SSHRC – Image, Text, Sound & Technology – Research Grants

The application form and instructions for SSHRC’s Image, Text, Sound & Technology (ITST) research grants are not yet available, but if you are interested in this opportunity, you should begin preparations.  

Deadlines:  
Faculty of Education Dean’s Office: 1 week prior to agency deadline (2-3 weeks if you wish feedback on your application – submit to Karen Kueneman)
Research Western: no less than 3 days prior to agency deadline.
SSHRC: September 15, 2008 (for a decision in January 2009)

Value: Up to $50,000 for up to 1 year

Description: This program enables researchers to learn about and apply advanced technologies to the analysis of social statistics at university-based Research Data Centres across the country. Similarly, the ITST program will help researchers refine their ability to apply digital multimedia technologies to their research on image, text and sound.

The overall objectives of the ITST program are to 1) reflect on, interpret, and analyze new digital media, multimedia, and text-based computing technologies and integrate these into humanities and social sciences research; 2) bring together theorists, experimentalists, and technologists from different disciplines, to share and nurture ideas and methods that challenge research to advance through the use of audio-visual and text-based technologies; 3) facilitate the creation of national and international networks of, and partnerships among, researchers, industries, governments, and individuals that will promote and sustain social sciences and humanities research and resources worldwide.
The specific objectives of ITST Research Grants are to support projects that 1) employ innovative technological tools in image, text and sound to make social sciences and humanities research more efficient, effective and comprehensive;  2) devise new and creative applications for technology that offer valuable models that can be applied specifically to research in the social sciences and humanities.
Possible topics and areas to be addressed include electronic editing and publishing; e-literature; Web programming; immersive and virtual environments in multimedia research; textual analysis; 3 -D imaging technology; creativity, culture, and computing; digital image design; information aesthetics; computer gaming; knowledge transfer of research results to fellow researchers, decision makers and the public at large.

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 Assoc. Dean Signatures).

SSHRC – Image, Text, Sound & Technology – Summer Institutes, Workshops & Conferences

The application form and instructions for SSHRC’s Image, Text, Sound & Technology (ITST) fund are not yet available, but if you are interested in this opportunity, you should begin preparations.

Deadlines:
Faculty of Education Dean’s Office: 1 week prior to agency deadline (2-3 weeks if you wish feedback on your application – submit to Karen Kueneman)
Research Western: no less than 3 days prior to agency deadline.
SSHRC: September 15, 2008 (for a decision in January 2009)

Value: Up to $50,000 for up to 1 year

Description: The program will provide funding for researchers and their graduate students to develop expertise in applying advanced technology through summer institutes, workshops and conferences.
Funds may be requested for the planning and implementation of events that bring together appropriate academic and government or industry researchers to exchange knowledge about the use of technology in ITST research. This includes Canadian and international scholars and experts.
Summer Institutes are intensive, one- to two-week, interactive seminars that introduce researchers and students to cutting-edge ITST technologies and skills.
Workshops, of two to five days’ duration, concentrate on the elaboration and sharing of innovative technological methodologies being developed for use in ITST research.
Conferences provide venues for ITST researchers to present their research methodologies and results to a range of users and potential users from the academic, public, private and voluntary sectors.
Possible topics and areas to be addressed include electronic editing and publishing; e-literature; Web programming; immersive and virtual environments in multimedia research; textual analysis; 3 -D imaging technology; creativity, culture, and computing; digital image design; information aesthetics; computer gaming; knowledge transfer of research results to fellow researchers, decision makers and the public at large.

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 Assoc. Dean Signatures).

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Western Innovation Fund (WIF)

Description: Funded projects are intended to support the cost of projects that will advance innovative research results towards application and commercialization.  Competitions are for one-time projects based on existing research initiatives and expected to be of short duration (6-12 months).

Amount: up to $50,000

Deadlines: Letter of Intent (LOI) & Report of Invention (ROI) due August 12, 2008
Full Application due September 16, 2008

Eligibility: The applicant must hold an academic appointment with a significant research component at UWO and must be eligible to hold a research account at UWO.

More Information & Application…

LOI and ROI must be accompanied by a Research Data Approval Form (RDAF).

SSHRC – Research Development Initiatives

The application form for SSHRC’s Research Development Initiatives  is now available.  

Deadlines:  
Faculty of Education Dean’s Office: 1 week prior to agency deadline (2-3 weeks if you wish feedback on your application – submit to Karen Kueneman)
UWO Internal: no less than 3 days prior to agency deadline.
SSHRC: October 7, 2008 (for a decision in February 2009)

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

Description: The objective of the program 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 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.

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.

Past Grants…

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).

SSHRC – Standard Grants – Notification of Intent to Apply (NOI)

Application forms and instructions for the Notification of Intent to Apply (NOI) for the Standard Research Grants program, are now available at this web page. 

You will need a SSHRC User ID and Password to use the Notification of Intent to Apply (NOI) form. If you have previously applied for SSHRC funding, you will already have these.

The form is submitted electronically.  No hard copies are required.

While the submission of this form is NOT mandatory, applicants are strongly encouraged to complete and submit it before the August 15, 2008 deadline.

This step will allow SSHRC to start some aspects of the competition process (e.g., selection of appropriate external assessors) before the formal application deadline.

Please note that the NOI will not be used as part of the adjudication of the formal application.  Applicants and teams are therefore permitted to change their proposal between the NOI and formal stages

Any inquiries about the NOI may be addressed to Karen Kueneman, kueneman@uwo.ca or the program officers responsible for Standard Research Grants.

Please also note that the committee descriptions for Committees 12, 17, 27 and 28 have been modified. Three of these committees are the education committees and the other is one of the psychology committees.

Research Western is Moving

Effective August 18, 2008, Research Development & Services will be moving. 

 

The new address will be:

 

Support Services Building

1393 Western Road Room 5150

London, ON N6G 1G9

 

All phone extensions will remain the same.

SSHRC Internal Research

SSHRC Internal Research Awards are to support the cost of research initiatives in disciplines normally supported by SSHRC and are intended for research projects of modest scope. The competitions are for seed money, one-time requests, and projects of short duration. Applications may be made for new research initiatives. Requests for funds to supplement existing operating or research grants, to augment funds for larger projects (funded or applied for), or to attend conferences generally will not be accepted.

Amount: maximum $7,000 (over one year)

Deadlines:
Associate Dean’s Office: August 1, 2008 (1-2 weeks prior if you wish feedback on your proposal – submit to Karen Kueneman)
Research Western: August 22, 2008
 The submission deadline date has been extended to August 22nd to accommodate any inconveniences which may occur due to the Research Development & Services department move on August 15th. The office will be moving to the Support Services Building, Rm 5150, 1393 Western Road, London ON N6G 1G9 effective August 18, 2008.

Eligibility: The Principal Investigator must hold an academic appointment with a significant research component at UWO and must be eligible to hold a research account.

Applications and Guidelines

Forms must be accompanied by an RDAF.

SSHRC Internal Conference Travel

SSHRC Internal Conference Travel Awards are to enable faculty, academic librarians and post-doctoral fellows to take part in research-related meetings/conferences of major scholarly significance in disciplines normally supported by SSHRC. The program will fund participation in both regular international congresses and more narrowly focused conferences and seminars which take place more than (500 kilometers) from London, Ontario; applicants must be presenting a paper at the conference. Applications to attend Learned Societies meetings (i.e. SSHRC Congress) or personal development events will not be accepted. Breadth of participation and decanal recommendation will be two major criteria for determining whether or not an award should be made.

Amount: $7,000 (maximum) The awards cover travel and subsistence costs only.

Deadlines:
Associate Dean’s Office: August 1, 2008 (2-3 weeks prior if you wish feedback on your proposal – submit to Karen Kueneman)
Research Western: August 22, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
* The submission deadline date has been extended to August 22nd to accommodate any inconveniences which may occur due to the Research Development & Services department move on August 15th. The office will be moving to the Support Services Building, Rm 5150, 1393 Western Road, London ON N6G 1G9 effective August 18, 2008.

Eligibility: A Principal Investigator (PI) must hold an academic appointment with a significant research component at UWO and must be eligible to hold a research account

Timing of Conference: There are no longer any restrictions as to when the conference must occur. However, retroactive requests for conferences occurring prior to the application date for a particular competition will receive a lower priority.

Applications and Guidelines

Forms must be accompanied by an RDAF