Two announcements from the research office:

Greetings, All.

SAS is now offering a free University Edition of their powerful statistical analysis software:

http://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university-edition.html

Feedback to date about this software indicates that while it is perhaps a bit cumbersome compared to SPSS for the average user, it is very powerful and easier to use than something like R .... and it's free. Also, SAS has a long history and excellent documentation, user support community, online tutorials and so on.

If you decide to try it out, please do share your feedback with the Research Centre. Thanks!
Donna Roman, AVP Research

2014-2015 Graduate Student Research Fund (GSRF) Funding Opportunities
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To any of you having direct contact with graduate students who are involved in major research projects or theses--please ensure they are made aware of the Mission Critical, Disciplinary, and Dissemination categories of research awards available to them under AU`s Graduate Student Research Fund (GSRF).  

Awards are available to cover out-of-pocket expenses of conducting research and dissemination of research.  

Application Deadline:  Friday, October 10, 2014

Application forms & guidelines are available at: http://research.athabascau.ca/students/

If you have any questions, please contact Alice Tieule, GSRF Committee Secretary at alicet@athabascau.ca or at (780) 675-6651.

Thanks

Alice Tieulie
Administrative Assistant
University Research Services, Research Centre
ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY - CANADA'S OPEN UNIVERSITY