholarship, written by the applicant and not to exceed 500 words
The candidate must also provide:
- Confidential letters from four assessors; at least two of the assessors must not have had any prior personal or professional association with the applicant (e.g., as a supervisor or a member of the applicant's supervisory committee) and ideally are not at a university at which the applicant is, or has been, a student or an employee.
- An assessor's letter should provide an evaluation of the applicant's research or scholarship to date and the research or scholarship to be undertaken. In particular, the assessor should explain why the research is worthy of a John Charles Polanyi Prize, paying particular attention to the selection criteria outlined below:
- John Charles Polanyi prizes recognize truly outstanding researchers and scholars for their work during their doctoral program and, where relevant, in their research and scholarship after doctoral study. The Selection Committee, when it makes its decisions about the applicants to be awarded the prizes, reviews both the record of research and publications and the description of planned research; neither, alone, is sufficient for recognition with a Polanyi Prize.
- The applicant must ask for the appraisals to be transmitted electronically by the application deadline of Monday, December 2, 2019 directly to the Dean of Graduate Studies by emailing email@example.com.
Department Application Instructions
• A letter of support is required from the department.
• The letter is due on December 2, 2019.
• Department Chairs and/or Proposed Supervisors of the Postdoctoral Fellow or fourth year doctoral applicant are required to provide a letter of support in Word
• Among other things, the letter should clarify the nature of the position the applicant will hold during the period of the prize
• The letter of support will assist the AVP/Dean of Graduate Studies to craft the formal Institutional Nomination Letter required as part of the application.
• The Department is required to submit the letter of support by the deadline to email@example.com.
Useful links:
2018 John Charles Polanyi Prize Announcement.
Council of Ontario Universities inquiry email address
Labarge Graduate Scholarship
Labarge Graduate Scholarship
Established in 2017 by the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging, which is funded by a generous gift from Suzanne Labarge, the Labarge Mobility Scholarship is intended to stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration in aging research on the broad topic of mobility, which includes both physical and community aspects, such as execution of daily activities and participation in society. To be awarded by the School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging to a graduate student working in the field of aging on the topic of mobility.
The recipient will demonstrate high academic achievement, a proven interest in aging and mobility research, a strong work ethic, a desire to collaborate with diverse disciplines and to participate in research activities with potential benefits to older adults. The value of the award is $15,000 (Master's) and $18,000 (PhD) for one year. In making the recommendation of these awards, MIRA requires confirmation that the supervisor and/or program will commit to matching the level of support for the recipient in the second year of enrollment in the graduate degree. There is one scholarship available for a Master's student, and one for a PhD student.
Deadline Date: May 11, 2018
MacDATA Graduate Fellowship
$$ - $$$
MacDATA Graduate Fellowship
The advent of large collection of data and ensuing development in data analysis techniques has made collaboration between data scientists and content experts necessary for cutting-edge research. Furthermore, there is a need for trainees to be exposed to both aspects of such research, namely for data science trainees to learn about real life practical projects and for content expert trainees to gain experience in data analysis and management. The aims of the MacDATA Graduate Fellowship Program are:
- To provide trainees with an opportunity to acquire practical and theoretical skills in data science.
- To facilitate exchange of expertise and knowledge in data science across faculties.
The MacDATA Institute will provide support funding for one Graduate Fellow to work on an 8-month multidisciplinary project involving two or more faculties. The proposal must fit the mission of the MacDATA Institute and the project must be related to data (e.g., data analysis, collection, curation, etc.). Where possible, the Graduate Fellow's work should align with the student's graduate research/work. However, the topic of the fellowship should not be the same as the student's graduate research/work. Students must be co-supervised by two McMaster faculty members: one with expertise in data science and another with subject-matter expertise. Supervisors must be from different departments, and preference may be given to applications where supervisors are from different faculties. At least one of the supervisors must be a member of MacDATA and at least one must not be a member of the student's graduate supervisory committee. MacDATA will provide $7,500 in funding support for a Graduate Fellow, payable in two installments of $3,750. It is expected that the research will be carried out during the period January 2019 to August 2019, in which case the installments will normally be paid in January 2019 and April 2019. Each payment is contingent upon attendance at the MacDATA fellows' events in Winter and Fall 2019.
Expectations and Deliverables
- Participation in MacDATA activities and events.
- A research presentation.
- A report at the conclusion of the fellowship that details project outcomes and outlines next steps.
Application Process
A complete application includes the following:
- A project proposal (1500 words maximum, all inclusive) that provides: (i) a description of the research work and its goals, its interdisciplinary nature; (ii) methodology, including the type of data, how it will be accessed and what data analytics tools will be used; and (iii) the significance of the proposed work.
- An explanation (250 words maximum) of how the proposed work aligns with, but is different from, the student's graduate research/work.
- A current CV.
- Contact details for two referees.
Submitting your application
Please submit your application by email as one PDF file and include your last name in the filename.
Applications should be sent to email@example.com by noon on October 31, 2018. Please include "MacDATA Graduate Fellowship" in the subject line.
Deadline Date: October 31, 2018
$$ - $$$
Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships
Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships
The Mackenzie King Scholarships were set up under the will of the Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King (1874-1950), who was Prime Minister of Canada 1921-26, 1926-30, and 1935-48.
Two types of the Mackenzie King Scholarship are available to graduates of Canadian universities: the Open Scholarship and the Travelling Scholarship. Both are to support graduate study.
Value of Awards
- The Open Scholarship has been recently valued at $8500, however, this is subject to change.
- The Travelling Scholarship has been recently valued at $10,500, however, this is subject to change.
Quota of applications that can be submitted by McMaster University
- 2 for the Open Scholarship category
- 2 for the Travelling Scholarship category
- Applications must be made to the School of Graduate Studies of your "home" university. This is the Canadian university from which you most recently graduated or at which you are currently enrolled.
- You must be a graduate (holder of a degree) of a Canadian university when tenure of the scholarship begins.
The Open Scholarship is open to:
- Graduates of any Canadian university who engage in (commencing or continuing) graduate studies (master's or doctoral) in any field, in Canada or elsewhere.
The Travelling Scholarship is open to:
- Graduates of any Canadian university who engage (commencing or continuing) in graduate studies (master's or doctoral) in the United States or the United Kingdom.
- Be involved in international relations or industrial relations (including the international or industrial relations aspects of law, history, politics and economics).
Selection Criteria
The assessment of nominees for Mackenzie King Scholarships focuses on the following criteria:
- The awards will be based on high academic achievements (typically all A's or very nearly so)*
- personal qualities
- demonstrated aptitudes
- Consideration will also be given to the applicant's proposed program of study.
*This is an extremely competitive competition. As such, it is recommended that students with an 11.0-12.0/12.0 GPA apply as only 2 applications for each type of award (Open Scholarship & Travelling Scholarship) will be put forward to the national competition.
Instructions for students on how to apply:
The School of Graduate Studies deadline is Monday, February 3, 2020.
Each applicant must submit to firstname.lastname@example.com the following documents as one PDF, with the Subject Line: Mackenzie King App – LAST NAME
- The completed and signed application form. Application Form.
- Supplementary information on academic achievements and experience (attach as Sheet 'A' to application). Sheet 'A' can be more than one page.
The supplementary information must include:
- Any undergraduate and graduate awards received including the name, years of tenure and the annual value
- Any work experience, professional, business, related to field of study
- Any publications relevant to field of study
- If your application moves forward to the national competition, you will need to provide The School of Graduate Studies original official transcripts.
- Personal Statement describing academic interests, extracurricular activities, program of studies intended to pursue, and outline of career plans in 600 words or less (attach as Sheet 'B' to application). Your statement must be readily understandable by those outside of your discipline.
- Copies of official transcripts of marks and other academic records from each university you have attended.
Reference Letter
The following should be submitted directly to the School of Graduate Studies at email@example.com by either Department Administrators or Referees, with the Subject Line: Mackenzie Ref Ltr – APPLICANT'S LAST NAME
Three letters of reference from persons who have an intimate knowledge of your record and ability and are able to give a critical evaluation of your plans for graduate study. The letters of reference must be on letterhead, signed, and must clearly indicate the name and contact information of the referee.
At least two of these testimonials must be from persons under whom you have taken your major work at university, or from senior colleagues with whom you have been associated in academic teaching or research.
Notification and submission
Applicants moving forward to the national competition will be contacted by The School of Graduate Studies by March 6, 2020 and will be asked to provide original hard copies of their complete application and official transcripts.
Please note that applications sent directly to the Board by applicants will not be considered.
Final submission to the Board of Scholarship Trustees:
The School of Graduate Studies will forward the recommended candidates by
Monday, March 16, 2020.
Complete application guidelines.
Mackenzie King email: firstname.lastname@example.com
McMaster School of Graduate Studies email: email@example.com
NSERC Doctoral scholarships
NSERC Doctoral scholarships
McMaster internal ResearchNet deadline: Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 11:59 p.m.
Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Program and NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships Doctoral Program
Students are to complete their NSERC doctoral application on NSERC's On-Line System.
For complete instructions, please visit NSERC's website.
Applications are prepared and submitted by students in NSERC's On-Line System by the internal deadline set by McMaster. Please work closely with your department.
Your department will assist you in uploading your transcripts to your application. We will put forward the top candidates (Quota TBD) to NSERC through the On-Line System by November 21, 2019. We will advise all applicants of McMaster's Internal competition results. NSERC will release the federal results in the spring of 2020.
Deadline Date: October 1, 2019
OGS for Indigenous Graduate Students
OGS for Indigenous Graduate Students
The Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development outlines that "each university may allocate up to 2 OGS awards to Aboriginal graduate students. Each university will develop eligibility criteria to recognize excellence and promote equitable access and participation in the scholarship program by Aboriginal applicants…for the purposes of the scholarship, an Aboriginal person is a person who self-identifies as a First Nations (Status/Non-Status), Metis, or Inuit" (OGS and QEII-GSST Program Guidelines, version 1.0).
Criteria: The two OGS-I scholarships are awarded to Indigenous graduate students at McMaster University who face significant financial hardship, with particular priority given to women with family responsibilities.
This criteria has been established in consultation with the Indigenous Education Council (IEC) and is adjudicated by a committee chaired through the Indigenous Studies Program.
Value: Two at $15,000
Eligibility: Incoming or returning graduate students (Master's or PhD) of First Nation, Inuit, or Métis descent.
Duration: Tenable for one full academic year (September to August)
Deadline Date: February 20, 2019
Ontario Graduate Fellowships
Ontario Graduate Fellowships
Ontario Graduate Fellowships (OGF) provide funding to full-time students in graduate studies at the masters and doctoral level. It's a merit-based scholarship for Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents. Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's (CGS-M) applicants through McMaster University are automatically considered for these awards. All other students interested in the OGF award should contact their department in 2020.
OGF recipients:
- must register and remain enrolled as a full-time student at McMaster University in an eligible graduate program.
- must have achieved at least an A- average (or equivalent) in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent); or if the student has competed two years of graduate studies at the time of application, the student must only demonstrate an overall average of at least A- (or equivalent) on all graduate courses completed.
- who withdraw, transfer to part-time status, complete degree requirements prior to the end of their award, or fail to complete the full session will be required to repay the funds received for the incomplete months of study.
- cannot hold an OGF award at the same time as a SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, OGS or QEII-GSST award.
- may accept research assistantships, part-time teaching positions, or other paid employment that does not affect their status as a full-time graduate student at McMaster Univeristy.
Value: $12,000 ($4,000 per term)
Duration: 1 year
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)
The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and The Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) programs provide funding to full-time students at the master's and doctoral levels. They are merit-based scholarships for students with an A- or above average.
Ontario Women's Health Scholars Award
Ontario Women's Health Scholars Award
Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, a Scholar Awards Program in Women's Health has been established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent women's health scholars. The community of women's health scholars fostered by this Awards program will excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge about women's health and its translation into improved health for women, more effective health services and products for women, and a strengthened health care system.
Deadline Date: December 2, 2019
Passi Bursary
The Passi Bursary was established in 1997 by Chitra and Narendar Passi under the McMaster Student Opportunity fund initiative in the belief that all students should have the opportunity to pursue their educational goals. To be granted by the School of Graduate Studies upon the recommendation of the Chair of Religious Studies to a graduate enrolled in the Department of Religious Studies who demonstrates financial need and is studying Hinduism and Jainism.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship Program will help shape researchers into engaged leaders who are conscious of the impact of their research, connected to the realities of the communities in which they work, and open to non-conventional forms of knowledge. The Foundation is seeking candidates who are audacious, original, and forward-thinking. The program will last for three years and will also provide generous support for Scholars' doctoral work in the form of a stipend and a research and travel allowance.
The annual value is up to $60,000 per Scholar
McMaster Internal Deadline: 12 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019
Deadline Date: December 20, 2019
Research Scholarships
$ - $$$
Research Scholarships
Scholarship funding provided to a student from their supervisor. For further information please contact your department or supervisor.
$ - $$$
Ronald Bayne Gerontology Award
Ronald Bayne Gerontology Award
The Ronald Bayne Gerontology Award was established in 1999 by Barbara Bayne to honor Dr. Ronald Bayne's valuable contribution to the study of Gerontology at McMaster University. To be awarded by the School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Director of the Office of Gerontological Studies to any graduate student in the Faculties of Humanities or Social Sciences conducting research in the field of aging.
Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Graduate Student Award of Merit
About the Award
At least three awards, each in the amount of $3000, will be awarded annually to the women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records.
Women registered in Master's or PhD programs within a designated region. Regions and number of awards rotate each year. SWAAC has designated Ontario as the region for this competition. There are 5 awards available for this competition.
University Allocation
Each university may nominate one person for the award. McMaster is to submit their nomination to SWAAC by January 17, 2019.
1. Outstanding academic performance.
2. Evidence of leadership, including but not limited to such things as:
• executive positions in student organizations
• participation on committees (student committees and university committees)
• organization of special events, conferences, etc.
• involvement in advocacy groups
• involvement in volunteer organizations, within the campus setting and/or in the general community.
School of Graduate Studies internal deadline
Students are required to submit their application package to the School of Graduate Studies no later than Monday, December 3, 2018 at 12 noon by uploading their application package to MacDrive.
Required documents for the application package
• short cover letter that includes student name, student number and department
• biographical data*
• curriculum vitae
• academic records (all official undergraduate and graduate transcripts-photocopies of original transcripts are acceptable)
• three letters of reference
*biographical information usually includes information about former and current studies, areas of interest, research, publications, other awards, interests outside the university, and community or volunteer work. It's usually in a narrative form, about 1-2 pages in length, and is an opportunity for the nominee to tell the adjudication committee some things about herself, and to explain at greater length her background/interests/passions/ambitions/volunteer work.
Deadline Date: December 3, 2018
Social Work Masters
The Social Work Alumni Anniversary Award was established by the Alumni of the School of Social Work in 1993, in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the School. The award is designed to promote social work study at the graduate level in the fields of practice and policy. The successful recipient will be a graduate of McMaster's B.S.W. program, have received the highest mark in the Personal Statement section of the application process, and have been admitted as a full-time student in the M.S.W. program.
SSHRC Doctoral scholarships
SSHRC Doctoral scholarships
McMaster internal ResearchNet deadline: Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 11:59 p.m.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program Doctoral Scholarships, and SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships
Please complete your application through the SSHRC On-Line System.
For full instructions on how to complete the SSHRC application, visit the SSHRC website.
SSHRC Doctoral applications are now submitted electronically through the SSHRC On-Line System. All applications must be submitted online by the McMaster Internal deadline of Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Please work closely with your department. The top 56 candidates' applications will be forwarded to the National SSHRC Doctoral competition by November 21, 2019. We will advise all applicants of McMaster's Internal competition results. SSHRC will release the federal results in the spring of 2020.
Deadline Date: October 1, 2019
The Abby Goldblatt Memorial Scholarship
The Abby Goldblatt Memorial Scholarship was established in 1999 by Marvin Goldblatt in memory of his brother, Abby. The scholarship is to be awarded annually to a graduate student who demonstrates academic excellence in the study of Early Judaism. The award will be made by the School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Chair of Religious Studies.
The Alfred Hunter Memorial Award
The Alfred Hunter Memorial Award was established in 1995 in memory of Dr. Alfred A. Hunter, professor at McMaster from 1984-1993 and Chair of the Sociology Department from 1986-1993, by his family and friends. The award will be presented at the fall convocation by the School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Sociology to a Ph.D. graduate in recognition of academic excellence.
The Appleton Slavin Academic Grant in Social Work
Established in 2015 by John Appleton, M.S.W. (Class of '99) and Mary Jane Slavin. To be awarded by the School of Graduate Studies to a full time graduate studnent in the School of Social Work who has a high academic average and demonstrates financial need.
Award Value: 1 award of $1,000
The David S. Daly Academic Grant
The David S. Daly Academic Grant was established in 2005 by David Daly '82 (M.A., Economics). To be granted to a student pursuing graduate work in the Department of Economics who attains an 'A' average and demonstrates financial need.
The E.B. Ryan Scholarship
The E.B. Ryan Scholarship
The E.B. Ryan Scholarship was established in 1997 using funds raised by a performance of the play Letter from Wingfield Farm, this scholarship is to be awarded to in-course graduate students from the Faculties of Social Sciences and Health Sciences conducting research on aging. This award, valued at a maximum of $2,000, is awarded by the School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of a committee comprised of at least the Director and the Co-ordinator of the Office of Gerontological Studies.
The Edith M. Wightman Travel Scholarships
The Edith M. Wightman Travel Scholarships
The Edith M. Wightman Travel Scholarships were established in 1984 through funds bequeathed by the late Edith M. Wightman, Professor of History. The travel scholarship is awarded by the Scholarships Committee of the School of Graduate Studies on nomination from the Department of History, Classics or, such other departments as may from time to time have eligible students. The award is available to students registered in or, admitted to a McMaster graduate program in ancient history or, archaeology, to help support travel costs associated with thesis research or sponsored archaeological projects in Europe and the Mediterranean.
The Ellen Louks Fairclough Scholarship In Political Science
The Ellen Louks Fairclough Memorial Scholarship in Political Science was established in 2004 to commemorate the life of The Right Honorable Ellen Louks Fairclough, P.C., C.C., F.CA., L.L.D., F.R.C.G.S., D.H., U.E., Canada's first female federal cabinet minister and lifelong advocate for women's rights. To be awarded to a student enrolled in a graduate program in Political Science who holds an Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Preference will be given to a student with an interest in Canadian public policy.
The Fo Guang Shan Graduate Scholarship
Established in 2013 by the Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto to introduce and foster a better understanding of Humanistic Buddhism. To be awarded by the School of Graduate Studies to Domestic and International Students, at the master's or doctoral level of study, on the recommendation by the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate academic excellence and an interest in Humanistic Buddhism and/or contemporary Chinese Buddhism.
The Graduate Students Association Bursary
The Graduate Students Association Bursary
The Graduate Students Association Bursary was established in 1999 by the Graduate Students Association at McMaster University under the McMaster Student Opportunity Fund initiative. To be granted to a full-time or, part-time graduate student in one of the following Faculties: Engineering, Health Sciences, and Humanities, Science, Social Sciences or, the Ph.D. program in Business. The bursary will be awarded annually by the School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Graduate Students Association.
The Gwen George Graduate Bursaries
The Gwen George Graduate Bursaries
The Gwen George Graduate Bursary was established in 1997 in loving memory of Gwen George by her family and friends under the McMaster Student Opportunity Fund initiative. Preferences to be given to second year Master's students in any graduate program leading to a PhD in the Faculties of Humanities or Social Sciences at McMaster who have demonstrated financial need.
The H. Vincent Elliott Memorial Travel Bursary
The H. Vincent Elliott Memorial Travel Bursary
The H.Vincent Elliott Memorial Travel Bursary was established in 2010 by Dr.Susan J.Elliott (MA `97 and PhD`92), esteemed former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor of Geography and Earth Sciences, and senior Research Fellow at the United Nations Institute on Water (UNU-IWEH), Environment and Health, in memory of her father, H.Vincent Elliott. To be granted by the School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation on the Program Director of `Water Without Borders`` to students registered in a Master`s or PhD program will be given to students in financial need.
The Howard P. Whidden Graduate Scholarship
The Howard P. Whidden Graduate Scholarship
The Howard P. Whidden Graduate Scholarship was established in 1987, and is open to non- Canadian students from countries of the British Commonwealth. This prestigious award is open to students who qualify for admission into any graduate program that extends to the doctorate, although the student's initial registration may be at the Master's level. The award is once renewable contingent upon satisfactory academic performance. It will be awarded at the discretion of the School of Graduate Studies.
Value: 1 award variable up to $8,500
The James F. Harvey and Helen S. Harvey Travel Scholarships
The James F. Harvey and Helen S. Harvey Travel Scholarships
The James F. Harvey and Helen S. Harvey Travel Scholarships were established in 1995 with funds from the estate of Helen S. Harvey. James F. Harvey was a member of the first McMaster graduating class in Hamilton in 1935. This travel scholarship will enable students to engage in research requiring travel. The candidates will be selected and the scholarship awarded on the basis of academic performance in any program. Awards will be made by the School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of departments. Please note that "conference travel" is not permitted.
The Jane Aronson Graduate Scholarship in Social Work and Social Justice
Established in 2014 to honour the contribution of Jane Aronson to the McMaster School of Social Work, to McMaster University and the Hamilton community, and to the social work profession in Canada. To be awarded by the School of Graduate Studies to a full time PhD student in the Social Work program, based on the recommendation of the School of Social Work. Preference will be given to a student who has at least five years professional practice, a track record of critical leadership in social work practice, a previous degree in social work, and is not holding any other major scholarships.
The John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport Bursary
The John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport Bursary
The John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport Bursary was established in 1997 by The John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport. To be granted to graduate students in the Faculties of Business, Engineering, Science or Social Science who demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to graduate students who are conducting research related to commercial transportation issues and policy, specifically the role of transportation in stimulating regional economic development and trade.
The Julian F. Pas Memorial Scholarship in Chinese Religions
The Julian F. Pas Memorial Scholarship in Chinese Religions was established in 2000 in loving memory of Dr. Julian Pas (Ph.D. '73). The scholarship is to be awarded to a student in a Master's or Doctoral program in Religious Studies. The School of Graduate Studies will award the scholarship on the recommendation of the Department of Religious Studies, taking into consideration academic achievement and a demonstrated interest in Chinese Religions (Taoism, Chinese Folk Religion or Chinese Buddhism).
The Krishna Sivaraman Memorial Scholarship
The Krishna Sivaraman Memorial Scholarship was established in 2004 in loving memory of Dr. Krishna Sivaraman. The scholarship is to be awarded to a student in the Master's or Doctoral program in Religious Studies. The School of Graduate Studies will award the scholarship on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, taking into consideration academic achievement and a demonstrated interest in Hinduism and Indian Philosophy.
The Mary Margaret Scammell Travel Scholarship
The Mary Margaret Scammell Travel Scholarship was established in 1994 by family and friends in memory of Mary Scammell. This scholarship is awarded by the School of Graduate Studies on the nomination of the Department of Religious Studies. This award is available to students registered in or admitted to a McMaster graduate program in Religious Studies to help support travel costs associated with thesis research or language study.
The Myra Baillie Academic Grant
The Myra Baillie Academic Grant
Established in 2005 by the Surigical Associates in memory of Myra Baillie. To be granted to a graudate student in any degree program who attains and "A" average and demonstrates financial need. Prefrence will be given to a female graduate student.
Award Value: 2 awards of $1,000 each
The Philomathia Travel in Water Policy and Research Scholarship
The Philomathia Travel in Water Policy and Research Scholarship
Throughout the seed funding period, the fund will support a travel scholarship, valued at $4000 annually, to support travel to Kenya, India and other locations identified with the Philomathia project. To be awarded to graduate students pursuing studies in water policy or water-related research at McMaster University. Preference will be given to recipients of the Philomathia Fellowships and where possible, granted on the recommendation of the United Nations University- Institute for Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH)
The Robert John Morris Graduate Studies Bursary
The Robert John Morris Graduate Studies Bursary
The Robert John Morris Graduate Studies Bursary was established in 1996 by family, friends and colleagues of Robert John Morris. To be granted to graduate students in good academic standing who demonstrate financial need. Whenever possible, preference will be given to Engineering students studying in the area of nuclear engineering or advanced energy systems or, students in the Faculty of Humanities or Faculty of Social Sciences.
The Schmid Family Travel Fund
The Schmid Family Travel Fund was established in 2011 by Roger Schmid (Class of '76). To be awarded by the School of Graduate Studies, on the recommendation of the Department of Anthropology, to masters or doctoral students enrolled full time at McMaster. The funds are to be used to support travel to present at conferences or undertake field research relevant to anthropology.
The School of Graduate Studies Grant in Aid for Research Travel
The School of Graduate Studies Grant in Aid for Research Travel
- The SGS Grant is not intended to replace sources of funding already available from the tri-agencies (CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC), other external granting sources, or internal scholarships and bursaries.
- The SGS Grant is intended to be a grant-in-aid of research; students should not expect the grants to cover the full cost of travel or field work.
- It is not intended to fund the research itself, but the travel to do the research.
- Only in-time, full time PhD students;
- Canadian citizens and Visa students from all Faculties;
- Students must have completed their comprehensive examinations and formal PhD research proposal before travel occurs;
- Students must have their supervisor committee's approval to travel, and
- Students are eligible to receive this funding only once during their PhD studies;
- Travel to locations for the completion of course work, where academic credit will be granted, is NOT eligible for consideration.
- Grants are awarded on a competitive basis for projects that have clearly defined objectives and methods, and that meet the criteria established. Departments submitting more than one application must provide a nomination letter with rankings and commentary for all the applicants. The same letter may be submitted with each application from a single Department/Program.
- Awards are for a minimum period of four weeks, and a maximum period of six months.
- Individual awards will be given with a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $3000 for trips of up to 3 months, $5,000 for trips of up to 6 months, and $7,500 for trips of up to one year. Note that the award is not intended to cover the full cost of travel or field research, and the number of awards given in each competition will vary, and are subject to the discretion of the School of Graduate Studies.
- Funding will not be provided for research equipment, computer hardware and most software, office supplies, communication costs, medical, toiletry or other personal items. Because funding is limited, and intended to defray essential research costs rather than fully fund fieldwork, the following items will receive highest priority:
- significant travel costs for field and archival research activities, including economy travel (air, rail, bus) or travel by car (for distances greater than 200km); visas, required research permits and/or site entrance fees;
- medical supplies and/or immunizations mandated by international health regulations that are not covered by health insurance; and
- in extraordinary circumstances (e.g., documented higher than typical costs), housing and food costs over and above the expenses normally incurred while not in the field (please itemize current expenses and estimated expenses while in the field)
- It is the responsibility of the student to ensure the application is complete and has been through the appropriate approval channels. Final complete applications will be submitted to the School of Graduate Studies by the student's department.
- All funds are fully accountable. All awardees are required to fill out travel expense forms within 30 days after the student's return and submit original receipts and boarding passes accounting for the full sum of the award.
- Students are required to complete an outcomes assessment (of their own design, proposed in the application) within 30 days after the student's return.
- Arrangements regarding pre-paid expenses may be made separately with the student's department administrator, at the department's discretion. In all cases, a proportion of the award will be withheld until the expense forms, receipts for the full amount of the award, and outcomes assessment have been received by the School of Graduate Studies (normally 10% of the total award, with a minimum of $250).
Application Date
The application will open in Mosaic on January 1, 2018 and close on February 28, 2018. You can access the application by going into your student center in Mosaic.
The Shelley Saunders Scholarships In Anthropology
Established in 2008 by Shelley Saunders. A variable number of scholarships are to be awarded, on the recommendation of the Department of Anthropology, by the School of Graduate Studies, to graduate students who have demonstrated a high level of achievement. Preference will be given to students who are studying Skeletal Biology or Physical Anthropology.
The William Coleman Fund
The William Coleman Fund was established in 2011 by Dr. William Coleman. To support Ph.D. students in the Department of Political Science who are conducting field research.
Tuition Scholarship
$ - $$$
Tuition Scholarship
Scholarship funding provided to a student in support of their cost of tuition. For further information, please contact your department.
$ - $$$
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral
The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.
These prestigious scholarships are awarded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Wilson Leadership Scholar Award
Wilson Leadership Scholar Award
The Wilson Leader Scholarship Award for graduate students is different. Valued at up to $25,000, it's a leadership development and career launcher program that builds on your studies. It involves about 15 hours/month over 6 months – less than a TA or RAship. And it includes experiential learning opportunities.
The award program is open to incoming and current McMaster graduate students at all levels whose research and interests relate to democracy, the economy, education, healthcare, the impacts of technology, or public policy in a Canadian context. Find out more at wilsonleader.ca.
Deadline Date: May 1, 2019
Yates Scholarship
Yates Scholarship
The Yates Scholarship Fund (up to $500) was established in 1963 by the bequest of William Henry Yates. This fund support upper-level doctoral students with research activities and conference travel when a paper is being delivered. Applicants must have completed their comprehensive exam.


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It would be like a journey up a steep mountain, I dreamed—the trek would be long and arduous but there would be rewards for me at the summit and an unobstructed view of everything.
Instead, I've realized that such clarity is only the optimistic dream of youth itself. If I can take credit for anything, it's being able to admit that even then, I was just as confused as everyone else (though I may not have been willing to make such concessions at the time.)
Though my roots are in Kentucky, I came West as a teenager and since then, have always claimed the Colorado Plateau as my home. My first view of the Great Southwest was from the back seat of a Chevy Impala. We drove all day and through the night and when the sun rose, I awoke to the vast empty high desert of New Mexico along Route 66.
Through the glass, I noticed black patches dotting the barren landscape. "What are those?" I wondered. I thought perhaps they were burned sections of desert, charred by a brush fire.
But the dark splotches were moving! They were shadows cast by the clouds. I'd never imagined such a sight could exist, that land could be so wide and open that it might allow us to see the shadows of many clouds, as they floated above, scudding across these brilliant southwest skies. And I knew, once I'd seen this, I could never live without it.
And I haven't. As soon as I was able to break free from family and friends and the humidity of the Ohio River Valley, I moved Out West, to the southeast corner of Utah.
I've never really left. For years I worked as a seasonal ranger at Arches National Park. I met and was befriended by the only hero I've ever found, Ed Abbey.
I discovered hundreds of lovely "secret places," secured in the shadows of the canyons, watched countless sunsets, became an advocate for wilderness in its truest form, and made many good friends and a few adversaries as well.
And while I have many good Mormon friends, after three decades in the Beehive State, I'm still a heathen.
So... after three decades of almost continuous occupation, does that make me an "Old Westerner" or a "New Westerner?" When I arrived, the New West was not even a part of the lexicon.
In the 21st Century, the landscape of the rural west is being contested by Old and New Westerners who have so savagely misrepresented the other, so excessively caricatured their opponents, that they have, in the process, turned themselves into cartoon characters as well.
There is nothing like bloated self-righteousness to make anyone seem ridiculous. But it is the contradictions in these misguided positions, from both ends of the political and ideological spectrum, that always give me something to write about.
For your entertainment, consider.
Most Old Westerners oppose wilderness, since they believe it will limit their access to public lands. Sometimes their physical abuse of the land itself is dramatic and the damage is long-term.
On the other hand, Old Westerners understand one key component of wilderness far better than their adversaries. They understand solitude. Quiet. Serenity. The emptiness of the rural West. They like the emptiness.
New Westerners are individually more sensitive to the resource, but are terrified of solitude.
They'll walk around cryptobiotic crust but leave most of them alone in the canyons without a cell phone and a group of companions and they'd be lost, both physically and metaphysically. And since they need to travel in packs, the collective resource damage is far more than they might realize.
Old Westerners like their jeeps and their ATVs. Among these thousands of motorized recreationists are a minority of reckless and thoughtless idiots who cause a disproportionate share of the resource damage.
Many of their peers know this and don't like it, but don't apply peer pressure because the one thing they'd rather NOT do is be seen agreeing with an environmentalist.
New Westerners drive hundreds or thousands of miles in gas-consuming vehicles so they can pedal their bicycles for ten and say they're non-motorized recreationists.
Bicyclists gather for rallies and races just like their motorized cousins and cause extraordinary damage when the numbers are high enough; yet environmentalists refuse to acknowledge that many, many bicycles can sometimes cause as much damage as ATVs.
Old Westerners like cows. Millions of cattle still graze on public lands and some ranchers who hold federal grazing allotments are terrible stewards of that land. They allow overgrazing, destroy valuable and rare riparian habitat and turn some public lands into barren wastelands.
New Westerners hate cows. They think all ranchers are bad stewards. They want to eliminate public lands grazing.
But when they buy a condo in a New West town, they love the view of the adjacent alfalfa field from their picture window and complain bitterly when yet another development wipes out the pastoral scene.
Cows eat alfalfa.
Most New Westerners long for the simple life and want to move to a small town. But they hold the Old Westerners in low esteem and abhor their politics. And when they move to a small town, they build an oversized home, complain about the lack of amenities and try to change everything.
Most Old Westerners actually live the more modest and simple lifestyle that their New West adversaries claim to admire.
Their homes are smaller and their cars are older. They recycle their junk (or at least don't throw it away) and generally do without a lot of luxuries that a New Westerner could never endure.
They despise the smug arrogance and urban ways of their new New West neighbors. But if they had more money they would probably live just as extravagantly.
New Westerners claim that the uncontrolled growth of the "amenities economy" is out of their hands, that market forces and the whims of American Culture are driving the New West, not them.
As one Utah environmentalist said defensively, "It would have happened anyway."
Old Westerners long for the "good old days" of ranching and mining, detest the tourists and the New West image of their towns, but never hesitate to make a buck from the "amenities economy" themselves when the opportunity presents itself.
Many Old Westerners are millionaires today because land they bought for next to nothing in the 1960s or 70s is now worth a fortune.
Most Old Westerners hate Ed Abbey, who once said, "If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen, hunters, ranchers and artists, then the rich would have little power to dominate others. Neither to serve nor to rule. That was the American Dream." Despite such sentiments, they still despise him, and they stubbornly refuse to read his books.
Most New Westerners love Ed Abbey, even though they despise half of the people Ed honored in the preceding quote. They've read all his books and possess cherished signed copies, but understand far less than they realize.
Old Westerners don't like President Obama, and while his administration differs dramatically from his predecessor's, in some ways, nothing has changed. The war in Iraq continues. In Afghanistan it grows more deadly. American military casualties are on the increase; civilian deaths are still called "collateral damage." Gitmno is still holds prisoners never charged with a crime.
New Westerners love Obama, but what happened to all those high-profile, liberal war protestors that followed George W for five years? Is this what they call "peace?"
Old Westerners are "global warming" skeptics. But if the scientists turn out to be right, they might well be the only survivors because they know how to start a fire, skin a rabbit, and take a crap in the woods.
New Westerners claim to believe in climate change, but given their lack of any real connection to the land, would last about three days, if they were faced to deal with the realities of a dramatically changed planet.
(Jim Stiles is publisher of the "Canyon Country Zephyr -- Planet Earth Edition." It ran for 20 years as a print publication and is now exclusively online. He is also the author of "Brave New West — Morphing Moab at the Speed of Greed." Both can be found at www.canyoncountryzephyr.com. Stiles lives in San Juan County and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.)