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International Research Roundtable Program

Sponsor: The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
Application deadlines:

  • February 16: Email your draft to Robert Olaj for internal review and feedback (optional).
  • February 26 Noon: OGPR internal signature deadline. Applicants should email Robert Olaj a copy of their application with a completed, signed and scanned ORS Research Project Information Form.
  • March 1 (Sunday): Electronic package to PWIAS.
  • March 2: Paper copies to PWIAS.

International Visiting Research Scholar Program

Sponsor: The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
Application deadlines:

  • February 16: Email your draft to Robert Olaj for internal review and feedback (optional).
  • February 26 Noon: OGPR internal signature deadline. Applicants should email Robert Olaj a copy of their application with a completed, signed and scanned ORS Research Project Information Form.
  • March 1 (Sunday): Electronic package to PWIAS.
  • March 2: Paper copies to PWIAS.

Wall Scholars Research Award

Sponsor: The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
Application deadlines:

  • February 16: Email your draft to Robert Olaj for internal review and feedback (optional).
  • February 26 Noon: OGPR internal signature deadline. Applicants should email Robert Olaj a copy of their application with a completed, signed and scanned ORS Research Project Information Form.
  • March 1 (Sunday): Electronic package to PWIAS.
  • March 2: Paper copies to PWIAS.

Special notes: Applicants considering course release as part of their application must complete the Faculty’s Release Time for Research forms and submit them to the Associate Dean OGPR prior to submission of the application.

Nine UBC Scholars will be selected in 2015-2016, comprised of:

  • Senior research scholars (full professors).
  • Early to mid-career scholars (Assistant or Associate professors).
  • Up to three awards will be given to current or former Wall Scholars to continue their interdisciplinary research for an additional year.

Hampton Research Grant

Sponsor: Office of VP-Research & International
Application deadlines:

  • February 13: OGPR deadline for Faculty-level signature.
  • February 16 by 4pm: Hampton Deadline; completed applications must be submitted via email to Pam Forsberg

Special notes: Eligibility is restricted. Please review the requirements carefully.

Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application deadlines:

  • TBA: OGPR internal signature deadline. Applicants should email Robert Olaj a PDF of their proposal with a completed, signed and scanned ORS Research Project Information Form.
  • TBA: Robert will email your PDF application and signed RPIF to ORS on your behalf.
  • TBA late February: SSHRC national deadline.

Special notes: Award holders will be requested to participate in two workshop meetings in Ottawa. These will be scheduled in early Spring and late Fall.

For further information, contact Jacques Critchley, Senior Program Officer, Future Challenges, at 613 992 5145 or
IFCA-SICA@SSHRC-CRSH.GC.CA

Insight Development Grants

Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application deadlines:

  • December 10: Email Danica Kell in SPARC a note to say that you would like to participate in SPARC IR.
  • December 17:Email Danica Kell your 1-page Summary for SPARC IR.
  • January 5: Email Danica Kell your full proposal for SPARC IR.
  • January 28, Noon: OGPR internal signature deadline. Applicants should email Robert Olaj a PDF of their proposal with a completed, signed and scanned ORS Research Project Information Form.
  • January 29, 3:00 pm: Robert will email your PDF application and signed RPIF to ORS on your behalf.
  • February 2 (1st is a Sunday): SSHRC national deadline.

Special notes: Applicants for the 2015 IDG competition will be ineligible to apply to the October 2015 Insight Grant Competition, even if applicants are unsuccessful in the IDG competition. SSHRC has developed a new online application portal called the Research Portal and the IDGs are the first SSHRC program to use the new system. Applicants must submit an online application, as well as a Canadian Common CV. All Co-Applicants and Collaborators must also submit Canadian Common CVs. Please allow a generous amount of time to complete your and your team member’s CCVs (60-100 hours each, from scratch).