Faculty of Education – Internal Research Grant Competition

The Faculty of Education, UWO announces a special request for proposals for its Internal Research Grant program.  Additional funds ($5000) are available for distribution from this fund. If several requests for funds are deemed fundable the committee may decide to award an amount less than the maximum allowable ($2,500).

From the guidelines: “Surplus: In the event that the funding awarded is less than the amount available in the budget, the Research Committee will consider other options for awarding the funds such as running a second competition during the fiscal year, providing seed funds to those researchers who were unsuccessful in applications for external funding, or other research possibilities.”

Deadline: November 2, 2009, 4:00 p.m. (for a decision by December 1, 2009)

Amount: up to $2,500 over one year (must be spent by April 30, 2010)

Description: These awards are to support the cost of research projects of modest scope (seed money, one-time requests, and projects of short duration). Preference will be given to probationary faculty.

Eligibility: The fund is restricted to faculty members within the Faculty of Education. Part-time or seconded faculty are not eligible to apply. Faculty may hold only one Internal Research & Development Grant annually.

Guidelines and applications available at: http://www.edu.uwo.ca/Research/internalfunding.html

Applicants must also complete ROLA.

ROLA II – Now Live

The ROLA Team announces that ROLA II enhancements are now live. You are invited to utilize this new tool to obtain institutional approvals for your next grant application.  All Investigators who currently hold or have held grants at Western have been grandfathered in and will not need to request access to the system. 

You may access ROLA here: http://www.uwo.ca/research/rds/ROLA/ROLAFrameset.html 

NOTE: The system is now in production and we ask that you not use ROLA to create test Proposals, contact rolahelp@uwo.ca for assistance if required.

Information Sessions are still available to anyone interested, as well as ROLA Live Labs.  Registration can be accessed at: http://www.uwo.ca/research/rds/resource/rds_resources_registration.html

Centre for Inclusive Education- Research Hour

The Centre for Inclusive Education

Research Hour Meet & Greet!

You are invited to meet and greet
faculty members and graduate students

 Wednesday, September 23, 2009
12:00 p.m. until 1:00
Elborn College, Room 1440
ghowell@uwo.ca by Sept. 17

Light refreshments will be available

Future Sessions

Network with your colleagues, and enjoy presentations or discussions of research on issues in inclusion. All future sessions are on Wednesdays, from 12:00 – 1:00.
Bring your lunch; juice, water and pop will be provided.

October 28
November 25
Discussion leaders will be announced.

ROLA II Goes Live – September 17

ROLA II… September 17th!

Research Development & Services is thrilled to announce the launch of the much awaited ROLA enhancements.

As announced in the Western News, ROLA will be going live on Thursday September 17^th. The enhancements to ROLA will eliminate the RDAF/RFRA forms and allow researchers to take advantage of a fully electronic environment when requesting Institutional signatures for Sponsored funding. After September 17th you may click on the ROLA link on the top of any page within the Research Western Website, to be directed to the new ROLA tool.

RD&S has hosted more than 20 Information/Training sessions to date, with eight additional sessions still available.  These sessions have been well attended and have included some wonderful discussions and ideas regarding benefits to be realized with the launch of this new system.

In addition to the Information/Training sessions, RD&S will be offering “Live Labs” after the September 17^th launch, at this time there are 11 lab times available. Labs are intended to provide a “hands-on” environment where individuals can bring an actual sponsor application and complete a “ROLA Proposal” with knowledgeable ROLA systems staff in the room.

Each Lab will begin with a brief introduction and visual overview of the system and then allow you the time needed to complete the process.

Individual PIs, Research Support Staff and Administrative Support staff are all welcome to attend.

**NOTE: ROLA will be working directly in production and ask that you not use the lab to complete test Proposals. Contact rolahelp@uwo.ca if you wish to make arrangements in this regard.

• Individuals may register on-line for ROLA sessions by visiting the RD&S website at: http://uwo.ca/research/rds/resource/rds_resources_registration.html
• One-on-One assistance will be available both by phone at the ROLA Helpdesk or in person, contact the ROLA Helpdesk at 519-661-2111 x83136 or email rolahelp@uwo.ca to arrange a time. 
• Training manuals will be available on the RD&S website for go-live for users who require guidance through the process outside of work hours.
• Individual Departmental or Faculty presentations can be booked if desired by contacting the ROLA Helpdesk email: rolahelp@uwo.ca. 
• Administration Support specific training will be offered in the Fall to assist staff with utilizing the additional administrative enhancements ROLA will be able to provide.

Comparative and International Education Speakers’ Series

All are invited to the first talk for this year’s Comparative and International Education Speakers’ Series. Lectures with discussions on comparative and international education research, teaching and other initiatives will take place at least once a month at the Faculty of Education. The program is being finalized. If you haven’t been approached to participate and would like to, please contact Kelly Crowley kcrowley@uwo.ca.

The First Lecture in the 2009-2010
Comparative and International Education (CIE) Speakers’ Series:

 

30 Years of Comparative and International Education, 1970-2000

by
Dr. David Radcliffe
Faculty of Education
The University of Western Ontario

Tuesday, September 22nd
1.00-3.00 pm
Faculty of Education Building, Room 1010

Refreshment will be served.

Academic Development Fund – Major Grant Competition

The application form and instructions for the Academic Development Fund (ADF), New Research and Scholarly Initiatives Award - Major Grants Competition has been posted.  

Deadlines:  

Faculty of Education Dean’s Office: November 2, 2009 (if you wish feedback on your application allow an additional 2-3 weeks – submit to Karen Kueneman)

University Secretariat: November 16, 2009 (for a decision in June 2008)

Value:  Not specified – budgets of less than $8,500 will not normally be considered. Funding will normally be of a seed or start-up nature for one year

Description: The purpose of the funds is to promote the academic development of the University by assisting with the start-up and transition costs associated with innovative academic development projects. The Academic Development Fund – New Research and Scholarly Initiatives Award (Major Competition) is not intended for the support or maintenance of existing or ongoing programs.
Special Projects eligible for New Research and Scholarly Initiatives Award – Major Grant support include:
1.1 The initiation of outstanding scholarly endeavours or frontier research. Projects of this sort are expected to be innovative in the discipline in which they arise and to represent a significant departure from existing research lines at UWO.
1.2 The support of scholarly acquisitions.

Eligibility: Applications may be made by individuals, disciplinary teams, and cross-and-interdisciplinary teams, including those with external matching funds. At the time of application, the principal applicant must be a regular, full-time faculty member at Western.  [Special consideration may be given to those applications where careful integration and campus-wide planning is evident.]

NOTE: Applications are no longer accepted in print format. A pdf document must be submitted. The Associate Dean will sign a paper copy of the signature page and it will be delivered to the Secretariat by the deadline.

Applicants must also complete an RDAF form .

More information and applications…

O’Sullivan Interviews on Literacy Report

Dr. Julia O’Sullivan, Dean, Faculty of Education, will be interviewed by Wei Chen on CBC Radio One tomorrow morning at 7:15 am. (93.5 FM in the London area).

Dr. O’Sullivan has been interviewed and broadcast across the country in response to the News Release and her report: “Key Factors to Support Literacy Success in School-aged Populations,” written for the Canadian Education Statistics Council. Andy Barrie (CBC Toronto) interviewed Dr. O’Sullivan this morning. Tomorrow, after the Wei Chen interview in the morning, she will be taped by CBC Toronto television for broadcast at 6 pm.

A related  Western web page story is at “She’s going back to school but can she read?”

Faculty of Education – Internal International Conference Travel

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

Amount: $2,500(If funds are available, the committee may consider requests in excess of $2,500 for travel to more expensive international conferences.)

Deadline: (Associate Dean’s Office) October 1, 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 ROLA form.

Applications and guidelines…

The next application deadline for this competition is March 1, 2010.