UWinnipeg Research News

SSHRC pleased to inform you that the application form and instructions for the Notification of Intent to Apply (NOI) for the Standard Research Grants program is now available on SSHRC's Web site at https://webapps.nserc.ca/SSHRC/logon_e.html

While the submission of this form is not mandatory, we strongly encourage applicants to complete and submit it before the August 15, 2008 deadline. This new 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.

Please also note that the committee descriptions for Committees 12, 17, 27 and 28 have been modified.

Any inquiries about the NOI may be addressed to program officers responsible for Standard Research Grants.

Please note that the deadline for submitting your NSERC Discovery Grant Notification of Intent to apply is Friday, August 1st.

All faculty intending to apply for an NSERC Discovery Grant in November 2008 must complete the NOI.

The Government of Canada is seeking applications from Canadian publicly funded institutions for the 2008 Graduate Students' Exchange Program (GSEP) http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/CARICOMGSEP-en.html and the College and Undergraduate Students' Exchange Program (CUSEP) http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/CARICOMCUSEP-en.html (under the Canada-Caribbean Community Leadership Scholarships) to provide international students with research/studies scholarships at Canadian institutions.

Information and online application is available at www.scholarships.gc.ca. Please note that the Canadian institution must apply on behalf of the student.

The application deadline is July 18, 2008. If you have questions, please contact scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca.

Regards,
CARICOM countries: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Montserrat; St. Lucia; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Turks and Caicos Islands

MITACS is soliciting proposals for new full and seed projects.

Full projects are expected to have multi-year duration with an annual budget of $80K to $200K.

Seed projects in this competition are expected to have a 24 month duration, show potential to grow into full projects, and have an annual budget of $20K to $50K.

All projects are also expected to solicit non-NCE partner funds. MITACS is primarily interested in projects within its current theme areas. However the overall merit of the project carries the highest priority and projects in potentially new application areas are also encouraged.

Submissions should be sent by email to mitacs@mitacs.ca and arrive by September 19, 2008 to be eligible in this competition. New projects will be selected from these on the recommendation of the Research Management Committee, with an announcement of the selection and funding levels planned for February 2009, after approval of the MITACS Board of Directors. Projects chosen by the MITACS Research Management Committee (RMC) are expected to start on April 1, 2009.

You are strongly encouraged to discuss your project ideas with MITACS before submitting your final proposal so that it best reflects the priorities that the MITACS Research Management Committee has set out. Inquiries regarding this competition can be directed to MITACS at rmarsh@mitacs.ca.

For detailed submission instructions, guidelines, and a template for your submission please visit the MITACS web page at http://www.mitacs.ca.

Please be aware that starting immediately, Manitoba Hydro will require a letter from the Associate Vice-President (Research) and Dean of Graduate Studies Office when applying for research funding.

This letter will state that the Research Office has reviewed the application and approves the content. The letter will now be mandatory when applying for Manitoba Hydro funding.

Please ensure that you provide the Research Office with a copy of your grant proposal a minimum of 10 working days before the deadline in order to give us amble time to review the application.

If you have any questions regarding this new requirement please feel free to contact me at 786.9137 or j.cleary@uwinnipeg.ca.

Thanks,
Jennifer

Please be aware that the following changes have been made to the Research Manual: Policies and Procedures:

Eligible Expenses
Equipment - includes research tools and instruments, software, and computers.
Note: The equipment must be justified in the proposal and integral to the research project.
Note: All computers MUST be purchased through The University of Winnipeg Technology Solutions Centre (TSC).

Final Report to the Research Office
Internal
A Final Report to the Research Office is expected to be completed at the end of a grant term. For internal Travel Grants this is 90 days from the return date, and for all other internal grants it is one year from the award date. If a Request to Carryover Funds has been approved, the Final Report is due at the end of the carryover term.
Applicants must ensure they indicate research results (e.g. publications, presentations) that have been supported by The University of Winnipeg.

External
A Final Report to the Research Office is expected to be completed at the end of a grant or contract term. It is expected that the Final Report will be submitted to the Research Office one month from the end of the term date.

Request to Carryover Funds
A Request for Carryover of Funds is required if a researcher is unable to complete the outlined project within the term of the grant (1 year). A request to carryover funds can be made on all internal funds, with the exception of Travel Grants. The maximum carryover is 12 months from the end of the original grant term, or two years from the award date. After this time, the grant will be closed. The Request to Carryover Funds form is available in the Research Office or on the website at www.uwinnipeg.ca.

Other
All funds must be spent on the precise items outlined in the original proposal. Any changes to the expenses MUST have the prior approval of the Research Office. Please call the Research Office for details on this process.

The NSERC Michael Smith Awards for Science Promotion honour people and groups who are an inspiration in the way they promote science and engineering to the general public.

Two awards are available each year:
$5,000 to an individual
$10,000 to an organization

For more information on this program and how to make a nomination please visit www.nserc.gc.ca/en/msmith

Deadline for nominations is September 1, 2008

The NSERC PromoScience Grants provide support to organizations working with young Canadians to promote an understanding of science and engineering.

Up to $2.75 million is awarded each year through this grants competition.

For more information on this program and how to submit an application please visit www.nserc.gc.ca/en/promoscience

The deadline for applications is September 15, 2008