CREVAWC – Forum

The Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women and Children is hosting their first forum of 2009. These forums provide opportunities for community and academic researchers and practionners to share their projects, to discuss relevant issues that are exciting and challenging, expected and unexpected, and to engage in lively dialogue.

Peggy Sattler
Trustee and Past-Chair, Thames Valley District School Board  
Senior Policy Analyst, Academica Group

From Protest to Policy: Addressing Homophobic Bullying at the Thames Valley District School Board

Thursday February 5th 
 4-5:30pm in Room 1118,
Faculty of Education Building

Peggy Sattler will discuss the political and policy issues surrounding the issue of homophobia in the school system and how protests by students and parents generated public interest and reform.  Starting with protests in 2004, Peggy will outline the process and helpful outcomes in dealing with these issues in a large school system.

A recommended background reading is Bullying and Homophobia in Canadian Schools:  The politics of Policies, Programs and Educational Leadership” by Gerald Walton. 

Background on this issue is available at  http://www.myschoolpages.com/schools/tvdsb/action_plans.cfm

Coffee and cookies will be provided.
 
Please RSVP to Lina Rodriguez at lardila@uwo.ca .  Space is limited.

Faculty of Education – Internal Conference Travel

The Faculty of Education’s Conference Travel Awards are to support faculty members in their research by providing the opportunity to attend conferences to present their research work and to benefit from interactions with other researchers.

Amount: $1,200 (maximum)

Deadline: (Associate Dean’s Office) March 2, 2009, 4:00 p.m.

Eligibility:Applicants must be tenured or probationary faculty members of the Faculty of Education. A faculty member may apply once to each of the Conference Travel Grant competitions. Pending availability of funds, those who present at more than one conference in a given year (May 1- April 30) may be considered for additional funding as long as the total for all conferences does not exceed the above maximum.

Timing of Conference: There are no 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.

Forms must be accompanied by a completed RDAF.

Applications and guidelines…

The next application deadline for this competition is October 1, 2009.

Academic Development Fund – Small Grant Competition

The University of Western Ontario Academic Development Fund (ADF) New Research and Scholarly Initiatives Award, Small Grants Competition applications and instructions are  not yet available but if you are planning to apply you should begin preparations soon.

Deadlines:  
Faculty of Education Assoc Dean’s Office: March 2, 2009 (if you wish feedback on your application please submit 2-3 weeks early to Karen Kueneman)
University Secretariat: March 16, 2009 

Value: $8,500 maximum (for up to 2 years)

Description: The ADF’s Small Grants Competition supports the cost of research projects of modest scope. Applications may be made for new research initiatives. Preference will be given to applications that offer a clear rationale for the proposed research, exhibit innovation, and contain a budget explaining fully how the money requested will be spent. In addition, preference will be given to those faculty members striving to get programs of research established and to those who, during the past three years, have not received funds through the SSHRC Internal Research competitions or the Academic Development Fund (ADF).

Eligibility: Researchers in all disciplines are eligible. At the time of application, the principal applicant must be a regular, full-time faculty member at Western OR be a Professor Emeritus at Western with a casual appointment at the rank of Adjunct Research Professor – Independent Research Required.

Full Applications are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant and Assoc. Dean Signatures).

Last year’s guidelines and application forms are available at: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/senate/adf.pdf

Updated versions should be available soon.

NOTE: Applications must be submitted electronically in pdf format to the Secretariat’s Office. Please submit your electronic application by March 2/09 to Karen Kueneman, kueneman@uwo.ca, along with a hard copy of the signature page bearing your signature.  All applications will be forwarded by the Associate Dean’s Office to the Secretariat by the submission deadline of March 16/09.
Applications must also be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant and Assoc. Dean Signatures).

SSHRC – Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRI)

The Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRI) program supports leading edge research with true potential for intellectual breakthrough that addresses broad and critical issues of intellectual, social, economic and cultural significance through the effective coordination and integration of diverse research activities and research results.

Deadlines: 
Faculty of Education – Assoc. Dean Research: no less than one week prior to agency deadline (2-3 weeks prior if you want feedback on your application – consult with Karen Kueneman)
UWO Internal – Research Development Services: no less than 3 days prior to agency deadline.
SSHRC:  Stage 1 (Letter of Intent) – January 31, 2009 (for a decision end of April)
Stage 2 (Formal application – by invitation only) – September 1, 2009 (decision Dec 31)

Value:  
Stage 1: Up to $20,000 over 8 months
Stage 2: Minimum $100,000 and up to 2.5 million over 7 years.

Description: The MCRI program seeks to support research with a strong analytical component, research of such significance and quality that it brings international recognition to the team, involves appropriate partners and stakeholders and produces results that will have a major impact on Canadian scholarship and society.
Objectives are to:

• support leading edge, collaborative research that meets high standards of excellence, promises a significant contribution to the advancement and transfer of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences, and encourages discussion and debate from a broad perspective on critical issues of intellectual, social, economic and cultural significance for Canadian scholarship and society;
• promote broadly based collaborative research as the central mode of research activity—both within and among disciplines, departments, and faculties as well as with other sciences at universities across the country and abroad;
• promote the development of active partnerships with private or public sector groups to ensure their participation in the design and conduct of the research project and in the dissemination of research results;
• promote the development of links with appropriate stakeholders;
• provide unique opportunities for training students and postdoctoral fellows in a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment;
• support research that achieves integrated and comprehensive syntheses of the issues under study;
• encourage dynamic and innovative approaches to disseminating research findings that will have a major impact on Canadian scholarship and society by reaching both traditional and new audiences, including Canadian and international scholars, policy makers, stakeholders and the general public;
• involve postsecondary institutions in long-term commitments to the development of unique, large-scale inter-postsecondary institution research initiatives.

Eligibility: The program is intended for leading scholars with solid track records and past experience in collaborative research, student training and grant management, and who demonstrate the leadership and other skills necessary for managing a complex, interdisciplinary, multi-institutional project. The project director must be eligible to hold a research account at UWO.

Note:
• The research team must represent a minimum of two Canadian postsecondary institutions (including the Canadian host institution), and must include sufficient members to cover the diverse perspectives and expertise required by the breadth of the research questions outlined in the proposal. The team may include co-applicants (co-investigators) and collaborators in accordance with SSHRC definitions.

Applications and more information…

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 Associate Dean Signatures).

CIHR Operating Grants

The CIHR Operating Grant Program (OGP) provides operating funds to support research proposals in all areas of health research. If your program of research is in the health area, you may be eligible for funding from CIHR.

Deadlines:
Faculty of Education Associate Dean’s Office: One week prior to the RW deadline. (2-3 weeks prior if you wish to have extensive feedback on your application. Contact Karen Kueneman.)
Research Western (RW): February 24, 2009 
CIHR – Letter of Intent / Registration: February 2, 2009  (Letters of Intent are Mandatory)
           – Full Application: March 2, 2009
 

Applications: All registrations (Letters of Intent) and applications for the Operating Grant Program must be submitted electronically using ResearchNET.

For more details, please see the CIHR website or consult with Karen Kueneman, kueneman@uwo.ca

Research Development & Services has also posted information on its Resources web page regarding ResearchNet, UWO signatures, deadlines and ResearchNet guidelines.

Centre for Inclusive Education Research Hour

The next Centre for Inclusive Education Research Hour will be held:

Monday January 26
1:00 to 2:00 pm
Elborn College Room 1440

Heather Brown
presents:

A Synthesis of Studies on the Writing Skills of Individuals with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Juice, water and cookies will be served.
All graduate faculty and students are welcome.

Please RSVP to Grace Howell,  ghowell@uwo.ca

Research Development & Services – Funding Opportunities Website

Research Development & Services will endeavor to provide updates to the new Funding Opportunities Website on Thursday of each week. 

The information on this page is streamlined to assist you in looking for new funding opportunities. You may view all listings alphabetically or narrow the criteria by checking the select discipline box in the top right hand corner of the screen, and choosing the appropriate disciplines for your areas of research.