2014 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Rita Irwin in the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy (EDCP) for being awarded a 2014 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
March 2014 CIHR Open Operating Grant Recipients
Congratulations to Tania Lam on being awarded a CIHR Open Operating Grant!
2014 HSS Research Dissemination Grant Awardees
Congratulations to Monique Bournot-Trites, Alanaise Goodwill, Deirdre Kelly, Ryuko Kubota, and Sterett Mercer on being awarded 2014 HSS Research Dissemination Grants!
2014 Spencer Foundation Convening Grant Awardee
Congratulations to Claudia Ruitenberg in the Department of Educational Studies for being awarded a 2014 Spencer Foundation Convening Grant!
Dr. James Turk Interview
Dr. James L. Turk, Executive Director, Canadian Association of University Teachers interviewed by CHET’s Dr. Don Fisher on February 25, 2014. Video is now available online.
Insight Grants
Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application deadlines:
- August 1: Registration for SPARC Insight Grant Internal Review (highly recommended).
- August 15: Deadline (mandatory) to submit online SSHRC’s Notice of Intent to apply.
- August 25: Deadline (optional) to submit your proposal to Robert Olaj in the OGPR & Danica Kell at SPARC for internal review.
Full proposals include:- MS Word versions of all required and optional attachments
- A system-generated PDF of the application (includes Summary, Budget, Response to Previous Critiques, CV, etc.)
- October 8: Deadline to submit application and Research Project Information Form to OGPR for administrative review (completeness, signatures and budget commitments only) and to secure Faculty RPIF sign-off (all faculty except those in KIN).
- October 10: Deadline to submit application online and for OGPR to provide UBC/ORS with your completed RPIF and a copy of your proposal.
- October 15: SSHRC national deadline.
Special notes: Applicants must file a Notice of Intent via the online forms system by August 15, 2014. Projects must fall under SSHRC’s Subject Matter Eligibility Guidelines.
Instructions for securing internal signatures and e-submission to ORS will be announced closer to the deadline.
Knowledge Synthesis Grant: Fall 2014 Competition
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Science, Knowledge Translation and Ethics Branch
Application deadlines:
- November 13: OGPR deadline for faculty-level signature.
- November 14: ORS deadline for institutional signature & e-approval
- November 17: CIHR national deadline
Special notes: For your application to be eligible, it must include at least two project leaders: one independent researcher and one knowledge user. CIHR strongly recommends that each team include a content expert, an expert in synthesis methods and an information scientist/librarian. Applications are submitted via ResearchNet and electronically approved and submitted to CIHR by ORS on behalf of the applicant.
Operating Grant: Knowledge to Action (2014-2015)
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Science, Knowledge Translation and Ethics Branch
Application deadlines:
- September 26: OGPR deadline for faculty level signature.
- September 29: ORS deadline for institutional signature & e-approval.
- October 1: CIHR national deadline.
Special notes: For your application to be eligible, it must include at least two project leaders: one independent researcher and one knowledge user. CIHR strongly recommends that each team include a content expert, an expert in synthesis methods and an information scientist/librarian. Applications are submitted via ResearchNet and electronically approved and submitted to CIHR by ORS on behalf of the applicant.
Vancouver Foundation Grants
Sponsor: Vancouver Foundation
Application deadlines:
- July 25: Letter of Intent deadline.
- September 12: Vancouver Foundation deadline.
Special Notes: Funding decisions will be made by mid-December 2014. The Vancouver Foundation does not support indirect costs. If you are considering applying please contact Heather Frost
Small Research Grants in Areas of Inquiry
Sponsor: The Spencer Foundation
Application deadlines:
- August 22: OGPR deadline for faculty-level signature.
- August 25: ORS deadline for institutional review and signature.
- August 28: Spencer foundation deadline (4 pm CST).
Special Notes: The Spencer Foundation specifies that budgets of less than $50,000 may not include indirect costs. If you are considering applying please contact Heather Frost.