Category Archives: Grant Writing

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.

Brescia Fall 2016 Research Workshops

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The following research workshops will be offered in September at Brescia:

Research Grant Writing & Development Workshop

Date: Friday, September 23rd
Time: 11:30 – 1:00pm
Location: Mother St. James Building, Room 302A

This workshop provides a high-level overview of planning, writing and developing research grant applications. Topics covered include:

Preparation and planning (proposal, timelines, budget, CCV, ethics etc)
Elements of successful proposals
Find the right sponsor – types of funding sources
Writing tips
Common flaws
Resources

Time will be set aside for specific questions. Please feel free to bring your lunch.

SSHRC Connection Grant Workshop

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

Please contact Elizabeth Russell-Minda, Research Officer with questions about these workshops.

Tri-Agency Statement of Principles: Digital Data Management

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Canada’s three federal research granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and SSHRC—have adopted the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management as an important step towards strengthening research data management in Canada and maintaining Canada’s research excellence.

The Statement is the result of targeted community engagement, and will serve as the basis for the continuing work of the agencies on the renewal of their data management policies. It recognizes that different stakeholders in Canada’s research system have different roles and responsibilities, and that all parts of the system must work together in order to ensure that Canada maintains international best practices in the preservation, accessibility and reuse of research data.

What is the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management?

The Statement outlines the agencies’ overarching expectations for research data management and the roles of researchers, research institutions, research communities, and research funders in supporting data management. It complements and builds upon existing agency policies, and will serve as a guide to assist the research community in preparing for, and contributing to the development of, Tri-Agency data management requirements. The Statement itself does not include mandatory requirements.

Because the research data management environment continues to evolve, the agencies will continue stakeholder engagement and review and revise the Statement as appropriate.

Learn more about the tri-agency data management initiative, and read the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management, at science.gc.ca.

CIHR Institute of Gender and Health Training Modules: Integrating Sex and Gender into Health Research

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Every cell is sexed and every person is gendered. Sex and gender considerations influence our risk of developing certain diseases, how well we respond to interventions, and how often we seek health care. When research fails to account for sex and gender, there is a risk of harm by assuming that the study results apply to everyone.

The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health’s new training modules are designed to help researchers and peer reviewers better integrate sex and gender into health research. The training modules are divided into three sections:

1) Sex and Gender in Biomedical Research

2) Sex and Gender in Primary Data Collection with Humans

3) Sex and Gender in Secondary Data Analysis

Each module is 30-45 minutes and comes with a CIHR Certificate of Completion. These modules will help reviewers learn how to identify sex and gender differences in the mechanism, disease or treatment under study; identify methods for integrating sex and gender variables in health research contexts; and assess a research protocol or publication based on the integration or omission of sex and gender.

Source: CAREB-ACCER, Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards

Western Workshop on U.S. Federal Funding

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Research and Development Services at Western, in collaboration with Dr. Eric Arts, Chair of Microbiology and Immunology, will be presenting a 2-hour workshop to provide an overview of U.S. federal funding for research.

Date: Thurs, June 9th, 2016
Time: 10:00am-12 noon
Location: Medical Sciences Building, Room M282

This workshop is designed to provide an overview of the U.S. federal research funding opportunities available to Canadian researchers and institutions. Topics covered will include information about federal funding sponsors, with some specific detail on the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additional topics include:

Finding and understanding the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
Differences between Canadian and U.S. federal funding processes, reviews and requirements
Understanding different application types for NIH funding
How to read and interpret guidelines
Guidance on sponsor websites and systems
Processes and timelines for application preparation, submissions and receipt of funding (with details on both sponsor and Western processes)
U.S. federal compliance and regulations
Training requirements
Q&A

RSVP for this workshop to: Theresa Russelo trusselo[at]uwo.ca by the end of the day on Monday June 6th

SSHRC Resource Guide: The Journey of a SSHRC Application

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See the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s simplified guide: “The Journey of a SSHRC Application: How applications are processed and adjudicated.” A PDF download is available.

Canadian Common CV (CCV) Workshop

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A Canadian Common CV (CCV) workshop will be held at Brescia in February. A CCV is quite often a required attachment for primary applicants and co-applicants when applying for various grant opportunities that use online application interfaces (CIHR, SSHRC etc.). The CCV allows researchers to have a single CV that they can use to apply to multiple agencies. Building and maintaining a CCV can also be a time-consuming task. In this workshop, we will review the basic instructions for registering and establishing a CCV using the online system. We will learn how to select a funding CV type using the online system and other functional components of the CCV.

Date: Friday, February 5th, 2016

Time: 9:30am – 11:00am

Location: MSJ Room 135

Please feel free to bring your CV and/or specific CCV questions with you, if you have them.

For more information and/or questions, contact Elizabeth Russell-Minda, Research Officer x28260 elizabeth.minda[at]uwo.ca

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Brescia Research Grant Workshop–Focus on Knowledge Mobilization & Translation

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You’re invited to attend a Brescia research grant workshop with a special focus on knowledge mobilization (KMb) and knowledge translation (KT). KMb and/or KT strategies (ideas, activities, partners, plans, etc.) are often required to be developed during the research grant proposal stage (for example, SSHRC and CIHR applications), as well as through the lifecycle of a research project (integrated, and end-of-grant). Kmb/KT strategies are key components of engaged research.

When: Tuesday, November 17^th, 2015Time: 11:30 – 1:00pm
Where: Brescia UC, Mother St. James Bldg, Room 136

Areas of focus in this workshop include:

Gaining a better understanding of KMb and KT concepts and strategies;
Incorporating KMb / KT into the research grant process (integrated and end-of-grant);
KMb / KT related funding opportunities; and
Success stories: KMb/KT research grant case studies/examples.

Questions about this session can be directed to Elizabeth Russell-Minda, Research Officer: elizabeth.minda[at]uwo.ca

Research Grant Development Workshop

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You are invited to attend an upcoming research grant development workshop:

Wednesday, June 3^rd9:30 – 11:00am
Location: Room 204 –MSJ

Areas of focus for the workshop include:

Grant proposal preparation and development, with overviews on:
Tri-agency open access policy on publications
Changes to SSHRC Insight grant (2015) application process
Common CV
Q & A (across disciplines)

Please RSVP to Beth Russell-Minda by May 27^thelizabeth.minda[at]uwo.ca

Getting the Research Out There – Knowledge Mobilization, Translation and Dissemination

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All Tri-Council granting agencies (SSHRC, CIHR and NSERC) require applicants to include knowledge dissemination plans within their applications for research funding. Other non-Tri-Council sponsors may also require knowledge dissemination plans to be included in the application. Knowledge dissemination takes on various forms: Knowledge mobilization (KMb) is the standard term used by SSHRC, Knowledge Translation (KT) is commonly used by CIHR, and NSERC has been known to use both terms interchangeably. Differences do exist between KD concepts, but all have a common goal in moving research from the “lab” to the social sphere through direct communication and exchange between researchers and the public. KMb/KT/KD is typically carried out through reports, policies, practice, meetings, and conferences. But research findings can be communicated and disseminated in many other creative and non-traditional ways. Internet-based communications and social media channels have created additional (and immediate) avenues for getting research findings out to a wider audience.

Examples of KMb/KT include:

publications (e.g., journal articles, books);
events such as workshops and conferences;
teaching curricula; and/or
various forms of knowledge synthesis and networking.

If feasible, research results should be made available to the public through websites, databases, or institutional repositories in accordance with many Tri-Council Open Access policies.

KT/KMb/KD plans do not have to be formulaic. They can be integrated as a part of the proposed research study, and as part of an “end of study” dissemination plan, or both.