Please contact Brad Whittaker (
brad.whittaker@ufv.ca) for help with NSERC and SSHRC grant applications. Scroll down for some Tri-Council resources and updates.
NSERC
NSERC 2012 Strategic Project Grants Competition
The literature for the 2012 Strategic Project Grants competition is now available at http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/RPP-PP/SPG-SPS_eng.asp.
Please note the new deadline for submission of applications – April 1, 2012.
The anticipated budget for the 2012 SPG competition is expected to result in about 12 to 15 awards per target area. Last year’s low success ratio (16.5%) was unprecedented, primarily due to the high number of applications. To better manage expectations and keep the burden on the research and peer review communities at an acceptable level, the following measures will be implemented for the 2012 competition:
- Each application will be strictly screened for fit to program and fit to target areas. http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/RPP-PP/SPGTargetAreas-SPSDomainesCibles_eng.asp
- The applicant must specifically address this in the introduction section of the proposal.
- Applications targeting incremental improvements to existing technologies will not be considered.
- A pre-selection process will be invoked for all target areas to retain only the most promising proposals and achieve a nominal success ratio of 25% (i.e., approximately 50 to 60 applications per target area); results of the pre-selection process will be final.
Successful proposals must be strong in all seven selection criteria. Please refer to the SPG instructions http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/OnlineServices-ServicesEnLigne/Index_eng.asp to see how each criterion is evaluated.
The call for collaborative proposals under international agreements now includes the Japan Science and Technology Agency specifically for proposals in the research topics of Renewable Energy and Energy Use within the Natural Resources and Energy target area. Due to the timing of a workshop related to this new initiative, the deadline for submission of joint NSERC-JST proposals will be extended to April 15, 2012.
A reminder of some changes that were implemented last year:
- Where a government organization is a supporting organization, the letter of support accompanying Form 183A must be signed by a director general (or equivalent level)
- Major equipment requests are now limited to $150,000.
For more information, please contact Brad at Brad.Whittaker@ufv.ca
or contact NSERC at strgr@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) will soon be launching new grants that will support research collaboration between Canadian colleges, universities and businesses.
Beginning November 15, 2011, partnerships involving universities, colleges and businesses will have the opportunity to apply for the new College-University Idea to Innovation (CU-I2I) Grants. This new grant will be part of the College and Community Innovation Program.
Funding for these grants was provided in Budget 2011: A Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth and is designed to strengthen research connections between colleges, universities and businesses to accelerate the development of promising technologies and promote their commercialization in Canada.
For more information, please click here for the draft CU-I2I Grants description[1] or contact:
Susanne Liou
Program Officer
College and Community Innovation Program
NSERC
Tel: 613 996 5984
E mail: susanne.liou@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Please note: The attached CU-I2I Grants description is in draft format and may change. The final version will be posted on NSERC’s website on November 15, 2011.
NSERC Discovery Grant
Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research (with long-term goals) rather than a single short-term project or collection of projects. These grants recognize the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances, whether made individually or in teams. Researchers are free to work in the mode most appropriate for the research area.
Discovery Grants Program assists in: promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities;
- fostering research excellence;
- providing a stimulating environment for research training.
Notice of Intent Deadline: Closed
Internal Application Deadline: Closed
Application Deadline: Closed
Please click here for application information and program details
SSHRC
SSHRC - Knowledge Synthesis Grants
Leveraging public investments in higher education research and development to stimulate innovation
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:
- describe the state of knowledge about international best practices in leveraging public investments in R&D in the higher education sector in order to stimulate innovation;
- mobilize knowledge about innovation and innovation systems between the academic and public policy sectors; and
- form the basis of dialogue between academic researchers, and science and innovation policy-makers in government.
Funding is up to $25,000 for a period of 14 weeks.
For more information, please go to:
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/herd-dirdes-eng.aspx
Deadline to apply: Deadline: January 27, 2012
SSHRC Insight Development Grant
This funding opportunity offers grants in support of research in its initial stages. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.
This new opportunity is open to both new and regular scholars who are affiliated with an eligible Canadian post-secondary institution. Please note that for the current competition, at least 50 per cent of funds will be reserved for applications from new scholars.
For more information, please contact us by telephone at 613-947-9659 or email at: insightdevelopment@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
Application deadline (to the Research Office) - January 25th, 2012
Final application deadline: February 1st, 2012, 5:00 pm
Please click here for the application form and program details
SSHRC Insight Grant
The broad purpose of the Standard Research Grants program is to support research and develop excellence in research activities in the social sciences and humanities.
The specific objectives of the program are to:
- support high-quality independent programs of research, as proposed by scholars and judged by their peers;
- provide opportunities for the training of future researchers;
- contribute to the development or elaboration of new theoretical or methodological approaches to research;
- maintain and develop vigorous disciplinary research activities;
- foster and develop vigorous collaborative, multidisciplinary research activities among researchers in the social sciences and humanities; and
- assist the communication of research results both within and beyond the academic community.
This funding opportunity is replacing the SSHRC Standard Research Grant Program and offers support for long-term research initiatives. The maximum value of an Insight Grant is $500,000 over three to five years.
This new opportunity is open to both emerging and established scholars who are affiliated with an eligible Canadian post-secondary institution.
Internal Application Deadline (to Research Office) - TBA
Application Deadline - TBA
Please click here for application information and program details
PLEASE NOTE:
Multiple Grant Applications
Researchers may not apply for an Insight Grant and an Insight Development Grant within the same calendar year as applicant (principal investigator).
This means:
A researcher who applied for an Insight Development Grant in February 2011 may not apply for an Insight Grant in October 2011, whether successful in the competition or not.
A researcher who applies for an Insight Grant in October 2011 may apply for an Insight Development Grant in February 2012, provided that the objectives of the research are different.
However:
There is no limit to the number of applications on which a researcher may be listed as a co-applicant or collaborator.
If a researcher holds a grant, she or he may submit a new application to the same funding opportunity in the final year of the grant.
Please consult SSHRC’s website at http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/policies-politiques/multiple_apps-demandes_multiples-eng.aspx for more information on multiple applications.
CIHR
Please click here for information on CIHR
Updates
NSERC - Government of Canada Launches New Grants to Support Community-Based Research Partnerships
For your information, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) and Suzanne Fortier, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) recently announced the launch of the new College-University Idea to Innovation (CU-I2I) Grants. More information can be found in the press release:
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Media-Media/NewsRelease-CommuniqueDePresse_eng.asp?ID=325
SSHRC Grants - New Program Architecture
SSHRC has approved their new program architecture, which will result in having all available funding opportunities under 3 umbrella categories: Insight, Talent and Connection.
SSHRC’s renewed architecture will be implemented over a three-year period. In July 2010, SSHRC will launch its Insight and Connection programs, with calls for proposals for Partnership Development Grants and Partnership Grants. The application deadline for Partnership Development Grants will be in November 2010. The deadline for Partnership Grants will be in January 2011. These will be followed by Insight: Research Development Grants later in the summer of 2010, featuring a special envelope for new scholars, and with deadlines planned for 2011.
The following link provides information on the results of SSHRC's decision as well as valuable information on the types of current and new grants and which umbrella they will now be located under.
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/updates-mise_a_jour/program_architecture_programmes-eng.aspx
SSHRC - Aid to Workshops and Conferences Grant updates
The following are areas in which the SSHRC Aid to Workshops and Conferences Grant has made changes.
- Updated program descriptions and application materials
- International Opportunities Fund and Image, Text, Sound and Technology: Alternative funding possibilities during Program Architecture transition
- On-line submission process
- Eligibility considerations
- Eligible expenses
- Extensions on existing grants
Please click here for full details regarding these changes.
New search tool for SSHRC funding opportunities
The Funding section of the SSHRC website has a new search tool that allows researchers to find, sort and view information on SSHRC funding opportunities with the click of a button.
The search tool is part of a redesign to fully integrate Talent, Insight and Connection into the SSHRC website. Researchers can now effortlessly view SSHRC's funding opportunities in each of these areas, find out more about SSHRC programs, as well as search for funding by their applicant category.
To take a look at the new tool, please visit the Funding section of the SSHRC website, http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/index-eng.aspx.
Talent, Insight and Connection—Highlights from the First Competitions
Highlights from SSHRC’s 2010-11 and forthcoming 2011-12 competition cycles have been posted on the SSHRC website at http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/news_room-salle_de_presse/latest_news-nouvelles_recentes/sshrc_news_may_2011-nouvelles_crsh_mai_2011-eng.aspx.
SSHRC Digital Economy Priority
Applicants for SSHRC funding are encouraged to consider this priority area when developing their proposals and considering opportunities for partnerships.
See a description here:
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/priority_areas-domaines_prioritaires/digital_research-recherche_numerique-eng.aspx
