1. Writing for the Vanier Dr. Danine Farquharson daninef@mun.ca

2. Communicate brilliantly Research Experience and Potential
The Vanier wants Leaders of Tomorrow
Leaders of Tomorrow can:
Communicate brilliantly
Showcase their skills
Leaders of Tomorrow have:
Academic Excellence
Research Experience and Potential
Leadership Skills

3. An Outstanding Research program must articulate
Your research history and the impact of your past research activities
Your potential to be a leader of tomorrow
Your passion
The sphere of influence of your research
In your content area
In the Canadian research community
In the international research community
In society at large

4. Research Contributions (one page only)
List Top 5 – no more, no less
Describe your role
Offer reasons for your choice of medium
Detail collaborations, if any
Outline the significance and impact
Detail the significance for your own research leadership
Detail the impact on your own career goals

5. Leadership Statement (2 pages)
What you must discuss:
Personal achievements
Roles in professional associations, sports, the arts, business
Foreign travel or study
Mentoring/teaching/supervisory work
Civic engagement: student politics, social activisim
Project management: committee work, organizational work
Volunteer/community work: charities, not-for-profits

6. Leadership Statement
Must be more than a simple list of accomplishments
Speak about evidence of your success/impact/effectiveness
Focus on actions you took rather than positions held
How have your leadership skills helped you achieve your goals?
Use words/comments from other sources as evidence
how you created opportunities for yourself
how you motivated others
how you took responsibility
how you overcame obstacles
how you effected change

7. Some questions you could answer in Leadership statement:
What led you to doctoral research?
How have your life experiences and personal circumstances (which may include administrative responsibilities, maternity/parental leave, childrearing, illness, cultural or community responsibilities, socio-economic context, trauma and loss, or health-related family responsibilities) shaped your academic, research, and leadership choices, challenges, and successes?
How has your life driven you to share and disseminate your research?
How does your nominating institution provide an environment that nurtures your leadership skills?

8. Leadership Statement (one page only)
Discuss how you have: Show that you have:
Motivated and supported others Self-management (set goals)
Created opportunities for yourself Integrity (core ethics, personal accountability
Taken responsibility Empathy (concern for others)
Effected change Overcome barriers

9. Key Words/Phrases
Creative
Curious
Embrace complexity
Realistic
Courageous
Strategic
Solution focussed
Extraordinary results
Real problems
Engaged in society
Supportive
Meaningful change