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SSHRC Connection Grant Workshop

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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

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.

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

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

BUC Common CV Workshop

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A Canadian Common CV (CCV) workshop will be held at Brescia in June, in anticipation of upcoming Summer and Fall Tri-Council grant opportunities, such as CIHR’s Foundation and Project grant programs. The CIHR Foundation grant Notice of Intent to Apply deadline is expected to be late July and will require some version of a CIHR CCV. The SSHRC Insight Grants competition in the Fall, will continue to use the “old” Web-based CV platform and has not been migrated to the Research Portal.

Workshop overview: 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, NSERC 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. Researchers/applicants should give themselves enough time to complete the CCV process. This workshop will include 1) an overview of the basics of registering and establishing a CCV using the online system; 2) how to select a funding CV type; 3) how the various CCVs are linked to grant application portals; 4) and other functional components of the CCV. Time will be reserved for specific questions.

Date: Tuesday June 7, 2016

Time: 9:30am – 11:00am

Location: Cypress Meeting Room (Clare Hall)

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

Western Research Workshops – NSERC Discovery Grant and CCV

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Western is offering the following upcoming NSERC seminar and CCV workshops:

NSERC Discovery Grant Seminar-Application Preparation, Tips and Evaluation Criteria

“How to Prepare a Discovery Grant Application”

Presenter: Megan Rose-Martel, PhD
NSERC Program Officer, Research Grants and Scholarships

Date: Thursday, June 2, 2016
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am (60 min presentation and Q&A)
Location: 3M Centre, Room 3250

Presentation Summary:
Megan Rose-Martel, NSERC Program Officer, will present an overview of the peer review process and advice will be given on how to prepare a Discovery Grant application. The workshop will cover topics such as Discovery Grant Evaluation Groups, criteria for evaluation and ratings, and tips on how to prepare an application. While the workshop will be most helpful to new faculty members and those preparing applications this Fall, all researchers are welcome to attend. A question period will follow the presentation.

CCV Information Sessions

In anticipation of major competitions this Fall that require the Canadian Common CV, Western Research Services is offering three CCV information sessions on campus this June and July. The major upcoming grant competitions include the CIHR Foundation and Project grants, and the NSERC Discovery grant, all of which will require a CCV.

Note: There are mandatory registration and Notification of Intent to Apply stages for both the CIHR Foundation grant and NSERC Discovery grant. The deadlines for the CIHR Foundation grant have not been officially announced, but it is expected to be sometime in late July. The NSERC deadline to apply is Monday, August 1 @8pm. A version of the CCV must accompany these submissions.

Anyone is welcome to attend any session. The sessions may be useful to those who haven’t had to use the CCV yet in applying for research funding. As the process can be time consuming, research staff recommend setting aside enough time in advance to complete the CCV process.

This info session will also take a look at the ResearchNet and Research Portal application submission systems.

Please RSVP to Louise Kilianski, louise.kilianski@uwo.ca indicating your name, department and which session you’d like to participate.

Location                                                           Date                             Time

Western Science Centre (WSC) 187                 June 21                         10:00-11:30am
Spencer Engineering Bldg (SEB), 3109          June 27                         10:00-11:30am
Medical Sciences Bldg (MSB), 148                  July 11                           1:00-2:30pm

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 17th, 2015
Time: 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 3rd
9:30 – 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 27th
elizabeth.minda[at]uwo.ca

Knowledge Mobilization Workshop – UWO

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Knowledge Mobilization/Translation/Synthesis Workshop

Erin Huner
Research Officer,  Faculty of Social Science
Natalie Szudy
Research Consultant, Research Development and Services

May 14, 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
**NOTE Change in location** Social Science Centre, Room 3026

This workshop was inspired by the fact that, across the Tri-Council (SSHRC/NSERC/CIHR) and large funding agencies outside of the Tri-Council, there is an increasing requirement that grant applications have a well-integrated Knowledge Mobilization/Translation/Synthesis strategy. As such, researchers are now not only tasked with describing how their primary research can be utilized outside the academy, but also by whom, and how.

The goal of the workshop is to help researchers think through this critical new research funding component, and give concrete examples and strategies for creating practical and appropriate Knowledge Mobilization/Translation/Synthesis plans.

RSVP by MAY 11, 2015, to Erin Huner, ehuner@uwo.ca

CIHR Town Hall Meeting @Western

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CIHR – Town Hall Meeting with Dr. Jane Aubin
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Town Hall

presented by Dr. Jane Aubin, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice-President, Research and Knowledge Translation, and Ethics

Monday, May 11th
1 – 2:30 pm
LHSC, University Hospital, Auditorium A

    The objectives of the presentation are to:

  • Introduce CIHR’s new Strategic Plan – Health Research Roadmap II – Capturing innovation for better health and health care
  • Discuss CIHR’s budget and changes to the Institutes
  • Provide an update on the first Foundation Scheme Pilot – including some of the preliminary survey results
  • Provide an update on the launch of the Project Scheme and the College of Reviewers
  • Suggestions for additional topics can be forwarded by May 1st to trusselo@uwo.ca, which will be provided to Dr. Aubin in advance.

Dr. Aubin has been holding the Town Hall meetings across Canada over the past few months. Please see attached slides of her presentation.