B. Provide students with international experience… Students exposed to opportunities to study/research abroad establish important lifetime connections
{"Image DocumentName": "B. Provide students with international experience\u2026", "Image ImageDescription": "Students exposed to opportunities to study/research abroad establish important lifetime connections, as well as gaining access to specialized facilities and knowledge. Main support vehicles available for students to study abroad: NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships. NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships. CREATE (Collaborative Research and Training Experience) CGS - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement. Students gain international experience, knowledge and networks that they bring back to Canada. They experience and gain insight into different cultures. This experience advances their research and benefits their future employers whether industry or academia. Providing access to these international opportunties is a goal of NSERC. NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships \u2013 tenable at Canadian or foreign universities - almost all of the PGSM are taken outside Canada; at the PGSD level 20% are held outside Canada; (note: CGS (Alexander Graham Bell Graduate Scholarships can only be held in Canada). NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships \u2013 can be held at: Canadian universities and research institutions, as well as universities and research centres abroad; 55-60% of PDF awards are held outside Canada. CREATE (Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program) \u2013 agreement for integrated training programs between Canada and Germany allowing students to be part of international teams and move between labs. Canada Graduate Scholarship - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) 250 awards annually to Canadian CGS holders (80 to NSERC) for international research study periods of 3 to 6 months in duration.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}