as announced last week, sshrc will be holding three webinars on the upcoming insight development grants 2014 competition and the changes to the application portal, including the sshrc canadian common cv.  you do not need to register in advance.

the webinars will be held on thursday, december 5th and friday,  december 6th at the following times:

·       in english:

o   thursday, dec 5th, 13:30-15:30 est and 

o   friday, dec 6th, 13:30-15:30 est 

·       in french: thursday, dec 5th, 10:00-12:00 est.

the webinars will be held via adobe connect (for the visual presentation and written questions only) and teleconference (for the sound).

to join via adobe connect: http://nsercofcanada.adobeconnect.com/idg2014/ 

please login as a guest.

to join the teleconference:

·        toll free dial-in: 1 877-413-4788 

·        enter the conference id: 5248493

in order to help faculty members submitting a sshrc insight development grant to the february 2014 competition, the office of research services (ors) is offering an information session on the sshrc research portal and common ccv on december 3 from 10-12 in at3002. information will be provided on the following:

1.  using the research portal. 

2.  completing the sshrc common cv.

3.  linking your common cv to your sshrc idg application. 

any questions/concerns that the ors is not able to answer at the workshop will be forwarded to sshrc for answers.  faculty members interested in attending the workshop are asked to please send an e-mail to andrew hacquoil (ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca) no later than november 28.

the northern ontario heritage fund corporation (nohfc)  recently introduced a new suite of programs:  strategic economic infrastructure, northern community capacity building, northern innovation, northern business opportunity and northern ontario internship.  these new grants replace nohfc's previous programs.

in order to provide information to researchers on the nohfc's new program architecture, peter benz, northern development advisor, ministry of northern development & mines, thunder bay, will be presenting an information session for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty members in at1005 on november 20 from 9:30am to 11:00am.

faculty members are encouraged to attend this session as it will provide valuable information on these new programs.  please contact andrew hacquoil at ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca by november 15 if you are able to attend this session.

research & innovation week is an annual event showcasing lakehead's many groundbreaking research initiatives with a special focus on building connections with community partners, business and government.  for more information, click here.

please note that there will be a sshrc insight development grant information session on november 15, 2013 in at3004 from 10-12.  the session will be presented by office of research services staff along with dr. lisa korteweg, faculty of education, a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty member with grant selection committee experience.  the session will provide an overview of the sshrc insight development grant program along with insights about the grant review process.

if you are interested in attending this session, please e-mail andrew hacquoil, research grants officer, at ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca no later than november 8, 2013. 

orillia faculty can participate in the event by going to oa 2005.

please note that there will be a sshrc partnership development grant information session on october 2, 2013 in at3004 from 10-12.  the session will be presented by office of research services staff along with dr. ron harpelle, department of history, who has valuable pdg grant selection committee experience.  the session will provide an overview of the sshrc partnership development grant program along with insights about the grant review process.

if you are interested in attending this session, please e-mail andrew hacquoil, research grants officer at ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca no later than september 25, 2013.  

orillia faculty can participate in the event by going to oa 2005.

for toolkits and other resources that can be used when applying to sshrc, please go to:
//m.hsbcwebinars.com/research-and-innovation/research-services/resources/tri-council-information-pages/sshrc-resources

please note that there will be a sshrc insight grant information session on september 6, 2013 in at3004 from 10-12.  the session will be presented by office of research services staff along with a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty member with grant selection committee experience.  the session will provide an overview of the sshrc insight grant program along with insights about the grant review process.

if you are interested in attending this session, please e-mail andrew hacquoil, research grants officer at ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca no later than august 29, 2013.  

orillia faculty can participate in the event by going to oa 2005.

for resources available to faculty members as they prepare their sshrc insight grants, please click here.

please note that there will be an nserc discovery grant information webinar on september 5, 2013 in at5035 from 10-12.  the session will be presented by an nserc program officer from ottawa via video conference.  the session will provide an overview of nserc news along with insights about the grant review process, and how to prepare an effective discovery grant application.

if you are interested in attending this session, please e-mail andrew hacquoil, research grants officer (ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca), no later than august 29, 2013.  

the session will be linked to our orillia campus by video conference as well.  orillia faculty can participate in the webinar by going to oa 2005.

for resources (including a list of mentors and a budget guide) available to faculty members as they prepare their nserc discovery grants, please click here.

in addition to the nserc research community engagement webinar on june 26, faculty members working on their discovery grant nois and nserc common cvs are also strongly encouraged to participate in the "dedicated" webinar on june 27 from 1-2:30 in atac 5036 devoted primarily to nserc's research portal and the common cv.

orillia participants are asked to register separately with nserc through connect@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.  if you are unable to participate in at5036 and will be logging in on your own computer, please note that nserc has noted the following issue with the june 27 webinar:

please note that the links to the webinars have been inversed.  the french link is under the english meeting and the english link is under the french meeting.  ensure that you choose the proper link.

for more information, please go to:  http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/nserc-crsng/reports-rapports/webinars-webinaires_eng.asp#commoncv

community engagement visits: invitation to nserc webinar june 26

nserc is conducting a series of community engagement visits to provide researchers, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and other stakeholders with an opportunity to learn more about some recent program and policy developments. these visits will also serve as a platform for the community to ask questions and seek more information from some of nserc's grants and scholarships experts.

key topics will include:

o          common cv & new research portal
o          harmonization of the canada graduate scholarships
o          five-year evaluation of the discovery grants program
o          changes to the post doctorate fellowships timelines
o          allocation of discovery grants budget among evaluation groups

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will be participating in an nserc webinar on june 26, 2013 in atac 5035 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.  please indicate by june 14 if you intend to attend this webinar by sending an e-mail to ahacquo1@lakehedu.ca.  orillia faculty interested in this webinar should register separately with nserc by sending an e-mail to connect@nserc-crsng.gc.ca

due to all of the recent changes at nserc, faculty members and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are strongly encouraged to attend this event.