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Winter 2025 IRGF award open for applications on Monday, December 2
The winter 2025 IRGF award will be opening up to applications this coming Monday. You can review the program guidelines and eligibility requirements on the ORSCE website. The application deadline for the winter competition is Monday, January 6 at noon.
Research and Scholarship Days: Abstract submission form for poster event now open
If you are a faculty member who plans on incorporating RSD into your class or you know of a student who plans to present their independent research project, then be sure to communicate to your students that the abstract submission form for the Main Street Poster Event is now open.
Additionally, the following dates have been selected as important deadlines for students wanting to participate in RSD.
Abstract submission deadline: March 4, 2025
Poster submission deadline: March 18, 2025
Abstracts can be submitted through this form.
These deadlines are for the Main Street Poster Event. Other event deadlines will be communicated on the RSD website. Be sure to check it regularly in the new year for more updates. If you have any questions about participating, email researchdays@mtroyal.ca.
Letters of Support and SSHRC Partnership Grants
Have you been invited to participate in a SSHRC Partnership Grant (PG) application? If you will be a co-applicant on a SSHRC PG, you will need to obtain a letter of support from MRU. ORSCE can help with this.
Reach out and let us know about your invitation to participate! We'd love to hear your news and support your participation in the application (and its success).
Contact Ethan Ward at eward@mtroyal.ca to get the process started.
ANSER Call for Proposals
The Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research is convening its 18th annual conference as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
If you are a practitioner, academic or student, researching nonprofit organizations, the social economy, civil society and other related issues, then this conference may be the right fit for you.
The conference is being hosted at George Brown College in Toronto from May 30-31, 2025. The theme of the conference is "Reframing Togetherness," asking attendees to model what togetherness is by questioning traditional hierarchies. Research topics that proposals may explore include philanthropy, charity, nonprofits, volunteer organizations, EDI, finance, social economy, volunteering and civic engagement, just to name a few.
Proposals are due December 20, 2024. They may be submitted through this submission form.
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SSHRC Insight Development Workshop
Are you interested in applying for a SSHRC Insight Development Grant this year? You may be interested in this workshop. It is designed to help develop your IDG proposal. A panel of MRU faculty and staff will discuss what makes a successful application and how to prepare it.
Location: EL4201 (Library Boardroom)
Date: Friday, December 6
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Registration
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Do you have a research project you want highlighted? Get in touch with Ethan Ward at eward@mtroyal.ca to schedule a meeting and discuss getting your project in the spotlight.
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All external research grant applications need to be reviewed by ORSCE through the submission of a Research Activity Form in ROMEO. Submit a Research Activity Form in ROMEO at least ONE WEEK prior to the funding agency's deadline.
Deadlines cited here are for the ORSCE internal deadlines.
For Academic Staff
December 5: SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant
The theme being explored in this year's Knowledge Synthesis Grant is Envisioning Governance Systems that work. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council has partnered with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to put forward this international call for project proposals. This is part of SSHRC's Imagining Canada's Future Initiative. The Knowledge Synthesis Grant can fund up to $1.4 million. This funding is split between two streams. Stream 1 is for applicants affiliated with eligible Canadian institutions, with up to 20 grants that will be funded. Stream 2 is for international collaborations between two applicants, one based in Canada, the other in the UK. Up to 27 projects may be funded through this stream.
Amount/Duration:
Stream 1 & 2: up to $30,000; 1 year
Contact: KSG-SSC@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
December 8: SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants
Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight program and the Connection program. These grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. In addressing an organization-specific need, challenge and/or opportunity, these partnerships let non-academic organizations and postsecondary researchers access each other’s unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities on topics of mutual interest.
Amount/Duration: $25,000; up to 1 year
Contact: 1-613-943-1007; partnershipengagegrants@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca'
December 20: Ralph McGinn Postdoctoral Fellowships (WorkSafe BC)
Applications due to funder: January 3, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. PST
Open to recent doctoral graduates (must have completed their PhD within the last four years) holding a postdoctoral position at a Canadian university or research institution.
- Designed to foster the development of OHS and work disability research in B.C. and Canada through supporting doctoral graduates who are training for careers as academic researchers.
Amount/Duration: $50,000; up to 2 years
December 20: Exploratory Research (WorkSafe BC)
Applications due to funder: January 3, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. PST
Open to academic researchers based in (or formally affiliated with) a Canadian university or a Canadian research institution.
- Supports exploration of occupational health and safety and work disability challenges through a new lens, bringing together non-traditional disciplines and interdisciplinary teams. These grants are for high-risk/high-reward research that investigate new areas of scientific inquiry and challenge current paradigms.
Amount/Duration: $125,000; up to 2 years.
January 25: SSHRC Connection Grants
These grants provide support for workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to those participating. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant may often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.
Amount / Duration: $7,000 - $25,000 (events); $7,000 - $50,000 (outreach); up to 1 year
Contact: 1-613-943-1007; connection@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
January 27: SSHRC Insight Development Grants
Insight Development Grants (IDG) support 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. Proposed projects can involve, but are not limited to, case studies, pilot initiatives, or critical analyses of existing research. Funding is available for two distinct categories of scholars: Emerging scholars who will develop new research questions and/or approaches; Established scholars who will explore new research questions and/or approaches that are distinct from the applicant’s previous/ongoing research.
Amount / Duration: $7,000 - $75,000
Contact: 1-613-943-1007; connection@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
February 13: SSHRC Research on Research Joint Initiative
Research on research, also known as metaresearch, is the application of applying rigorous research methods and analysis to the practice of research itself. This joint initiative is operated by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and Michael Smith Health Research BC. The goal of the joint initiative is to strengthen capacity for metaresearch in Canada and bring Canadian perspectives on research to the international stage. Topics that are found in metaresearch generally and that will be funded by this initiative include but are not limited to: researching talent and professional development in a research context, researching how research funding is allocated, research integrity, researching research infrastructure, improving research dissemination output, understanding research impact, and understanding the impacts of AI on the research ecosystem.
Amount/duration: up to $200,000; 3 years
Contact: partnerships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
For Students
January 14: SSHRC Storyteller Challenge
SSHRC’s Storytellers Challenge asks postsecondary students to show Canadians, in up to three minutes or 300 words, how social sciences and humanities research is affecting our lives, our world and our future for the better. Speak about a great SSHRC-funded project happening at your postsecondary institution. Your story must be compelling, creative and clear. Submit original work featuring SSHRC-funded research carried out at the institution at which you are enrolled at the time of submission.
Check out the webpage for more information and to enter: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/society-societe/storytellers-jai_une_histoire_a_raconter/challenge_regulations-defis_reglements-eng.aspx
For Students and Academic Staff
December 20: Travel Support for Canadian UArctic Members
This initiative aims to foster engagement and collaboration of Northern Canadians, including Indigenous peoples, within the UArctic network, with a specific focus on supporting participation and perspectives in UArctic activities and events. Priority for funding will be for Northern and Indigenous UArctic member faculty, students, community knowledge holders, Chairs, and Thematic Network leads. The fund provides travel support for:
- Students, faculty, and staff attending Arctic-related conferences, workshops, and meetings.
- Institutionally-sponsored travel support for community knowledge holders.
- UArctic Chairs and Thematic Network Leads representing UArctic at Arctic-related events.
To apply, please complete the application form, including a detailed budget and any supporting documentation through Memorial University’s Survey Apply system. Community member support requests must be sponsored by faculty, while student travel requests must be supported by a supervising professor.
Amount: $5,000
Contact: lisa.goulet@uarctic.org
December 20: Applied Innovation (WorkSafe BC)
Applications due to funder: January 3, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. PST
Any Canadian resident may apply.
- Supports small-scale, shop-floor research projects that lead to the development of practical knowledge and solutions that can be implemented in the workplace. These projects build on existing knowledge and technologies and apply them in innovative ways.
Amount/Duration: $50,000; for up to 1 year
December 20: Proof of Principle and Prototyping (WorkSafe BC)
Applications due to funder: January 3, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. PST
Any Canadian resident may apply.
- Dedicated to research that may lead to novel tools and technology that can be used in workplaces to improve health and safety or work disability. Projects must be in the early stages of development such as proof of principle or concept; analytic or laboratory studies; or validation of concepts, tools, and technology.
Amount/Duration: $100,000; for up to 2 years
**For a comprehensive list of typical deadlines please visit the ORSCE website. All information on Rolling Intake opportunities can also be viewed on the ORSCE funding opportunities page,**
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The 2024 NSERC Science Exposed finalists have been announced, and Mount Royal biology student Emily Kingdon won the people's choice award for her photo "Cellular Cosmos." Kingdon captured the photo of muscle cells through work on a research project as part of BIOL 4101. Congratulations Emily! More info about the competition winners can be found on the NSERC website.
Earlier this year Ademola Adesola released his new monograph "Representations of Child Soldiers in Contemporary African Narratives." In the book Adesola examines the dominant factors that writers privilege in their portrayals of child soldiering in sub-saharan Africa. He states that the narratives discussed in the book are significant in the varying ways they reify and challenges the Western ideas of "child" and "childhood," as well as privilege child soldiers as social actors whose intricate makeups disavow being simply understood as innocent victims or irredeemable perpetrators of atrocities. To celebrate the release of the book, there will be a book launch event held in the Mount Royal Faculty Centre
Justine Huet and Antoine Eche edited and published the 14th issue of Convergences francophones, a peer-reviewed & open access academic journal that they created 10 years ago! The 14th issue focuses on the debates in translation and translation studies.
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Do you have some good research news you'd like to share? Did you finally get that article or book chapter published? Or, are you stoked about a student who rocked their research project? Maybe your CBC interview led to an invitation to talk to a community group who are now collaborators with you on a research project. Tell us about it!
Fill out the Google Form here and we'll spread the news in the ORSCE newsletter.
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Eche, A., Huet J. (2024). Convergences francophones, 8(2).
ADESOLA, A. (2024). ‘From Freedom to Free Doom’ (Poem). In E. Emenyonu, I. Diala, P. T. Emenyonu, A. Adéẹ̀kọ́, E. Cole, P. Dodgson-Katiyo, L. U. Egbunike, A. Ezeigbo, C. Iheka, S. Kiguli, M. Krishnan, G. Musila, S. Newell, I. I. Uko, & O. Nwakanma (Eds.), Oral and Written African Poetry and Poetics (Vol. 42, pp. 165–165). Boydell & Brewer. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.15136133.19
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