Please note: the location for the SSHRC Information Session has moved from AVC Lecture Theatre C to AVC 280N.
Every year, SSHRC holds information sessions for the benefit of
university faculty members and administrators. This session will
provide you with information about SSHRC’s different funding
opportunities and the new changes. The information session will be
provided to the university via video-conference.
Date: Thursday, May 17th 2012
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: AVC 280N
To assist with planning, please RSVP to Donna Lawless, Research
Services Administrative Assistant, at dlawless@upei.ca or 628-4308.
Every year, SSHRC holds information sessions for the benefit of
university faculty members and administrators. This session will
provide you with information about SSHRC’s different funding
opportunities and the new changes. The information session will be
provided to the university via video-conference.
Date: Thursday, May 17th 2012
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: AVC Lecture Theatre C
To assist with planning, please RSVP to Donna Lawless, Research
Services Administrative Assistant, at dlawless@upei.ca or 628-4308.
Innovation PEI Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program 2012
Through the Island Prosperity Strategy, Innovation PEI is implementing a fourth call for applications for the Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Fellowship program.
Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows are at the heart of vibrant and active research groups. The Innovation PEI Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Fellowship program is designed to support and develop highly skilled researchers in the strategic sectors of bioscience, information technology, aerospace and renewable energy. This support allows them to gain research experience on industry relevant projects while undertaking their graduate or post-doctoral programs. Furthermore, the recruitment program is designed to attract highly qualified personnel to PEI.
Masters and PhD students are eligible to receive $20,000 per year to support graduate level research projects. Post-doctoral Fellows are eligible to receive $40,000 per year which will support post-doctorate level research projects.
UPEI will submit only those applications that meet the program criteria and are of the appropriate length. Below is the UPEI process for reviewing applications.
1) Members of the Graduate Studies Advisory Committee & Research Advisory Committee will review draft applications in order to provide feedback to applicants. Note: transcripts and reference letters are not required at the review stage.
Deadline: Monday June 11th 2012
Submit to the Office of Graduate Studies, 225 McDougall Hall
2) Feedback provided back to applicant.
Returned to applicants by: Friday June 22nd 2012
3) Final copy of applications (including transcripts and two reference letters) to be received by the Office of Graduate Studies for submission to Innovation PEI. Note: reference letters in a sealed envelope must be included with the application and are not to be submitted directly to Innovation PEI. By request, the university will accept electronic letters directly from referees.
Deadline: 4:00pm, Thursday June 28th 2012
Submit to the Office of Graduate Studies, 225 McDougall Hall
The Office of Graduate Studies will submit applications to Innovation PEI in hard copy by the application deadline of June 29th at 4pm.
Please complete the appropriate UPEI Application Template for Student/Fellow or Recruitment applications (attached). Also, please review the attached Program Guidelines and Instructions for Applicants. These instructions are intended to provide you with guidance to complete the Graduate Student or Post-Doctoral Fellowship application.
For more information regarding the UPEI application process, please contact Colleen Gallant at cgallant@upei.ca or Leslie Cudmore at lcudmore@upei.ca
For more information on the program please visit http://www.islandprosperity.
Information Session:
Cody Clinton, Project Assistant - IPS Programs, Innovation PEI, will present an information session on the Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Fellowship program on Friday May 18th, from 3:00-4:30pm in Main 213.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), the national lobby, policy and promotion organization representing Canada’s 12,965 dairy farms, is launching a Call for Applications for the Dairy Research Cluster 2 (2013-2018). DFC invites all Canadian scientists to respond to this call, under two main streams: Sustainable Milk Production and Human Nutrition and Health.
Please click on the titles of the documents that follow to download the information related to the Call for Letters of Intent: 1) Dairy Research Cluster 2 Call for Applications (PDF), including the guidelines and the research priorities; and 2) Dairy Research Cluster 2 Letter of Intent Form (fillable PDF). All documents can also be accessed at www.dairyresearch.ca
The submission deadline for the Letters of Intent is June 1st, 2012 (23:59 p.m.).
We invite you to forward this email to your colleagues who may be interested by this Call for Applications.
If you require further clarification regarding the procedures and/or the research priorities, please send an email to competition@dairyresearch.ca. On behalf of DFC, we thank you in advance for your interest and look forward to receiving your letters of intent.
As part of the Government of Canada's efforts to return to balanced
budgets, NSERC will hold one last competition for its Research Tools
and Instruments (RTI) Program in 2013. This competition will be at a
reduced funding level as compared to previous competitions.
Commitments for existing RTI Grants will be honoured. We encourage the
research community to explore other avenues for funding research tools
and instruments, including NSERC’s many programs that allow for the
purchase of equipment, among other expenses. Additionally, requests
for smaller scale equipment can be incorporated into larger scale
funding requests to the Canada Foundation for Innovation, where
appropriate.
----
Anne-Marie Thompson
Director, Physical and Mathematical Sciences | Directrice, Sciences
physiques et mathématiques
Research Grants | Subventions de recherche
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil
de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada
Anne-Marie.Thompson@nserc-
350 Albert Street, Ottawa ON K1A 1H5 | 350, rue Albert, Ottawa ON K1A 1H5
Telephone | Téléphone | 613- 995-5829
Facsimile | Télécopieur | 613-995-7753
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca | www.crsng-nserc.gc.ca
______________________________
Strategic Network Grants fund large-scale, multi-disciplinary research projects in targeted research areas that require a network approach and that involve collaboration between academic researchers and Canadian-based organizations. The applicant should be an established researcher with a solid track record in collaborative research, student training and grant management, and who demonstrates the leadership and other skills necessary for managing a complex, interdisciplinary, multi-institutional project.
For more information:
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/
Deadline: June 22, 2012 (Preliminary Applications)
The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held....
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
AVC - Lecture Theatre “A”
This will be a 3 hour training session with handout, based on CCAC Recommended Syllabus (exam included).
The Canadian Council of Animal Care (CCAC) requires that all personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching, testing and service take this course. (A refresher course is required every 5 years.)
Please notify me by e-mail animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, if you or any of your staff will be attending this session.
Two (2) awards are available to UPEI undergraduate students through the CIHR Health Professional Student Research Award. These awards are valued at $4,251 each for a term of 13 weeks, and can be increased by the supervisor of the student to a higher stipend or for a longer duration.
Eligible programs at UPEI are dietetics, nursing and veterinary medicine.
DEADLINE for applications: Thursday May 3rd 2012 at 4:00p.m.
Collaborative Research Grant (Spring Competition)
Purpose: to support the costs involved in the initiation and/or development of research collaborations.
Deadline: Friday, April 20th 2012 at 4pm
Eligible Applicants: Tenured, Tenure Track, Term and Sessional UPEI Faculty in Arts, Science, Business, Education, or Nursing, and Librarians, who are employed by UPEI at the time of application and for the duration of the award. A professor emeritus may apply as co-applicant with tenured UPEI faculty member.
Value: up to $1000
How to Apply: For the full program description, consult the Guide to UPEI Research Funding. Applications must be submitted using the current version of the application form. Submit one signed original to Research Services, Kelley 200.
Wed April 11:
10:00-12:00, Faculty Lounge, Main Building
Introduction to Qualitative Textual Analysis Software:
What is it, how to use it and what it means?
Wed April 11:
1:30-4:30
Workshop on Qualitative Textual Analysis Software Alceste, Spad and Lexico
(Bring some data that you are or might be working with)
Thursday, April 12
3:00-5:00 pm, Faculty Lounge, Main Building
Lecture and discussion on The Use and Abuse of Social Theory
Dr. Simon Laflamme
Laurentian University
Dr. Kate Tilleczek
UPEI Faculty of Education
Child and Youth Cultures and Transitions
CIHR Webinar: “Art of Writing a CIHR Application”
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) will offer six webinar sessions on “The Art of Writing a CIHR Application” in April 2012.
In this webinar, participants will learn some tips and get insights for writing a successful application for current competitions and programs offered at CIHR, from the planning stages through writing and submitting a CIHR application. (Please note that the technical aspects of how to apply using ResearchNet will NOT be covered in this webinar.)
Each 90 minute webinar will include approximately 45 minutes of presentation, plus 45 minutes of questions and answers from participants. Participants will also be provided with an electronic document containing application writing tips and insights not covered in the presentation.
To view the list of webinar sessions or to register for a session, go to the new Facilitated Online Session (Webinar) web page on the CIHR website - http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/
The Notification of Intent (NOI) to apply for an Insight Grant is now mandatory. NOIs must be submitted directly by the applicants to SSHRC via the online system by August 15th, 2012. An applicant who has not submitted an NOI by this date will be ineligible to submit the full application in the October 2012 competition.
In addition to basic information, an applicant must submit a one-page Summary of the Proposed Research. This Summary must include:
• the objectives of the research
• the proposed methodology; and
• the anticipated significance and impacts of the proposed research.
The NOI form will be available on SSHRC’s website by mid-June.
Connection Grants funding opportunity
SSHRC continues implementation of its renewed program architecture with the launch of the Connection Grants funding opportunity. The description is now available on the SSHRC website at the following link: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/
The Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and outreach activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to those participating.
SSHRC invites applicants who wish to conduct workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities that facilitate:
• disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary exchanges in the humanities and social sciences;
• scholarly exchanges between those working in the social sciences and humanities and those working in other research fields;
• intersectoral exchanges between academic researchers in the humanities and social sciences and researchers and practitioners from the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors; and/or
• international research collaboration and scholarly exchanges between researchers, students and non-academic partners from other countries.
These grants are valued at $7,000 to $50,000, with higher amounts considered on an exceptional basis, over one year. Starting in April 2012, SSHRC will accept applications on a continuous basis and will announce results normally within eight weeks from the date that SSHRC confirms receipt of the application.
Over the past three years, SSHRC has awarded an average of $6 million per year to support the types of events and outreach activities expected to be proposed and funded through the Connection funding opportunity. The approximate budget available for new awards in 2012-13 will be announced in spring 2012 under the Connection Program on SSHRC’s website.
For more information, please contact us by telephone at 613-943-1007 or email at: connection@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.
Sincerely, Éric
Éric Bastien
Acting Director - Partnerships Portfolio
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
350 Albert Street Ottawa, ON K1P 6G4
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
Please note that the “Research Grants 2012 Competition Focusing on Alport Syndrome” is now posted on The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s website.
| Program |
Deadline |
Link |
|
Research Grants Focusing on Alport Syndrome |
April 15, 2012 |
For more information regarding The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Research Program, please contact Wim Wolfs at 1-800-361-7494, ext. 225 or at wim.wolfs@kidney.ca.
Join us Thursday, March 29 at 12:15 for an informal session about promoting your research. Research Communications Officer Dave Atkinson will discuss pitching research to the media, dealing with reporters, and how to handle interviews. We'll also talk about the concept of focusing the story of your research, and why communicating your research in plain language isn't the same thing as dumbing it down.
Do you have the best student entrepreneurs in Canada?
Nominate them for an NSERC Innovation Challenge Award.
...awarded for the best proposals for a product or service that has been developed, is currently being developed or has the potential to be developed as a result of their research.
Submission deadline: May 1, 2012
Please visit our Web site to find out more about the Innovation Challenge Awards.
NSERC | 350 Albert | Ottawa | Ontario | K2E 3K3 | Canada
UPEI is very pleased to host a video-conference with Dr. Jane Aubin, CIHR Chief Scientific Officer and Vice-President, Research on Tuesday April 3rd for a CIHR Town Hall to discuss the Open Suite of Programs and Peer Review reforms and to seek feedback and exchange on their current thinking.
The Town Hall will be held in AVC 286A North, from 1:30-3:00pm.
The Proposed Reforms of Open Programs and Peer Review Discussion Document is available at:
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Lisa MacDougall in Research Services at 566-0775 or lcmacdougall@upei.ca.
Reminder: Upcoming UPEI Internal Funding Deadlines
Major Research Grant
Deadline: Wednesday March 7th 2012
Sessional Instructor Grant Fund (Supplemental Competition)
Deadline: Wednesday March 7th 2012
For program descriptions, consult the Guide to UPEI Research Funding, available at http://research.upei.ca/researchfundingbooklet
Application forms are available at
http://research.upei.ca/forms
Grand Challenges Canada - Rising Stars in Global Health
On November 13, 2011, Grand Challenges Canada announced new funding opportunities for early-career innovators from low– and lower-middle income countries, the "Rising Stars in Global Health" program, http://www.grandchallenges.ca/
The application site is now open and we are accepting applications. For more information and to apply, please go to http://applications.
Grand Challenges Canada’s goal is to tap into bold local solutions to global health problems to solve some of the most persistent health challenges in the developing world through Integrated Innovation.
The "Rising Stars in Global Health" program will provide $100,000 CAD for up to 30 successful proof-of-concept proposals. Up to 6 additional scale-up grants of up to $1 million CAD will be awarded to applicants who have demonstrated success at the proof-of-concept stage.
Deadline: March 23, 2012, at 11:59 p.m. ET
Grand Challenges Canada is a unique and independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people in developing countries by integrating scientific, technological, business and social innovation. Grand Challenges Canada works with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and other global health foundations and organizations to find sustainable long-term solutions to the most pressing health challenges. Grand Challenges Canada is hosted at the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health.
For further information, please visit our website at http://www.grandchallenges.ca.
Join us Tuesday, February 28 at 11:30 in Kelley 222 for an informal session about promoting your research. Research Communications Officer Dave Atkinson will discuss pitching research to the media, dealing with reporters, and how to handle interviews. We'll also talk about the concept of focusing the story of your research, and why communicating your research in plain language isn't the same thing as dumbing it down.
