Resources for graduate students
Many resources are available to help you succeed and make the most of your UNB Sociology graduate experience. New and continuing UNB graduate students have access to over 180 awards from various sources.
Some funds are awarded on a competitive basis (e.g., based on GPA or nomination), while others are granted to support students’ ongoing progress in their program, research activities or professional development.
Generous scholarships are available to graduate students from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and other major Canadian granting agencies, collectively known as the Tri-Council.
The UNB Financial Aid Office also offers information and assistance to help create a financial plan that works for you.
The Sociology Department is particularly pleased to have at its disposal a number of Graduate Assistantships (typically part scholarship, part teaching assistantship) as well as dedicated awards and prizes to help finance your graduate studies.
Contact us or the School of Graduate Studies for more information on the assistantships for which you may be eligible, apply or be hired.
Sociology awards and prizes
Sociology Graduate Assistantships
A limited number of teaching and research assistantships are available to sociology graduate students.
Many of our students work with faculty members in the Department in their undergraduate courses and/or on their research programs.
Nels Anderson Graduate Research Fund
This fund, a generous gift of Dr. Nels Anderson (1889-1986), offers grants for MA and PhD students to help cover expenses related to conducting field research and/or travel to scientific conferences.
Offered on a competitive basis, the Nels Anderson Merit Award provides additional monies for up to three years.
Peter McGahan Scholarship in Sociology
Awarded annually to a student whose graduate research pertains to studies of Atlantic Canada, urban sociology, or historical sociology.
Preference will be given to doctoral students.
Apply to the Department of Sociology following approval of the thesis proposal.
Other resources
Many additional resources are available to support and inspire you.
Sociology graduate workspace
The sociology graduate student lab is located in Tilley Hall, room 13.
It is a shared workspace and is equipped with computers, a printer and mailboxes.
Sociology Graduate Society
Join this society to meet informally and collaborate with other sociology graduate students to share experiences and get support for all things related to grad life, such as thesis writing, conference presentations, teaching assistantships, journal submissions and more.
Some funds are also available for paper for printing and for conference registration fees.
Libraries
The UNB Libraries offer extensive services for graduate students to help you develop research strategies, direct you to the best search tools and support your use of the library's resources.
A sociology subject guide and personalized support from an information services librarian are available through the Harriet Irving Library on the Fredericton campus.
Research centres
Faculty members in the Sociology Department maintain affiliations with many UNB research institutes and resource centres, which offer rich prospects for our graduate students to new opportunities, such as the Canadian Centre for Policing Intimate Partner Violence, DataNB and The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society.
