SSHRC – Research Development Initiatives

The application for the SSHRC – Research Development Initiative is now available. (Feb 12/07)

Although the application form for this funding opportunity is not available at the time of posting, potential applicants may want to start thinking about this opportunity. The application deadline is April 9.

SSHRC – Research Development Initiatives

Deadlines:
Faculty of Education – Dean’s Office: no less than one week prior to agency deadline (2-3 weeks prior if you want feedback on your application)
UWO Internal – Research Development Services: no less than 3 days prior to agency deadline.
SSHRC: April 9, 2007 (for a decision July 30, 2007)

Value: up to $40,000 for 1 to 2 years

Description: The program supports research activities which can lead to the development of innovative programs of research. These activities may include intellectual exchanges, critical analyses, research collaboration and new ways of producing, structuring and mobilizing knowledge. In addition, the program encourages developmental activities that promote interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary research.
The program’s overall objective is to support innovative research in its initial stages that will lead to the development of mature research projects. Proposals should not be full-fledged, stand-alone projects that aim at advanced research results. RDI grants are not intended to support ongoing programs of research. Applicants must clearly distinguish their RDI project from previous or ongoing research. The proposal should address and develop a distinct, delimited research issue, present clearly defined plans for the research, and propose a budget that is fully justified by those plans.

Eligibility: Applicant must hold an academic appointment with a significant research component at UWO.

Applications: Applications are available on the above web site. Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant and Dean Signatures). Link to ROLA

CIHR Grantsmanship Workshop

Research Western will be hosting a grantsmanship workshop:

Wednesday February 7
9:30am-11:00am
SSC 3006

Nathalie Gendron, Deputy Director, Knowledge Creation Programs Branch CIHR, will discuss grantsmanship tips with a focus on CIHR programs in health systems and services, population and public health

Professors Doreen Bartlett and Kathleen Speechly will share their insights into the application and peer review processes.

This is an open session to learn more about CIHR program offerings and how to best prepare yourself for a future application.

For further details contact:Derek Newton dnewton2@uwo.ca or 519-661-2111 x85313

Update – Feb 7/07 – A PDF handout from the talk is now available.

PepsiCo Foundation

PepsiCo Foundation

Deadlines:
Faculty of Education – Dean’s Office: no less than one week prior to agency deadline (2-3 weeks prior if you want feedback on your application)
UWO Internal – Research Development Services: no less than 3 days prior to agency deadline.
PepsiCo: February 16, 2007

Value: up to $100,000 (For Major Grants $100,000+)

Description: The PepsiCo Foundation invites grant proposals in the following areas:

Health and Wellness

Diversity and Inclusion

Environment

Thought Leadership

Eligibility: Applicant must hold an academic appointment with a significant research component at UWO. You must take the eligibility quiz for the desired program. If your grant request does not meet the basic criteria of the program you are applying to, you will be notified and the application process will discontinue.
While the Foundation generally prefers to invest in local U.S. communities where PepsiCo has a presence, they also fund international programs. Typically, PepsiCo Foundation chooses to work with academic and community organizations where there are established relationships. Those applications which demonstrate a close fit to PepsiCo Foundation funding priorities below will be given consideration.

Note: online grant request system

Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant and Dean Signatures). Link to ROLA

Women and Higher Education in post-revolutionary Iran

The Faculty of Education Seminar Series continues next week with Dr. Goli Rezai-Rashti, Faculty of Education, UWO presenting.

Her talk is entitled Women and Higher Education in post-revolutionary Iran and will be presented on Wednesday, January 31st from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. in FEB 1010.

Faculty, Staff and Students are welcome to attend!

Comparative and International Education Speakers’ Series

The inaugural talk of the new Comparative and International Education speakers’ series is tomorrow, Wednesday, January 24 in FEB 1010 from 4-5:30 p.m.

Dr. R. Chhem, of the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario will speak about Higher Education System in Southeast Asia: Historical perspectives and future challenges

Summer Program in Data Analysis

SPIDA is a series of intensive lectures and workshops at York University. The program is designed to train social researchers to analyze complex datasets, especially longitudinal data, and is funded by SSHRC and Statistics Canada.

Deadline for applications is February 16, 2007.

SPIDA is intended for faculty, researchers and graduate and undergraduate students at Canadian universities, researchers in both public and not-for-profic organizations, and data librarians.

The Program runs from June 5th to June 13th, 2007.

Conference on Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

The Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women and Children has issued an invititation to the 3rd Annual Conference on Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, May 9-11 2007 at the London Convention Centre.

Conference Updates (March 7/07) including a special opening address by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada.

Funding Opportunity – Privacy Commissioner’s Office

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has announced funding for privacy research.
“Individuals, especially young people, are putting their lives up on the Internet. Pictures, videos, sound, blogs, entries on dating sites and social networking sites of all kinds, are finding their way into permanent archives of the internet, and into other organizations’ information holdings. Personal information is being posted which may come back to haunt the individuals concerned. Do people know or understand the risks involved? Who is in charge? Where does free speech stop? What responsibility do the sites have? How can we better use technologies that limit the collection of data in permanent archives and information holdings? What best practices could be implemented?
Phishing, Pharming, Spam, Identity Theft: what can data protection law and Commissioners do to control these online threats? What are individuals doing to protect themselves? What are the latest problems?”

Deadlines:
Faculty of Education – Dean’s Office: no less than one week prior to agency deadline (2-3 weeks prior if you want feedback on your application)
UWO Internal – Research Development Services: no less than 3 days prior to agency deadline.
Agency: February 19, 2007

Value: maximum $50,000 (over one year)

Description: The objective of the fund is to capitalize on existing research capacity in academic, not-for-profit and other sectors to generate new knowledge and support the development of expertise in selected areas of privacy and data protection.

Priorities: To stimulate research in addressing knowledge gaps and to provide guidance for policy development and best practices, the fund encourages research proposals that address privacy issues in the following priority areas:
1. The protection of personal information on the Internet
2. The challenges inherent in secure identification or authentication of individuals and entities
3. The intersection of the public and private sectors

Eligibility: Applicant must hold an academic appointment with a significant research component at UWO.

Past Grants
Guidelines
Application
Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant and Dean Signatures). Link to ROLA