Monthly Archives: September 2016

SSHRC Connection Grant Workshop

SSHRC Connection Grant Workshop

Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: 11:30 – 1:00pm
Location: MSJ, Room 302A

Ready to mobilize your knowledge?  SSHRC’s Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives such as workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, etc. Connection Grant funding is for one year, and there are four application deadlines throughout the year: February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1. This workshop provides a detailed overview of SSHRC’s Connection grant, and the essentials needed to apply for this opportunity.

Dr. Steve Kleinknecht, a recipient of multiple Connection Grants over the years in both lead and co-lead applicant roles, will be on hand to answer specific questions and provide information based on his experiences with Connection grants.

 

University Affairs Magazine Articles of Interest

Please find the following research-related articles featured in recent issues of University Affairs magazine:

“How research offices can help simplify your grant application process”  (Aug 2016 edition)

…and “Why the undergraduate years should include a research experience”  (Sept 2016 edition)

Canada Invests over $160 million in Research Funding for Social Sciences and Humanities

The Government of Canada announced that it will invest in over $160 million in research funding for the social sciences and humanities. Kirsty Duncan, Federal Minister of Science announced Friday in a press release that the investment will support roughly “1,150 social sciences and humanities research projects to build knowledge and foster collaboration in a wide range of disciplines.” The funding will be awarded through SSHRC Partnership Grants, Partnership Development Grants, Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). “The investment in these research initiatives will help examine a diversity of issues that touch the everyday lives of Canadians, including employment, an aging population and immigration.”

See: Government of Canada invests more than $160 million in social sciences and humanities research

CIHR Online Learning Sessions – Fall 2016 Foundation & Project Grant Webinars

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CIHR Foundation Grant: 2016 Stage 1 and Project Grant 2016 Fall Applications Webinars

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is holding a series of Question & Answer webinars on the Foundation Grant: 2016 stage 1 application and the Project Grant Fall 2016 application starting the end of September 2016. These webinars allow both applicants and research administrators the opportunity to ask any outstanding questions they may have about the stage 1 application and a Project Grant application. In advance of the webinar, participants are invited to consult the Foundation Grant Program and Project Grant Fall 2016 web pages, which include updated supporting material and resources to help applicants successfully complete the applications.

Click here to access CIHR’s Facilitated Online Learning Session page to learn more about registering for these webinars, presented in English and French.