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Knowledge Mobilization workshop| Atelier sur la mobilisation des connaissances

September 18th, 2017

From 1pm to 3pm

YH-A224

Atelier sur la mobilisation des connaissances@GH 219

The Research office, in partnership with the Knowledge Mobilization Granting councils are asking more and more for research teams to identify their Knowledge Mobilization strategy. In this hands-on session, learn about strategic elements, create a draft strategy for your project, and tips on how to present your strategy.

Presented by

Krista E.Jensen and Simon Landry

Please RSVP to research@glendon.yorku.ca

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18 september 2017

De 13h à 15h

PY-A224

Atelier sur la mobilisation des connaissances@GH 219

En partenariat avec le Bureau de la mobilisation des connaissances, le Bureau de la recherche à Glendon organise un atelier sur la mobilisation des connaissances.

Les conseils d’octroi demandent de plus en plus aux équipes de recherche d’identifier leur stratégie de mobilisation des connaissances. Découvrez dance cette séances pratique, les éléments stratégiques, créez un projet de stratégie pour votre projet et des conseils sur la façon de présenter votre stratégie.

Présenté par

Krista E.Jensen et Simon Landry

Veuillez confirmer votre présence en écrivant à: research@glendon.yorku.ca

SSHRC Connection Grants Webinar – Hosted by ORS

The Office of Research Services will be hosting the English portion of this webinar on November 8^th at 12:30pm in room 510 Kaneff Tower.  Please join us on November 8^th or feel free to connect from your personal computer directly.

Note the availability of the French version of the webinar on November 9^th.

Please note that you do not need to register in advance and a question and answer period will follow the presentation. With Adobe Connect, questions must be submitted in writing.

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For any questions, please contact us by email at:  insightgrants@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca or by telephone: 613-996-6976.

SSHRC Insight Grants Webinar – Hosted by ORS

The Office of Research Services will be hosting the English portion of this webinar on September 7th at 1:30pm in room 510 Kaneff Tower.  Please join us on September 7^th or feel free to connect from your personal computer directly.

Note the availability of the French version of the webinar on September 8^th.

Please note that you do not need to register in advance and a question and answer period will follow the presentation. With Adobe Connect, questions must be submitted in writing.

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SSHRC Partnership Development Grants Webinar- Hosted by ORS

The Office of Research Services will be hosting the English portion of this webinar on October 17^th at 2pm in room 901 Kaneff Tower.  Please join us on October 17^th or feel free to connect from your personal computer directly.

Note the availability of the French version of the webinar on October 19^th.

Please note that you do not need to register in advance and a question and answer period will follow the presentation. With Adobe Connect, questions must be submitted in writing.

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Call for Proposals- SSHRC Partnership Grants- 2018 Competitions

SSHRC PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

Partnership Grants provide support for new and existing formal partnerships over four to seven years to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities through mutual co-operation and sharing of intellectual leadership, as well as through shared resources as evidenced by cash and/or in-kind contributions.

Complete details on this funding program can be found by visiting SSHRC’s web site here.

Guidelines from the 2017 SSHRC Partnership Grant LOI (subject to changes with SSHRC’s official 2018 Competition Launch) can be found here.

Please see the SSHRC website for definitions of “Partner Organization” and “Formal Partnership.” 

Partnership Grant proposals are expected to respond directly to the objectives of the Insight, Connection or Talent programs.

Value of Awards

Stage 1: Letter of Intent – Up to $20,000

Stage 2: Full Application (by invitation only) – between $500,000 and $2.5 million over 4-7 years

PLEASE NOTE: SSHRC has not formally launched the 2018 competition, but York University is launching an internal Notice of Intent (iNOI) process early given the competitiveness and strategic importance of the competition to the university.   

INTERNAL NOTICE OF INTENT

All researchers planning to apply to the SSHRC Partnership Grants program – Letter of Intent phase – are required to submit an Internal Notice of Intent (iNOI) to Diana Frasca, Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) Specialist in the Office of Research Services (ORS) no later than 9am on November 27, 2017. iNOI packages will be reviewed by the Strategic Project and Opportunity Review Team (SPORT), as well as Diana Frasca, and reviews will be returned to Project Directors by mid-December, 2017. 

Please Note: Because SSHRC Partnership Grants are institutional awards and require the support of researchers’ respective Departments, Faculties, Organized Research Units (ORU), and the Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation (VPRI), the iNOI package should be accompanied by confirmed commitments. In order to secure these commitments, all researchers should notify their Department, Faculty Research Office, ORU, and Diana Frasca as soon as possible about their intention to apply (ideally in September). Doing so will both streamline the process of securing supports for the partnership and ensure that researchers receive adequate support in application preparation.

Application components include:

1)      NOI application form

2)      Project Goals and Description (8 pages)*

3)      Description of Team (3 pages)*

4)      Proposed Contributions Plan (1 page)*

5)      Funds Requested from SSHRC (use the attached budget template)*

6)      Principal Investigator SSHRC CV, Research Contributions, and Relevant Experience*

7)      Project Alignment with University and Faculty Strategic Plans (1 page)

8)      Confirmation of York University commitments to the proposed partnership (i.e. email communications, Dean’s memo)

*For bullets 2-6, please follow SSHRC Partnership Grant Letter of Intent Guidelines.

IMPORTANT DATES and DEADLINES:

•   SSHRC Partnership Grant LOI Information Session: Mid-September, 2017
• iNOI + Confirmation of Resources/Institutional Support Submitted to ORS: November 27, 2017
• SPORT Committee + SIRI Specialist Feedback: Mid-December, 2017
• ORS Deadline for Final Technical Review of Completed Application: January 26, 2018
• Final ORS deadline for complete Letter of Intent: February 14, 2018
• Agency Deadline for Letter of Intent: February 15, 2018
• SSHRC Results: Spring 2018
• Full Application Deadline (by invitation only): November 1, 2018
• SSHRC Interview Phase (all applicants invited to full application): February 2019
• Funds Released: March 2019

For more information and to set up a one-on-one meeting contact Diana Frasca, Strategic and Institutional Research Specialist, in the Office of Research Services at dfrasca@yorku.ca.

Enclosed:

York University SSHRC Partnership Grant NOI Form_2018

SSHRC Partnership Grant budget template

2017 Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants Program

The Office of Research Services (ORS) would like to remind researchers of the upcoming deadline for the NSERC RTI Grants Program, Category 1 (October 25).  Please find below important information regarding submission of your application.

Objective

• To foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment

NSERC will only accept requests:

• For tools and instruments that form a comprehensive system intended to support NSERC funded research in the natural sciences and engineering (bundling of unrelated tools and instruments, will not be accepted).
• For the purchase of new equipment, or for the fabrication of equipment, or for the repair or upgrade of equipment, or for the fabrication of equipment that is not readily available off the shelf.
• For equipment that is purchased after the application deadline.
  

*NEW*

• NSERC has eliminated the university quota
• Researchers can submit one RTI application per competition, either as an applicant or a co-applicant, but not as both.  This requirement does not apply to Subatomic Physics applicants as their grant applications are reviewed and supported through a different multi-program envelope.
  

Value
Up to $150K

Duration
1 year

Deadlines
Submission of application to ORS for full review: October 11, 2017
If you prefer NOT to have a full review, please submit a signed ORS Checklist along with a hardcopy of the application to ORS and submit the application electronically on the Research Portal by 12noon on October 25, 2017.

Submission of application to agency: October 25, 2017

For the application form and guidelines, please see:
http://nserc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/RTII-OIRI/RTI-OIR_eng.asp

New ethics forms in effect September 7 2017 – Dates for Information and Training Sessions

The ORE website has been updated to include a number of new resources for Delegated Ethics Review Committees, Course Directors and Graduate and Undergraduate students.

Documents and forms include:

        Resources:  Delegated Ethics Review Committees 

• Terms of Reference
• Delegated Ethics Review – Tip Sheet/How to Review a Protocol
• Committee Templates:
  – Committee comments on protocols
  – Committee comments to researchers
  – Approval Certificate template
• Reporting Forms:
  – Undergraduate Research Involving Human Participants
  – Graduate Research Involving Human Participants

        Resources:  Course Directors  

• Ethics Review Requirements:  Course Related Research Involving Human Participants (Including MRPs)  
• Course Director Responsibilities  
• Generic Protocol – Course Related Research Involving Human Participants
• Course Director Ethics Review Reporting form

        Resources:  Students

• TCPS Tutorial
• Student Researcher Responsibilities
• Individualized Protocol:  Course Related Research Involving Human Participants (undergraduate and graduate students)
• Graduate student MRP Protocol:  Research Involving Human Participants  
• Graduate student Thesis/Dissertation/Pilot Project Protocol (TD2): Research Involving Human Participants
  – Informed Consent Form Template
  – Amendment Application
  – Renewal application
  – Statement of Relationship Between Proposal and an Existing HPRC-Approved Project (TD4)

Please share this information with all relevant parties.  Note that, as of September, 2017, it is the expectation that research ethics protocol submissions will only be accepted if they  are submitted on these new forms.

More information can be found at  http://research.info.yorku.ca/research-ethics/

To support the release of the new forms and documents, The Office of Research Ethics is offering the following information and training sessions:

Information sessions – for the research community (Faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students)

Monday August 28th               

2:00-3:00 pm          

519 Kaneff Tower

Friday September 1st          

11:00 – 12:00          

519 Kaneff Tower

Monday September 18th        

11:30 – 12:30    

 519 Kaneff Tower

Training sessions – for Delegated Ethics Review committee members and staff

Monday September 11                

2:30-3:30    

519 Kaneff Tower

Friday September 15            

1:00-2:00     

519 Kaneff Tower

Monday September 18          

11:00-12:00      

 519 Kaneff Tower

Wednesday September 20  

10:00-11:00    

519 Kaneff Tower

Invitation to NSERC? PromoScience Webinars 2017/ Invitation aux Webinaires sur le Programme PromoScience 

(Le français suit)
 
NSERC’s PromoScience Webinars
 
In preparation for the submission of PromoScience applications, NSERC will host webinars dedicated to walking participants through the process and to providing practical tips for applying.
Meeting Name:  PromoScience Webinar for Applicants
Date:  August 22^rd, 2017 (in English) and/or August 24^th, 2017 (in French)
Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm (Ottawa time – ET)
 
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To join the August 22nd 2017 meeting in English, click here:  http://nsercofcanada.adobeconnect.com/promoscience/
 
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·  Enter your name
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We have updated our virtual meetings with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the videoconference,  we will ask you to join through teleconference using the information below. Please do not join the teleconference unless you are instructed to do so.
· Local dial-in:  613-960-7514
· Toll-free dial-in: 1 877-413-4790
·  Enter the conference ID: 7462843
 
Here are a few points to make these webinars as productive as possible:
 
·  If you use the teleconference, your phone will be muted as to not disturb the presenter or other participants.
· If your page freezes at any time during the webinar, try to refresh it.
·  You can submit questions at any time using the Q& A feature.
·   At the end of the session, questions will be read aloud by an NSERC representative and answered.  
 
We hope to see you then.
 
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Webinaires sur le Programme PromoScience
 
En prévision de la période de présentation des demandes pour le Programme PromoScience, le CRSNG tiendra des webinaires visant à guider les participants dans ce processus et à leur offrir des conseils pratiques.
Nom de la réunion : Webinaire sur le Programme PromoScience pour les candidats
Date: Le 22 août 2017 (en anglais) et/ou le 24 août 2017 (en français)
Heure: De 13 h à 14 h 30 (à Ottawa – HE)
 
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Pour vous joindre à la réunion du 22 août, 2017 en anglais, cliquez ici : http://nsercofcanada.adobeconnect.com/promoscience/
 
Pour vous joindre à la réunion du 24 août, 2017 en français, cliquez ici : http://nsercofcanada.adobeconnect.com/programme_promoscience/
 
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· Numéro local : 613-960-7514
· Numéro sans frais : 1 877-413-4790
·  Numéro d’identification de la conférence : 7462843
 
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· Toutes questions reçues seront lues et répondues à haute voix par un représentant du CRSNG à la fin de la session.

GEM: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals – Call for Proposals

The Natural Resources of Canada recently announced a Call for Proposals for the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM) program.  A summary is provided below. 

Objectives
To support the development of innovative approaches and tools that facilitate the use of GEM data and knowledge by Northerners, enabling the use of modern regional geoscience knowledge to enhance northern knowledge capacity and to inform northern decision-making

Key activities of the GEM program consist of:

•    Collected new field data, applying modern techniques in airborne geophysics and using cutting-edge geochemistry methods;
•    Using state of the art geological science and technologies to document geological structures, create new maps, and develop geological models and regional frameworks;
•    Making the data, maps and knowledge available via the Internet to decision-makers ranging from government and community agencies, to industry and land-use planners;
•    Collaborating with Northern institutions to develop innovative approaches and tools that facilitate the use of GEM data and knowledge by Northerners; and,
•    Engaging communities and local governments to participate in field projects.

Value
Up to $75K

Duration
Projects must be completed by September 30, 2019

Deadlines
Submission to ORS – September 1, 2017
Submission to agency – September 15, 2017

To apply for a grant, eligible applicants must complete and submit the attached proposal form.

For further information on this program and how to apply, please visit the following links:
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/resources/federal-programs/geomapping-energy-minerals/18215
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/resources/federal-programs/geomapping-energy-minerals/19900

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NSERC PromoScience Program

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for The NSERC PromoScience Program.  This program offers financial support for organizations working with young Canadians to promote an understanding of science and engineering (including mathematics and technology).

Objective
To support hands-on learning experiences for young students and their science teachers.  Grants may be used to cover improvements to program content or delivery, as well as for new programs and activities.  Grants can also be used to cover operational costs such as salaries, travel, postage, materials and supplies, provided that they relate to the promotion of science and engineering.

Value
Up to $50K

Duration
Up to 3 years

Deadlines
Submission to ORS – September 1, 2017
Submission to agency – September 15, 2017 by 8:00pm (ET)

For complete details on the PromoScience Program and application process, please consult the following links:

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Promoter-Promotion/PromoScience-PromoScience/About-Apropos_eng.asp
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Promoter-Promotion/PromoScience-PromoScience/CallApplication-AppelDemande_eng.asp
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date. 

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute- Call for applications

The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute recently announced a Call for Applications for its Research and Scholar Travel Subsidy Grant programs.  A summary is provided below.

Research Grant

Objectives
To support new and ongoing collaborations between SICI’s Canadian and Indian member institutions that promote mobility and capacity building among faculty members and researchers. 

Value
$5, 000 per project

Duration
Grants must be fully utilized between November 11, 2017 – May 31, 2018

Deadlines
Submission to the ORS – September 6, 2017
Submission to the agency – September 20, 2017 by 11:00pm MST

Please consult the following web page for additional details, guidelines and application requirements:
http://www.sici.org/programmes/details/Shastri-Research-Grant/

Travel Subsidy Grant

Objectives
To assist faculty members with travel subsidies to participate in conferences, workshops, seminars and academic meetings in India or Canada with a view to establishing institutional and scholarly linkages.

Value
Up to $1,000 to support the scholar’s international airfare (economy class)

Duration
Not stated

Deadlines
Submission to the ORS – September 1, 2017
Submission to the agency – September 18, 2017 by 11:00pm MST

Please consult the following web page for additional details, guidelines and application requirements:
http://www.sici.org/programmes/details/shastri-scholar-travel-subsidy-grant-sstsg/

Call for Proposals: Quebec-Ontario Cooperation for Agri-Food Research Competition

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members who engage in research related to climate change.

The Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) recently announced a joint research competition on research topics of mutual interest to both provinces.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives 

• To develop solutions to agri-food issues shared by Quebec and Ontario
• To encourage partnerships between Quebec and Ontario researchers
• To enhance graduate student training through internships in the cooperating province

Research Priorities
The focus of this Call is on climate change. Proposals are solicited that will generate new knowledge and/or technologies in the following areas:

• Research to evaluate climate change impact on soil health and develop best practices
• Research to determine climate change impacts on food processing and food safety including development of adaption and mitigation strategies

Value
Up to $250,000 per project (to be shared equally between an Ontario and Quebec applicant)

Duration
Up to 3 years

Deadlines
Submission of Letter of Intent to ORS– September 6, 2017
Submission of Letter of Intent to agency – September 20, 2017 by 4:00 p.m. EST
Submission of Full Proposal to ORS – 10 working days before submission to agency
Submission of Full Proposal to agency (by invitation only) – To be determined

Complete RFP details can be found by consulting the following link:
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/research/onqc_research/index.html#funding

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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute – Faculty Training and Internationalization Grant

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please pass this information on to all York University faculty members in your unit.

The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute recently announced a Call for Applications for the Shastri Faculty Training and Internationalization Grants (SFTIG).  A summary is provided below.

Objectives

The SFTIG grants will:

• support capacity building of the faculty members as well as internationalization of curriculum/teaching methodologies in the participating institutions
• allow Canadian and Indian faculty members to travel to universities of the other country upon invitation to work on receiving/delivering capacity building training in areas such as teaching-learning pedagogy, course or curriculum development and other areas identified by the host institution

Value
$5, 000 per project

Duration
Grants must be fully utilized between November 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018

Deadlines
Submission to the ORS – September 7, 2017
Submission to the agency – September 21, 2017 by 11:00pm MST

Please consult the following web page for additional details, guidelines and application requirements:
http://www.sici.org/programmes/details/faculty-training-and-internationalization-program-fti-2017-18/
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

TOEFL English-language Researcher/Practitioner Grant Program 

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to faculty members who engage in research related to English language learning and teaching.

The Educational Testing Service (ETS) recently announced a Call for Proposals for the TOEFL® English-language Researcher/Practitioner Grant Program.  Please see below for further details.

Objective
To enable practitioners to become involved in ETS’s efforts to promote English language learning and to support education and professional development for English-language teachers worldwide through ETS’s assessments and services.

The main objectives are:

• To provide language teachers who have direct contact with English learners in classrooms with opportunities to conduct and collaborate in research
• To accumulate additional information about the effectiveness of using TOEFL test scores for decision making in various contexts
• To build a better understanding of the complex relationships among learner characteristics, English language learning environment and learning outcomes

The specific goal for the program this year is to compile data from diverse language learning contexts and to summarize these data in order to better understand the complexities of English language learning and teaching.

Value and Duration
US $5,000 – $10,000.  The exact amount of funding will be commensurate with the scope of the particular research project after determining the duration of the instructional period, the frequency of test administrators, the number of students tested, and the amount of other performance data collected.

Deadlines
Submission to ORS – September 15, 2017
Submission to agency – September 30, 2017
 
For further details on this opportunity, please visit the following link:
https://www.ets.org/toefl/grants/el_researcher_practitioner_grant

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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

New pilot program to build Ontario’s cybersecurity strength in finance sector

Discussion paper-review of environmental and regulatory processes

Dear Colleagues,

(Distribution list: University and College Research Grants Officers)

This is to inform you that the Government of Canada is seeking input on their discussion paper on the federal review of the environmental and regulatory processes. A public comment period on the discussion paper is currently underway until August 28, 2017 at Canada.ca/environmentalreviews.

Drawn from extensive consultations, Expert Panel reports and Parliamentary studies conducted over the past 12 months, this paper outlines potential reforms to rebuild trust and modernize Canada’s environmental and regulatory processes, including a review of: the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, the National Energy Board Act, the Fisheries Act, and the Navigation Protection Act.

The proposed approach outlined in the discussion paper is based on the guiding principles of early, inclusive and meaningful public engagement, Indigenous partnerships, and timely decisions based on the best available science and Indigenous knowledge.

We therefore invite you to inform your research community of this ongoing consultation and to invite them to provide their input.

This email is for information only; please direct your questions or comments through the link provided above.

Cordially,

—

Diane.Charles@nserc-crsng.gc.ca

350 Albert Street, Ottawa ON  K1A 1H5 | 350, rue Albert, Ottawa ON  K1A 1H5

Telephone | Téléphone | 613-996-7559

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca | www.crsng-nserc.gc.ca 

Cara-net- SSHRC Research Grants and Partnerships – Webinars

SSHRC will be holding a series of webinars for applicants and research administrators on upcoming competitions. 

The webinars will be held via Adobe Connect at the following times:

Please note that you do not need to register in advance and a question and answer period will follow the presentation. With Adobe Connect, questions must be submitted in writing.

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Tim Wilson, PhD
Executive Director | Directeur exécutif
Research Grants and Partnerships Division | Division des subventions de recherche et des partenariats

Research Programs | Programmes de recherche
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
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2017-18 OMAFRA Food Safety Research Program Call for Letters of Intent

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members who engage in food safety research.

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) recently issued a Call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for its Food Safety Research Program 2017/2018 to enhance food safety in Ontario through innovative research.

Objectives 

• To support the OMAF and MRA Emergency Management research theme, which seeks to lessen the frequency and impact of agri-food emergencies.
• To fund demand-driven research that has ready receptors in policy, programs or the marketplace.

Program outcomes include:

• New or enhanced technologies that support the agri-food industry and government regulatory and laboratory programs
• New information about emerging food hazards and contaminants
• New strategies to reduce, eliminate or otherwise manage food safety risks

Research Priorities
Proposals are solicited that will generate new knowledge and/or technologies in the following areas:

• Pathway Analysis
• Detection and surveillance
• Prevention and control of disease

Value
Up to $150,000

Duration
Up to 3 years

Deadlines
ORS deadline for Letters of Intent: Friday, August 4, 2017
Agency deadline for Letters of Intent – Monday, August 21, 2017 by 11:59am EST
Full Application (by invitation only) – OMAFRA will notify all applicants of their LOI status. The deadline for the full application submission to the agency has not yet been determined.

Pre-submission Consultation
This consultation will provide an overview of the research program and the Research Management System (RMS) on-line application system. There will also be time for questions.  The consultation will be held on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 from 1:30 – 3:00pm in the Conference Centre (Room 1) at 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario. You can attend the consultation in person or by webinar. To register, please contact Krista Kapitan, krista.kapitan@ontario.ca.

Complete details can be found by consulting the following link:
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/research/foodsafety/fsresearchprogram.html

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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

York U-TD Community Engagement Centre: Catalyst Grants Call for Proposals

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Correction: Please note, applications should be submitted directly to the Community Engagement Centre and not to the Office of Research Services.

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members in your unit.

The York U-TD Community Engagement Centre (CEC) is pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for the 2017/2018 Community Engagement Catalyst Grants. These grants are designed to support creative and innovative collaborations between community partners and York University.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives

• To support the University’s commitment to build a more engaged university by facilitating mutually-beneficial collaborations between York University and the Black Creek community
• to provide start-up funding for innovative collaborations.  Pilot projects are welcome but for those projects that plan to continue, alternate sources of ongoing funding will need to be identified
• to support a project that involves at least one community (Black Creek) partner working together with one York University partner

Value
One-time project start-up funding up to a maximum of $10,000.  Most grants will be approximately $5,000 or less.

Duration
Project must be completed by March 31, 2018

Deadline
Submission to CEC – September 4, 2017

For detailed information on this funding opportunity, please see attached document.

Catalyst Grant Criteria 2017-2018 Final

2017-2018 Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund Call for Proposals

 To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members in your unit.

The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (MAESD) is pleased to announce the 2017-18 Call for Proposals for the Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund (OHCRIF). A summary is provided below.

Objectives

The purpose of OHCRIF is to support research and innovation projects that identify better ways to help people prepare for, return to or keep employment and become productive participants in the labour force. OHCRIF is funded through the Canada-Ontario Labour Market Development Agreement and is used to improve knowledge in the areas of postsecondary education, training, labour market, and employment.

This is an open Call for Proposals that will provide funding for academic researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and non-faculty postsecondary researchers affiliated with publicly-assisted postsecondary institutions in Ontario; researchers affiliated with public or non-profit organizations in Ontario; PhD students; and other researchers affiliated with research firms or organizations.

MAESD will accept applications for projects on the following research themes:

• Skills and return on investment
• Postsecondary education (PSE) and training policies
• Labour market programs, policy and service delivery
• Labour market impacts of transformative technology
• Equitable access to postsecondary education and training

Value and Duration
Synthesis Projects Up to $25,000

Inquiry Projects Up to $50,000

Doctoral Projects Up to $15,000

Final reports due on or before March 31, 2018

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Impact Projects Up to $50,000 (annually for up to three years)

First-year reports due on or before March 31, 2018

Deadline
ORS Deadline: July 28 2017

Agency Deadline: August 11 2017

For more information on this opportunity, please consult the following link:

http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/programs/ohcrif.html

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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

New: SSHRC Introduces New Partnership Engage Grants

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             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please distribute the following message widely to all researchers in the social sciences and humanities.

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) recently announced a new funding opportunity: Partnership Engage Grants.  These grants are being introduced to better address the short-term research needs, challenges and opportunities facing organizations in the not-for-profit, public and private sectors.   A summary is provided below.

Objectives

• To provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector;
• To respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors; and
• To allow non-academic organizations and postsecondary researchers to access each other’s unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities on topics of mutual interest.

SSHRC welcomes applications involving Aboriginal research, as well as those involving research-creation.

SSHRC invites all applicants to review Imagining Canada’s Future’s six future challenge areas and subquestions, and to consider addressing one or more of these areas in their research proposal.

Value

$7K – $25K

Duration

1 year

Deadlines

Submission to ORS: September 1, December 1, March 1, and June 1

Submission to agency: September 15, December 15, March 15, and June 15

The application and instructions are now available on the SSHRC web site at:

http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/partnership_engage_grants-subventions_d_engagement_partenarial-eng.aspx

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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline if an ORS review is requested, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Reminder: Next CUPE 3903 Unit 3 Posting Deadline

Dear Associate Dean Graduate,

As a reminder, the next posting deadline for CUPE 3903 Unit 3 is scheduled for July 1st (for those positions that are scheduled to begin on September 1st).  Below is the language that is set out in the CUPE 3903 Unit 3 collective agreement, Article 10.03:

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Postings

Except as otherwise provided in the Collective Agreement, all positions in Unit 3 shall be electronically posted by the hiring unit on a site accessible to employees and the Union. The following posted deadlines shall apply other than in exceptional circumstances:

July 1st for positions scheduled to begin in September;
November 1st for positions scheduled to begin in January; and
March 1st for positions scheduled to begin in May.

GAship postings shall be clearly labelled as Unit 3 and shall identify:
(i)   the duties, responsibilities and tasks;
(ii)   reasonable qualifications of the position;
(iii)  the number of hours of the GAship;
(iv)  the start and end date of the GAship;
(v)   application deadline

Postings shall indicate whether priority in the assignment will be given to applicants for whom the position will partially or fully satisfy the applicant’s funding commitment from the University.

All applicants for these positions must complete an application form and submit a curriculum vitae, if required by the unit, for consideration by each hiring unit in which she seeks a position.

All appointments shall be made from among the applicants who meet the qualifications.

Hiring Units will make available a common application form or template (hard copy or electronic). 

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To further assist you and your Faculty through this process I have attached the current detail workflow process and posting template that can be distributed to programs/hiring units within your Faculty.  This information has not, at this time, been widely distributed to programs as we are leaving this to Faculty Dean’s Offices to coordinate within each Faculty.  FGS is happy to provide system training and/or assist in any part of the process as needed.   

As a reminder CUPE 3903 Unit 3 Graduate Assistantship budgets were established and approved by the Provost Office at the beginning of the fiscal year in consultation with each Faculty.  Should you need any clarification regarding the CUPE 3903 Unit 3 budget allocations for 2017-2018, please do not hesitate to contact me,

• cupe-3903-position-posting
• CUPE 3903 UNIT 3 HIRING WORKFLOW

cheers,

MARIO VERRILLI • Executive Officer
Office of the Dean
Faculty of Graduate Studies

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Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

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             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

**PLEASE NOTE THE SHORT DEADLINE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY**

Please forward this email to all York University health researchers.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is inviting pre-proposals for its Infectious Diseases Grant Program, Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH).  The program provides support to investigators at the assistant professor level to study infectious disease pathogenesis, with a focus on the interplay between human and microbial biology. A summary is provided below. 

Objectives are to:
–    provide opportunities for accomplished investigators still early in their careers to study what happens at the points where the systems of humans and potentially infectious agents connect;
–    support research that sheds light on the fundamentals that affect the outcomes of these encounters: how colonization, infection, commensalism and other relationships play out at levels ranging from molecular interactions to systemic ones.

Eligibility
The ideal candidate is an accomplished investigator at the mid-to late-assistant professor level with an established record of independent research in a tenure-track position or its well-supported equivalent in non-tenure-offering departments.

Value
Up to $500,000

Duration
5 years

Deadlines
Submission of pre-proposal to ORS for review – June 30, 2017
Submission of pre-proposal to agency – July 14, 2017 4:00pm EDT
Submission of full application to ORS for review – November 1, 2017
Submission of full application to agency (by invitation only) – November 15, 2017 by 4:00pm, EST

For complete details on eligibility, the application process and application guidelines, please consult the following link:
https://www.bwfund.org/grant-programs/infectious-diseases/investigators-in-pathogenesis-of-infectious-disease
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.
 

ERA Information Session

Information Session: DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL EARLY RESEARCHER AWARD APPLICATION

Monday, June 12, 2017
10:00 – 11:30 AM
Kaneff Tower, Room 519
  
The Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives Unit, Office of Research Services is coordinating an Early Researcher Award (ERA) Information Session for those faculty members who are preparing an application in the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science’s Round 13 competition for the ERA. All eligible researchers across campus who are interested in applying are encouraged to attend. This session is intended to provide a general overview of the ERA funding opportunity, its peer review process, and tips and techniques on how to write a successful application.

This session includes both a presentation and panel discussion. An overview of the program will be given by:

1. TEHANI MOTT, PMP
   Senior Policy Advisor
   Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science

Also attending the session will be two successful York University ERA applicants and one faculty member who has served on an ERA review panel, who have agreed to answer questions and share best practices with applicants:

1. SAPNA SHARMA
   Tier 2 York Research Chair
   Associate Professor, Department of Biology
   Faculty of Science
   Recipient of an ERA in Round 12
   
   DR. JANE HEFFERNAN
   Tier 2 York Research Chair
   Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
   Faculty of Science
   Recipient of an ERA in Round 5
   
   DR. GORDON FLETT
   Tier 1 Canada Research Chair
   Professor, Department of Psychology
   Faculty of Health
   ERA Program Review Panelist

Please confirm your attendance, using the subject line <ERA Info Session> at spc@yorku.ca by Thursday, June 8.
  
For further information about the information session or the ERA program, please contact Sean Collins, Strategic and Institutional Research Specialist, at ext. 44670 and by e-mail at spc@yorku.ca.

Call for proposal- Digital Inclusion Research

Digital Inclusion Research:

To:            DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
                 DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
                 FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
                 RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
                 APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

**PLEASE NOTE THE SHORT DEADLINE FOR THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY**

Please forward this email to all faculty members who conduct research in the area of digital inclusion.

eCampusOntario recently announced a Call for Proposal for its 2017-2018 Digital Inclusion Research Funding program.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives

• To provide support for researchers who wish to explore digital inclusion and related areas of focus, such as inequities in access to the Internet and digital skills, practices of design which exclude groups or individuals, and explorations of the concrete ways in which people can benefit from the application of digital skills and access across sectors (e.g., healthcare, education, civic participation) as well as ways in which people may be put at risk as a result of lack of knowledge, or skills in digital technologies.
• To support researchers and teams who aim to explore the benefits and outcomes of digital inclusion and related interventions in an Ontario context, with outcomes that can be applied in a real-world context in communities.

Areas of focus

• Access
• Adoption, and;
• Application

Value
Up to $20K for small-scale projects
Up to $125K for large-scale projects

Duration
1 year

Deadlines
Submission of application to ORS for review – June 12, 2017
Submission of application to agency – June 19, 2017 by 4:00pm EDT

For further details on this funding opportunity and how to apply, please consult the following link:
https://www.ecampusontario.ca/App_Content/Resource/docs/1aed3640-e16a-4e45-a065-d4cbbfefd7f9/Digital%20Inclusion%20Research%20RFP%20-%20eCampusOntario,%20EN.pdf
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Ontario’s Developmental Services Research Grant Fund – 2017 Call for Proposals

Internal USD Exchange Rate Adjustment to 1.32 AR and 1.38 AP Effective May 26, 2017

***** Sent on behalf of Trudy Pound-Curtis, Interim VP Finance and Administration and AVP Finance & CFO *****

An internal exchange rate adjustment will be implemented as follows:

Effective May 26, 2017, the internal foreign exchange rates applied for USD transaction processing to the University’s General Ledger are:

Accounts Receivable:     1.32   CAD per USD  – applies to INCOMING USD cheques/deposits

Accounts Payable:     1.38   CAD per USD  – applies to OUTGOING USD payments/cheques Issued by York

Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant

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                DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this message to all NSERC-eligible York University faculty members who may be in the process of preparing a grant application for the upcoming 2018 Discovery Grants Program (Individual and Subatomic Physics Project).  

The Office of Research Services (ORS) would like to remind researchers who are considering applying for a NSERC Discovery Grant (Deadline: November 1, 2017) or Discovery Project Grant (Subatomic Physics only) (Deadline: October 1, 2017) to complete the Notification of Intent to Apply (Form 180) which is due at NSERC by August 1st, 2017 by 8:00 p.m. (ET).  Please note that Form 180 is mandatory.   In addition, Form 180s do not need to come through ORS but should be submitted directly to NSERC.  

Phase-out of Discovery Team Grants

NSERC no longer accepts Team Grant applications. It was determined that Team Grants are not effectively meeting the needs of the research community they are intended to support. While all new applications must now be made individually, applicants are encouraged to continue incorporating collaboration into their individual applications. Existing team grants will continue to receive support until their last instalment. Researchers who are supported by an NSERC Team Grant should submit an individual Discovery Grant application when submitting a new request for funding.

Application  Process – Research Portal and Canadian Common CV (CCV)

You must submit your NOI and the NSERC version of the Canadian Common CV (CCV) using the Research Portal.  Refer to the instructions on how to complete the NOI and CCV. We encourage you to start completing your CCV early, as it can be time-consuming to populate the fields the first time.

For more information on the Research Portal and instructions for the NOI, please consult the links below:

Useful Links

Research Portal resource page

Frequently Asked Questions

Instructions

2017 OMAFRA New Directions Research Program Call for Proposals – Northern Livestock

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS   
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to York University faculty members who engage in research related to livestock production.

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has issued the 2017 Call for Full Proposals (CFP) for the New Directions Research Program – Northern Livestock.   A summary is provided below.                                        

Objective
To stimulate the sustainable growth and competiveness of Ontario agri-food sector and agri-business sectors, and to strengthen rural communities.  The development of new and alternative products provides potential to increase the diversification of agriculture.  New knowledge and new technologies help Ontario’s agri-food and agri-business sectors address challenges, expand market opportunities at home and abroad, and support thriving rural communities.

The focus of this call for proposals is on the expansion of livestock production in Northern Ontario with a particular focus on the Great Clay Belt, specifically along the Highway 11 North corridor between Cochrane and Hearst. Research will pertain to the environment, economics and social understanding to support sustainable livestock farms in the Great Clay Belt.

Research priorities areas are:
•    Barriers to Establishment of Livestock Farms in the Clay Belt
•    Changes in Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Dynamics Through Land Conversion
•    Baseline Soil and Water Data and how Dynamics Change Through Land Conversion

Pre-submission Consultation
A pre-submission consultation is scheduled for Thursday, May 25th, 2017 at 10am – 12pm at 1 Stone Road, Guelph, Conference Centre 1.  A Webex option is available.  Please contact Tieghan Hunt at tieghan.hunt@ontario.ca to register.

Duration
Up to 3 years

Value
Up to $200,000 per project (includes a maximum of 25% indirect costs)

Deadlines
Application due at ORS – June 28, 2017
Application due at agency – July 12, 2017 by 12:00 p.m. (noon) EST

The Call for Full Proposals document and program information can be accessed at the OMAFRA web site:
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/research/new_directions/ndresearchprogram.html
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research – Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline RFA

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University researchers who engage in cancer research and drug discovery.

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) has recently launched a new funding opportunity, the Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline (CTIP), to capitalize on Ontario’s expertise in cancer biology and drug discovery.  A summary is provided below. 

Objectives

• To support the translation of Ontario discoveries into therapeutic assets with the potential for improving the lives of cancer patients.
• To stimulate collaborative research with the Ontario cancer research community in the area of cancer therapeutic discovery.

Funding is available to support projects in two stages of preclinical drug discovery: Accelerator and Incubator Projects.

Value
Early Accelerator Projects – Up to $100K
Late Accelerator Projects – Up to $250K
Incubator Projects – Up to $2M

Duration
Early Accelerator Project – Up to 1 year
Late Accelerator Projects – Up to 2 years
Incubator Projects – 2 years

Deadlines
Registration due at agency – June 16, 2017
Full application due at ORS – August 1, 2017
Full application due at agency – August 15, 2017

For further information on this funding opportunity please visit the following web site:
https://oicr.on.ca/funding-opportunities/
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Updated CIHR Spreadsheet

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this message on to all York University faculty members who engage in health research.
 
The Office of Research Services (ORS) recently updated the spreadsheet of funding opportunities available through CIHR.  Due to the large volume of RFAs, ORS has created a simplified Excel spreadsheet that will make it easier for researchers to locate the funding call that is most appropriate to their research area.  To view the spreadsheet, please click on the following url or copy and paste it into your address bar.  You will be required to enter your Passport York userid and password for YU Link in order to gain access to the spreadsheet.
 
https://yulink-new.yorku.ca/documents/20182/1221386/CIHR+CFA+May+16+2017/fa8dae47-598a-40bb-8136-0f47d2e9af52

Alternatively, you may contact ORS at research@yorku.ca to send you the file as an attachment.

New SmartBuy Vendors

Naylor panel meeting on May 31st

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS   
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Forwarded on behalf of the Dean, Faculty of  Graduate Studies, Barbara Crow and AVP Celia Haig-Brown.

Please distribute to all faculty in your unit.

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We are organizing  a meeting  on May 31st at the MTCC for Canadian researchers that is aimed at delineating the next steps for the Naylor panel’s report on fundamental science.  I know it unfortunately clashes with the social science and humanity congress at Ryerson but it would be great to bolster the number of people from these sectors of research. The meeting is filling up well and we have great representation from people of all career stages from the health and natural science communities but are short of SSHRC funded researchers (we ask at registration the sources of funding).

Would you be willing to communicate the meeting to your constituencies? We think it’s essential to keep the conversation moving forward on the Naylor report or it will be in danger of neglect. We are also encouraging students and fellows who are interested to attend.

The details of the meeting can be found here:  sciencereview.lunenfeld.ca

Jim Woodgett
Director of Research

T 416-586-8811 F 416-586-8839 woodgett@lunenfeld.ca lunenfeld.ca 

982-600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON  M5G 1X5

A patient care, teaching and research centre affiliated with University of Toronto.

GRANT ASSIST PROGRAM: NSERC DISCOVERY and RTI GRANT INFORMATION SESSION: Reminder

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS   
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE
Please forward this reminder to all York University faculty members who are considering applying to the upcoming NSERC Discovery Grant and the Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) competitions.

GRANT ASSIST PROGRAM

NSERC DISCOVERY and RTI GRANT INFORMATION SESSION

Thursday, May 18, 2017

10:00am – 12:00Noon

280N York Lanes

The Office of Research Services (ORS) is coordinating an NSERC Information Session for those faculty members who are in the process of preparing an NSERC Grant (Discovery and RTI) for this Fall’s NSERC Grant competition (deadline November 1 and October 25, respectively).  All eligible researchers are encouraged to attend this session.  These sessions are intended to provide tips and techniques on how to write a successful application, provide information on the conference model, peer review process and the selection criteria. 

This session includes the following speakers:

Alidad Amirfazli

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering

Successful Recipient of NSERC Discovery Grant (2017-2022)

AND

George Zhu

Department of Earth & Space Science & Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering

Successful Recipient of NSERC Equipment Grant (2016 Competition)

Dr. Alidad Amirfazli will discuss tips and strategies for preparing a winning Discovery Grant application (methodology, budget etc.) based on his past experience as a new researcher and an established one.  Dr. George Zhu will do the same for an RTI grant application.

The session will also consist of two panel members who all have experience as NSERC Selection Committee members.  They will provide valuable advice on the peer review process.

Panelists:

Ellen Bialystok

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health

NSERC RTI Selection Committee – Biological Systems and Functions

AND

Katalin Hudak

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

NSERC Discovery Grant Selection Committee 1501 – Genes, Cells and Molecules

Moderator: Sushanta Mitra, Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation

To assist in planning this session, please confirm your attendance by sending an email to research@yorku.ca or by calling ext. 55055.  

Round 13 – Early Researcher Award Competition: No tice of Intent and Full Application Process & Timelines

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS   
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this message to all early career York University faculty members.

The Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science has announced Round 13 of the Early Researcher Award(ERA) competition. Please read this notice carefully, as the Ministry has made changes for this year’s competition, including requirements around reference letters and signatures.

Please note: attached to this email are the 1) Notice of Intent Form and 2) Application Form.

BACKGROUND

The funds are to be used over a period of five years to fund eligible expenses for a research team of undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research assistants, associates, and technicians.  The ERA program is a discretionary, non-entitlement program that encourages applications from all disciplines.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

• The ERA program is open on a competitive basis to researchers who:

• are full-time faculty or principal investigators who, at the application deadline, are based at an eligible institution (see detailed guidelines);
• have started their academic career on or after July 1, 2012; and
• have completed their first Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, Medical Doctor or terminal degree on or after July 1, 2007.

The guidelines have details on eligible career interruptions.

VALUE
Each award is a maximum of $100,000 and must be matched by an additional $50,000 from the researcher’s Faculty and/or a partner organization.  In addition, up to $40,000 will be provided to the researcher’s Faculty by the Ministry for indirect costs.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

• ERA applications will be evaluated based on four weighted criteria:

• Excellence of the Researcher (40%)
• Quality of the Research (30%)
• Development of Research Talent (20%)
• Strategic Value to Ontario (10%)

The applications will be ranked as exceptional, excellent, very strong, strong, moderate, or insufficient on these four weighted criteria. 

YOUTH RESEARCH & INNOVATION OUTREACH

Applicants are required to undertake annual youth outreach activities that primarily target high-school, middle school and elementary school students. Up to 1% (equivalent to $1,000) of the funding provided by the government may be used for eligible expenses for developing and delivering youth outreach activities, including consumable supplies (e.g. materials for crafts, lab supplies). Funding provided by the institution and/or partner organization may not be used for youth outreach. Activities associated with youth outreach are to be undertaken during each year of the project.

NOTE: Both NOIs and Full Applications must be submitted to the Ministry by the Office of Research Services, on behalf of applicants.

 
APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES

Faculties will lead the development of nominations, and as such applicants are encouraged to contact their Faculty Research Officers (and/or Directors) regarding application support.  The Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) Unit at ORS will coordinate submission of NOIs and Full Applications, and will secure any required institutional signatures.

As well, to help support the nomination development process, the Associate Vice-Presidents Research will establish a mentorship program that engages previous York-based ERA and Premier’s Research Excellence Award recipients.  However, mentorship will only be provided on a demand basis at the request of the Faculty, and should target high potential nominees.  Further to this, it is suggested that nominees be within the last two years of the program’s eligibility window to be genuinely competitive.

Finally, please note that all nominations should be directed through Faculties, not Organized Research Units (ORUs), given the Award’s focus on graduate student support. However, ORUs are asked to ensure that their membership is made aware of the Award and to encourage interested members to pursue the opportunity, if applicable.

ERA-Round13-Application_form

ERA-Round13-NOI_form

SSHRC Final Research Report replaced with Achievement Report on May 23, 2017 / Remplacement du Rapport final de recherche du CRSH par le Rapport sur les réalisations le 23 mai 2017

Le français suit

Dear Research Administrators,

The message below was sent out to grant holders today. SSHRC will be removing access to the Final Research Report and the Activity report from the SSHRC online system, as of May 23, 2017. All funding opportunities must now submit the new Achievement Report.  If the end of grant report is not yet due and the grant holder wishes to wait until a later date to submit the report, no further action is required. When they are ready to submit the report, they can do so through the Achievement Report. Any grant holders who have started a Final Research Report are encouraged to submit it to SSHRC before the information and access is removed from the system.

For any questions related to the Achievement Report, please contact corporate-performance@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.

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Chers administrateurs de recherche,

Le message ci-dessous a été envoyé aux titulaires de subventions aujourd’hui. À compter du 23 mai 2017, le CRSH supprimera l’accès au Rapport de recherche final et au Rapport d’activités dans le système en ligne du CRSH. Toutes les demandes liées aux occasions de financement doivent maintenant être accompagnées du nouveau Rapport sur les réalisations. S’il n’est pas encore temps de soumettre le rapport de fin de subvention et le titulaire de subvention souhaite attendre à une date ultérieure pour le soumettre, aucune autre démarche n’est nécessaire. Lorsqu’il est prêt à soumettre le rapport, il peut le faire au moyen du Rapport sur les réalisations. Tout titulaire de subvention qui a commencé la rédaction d’un rapport de recherche final est invité à le soumettre au CRSH avant que l’information et l’accès ne soient supprimés du système.

Pour toute question concernant le Rapport sur les réalisations, veuillez communiquer avec corporate-performance@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.

Amy Larin
Senior Planning and Performance Analyst  | Analyste principale en planification et en mesure du rendement
Corporate Strategy and Performance | Stratégie et rendement organisationnels
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
350 Albert Street  |  350, rue Albert, Ottawa, ON   K1P 6G4
E  |  C   amy.larin@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
T  613.992.5911   FAX  |  TÉLÉC.  613.996.4824
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

Le français suit.

Dear Grant Holder,

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has developed a new format for its end-of-grant reports. The Achievement Report replaces the final research and activity reports.   The Achievement Report is a survey format available on a secure web platform. It is concise, user-friendly and offers a preview  to the questions prior to beginning your report.

We invite you to submit your report now, for application file number (file number), due (date) through the new Achievement Report.

Also, we are writing to inform you that, as part of the transition to Achievement Reports, we will be removing the SSHRC system access to the Final Research Report or Activity Report tab from all grant holders’ accounts on May 23, 2017. After that date, any information that has been entered in the final report tab, but not submitted to SSHRC will be lost.

Until May 23^th, grant holders may elect to complete either a Final Research Report/Activity Report  or an Achievement Report .  After May 23th, all end of grant reports will be submitted using the new Achievement Report.

For questions relating to specific end-of-grant reports please refer to “Contact Us” to access program specific inboxes.  

For general inquiries related to the Achievement Report, contact:

corporate-performance@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.

Thank you for your collaboration.

Tim Wilson, PhD
Executive Director | Directeur exécutif
Research Grants and Partnerships Division | Division des subventions de recherche et des partenariats

Research Programs | Programmes de recherche
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
350 Albert Street | 350, rue Albert, Ottawa, ON  K1P 6G4

www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

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Cher titulaire de subvention,

Le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines (CRSH) a préparé un nouveau format pour ses rapports de fin de subvention. Le Rapport sur les réalisations remplace le rapport de recherche final et le rapport d’activités. Le Rapport sur les réalisations est présenté selon un format de sondage et accessible sur une plateforme Internet sécurisée. Il est concis, convivial, et offre un aperçu des questions avant de commencer votre rapport.

Nous vous invitons à soumettre votre rapport dès maintenant, avec le numéro du dossier de demande (numéro de demande), et l’échéance (date) au moyen du nouveau Rapport sur les réalisations.

La présente a également pour objet de vous informer que, dans le cadre de la transition au Rapport sur les réalisations, nous supprimerons dans le système du CRSH l’accès à l’onglet Rapport de recherche final ou Rapport d’activités pour tous les comptes des titulaires de subvention le 23 mai 2017. Après cette date, toute information saisie dans l’onglet Rapport final, mais non soumise au CRSH, sera perdue.

Jusqu’au 23 mai, les titulaires de subvention peuvent choisir de produire soit un Rapport de recherche final/Rapport d’activités soit un Rapport sur les réalisations. Après le 23 mai, tous les rapports de fin de subvention seront soumis au moyen du nouveau Rapport sur les réalisations.

Pour les questions concernant des rapports de fin de subvention spécifiques, veuillez utiliser le lien « Contactez-nous » pour accéder aux boîtes de réception spécifiques aux programmes.

Pour les demandes de renseignements généraux concernant le Rapport sur les réalisations, communiquez avec corporate-performance@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.

Merci de votre collaboration.

Tim Wilson, PhD
Executive Director | Directeur exécutif
Research Grants and Partnerships Division | Division des subventions de recherche et des partenariats

Research Programs | Programmes de recherche
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
350 Albert Street | 350, rue Albert, Ottawa, ON K1P 6G4

www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

Colloque ÉCRiDiL « Écrire, éditer, lire à l’ère numérique » – Appel de propositions d’interventions  

Le livre, défi de design : l’intersection numérique de la création et de l’édition
  
Colloque ÉCRiDiL « Écrire, éditer, lire à l’ère numérique »
Deuxième édition – Montréal, 30 avril-1er mai 2018
  

Le colloque ECRiDiL étudie sans les séparer les trois usages fondamentaux de la chaîne du livre (ÉCRire, éDIter, Lire) à partir de la culture de l’innovation par le design, dans l’esprit de l’innovation sociale et numérique.
Appel de propositions d’interventions

Après plus d’une décennie d’expérimentations sur le livre numérique (depuis les premières liseuses et l’adoption du standard epub), les discours soutiennent soudain l’idée d’une certaine faillite de la révolution annoncée pour le livre dans un contexte numérique, à grands renforts d’études, par exemple, sur la préférence des jeunes pour les livres sur support papier. C’est pourtant là faire l’impasse de transformations profondes dans les pratiques de production et de consommation du livre aujourd’hui – depuis le succès de la plateforme Kindle d’Amazon, de nouveaux modes de circulation du savoir scientifique (pensons à l’enjeu du libre accès et de la structuration des contenus), les nouvelles formes numériques de diffusion de la culture, jusqu’aux statistiques impressionnantes d’adhésion au prêt numérique d’ouvrages dans les bibliothèques publiques. S’il y a certainement une conception conventionnelle du livre qui persiste dans les esprits et les préférences des lecteurs (rattachée à son acquisition, à sa manipulation, à sa possession physique sous forme de codex), un examen du spectre large des manifestations du livre aujourd’hui ne peut écarter une pénétration avérée du numérique dans ses modalités d’existence. Au cœur de ce colloque s’inscrit un questionnement fondamental et transversal : qu’est-ce qu’un livre ? Comment est-il appelé à se transformer en contexte numérique ?
S’inscrivant dans un esprit d’innovation – celui des formes et des pratiques, mais aussi celui des processus et des méthodes –, l’édition 2018 du colloque ÉCRiDiL souhaite prendre appui sur les expérimentations de la dernière décennie pour mieux se projeter dans un avenir qui, bien que spéculatif, permettra aux acteurs du monde du livre d’envisager de nouvelles voies pour la création, l’édition et la diffusion. La rencontre de praticiens (éditeurs, écrivains et designers), de chercheurs et d’acteurs de l’expérimentation (graphique, multimodale,  logicielle) se placera sous l’égide de la pensée du design, conduite par les facteurs humains et les finalités sociales, afin d’exploiter les potentialités de la forme et de l’expérientialité du livre, de ses mises à l’épreuve et d’un examen critique de sa performance. Si la réflexion sur les modes de circulation du savoir et des contenus ne peut plus faire l’économie du contexte numérique et d’une large vision des digital humanities qui viennent l’éclairer, leur incarnation concrète dans des projets, des prototypes et des coups de sonde appelle à une exploration large, autant rigoureuse que visionnaire, des possibilités existantes et futures pour le livre – dont la définition demeure résolument au cœur de cet événement.
Trois principales thématiques structureront les présentations et les échanges.
1.        Enjeux techniques, nouveaux territoires. La question technique/technologique balise entièrement notre expérience du livre (on l’oublie parfois, mais le codex demeure une innovation technique fascinante !). Le caractère innovant du livre numérique a généralement été réduit à la question des formats de fichiers (les standards epub et protocoles concurrents, les verrous numériques…) et à celle des surfaces (liseuses, e-ink, tablettes et mobiles, lisibilité des écrans…). Il importe de dépasser ce qui est déjà considéré comme des lieux communs pour voir au-delà – ou au travers. Comment articuler la création de web books et la réalité de la distribution, de la visibilité des livres ? Quels apprentissages tirer des initiatives innovantes du secteur de l’édition scientifique – balisage de contenus, enrichissement en métadonnées, forme linéaire ou tabulaire du livre, gestion des lectorats… ? La démocratisation des technologies immersives (réalité virtuelle, réalité augmentée) et l’accélération fulgurante des accès à des ressources en intelligence artificielle bouleverseront-elles les possibilités de création et de mise en œuvre des livres à courte échéance, de même que l’identité même du référent « livre » ?
2.        Écritures renouvelées. Soumise depuis des décennies à sa transformation par le contexte numérique, l’écriture (littéraire ou documentaire) s’est en quelque sorte réfugiée dans deux zones – celle d’une perméabilité profonde aux possibilités médiatiques (hypermédialité, décentrement du texte) et celle d’une permanence des traditions rhétoriques et compositionnelles de la littérature sur papier. Une telle polarisation tend à attester une intégration encore difficile des moyens numériques du livre et ceux du texte. En suivant une pensée du design, les expérimentations du livre en contexte numérique constituent des foyers de création privilégiés pour favoriser une réelle recherche des possibilités multimodales des écritures contemporaines, en tenant compte des écritures sensorielles, visuelles, auditives et  haptiques qui forment également les interfaces du livre de demain. Quelles sont ses affordances, ses mutations, ses extensions sur le plan du design ? Comment l’épaisseur sémantique des œuvres littéraires peut-elle être servie par des procédés techniques (textes superposés, enrichissement sémantique de mots, manipulations typographiques) ? La gestion de l’espace de la page, fondamentale pour l’édition papier, s’est-elle renouvelée sur les écrans au travers même des traits de la composition littéraire ? La littérature et le design, notamment, se frottent ainsi à l’importance croissante d’une prise en charge de l’expérience proposée aux lecteurs.
3.        Design et cocréation. Discipline conduite par les facteurs humains, les usages et les finalités sociales, le design appelle la collaboration étroite de ses acteurs dans la mise en forme des contenus et de l’ensemble des paramètres impliqués dans un projet. Le développement des livres numériques, dans les dernières années, a trop souvent fait l’impasse sur cette communication nécessaire à une réelle intersection des enjeux de la création et des moyens de l’édition. Les possibilités techniques de création de formes ou de mise en forme restent souvent liées à des compétences informatiques, en négligeant les apports du design graphique, d’information et d’interaction, pourtant fondamentaux à la création; à l’inverse, la capacité de donner forme à un projet littéraire ou documentaire relève de la créativité propre de l’écrivain, du scripteur ou du designer. C’est sans étonnement que l’on constate que les projets numériques les plus convaincants (des projets littéraires ou transmédiatiques) ont été réalisés grâce à une réelle cocréation, synchrone et participative, entre des acteurs du numérique (designers et développeurs) et des créateurs littéraires. Quelles modalités mettre en place pour aménager les conditions nécessaires à ces collaborations ? Quels outils, quelles plateformes, quels incitatifs élaborer pour réussir l’arrimage ? Des compétences et des sensibilités réciproques doivent-elles être développées pour rassembler les conditions nécessaires à la création de livres numériques ?
  

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Après le vif succès du colloque ÉCRiDiL à Nîmes en avril 2016 (dont les actes viennent de paraître aux Presses universitaires de France), une deuxième édition est organisée à Montréal en 2018. Arrimée étroitement aux avancées nord-américaines en matière de design et d’édition, elle assurera la continuité des échanges et une avancée importante de nos réflexions sur les possibilités actuelles du livre en contexte numérique. L’événement se construit sur une alternance entre des perspectives critiques (extérieures à la pratique créative et éditoriale) et des points de vue appliqués (témoignages d’acteurs des milieux de l’édition et des bibliothèques, comptes rendus d’expérimentations). Afin de susciter le dialogue et la collaboration, la formule de participation retenue repose sur trois modalités de présentation différentes :

• des interventions resserrées et dynamiques d’une quinzaine de minutes (les textes lus sont à éviter !);
• des interventions groupées, sous le mode d’un débat ou d’une réflexion commune à coconstruire;
• des présentations de projets ou de résultats d’expérimentations (sous forme d’affiches ou de démonstrations – objets, prototypes, projections numériques).

Ce choix délibéré d’activités visant à la participation, aux échanges et, nous le souhaitons, à la collaboration s’inscrit en cohérence avec l’esprit d’innovation que l’on associe au secteur du livre à l’ère numérique. Aux retransmissions en direct de l’événement (diffusion de certaines interventions, live-tweet, captation vidéo des installations) s’ajoutera une publication des interventions, sous forme d’un livre innovant dont le rendu fera l’objet d’un projet de design.
Modalités de soumission

Vos propositions de communication, incluant un titre provisoire et un descriptif de quelques lignes, sont à transmettre par le formulaire en ligne de l’événement. Une notice biobibliographique brève (poste, affiliation, principales publications ou réalisations) devra être jointe à l’envoi. Indiquez clairement à quelle modalité de présentation correspond votre proposition.
  
Date de soumission : 12 juin 2017 (les réponses seront transmises au début juillet 2017).
  

Une contribution aux frais de déplacement (prioritairement ceux des étudiants) sera disponible sous réserve de financement.
  
Comité d’organisation
René Audet (CRILCQ, Université Laval)
Renée Bourassa (CRIalt, Université Laval)
Oriane Deseilligny (GRIPIC, Université de Paris-13)
Bertrand Gervais (CRC arts et littératures numériques, UQAM)
Michael Sinatra (CRIHN, Université de Montréal)
Stéphane Vial (PROJEKT, Université de Nîmes)
Josée Vincent (GRÉLQ, Université de Sherbrooke)
Marcello Vitali-Rosati (CRC écritures numériques, Université de Montréal)

Call for Proposals to Identify a Knowledge Network Host and Establish a ,Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward to faculty members engaged in equity and inclusive education research.

As part of Phase II of the Knowledge Network for Applied Education Research (KNAER), the Ontario Government has launched a call for proposals to identify a network host(s) and establish a knowledge network for promoting equity and inclusive education.  

Objectives

This call for proposals is a call to action to education and research leaders to address systemic, persistent inequities in school achievement among racialized and marginalized children and youth. The Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network is an opportunity for those working in the space of equity and inclusive education to engage in on-going learning, collective thinking and purposeful action to identify and reduce systemic biases within and across school communities

The Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network will:

• bring together diverse partner organizations to mobilize evidence from educational research and professional practice connected to diversity and equity;
• facilitate the use of evidence-based practices for instruction to support improved educational achievement for racialized and marginalized students; and
• contribute to Ontario’s Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy in partnership with educators, researchers and stakeholders across Ontario.

The Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network Host(s) will be the lead organizations responsible for coordinating the collaborative activities of the network partners and communities of practice to be established through the network.

Further details and documents related to the Call for Proposals can be found at http://www.knaer-recrae.ca

Value
$325,000 per year for an estimated total of $975,000 over three years

Deadline
The deadline for submission is June 12, 2017.

Those interested in pursuing this opportunity are asked to immediately contact:

Mark Roseman
Director, Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives
roseman@yorku.ca
416-736-2100 ext 22507

Genome Canada: Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) – Round 9

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

                DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University researchers in your unit.

The Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) funds downstream research and development (R&D) projects that address real world opportunities and challenges identified by industry, government, not-for-profits and other “Receptors” of genomics knowledge and technologies. GAPP projects are collaborations between academic researchers and Receptor organizations. They are co-funded by Receptors and other stakeholders, and have the potential to generate significant social and/or economic benefits for Canada.

GAPP aims to:

• Accelerate the application of Canadian genomics-derived solutions to real-world opportunities and challenges defined by industry and public sector Receptors.
• Channel Canada’s genomics capacity into sustainable innovations that benefit Canadians.
• Enhance the value of Canadian genomics technologies by de-risking and incentivizing follow-on investment from industry and other partners.
• Foster mutually beneficial collaboration and knowledge exchange between Canadian academia and technology receptors.

Please see the following GAPP website for further details on the funding program:

http://www.ontariogenomics.ca/funding-opportunities/open-competitions/genomic-applications-partnership-program-gapp/

Value of Award:

$300,000 to $6 million

Award Period:

6 months minimum to 3 year maximum

Funding Proviso

GAPP investment may not exceed 1/3 of the total project budget.

Application Procedure

Stage 1: Expression of Interest (EOI)

Stage 2: Project Pitch

Stage 3: Supplementary Proposal (by invitation only)

Application Forms and Submission:

For copies of the current forms or to submit an EOI, please contact Shobha Ramsubir, Senior Manager Senior Manager, Business Development & Research at sramsubir@OntarioGenomics.ca

Timelines

Internal Notice of Intent

Genome Canada GAPPs are an institutional award and require the support of researchers’ respective Departments, Faculties, Organized Research Units, and the Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation.  All researchers planning to submit an EOI to Genome Canada are required to submit an ORS Checklist by May 12, 2017.

The SIRI office in collaboration with the corresponding Faculty Research Office will be supporting the development of applications selected to go forward to Genome Canada. Maheen Hasan, Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives Specialist in the Office of Research Services at mhasan@yorku.ca, will be available to assist your office and your faculty members with any questions regarding the internal and external application processes.

Please Note: While the ORS checklist is not due until May 12, 2016, all researchers should notify both their Faculty and VPRI as soon as possible about their intention to apply.  Doing so will both streamline the process of securing Faculty-level support for the partnership and ensure that researchers receive adequate support in application preparation.

NSERC Community Engagement Webinars

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please distribute the following message widely to all researchers in your Unit.

Below is correspondence from NSERC regarding upcoming Community Engagement webinars. The Office of Research Services (ORS) would like to invite researchers and research support staff to attend the English webinar that is scheduled for Wednesday, June 14^th from 1:00 – 3:00pm.  The session will be held in room 901 Kaneff Tower.  Please RSVP at research@yorku.ca if you plan on attending this session.  

Individuals can also participate in these webinars individually from their own computer.  Details are below.

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NSERC engagements visits have been a successful tool for the Agency and the community to share information and build linkages. Over the last four years, NSERC officials have made 48 visits to 39 universities. Moving forward, we plan to continue connecting with the community in a more informal way. We will, where possible, contact institutions when NSERC staff are in their region, and of course we encourage any institution interested in hosting NSERC staff to contact us at connect@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.  NSERC is also providing the Engagement visits in Webinar format as per the information below.

In addition to the Engagement visits and webinars, NSERC is hosting webinars to assist the research community on “How to complete an application” using the Research Portal and the NSERC Canadian Common CV (CCV).  You can visit our Connect Page for more details.

First time attending an Adobe Connect meeting?

• Test your connection
• Get a quick overview

We would greatly appreciate if you could extend this invitation to anyone on your campus who would be interested in meeting with us.  

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Policy on Postdoctoral Researchers at York University

To:       DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

            FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

            RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

            APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this information to all York University faculty members in your unit.
This message is being sent on behalf of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

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We are very pleased to let you know that at its meeting of April 27, 2017 Senate approved a Policy on Postdoctoral Researchers at York University based on a recommendation of its Academic Policy, Planning and Research Committee.  The new policy is now in effect: http://secretariat-policies.info.yorku.ca/policies/postdoctoral-researchers-at-york-university-senate-policy-on/

York University is increasing its commitment to develop postdoctoral scholarship and training at its campuses. The University Academic Plans (UAP) and the Plan for the Intensification and Enhancement of Research (PIER) (part of the Integrated Institutional Resource Planning (IIRP) process), have each indicated the importance of expanding the postdoc presence at York by increasing the number of postdocs and providing appropriate supports for this expansion. This Policy, approved by the Senate, the highest academic governance body at the University, creates a shared understanding of the value of postdocs at the university, terms of reference for their roles, as well as the university’s obligation to postdoctoral scholars as part of our research community.

Should you have any questions, please contact the University Secretariat or the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

2017 OMAFRA New Directions Research Program Call for Letters of Intent

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS   
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to York University faculty members who engage in research related  to the health and productivity of honey bee colonies.

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has issued the 2017/18 Call for Full Proposals (CFP) for the New Directions Research Program.  A summary is provided below.                                        

Objective
To stimulate the sustainable growth and competiveness of Ontario agri-food sector and agri-business sectors, and to strengthen rural communities.  The development of new and alternative products provides potential to increase the diversification of agriculture.  New knowledge and new technologies help Ontario’s agri-food and agri-business sectors address challenges, expand market opportunities at home and abroad, and support thriving rural communities.

Research priorities for the current call for proposals are:
•    Evaluating the efficacy of treatments for the control of pests and pathogens
•    Evaluating the resistance to pests and pathogens through breeding and genetics
•    Evaluating the effects of multiple pests and pathogens on honey bee health
•    Evaluating the relationship between pathogen presence and development of clinical disease, and/or significant colony damage

Duration
Up to 3 years

Value
Up to $200,000 per project (includes a maximum of 25% indirect costs)

Deadlines
Letter of Intent submission to ORS – Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Letter of Intent due at agency – Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 12:00pm EST
Full application due at ORS – 10 working days prior to agency deadline
Full application due at agency – Agency will notify applicants of the deadline date

The Call for Full Proposals document and program information can be accessed at the OMAFRA web site:
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/research/new_directions/ndresearchprogram.html
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Webinars – Canadian Space Agency Canadian CubeSat Project Letters of Intent

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

                DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

              FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

            RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

              APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all faculty members who conduct research in the area of space science and technology, engineering and mathematics.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will be offering webinars concerning the Canadian CubeSat Project (CCP)( http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/sciences/canadian-cubesat-project.asp). This project aims to offer a unique opportunity to professors from post-secondary institutions and their students to build and operate a CubeSat.

Professors interested to participate in this project are invited to attend webinars to obtain more information on CubeSat design and on the CCP.

Please register using the hyperlinks below. You will be prompted to enter basic information. You will then receive a confirmation by email with further instructions on the webinar for which you registered.

In order to participate to Thursday May 18^th Webinar:

1. Click here to access the first session in English, or copy and paste this link in your browser:

https://gts-ee.webex.com/gts-ee/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6c140a19954212f39a410d28dab597ec

2. Once on the Webex page, click on the « Register » button at the bottom of the page to register.

In order to participate to Tuesday May 30^th Webinar:

1. Click here to access the second session in English, or copy and paste this link in your browser:

https://gts-ee.webex.com/gts-ee/onstage/g.php?MTID=e624d2727df74116d6c8efa1625432070

2. Once on the Webex page, click on the « Register » button at the bottom of the page to register.

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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently announced a Call for Letters of Interest for the Canadian CubeSat Project (CCP) Initiative. A summary is provided below.

Objectives

To offer a unique opportunity to professors and students from post-secondary institutions across Canada to be involved in the design and operation of a CubeSat.

A series of webinars will be hosted in the coming weeks by CSA experts in order to provide interested professors with general information on CubeSat design and the CCP.  Information regarding webinars will be posted on the CSA web site: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/sciences/canadian-cubesat-project.asp

Value

Approximately $200K

Duration

Up to 36 months

Deadlines

ORS deadline for Letters of Interest – May 12, 2017

Agency deadline for Letters of Interest – May 26, 2017

For more details on this opportunity and how to apply, please visit the following web site:

http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/ao/2017-cubesat.asp

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

GRANT ASSIST PROGRAM: NSERC DISCOVERY and RTI GRANT INFORMATION SESSION

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members who are considering applying to the upcoming NSERC Discovery Grant and the Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) competitions.

GRANT ASSIST PROGRAM

NSERC DISCOVERY and RTI GRANT INFORMATION SESSION

Thursday, May 18, 2017

10:00am – 12:00Noon

280N York Lanes

The Office of Research Services (ORS) is coordinating an NSERC Information Session for those faculty members who are in the process of preparing an NSERC Grant (Discovery and RTI) for this Fall’s NSERC Grant competition (deadline November 1 and October 25, respectively).  All eligible researchers are encouraged to attend this session.  These sessions are intended to provide tips and techniques on how to write a successful application, provide information on the conference model, peer review process and the selection criteria.  

This session includes the following speakers:

Alidad Amirfazli

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering

Successful Recipient of NSERC Discovery Grant (2017-2022)

AND

George Zhu

Department of Earth & Space Science & Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering

Successful Recipient of NSERC Equipment Grant (2016 Competition)

Dr. Alidad Amirfazli will discuss tips and strategies for preparing a winning Discovery Grant application (methodology, budget etc.) based on his past experience as a new researcher and an established one.  Dr. George Zhu will do the same for an RTI grant application.

The session will also consist of two panel members who all have experience as NSERC Selection Committee members.  They will provide valuable advice on the peer review process.

Panelists:

Ellen Bialystok

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health

NSERC RTI Selection Committee – Biological Systems and Functions

AND

Katalin Hudak

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

NSERC Discovery Grant Selection Committee 1501 – Genes, Cells and Molecules

Moderator: Sushanta Mitra, Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation

To assist in planning this session, please confirm your attendance by sending an email to research@yorku.ca or by calling ext. 55055.  

Cara-net- KNAER Call for Proposals – Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network

Ministry of Education                          Ministère de l’Éducation

Education Research &                          Direction de la Stratégie de recherche

Evaluation Strategy Branch                  et d’évaluation en éducation               

900 Bay Street                                        900, rue Bay

23rd Floor Mowat Block                  23ème étage Edifice Mowat

Toronto ON   M7A 1L2                          Toronto ON   M7A 1L2

Telephone: (416) 325-0663                  Téléphone: (416) 325-0663

Facsimile: (416) 326-3734                     Télécopieur: (416) 326-3734

April 25, 2017                                                                        

Dear colleagues,

Attached, please find the Call for Proposals to identify a knowledge network host(s) and establish a Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network.

This Call for Proposals is part of Phase II of the Knowledge Network for Applied Education Research (KNAER). We are building on what has been learned from Phase 1, and are now supporting the establishment of four thematic knowledge networks that use a systems approach to knowledge mobilization. In November 2016, two out of the four thematic knowledge networks were established around the themes of Mathematics and Well-Being. The Mathematics Knowledge Network is being led by the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Science while the Knowledge Network for Student Well-Being is being co-led by the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board and the Offord Centre for Child Studies. For more information about KNAER and the thematic knowledge networks please visit http://www.knaer-recrae.ca.

This Call is in search of a Network Host(s) for the Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network. The Equity Knowledge Network Host(s) will be the lead(co-lead) organization responsible for coordinating the collaborative activities of the network partners. The Equity Knowledge Network Host(s) will establish and lead the network by bringing together diverse partner organizations to form the network; mobilize evidence from educational research and professional practice connected to diversity and equity; facilitate the use of evidence-based practices for instruction to support improved educational achievement for racialized and marginalized students; and contribute to Ontario’s Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy in partnership with educators, researchers and stakeholders from across Ontario.

If you are interested in making a submission on behalf of your organization, please review the attached guide carefully, as it describes all the information that is required in a submission. Please note that the deadline for submissions is June 12^th, 2017. There will be an information session to learn more about the equity thematic network and the role of the network host. In the meantime, please contact cro.office@ontario.ca if you have any questions. Please feel free to share this call for proposals with others who are interested.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Erica van Roosmalen, Ph.D.

Director

Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

Equity Knowledge Network Application Form_

FRKNAER Learning and Leading for Equity_FR

Equity Knowledge Network Application Form

KNAER Learning and Leading for Equity

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Ministry of Education                          Ministère de l’Éducation

Education Research &                          Direction de la stratégie de recherche

Evaluation Strategy Branch                  et d’évaluation en éducation

900 Bay Street                                        Édifice Mowat, 23^e étage

23rd Floor Mowat Block                  900, rue Bay

Toronto ON M7A 1L2                            Toronto (Ontario)  M7A 1L2

Telephone (416) 325-0663                   Téléphone : 416 325‑0663

Facsimile: (416) 326-3734                     Télécopieur : 416 326‑3734

Le 25 avril 2017                                                                                

Bonjour,

Vous trouverez en pièce jointe l’appel de propositions visant à trouver des gestionnaires de réseau d’échange des connaissances et établir un réseau d’échange des connaissances pour l’apprentissage et la promotion de l’équité.

Cet appel de propositions fait partie de la Phase 2 du Réseau d’échange des connaissances pour la recherche appliquée en éducation (RECRAE). Nous tirons parti des leçons apprises dans le cadre du travail effectué au cours de la Phase 1 et appuyons actuellement l’établissement de quatre réseaux d’échange des connaissances thématiques qui utilisent une approche systémique à la mobilisation des connaissances. En novembre 2016, deux des quatre réseaux d’échange des connaissances thématiques ont été établis sur les thèmes des mathématiques et du bien-être. Le réseau d’échange des connaissances sur les mathématiques est dirigé par le Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, alors que le réseau d’échange des connaissances sur le bien-être des élèves est codirigé par le Hamilton Wentworth District School Board et l’Offord Centre for Child Studies. Pour de plus amples renseignements sur le RECRAE et les réseaux d’échange des connaissances thématiques, consultez le site http://www.knaer-recrae.ca.

L’appel de propositions vise à trouver des gestionnaires pour le Réseau d’échange des connaissances pour l’apprentissage et la promotion de l’équité. Les gestionnaires du Réseau d’échange des connaissances pour la promotion de l’équité seront les organismes principaux chargés de la coordination des activités collaboratives des partenaires du réseau. Ils établiront et dirigeront le réseau qui sera formé de divers organismes partenaires, mobiliseront les données probantes tirées de la recherche pédagogique et de la pratique professionnelle dans les domaines de la diversité et de l’équité, favoriseront l’utilisation de pratiques fondées sur des données probantes en enseignement pour contribuer à l’amélioration des résultats scolaires des élèves socialement marginalisés et faisant l’objet de discrimination en raison de leur race, et contribueront à la Stratégie ontarienne d’équité et d’éducation inclusive en partenariat avec des représentants et représentantes du milieu de l’éducation, des chercheurs et chercheuses ainsi que des intervenants et intervenantes de partout en Ontario.

Si vous voulez présenter une proposition au nom de votre organisme, veuillez lire attentivement le guide ci-joint, qui décrit l’information devant être fournie dans la proposition. Veuillez noter que la date limite pour la présentation des propositions est le 12 juin, 2017. Une séance d’information aura lieu pour vous permettre d’en apprendre davantage sur le réseau d’échange des connaissances thématiques pour la promotion de l’équité et sur le rôle du gestionnaire de réseau. Entre-temps, si vous avez des questions, veuillez envoyer un courriel à l’adresse cro.office@ontario.ca. N’hésitez pas à transmettre cet appel de propositions aux personnes intéressées.

Merci.

Cordialement,

Erica van Roosmalen, Ph. D.

Directrice

Direction de la stratégie de recherche et d’évaluation en éducation

Equity Knowledge Network Application Form_

FRKNAER Learning and Leading for Equity_FR

Equity Knowledge Network Application Form

KNAER Learning and Leading for Equity

Announcement regarding Concur

 Finance Department Announces Improvements to Concur and other Travel Services

April 2017

Finance regularly reviews feedback from the York University community in order to enhance and improve the Concur tool to better serve the needs of faculty and staff. Based on this feedback, Finance would like to announce a few improvements to Concur.

Purchase Airfare for Visiting Faculty, Guests and Students

Faculty and staff have the option for booking air travel for visitors and students who travel for University purposes. Air travel for pre-approved visitors and students booked through FCM Travel Solutions (FCM) will be paid directly by the University. For more information, please review this announcement on the Finance website.

File Claims for Visiting Faculty and other Guests in Concur

Faculty and staff may now use Concur to submit expense claims for visiting faculty and other guests of the University. For more information, please read this announcement on the Finance website.

Hotel Itemization Removed … and Other Changes to Concur Forms

The nightly itemization of hotel invoices (or folios) that do not contain meals or personal expenses is no longer required! For more information on this and other changes to Concur expense forms, please review this announcement on the Finance website.

We’ve made it easier to Book and Pay for Travel

Faculty and staff can book travel through FCM and access exclusive travel discounts and a dedicated team of professional agents. You can book travel with FCM either online (through Concur Travel by clicking on the travel tab in your Concur account) or directly with an agent at 416-813-4784 [M-F 8:30am to 5:00pm ET] or york@fcmtravel.ca.

Travel bookings and other travel expenses can be paid using the University travel Visa card which is available to full time faculty and staff that travel regularly for University purposes. With the travel Visa card, approved expenses are paid directly by the University, eliminating the need for cash advances or your personal credit. In addition, your card is linked to Concur, making it even easier to populate your expense claim!

Visit the Finance website for more information on travel booking with FCM or the University travel Visa card.

Weston Brain Institute – Canada: Rapid Response 2017 AD-Related Diseases

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all faculty members who conduct research in the area of neurodegenerative diseases of aging

The Weston Brain Institute recently launched the Rapid Response 2017 program for AD-related diseases.  A summary is provided below.

Objective

To provide funding for novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research ideas to accelerate the development of safe and effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.

This call is focused on the AD-related diseases:

• Alzheimer’s disease
• Frontotemporal dementia
• Mild cognitive impairment
• Prodromes to the above
• Vascular contributions to the above

Projects must meet two conditions to be eligible:

1. Be translational research that helps accelerate the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging
2. Be the development of a therapeutic and/or tool

Value

Up to $200K

Duration

Up to 18 months

Deadlines

Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) to ORS – June 21, 2017

Submission of LOI to agency – July 5, 2017 at 2:00pm EDT

Submission of full proposal to ORS – October 5, 2017

Submission of full proposal to agency (by invitation only) – October 19, 2017 at 2:00pm EDT

For complete details on this opportunity and application process, please consult the following link:

http://westonbraininstitute.ca/canada-rapid-response-2017/

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Paragon Testing Enterprises – Research Grants

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this message to all York University faculty members who conduct research in the field of measurement and language assessment.

Paragon Testing Enterprises is inviting applications for its Research Grants competition. Further details are provided below.  

Objective
Grants are intended to nurture research relationships between Paragon’s Test Research and Development unit and experts in the field of measurement and language assessment.  The purpose of the collaboration is to:
    1.    contribute additional validity evidence for Paragon’s tests, and
    2.    investigate new methods, approaches, and concepts that can advance the field of measurement and language assessment.

Projects are encouraged in the following areas:
1.    Constructs

• Test-takers’ cognitive processes (e.g., test-taking processes in reading/listening tests, composing processes in writing tests)
• Corpus-based analysis of test responses

2. Task characteristics and test-takers’ performance

• Integrated speaking and/or writing tasks
• Comparability of tasks
• Correspondence between test performance and real-life performance

3. Test use and impact

• Test stakeholders’ perceptions and experience
• Utility of Paragon tests for their intended uses
• Tracking studies of test takers in the target language use context

4. Application of complex psychometric models to solve language assessment issues.Value
   Up to $30KDuration
   Up to 1 yearDeadlines
   Submission to ORS – June 26, 2017
   Submission to the agency – July 10, 2017 by 23:59 PSTFor further details on these funding opportunities, guidelines and application form, please consult the following link:
   https://www.paragontesting.ca/about-research/awards-and-grants/paragon-research-grants/—————————————————————————-
   York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Canadian Space Agency – Call for Letters of Interest – Canadian CubeSat Project

To:            DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

                DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

              FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

            RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

              APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all faculty members who conduct research in the area of space science and technology, engineering and mathematics.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently announced a Call for Letters of Interest for the Canadian CubeSat Project (CCP) Initiative. A summary is provided below.

Objectives

To offer a unique opportunity to professors and students from post-secondary institutions across Canada to be involved in the design and operation of a CubeSat

A series of webinars will be hosted in the coming weeks by CSA experts in order to provide interested professors with general information on CubeSat design and the CCP.  Information regarding webinars will be posted on the CSA web site: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/sciences/canadian-cubesat-project.asp

Value

Approximately $200K

Duration

Up to 36 months

Deadlines

ORS deadline for Letters of Interest – May 12, 2017

Agency deadline for Letters of Interest – May 26, 2017

For more details on this opportunity and how to apply, please visit the following web site:

http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/ao/2017-cubesat.asp

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Brain Health Network – Request for Applications 

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
                DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE 

Please forward this email to faculty members who conduct research in the area of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD).

The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) recently announced that it will be applying to the Network Centres of Excellence (NCE) program for a five-year renewal of funding, extending from 2020-2025.  As a result, KBHN is soliciting project proposals to establish outstanding research teams that can demonstrate early impacts and contribute toward its network renewal efforts.  Please see details below.

Objectives
Project must emphasize innovation, have national scope, and possess potential for cross-disciplinary networking and synergy with past Kids Brain Health Network efforts.  Successful teams will address issues that are relevant to patients, parents and caregivers, improve the quality of life of individuals with NDD, and identify stakeholder partners who will help shape and implement the research agenda. Research project submissions need to have translational capacity toward commercialization or social innovation, and present leveraged funding opportunities. The proposed research and activities should move new knowledge to impact, provide promise of sustainability, and develop partnerships with institutions and/or industrial/community partners for material support and who will benefit from the project deliverables.

The following three categories of projects will be funded:
1)    Proto-Impact Projects that identify a team and are ready to move toward impact.  It is expected that these projects will produce impactful deliverables annually and result in strong applications for Impact Teams for renewal funding and long-term sustainability.
2)    Discovery Impact Projects that are ready to deliver results but could use additional support to realize full impact.  Projects can be from current KBHN activities or new to the KBHN portfolio, but synergistic with previous KBHN research areas
3)    Team Development Grants will support the establishment of larger Impact Teams for 2020-2025 renewal.  Activities will be focused on development of NDD community needs/issues, team building, and stakeholder engagement.

Value
Proto-Impact Projects – Budget requests can be in the range of $100K per year
Discovery Grants Projects – Budget requests can be in the range of $25K-$75K per year
Team Development Grants – Budget requests can be in the range of $25K – $50K per year

Duration
Up to 2 years

Deadlines
Proposal registration due at agency – May 31, 2017
Application due at ORS – August 28, 2017
Application due at agency – September 11, 2017

To obtain further information on this funding opportunity, please consult the following link:
http://www.neurodevnet.ca/kbhn-request-applications-2017
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence Program (ORF-RE)

To:           DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

                DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE
Please forward this email to all York University researchers in your unit.

The ORF-RE Notice of Intent form is now available on the ORF-RE website:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-research-fund-research-excellence#section-4

Please also refer to the ORF-RE Program Guidelines (see PDF document attached in email body) for competition details.

If you should have any questions or concerns about the ORF-RE program, you may contact Maheen Hasan, Strategic and Institutional Research Specialist (SIRI) at the Office of Research Services (ORS), at ext. 44200 or by email at mhasan@yorku.ca.

Noted below are the key program deadlines:

NOIs and Full applications must be submitted by the Office of Research Services, on behalf of applicants.
Notice re ORS Checklist and Deadlines

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS at least ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Click on the link below for the program guidelines

ORF-RE Round 9 – Program Guidelines

The Drummond Foundation – Request for Applications 2017-2018

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to health researchers.
 
The Drummond Foundation recently announced a Request for Applications for 2017-2018.  Please see below for further details.
 
Objective
The Foundation invites applications from clinical investigators who are interested in Aging related research and improving the quality of life of socially, mentally, or physically disadvantaged older adults and their families.
 
Eligibility
Applicants are eligible if they are:
•    an early-career investigator (within 6 years of first university or clinical appointment), or
•    a mid-career or senior investigator clearly making a bridge to a new field, and
•    new to the Drummond Foundation
 
Value
Up to $25K
 
Duration
1 year
 
Deadlines
Submission of Letter of Intent to ORS – May 1, 2017
Submission of Letter of Intent to agency– May 15, 2017
Submission of full application to ORS – August 17, 2017
Submission of full application to agency (by invitation only) – August 31, 2017
 
For more details on this opportunity, please visit the following links:
http://www.drummondfoundation.ca/
http://www.drummondfoundation.ca/pdf/RFA_Eng.pdf

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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

CIHR Updated Spreadsheet 

To:     DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this message on to all York University faculty members who engage in health research.

The Office of Research Services (ORS) recently updated the spreadsheet of funding opportunities available through CIHR.  Due to the large volume of RFAs, ORS has created a simplified Excel spreadsheet that will make it easier for researchers to locate the funding call that is most appropriate to their research area.  To view the spreadsheet, please click on the following url or copy and paste it into your address bar.  You will be required to enter your Passport York userid and password for YU Link in order to gain access to the spreadsheet.

https://yulink-new.yorku.ca/documents/20182/1221386/CIHR+CFA+April+10+2017/5ca933aa-9d8d-4488-b955-bcf44779d604

Alternatively, you may contact ORS at research@yorku.ca to send you the file as an attachment.

 Canadian Centre for Aging & Brain Health Innovation: Knowledge Mobilization Partnership Program

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

*PLEASE NOTE THE SHORT DEADLINE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY*

Please forward this email to all York University researchers who engage in research related to aging and brain health.

The Canadian Centre for Aging & Brain Health Innovation (CC-ABHI) is inviting applications for its Knowledge Mobilization Partnership Program (KMP²). A summary of this program is provided below.

Objectives

• To accelerate wide adoption of proven innovations across the province or across Canada.
• To support projects that drive the adoption of best and next practices in the aging and brain health sector and may include proven innovations in practices, products and services.
• To enable older adults, their caregivers, and healthcare practitioners, to gain access to knowledge, skills and support, in order to implement practices consistent with evidence.

CC-ABHI’s focus is on supporting knowledge mobilization and adoption that will address one or more of the four themes listed below:

1. Emergency Department Visits: Solutions that avoid or reduce unnecessary emergency department visits for older adults living with dementia.
2. Falls Prevention: Solutions that prevent falls, or mitigate injury due to falls, in older adults with dementia.
3. Aging at Home: Solutions for prolonging independence and better management of complex chronic conditions for older adults with dementia living at home.
4. Cognitive Fitness: Solutions that improve brain health or cognitive fitness in older adults.

Projects may encompass a range of activities that will:

• Create actual products (learning materials) and/or actual dissemination tools or methodologies;
• Enable the spread and integration of knowledge into practice throughout several organizations;
• Support staff with adopting new practices;
• Evaluate the effectiveness of knowledge mobilization activities and outcomes for end users.

Eligibility

An individual employed by an Institution or affiliated with an Institution that qualifies as a Canada Revenue Agency qualified donee or with a non-profit organization located in Canada, can apply for the program.

Note: York University is a Canada Revenue Agency qualified donee; therefore, York applicants will apply under this category for the host institution status. 

Value

Up to $250K

Duration

Up to 12 months

Deadlines

Submission of application to ORS: April 26, 2017

Submission of application to agency – May 10, 2017 by 5pm EST

To obtain further information on this funding opportunity and to access the guidelines please consult the following link:

http://www.ccabhi.com/kmp2-call-for-innovations/

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Reminder – Information Session: DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL SSHRC INSIGHT GRANT APPLICATION

To:      DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

           FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

            RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

            APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE
 

Please forward this reminder to all York University faculty members who are considering applying to the upcoming SSHRC Insight Grant competition.

Information Session:

DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL SSHRC INSIGHT GRANT APPLICATION

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

1:00 – 3:00 pm

280N York Lanes

The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LA&PS) and the Office of Research Services (ORS) are coordinating a SSHRC Insight Grant (IG) Information Session for those faculty members who are considering preparing an application to the upcoming fall SSHRC Insight Grant competition. All eligible researchers across campus who are interested in applying are encouraged to attend this session. This session is intended to provide researchers with a general overview of the IG funding opportunity, its peer review process, and tips and techniques on how to write a successful application.

This session includes the following speakers:

Kristin Andrews

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of LA&PS

Successful recipient of SSHRC Insight Grants (2013-2016 and 2016-2021)

AND

Deanne Williams

Department of English, Faculty of LA&PS
SSHRC Insight Grant Selection Committee Member, 2016-17 (435-1E committee – covering Literature).   Recipient of SSHRC Insight Grant (2013-19).

Dr. Kristin Andrews will discuss tips and strategies for preparing a winning proposal (methodology, budget etc.,) by using her application as a sample. Dr. Deanne Williams will talk about her general experience as a Selection Committee Member, including how the adjudication and scoring systems work. 

Please confirm your attendance by contacting ORS at ext. 55055 (research@yorku.ca).

Canada Foundation for Innovation -Cyberinfrastructure Initiative

To:                          Deans

CC:                         Associate Deans Research, Faculty Research Officers and Directors From: Robert  Haché, Vice President Research & Innovation

Date:                     April 6, 2017

Subject:               Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) – Cyberinfrastructure Initiative

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Cyberinfrastructure Initiative aims to support research communities in their efforts to devise optimal ways to organize and use research data resources. In this competition, CFI invites institutions to propose projects that bring together a community of researchers from across the country who share similar challenges linked to the availability of research data. Projects should address existing or emerging challenges for a community of researchers through the development of new tools and applications or novel ways of organizing and using research data that would enhance the community’s capacity to conduct leading-edge research. The research data infrastructure initiative is about data-sharing and providing access to any researcher who can exploit and mine the resource to advance knowledge and promote innovation.

Such projects will require partnerships within and, in some cases, across research domains, so that the shared infrastructure supports a wide range of users and reduces unnecessary duplication of efforts within and between disciplines. Adopting a collaborative, partnership-based approach will necessitate a community of researchers to work closely with technical experts (such as data scientists, data analysts and software developers) who are able to build research data infrastructures, and with other stakeholders. In many cases, the expertise required to build research data infrastructures already exists in organizations such as Compute Canada or CANARIE, and should be effectively employed.

Proposals must demonstrate the sustainability and long-term relevance and usefulness of the research data infrastructure. CFI expects to support proposals that meet the following three objectives:

• Scientific Excellence
• Impact and ongoing relevance
• Feasibility

CFI expects that the research data infrastructure, once completed, should be made available to all Canadian researchers, regardless of their affiliation. CFI will not be prescriptive and will leave it to researchers and their institutions to devise appropriate policies and regimes that maximize user access, in keeping with the particular nature of the proposed research data resources. Access fees or membership fees can be charged and thereby contribute to the sustainability of the research data infrastructure.

Term and Value

Proposed projects should not exceed $5 million in total eligible costs, with 40% (up to $2 million) of the total to be contributed by CFI, and the remaining 60% to be achieved through vendor/applicant in-kind or cash contributions. Projects must be completed within a three year time frame. Funded projects will also receive an Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF) contribution of 30% of the CFI award.

Eligible Project Costs

• The design and development of integrated research data resources;
• The creation of specialized software and analytical tools, methods and standards required to effectively exploit the data resources;
• The personnel required to design, develop, build and integrate the data resource, software and analytical tools, methods and standards;
• Personal computing needs of the above-mentioned personnel;
• The acquisition of software and analytical tools;
• Test beds, where they are well justified and cannot be provided by Compute Canada, provided they do not represent a significant proportion of the total project costs;
• The renovation of existing space, for the personnel required to develop and build the research resource.

Please refer to the link below for further details:

https://www.innovation.ca/awards/cyberinfrastructure-initiative

Application Process

The NOI consists of the following components:

• CFI NOI form – please note that the NOI form is available through the CFI Award Management System (CAMS) link.
• A letter of support from the Faculty should accompany the NOI, detailing the supports/resources that the Faculty is prepared to commit to the project to help the applicant meet the CFI matching funds requirement. Commitments and supports from Organized Research Units (ORUs) should be included as appropriate.

• CFI NOI Budget – see attached Excel template
• CSBO Renovation and Construction Form (if applicable) – see attached Word template
• Computing Requirements Form (if applicable) – see attached Word template
• Curriculum Vitae – generated by the CV module on the CFI website – attach as pdf

All researchers should notify both their Faculty and ORS as soon as possible about their intention to apply. Doing so will streamline the process of securing Faculty-level support and ensure that researchers receive adequate support in application preparation.

For more information, and to set up a one-on-one meeting, please contact Maheen Hasan, Strategic and Institutional Research Specialist (SIRI) at the Office of Research Services (ORS) at ext. 44200 or by email at mhasan@yorku.ca.

Please note that Associate Deans Research need to ensure that submitted NOI documents have all necessary requirements as outlined above. Any NOI with missing components will be deemed incomplete and will not be reviewed by SPORT.

CFI Cyber NOI Budget

Computing Requirements Form

CSBO Renovation and Construction Form

Times Higher Education Master Class Information Session – April 20th, 10:30am to 12noon

***Sent on behalf of Dr. Sushanta Mitra, Associate Vice-President Research***

Good afternoon,

There will be a Times Higher Education Master Class Information Session held on April 20th from 10:30am to 12noon in BCE Orientation Room, 1st Floor, Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence.

This Information Session will be hosted by Christopher Nitsch, Director, Strategic Solutions-US/Canada from the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Please RSVP to Amanda Thomson (amandath@yorku.ca) at your earliest convenience.

Kind regards,
Sushanta

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Sushanta K. Mitra, PhD, PEng
Associate Vice-President Research
Kaneff Professor in Micro & Nanotechnology for Social Innovation
FCSME, FASME, FEIC, FRSC, FCAE, FAAAS

Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation
York University
511 Kaneff Tower
4700 Keele St., Toronto,
ON, M3J 1P3

Phone: +1-416-736-5780
Website: lassonde.yorku.ca/mntl

Leadership Development: Your Energy Future: Chance to apply

FYI – this is a national policy engagement and leadership development program, focused on Canada’s energy sector and the implications of the global transition towards clean energy sources.  It is open to individuals from all background.

This could be of interest to your undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs or even some new faculty.  The age limit for participation is 18-35.
_______________________________________________________
Mark Roseman, Ph.D., MBA
Director, Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives

Office of Research Services, York University
Kaneff Tower – 5th Floor, 4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

416-736-2100 ext 22507
roseman@yorku.ca

Dear members of the Public Policy Forum,
  
PPF is pleased to provide you with an early notice about a project that the Forum is launching in partnership with Action Canada. Your Energy Future is a national youth engagement and leadership program that will blend the strength of Action Canada’s leadership program with the Public Policy Forum’s depth in convening and examining policy issues of importance to Canada. The outcome will be a report and recommendations from Canada’s future leaders that inform how they want to achieve Canada’s mid-century targets to reduce GHGs and mitigate climate change. This project is made possible with funding from the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Lawson Foundation and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
  
Across the country, governments are beginning to rethink their approach to energy development, from developing plans for reducing emissions to addressing demands for greater engagement and consultation on decisions being made today. In Quebec, for example, the provincial government launched a public consultation to identify strategies for promoting the social acceptability of resource projects. Similarly, governments of other provinces and territories are designing processes that will enable them to meet mid-century targets to reduce GHGs and mitigate climate change. Where is the voice of Canada’s youth in these discussions? How does the current direction of Canada’s energy future align with the views of our future leaders?
  
These questions led us to develop Your Energy Future. Today, the Forum and Action Canada is launching a microsite devoted to this initiative. The microsite will include information about the policy challenge, timeline, and the organizations that have confirmed their support to date.
  
Most importantly, this microsite is launching a national call for applications to identify 15-20 future leaders of the Canadian energy sector. The deadline for applications will be April 21, 2017.  
  
The successful applicants will participate in a rigorous five-part program that combines leadership training, education, and community engagement exercises over a nine-month period.  Applicants will travel to four different locations in Canada, collect information from other Canadian youth and have opportunities to hear from private, public, academic and NGO leaders in Canada’s energy sector. The culmination of their work will be presented to a group of senior leaders, and released in the form of a report, under the Public Policy Forum banner next March.
  
On behalf of the Forum we ask you to help us promote this program. Your support will enable us to identify and build a cohort of some of Canada’s most promising future leaders to address an issue that is of utmost priority to many Canadians.   
  
Please contact Rhonda Moore Rhonda.moore@ppforum.ca , our project lead, for questions and comments about this program.
  
Sincerely,
Anna
 
Anna Jahn
Director of Membership and Partnerships
Public Policy Forum | Forum des politiques publiques
1400 – 130 rue Albert Street, Ottawa, ON  K1P 5G4
(613) 238-7858, ext. 220
Cell:  613 617 2602
Anna.Jahn@ppforum.ca

David Constant Grants for research trip / Bourses David Constant appel à candidatures

Dear Colleague,

I hope my message finds you well.

Please forward this message to whom it may concern.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Best regards,

Concetta

Concetta FALZONE
International Officer (Departments of Political Science & Criminology)

University of Liège – Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology
Quartier Agora
Place des Orateurs, 3 (B31) – B-4000 Liège (Belgium)
Email: C.Falzone@ulg.ac.be       Phone: ++32/4/366 27 37

Dear Partner,

Every year the David-Constant Fund offers three grants for research study trips with the aim of inviting  foreign researchers to the Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology. The scholarship award consists of 10.000 euros. The trip must last a minimum of three months. The subject of the research must be law or criminology or in relation with law or criminology issues.

Application 2016 between March 27th and May 2nd.

Please find in attachment the rules and the application form IN.

More information :
Melissa SCHNEIDER
Faculté de Droit, de Science Politique et de Criminologie
Université de Liège
Quartier Agora
Place des Orateurs 3, Bât.B31 
4000 Liège
Tél. +32 4 366 27 27
melissa.schneider@ulg.ac.be

www.droit.ulg.ac.be/fdc

Do not hesistate to forward to anyone.

Best regards,
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Madame, Monsieur,
Chers Partenaires,

Chaque année, le Fonds David Constant octroie maximum trois bourses de séjour scientifique, d’un montant de 10.000euros, dans le but d’inviter un/des chercheur(s) étranger(s) à la Faculté. Le séjour doit être d’une durée de trois mois minimum et le sujet de la recherche doit être juridique ou s’y apparenter ou comporter à tout le moins un volet juridique ou criminologique.

Vous trouverez ci-joint le formulaire de candidatures IN et le règlement.http://www.droit.ulg.ac.be/boursesfdc

Les dossiers de candidatures peuvent être déposés entre le 27 mars et le 2 mai 2017 auprès de Mme Schneider (par mail : melissa.schneider@ulg.ac.be).

Pour plus d’informations :
Melissa SCHNEIDER
Faculté de Droit, de Science Politique et de Criminologie
Université de Liège
Quartier Agora
Place des Orateurs 3, Bât. B31 
4000 Liège
Tél. +32 4 366 27 27
melissa.schneider@ulg.ac.be

www.droit.ulg.ac.be/fdc

Nous vous encourageons à diffuser cet appel au sein de votre unité de recherches et à l’ensemble de vos contacts.

Bien cordialement,

Melissa Schneider

Invitation – April 12, 2017 – Industry-Academic Research Collaborations – Teamwork Makes the Research Dream Work

To:       DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
            DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
            FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
            RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
            APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

REMINDER TO JOIN US – OVER 150 PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED – including 91 industrial partners across all industry sectors, 20 government funders, and 42 academic researchers.  Come and meet potential industrial partners and government funders to help support your research labs.  

We are going to be holding our next Industry / Academia / Government Funder event on April 12.  We hope that you can come, and please forward this invitation to any colleagues / companies you think would benefit from attending.

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition for 2017-2018: Process and Timelines 

Memo

To:         Deans and Associate Deans of Research

From:     Barbara Crow, Dean and Associate Vice President Graduate Date:     Thursday, March 23, 2017

Subject: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition 2017-2018

The Faculty of Graduate Studies is happy to accept nominations for Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, in the form of a Letter of Intent (LOI) package. Please forward this information related to the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships and the internal York process for this competition to all eligible researchers in your unit.

Because of the highly competitive nature of this opportunity, an internal selection process is in place, whereby supervisors/candidates must submit a truncated, preliminary version of the application as an LOI (Letter of Intent) on an internal deadline in advance of the agency deadline. All LOI submissions will be reviewed by the York Banting Selection Committee.  Successful candidates will the be invited to go forward to the full application stage and submission to the agency.

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social and research-based growth.

The objective of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program is to:

• attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally
• develop their leadership potential
• position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow

The purpose of the Banting program is to attract top-tier postdoctoral applicant who are recent PhDs from other national and international institutions – as postdoctoral researchers.

The Banting program is unique in its emphasis on the “synergy” between the applicant and the host institution; that is, the close and unique alignment of the supervisor’s research, the applicant’s research, and the institution’s strategic priorities. This “synergy” should therefore guide both the prospective supervisor’s choice of candidate and the nomination package’s points of emphasis.

Poststdoctoral Fellowships, Competition Year 2016-2017

Ontario Research Fund–Research Excellence Round 9

Memo

To: Deans, Organized Research Unit Directors

CC: Associate Deans Research, Faculty Research Officers and Directors

From: Robert Haché, Vice President Research & Innovation

Date: March 17, 2017

Subject: Ontario Research Fund–Research Excellence Round 9

The Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science has officially launched the call for proposals for Round 9 of the Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE) program. The ORF-RE program promotes research excellence of strategic value to Ontario by supporting new leading-edge, transformative, and internationally significant research. Full details on the program can be found in the attached Program Guidelines.

ORF-RE Round 9 consists of three application streams:

1. General: Open to all disciplines.

2. Disruptive Technologies: Open to proposals focused on Clean Technologies (cleantech). For the purpose of this competition, cleantech is defined as any process, product, or service that reduces environmental impacts through:

 environmental protection activities that prevent, reduce, or eliminate pollution or any other degradation of the environment;

 resource management activities that result in a more efficient use of natural resources, thus safeguarding against their depletion; or

 the use of goods that have been modified or adapted to be significantly less energy or resource intensive than the industry standard.

3. Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (SSAH): Open to proposals in the arts, the humanities and social sciences. For example:

 Social Sciences – including economics and law – provide essential body of knowledge, necessary for proper functioning of businesses as well as for political, regulatory and socio-economic wellbeing of society;

 Arts – including the visual and performing disciplines, design, architecture, film, music or literature – contribute to cultural identity, enjoyment of life and quality of place, the key factors in retaining and attracting the best and brightest minds;

 Humanities – including history, languages and philosophy – are essential disciplines in understanding cultural identity and proper functioning of a more ethical and democratic society.

The Ministry encourages applicants to the SSAH stream to, where applicable, address the ethical, environmental, economic, legal and/or social implications of effectively integrating and adapting disruptive technologies.

“Disruptive technologies”, for the purposes of this round, are those technologies that have the potential to transform or disrupt current societal behaviour and market by displacing it with a new emerging technology.

Term and Value

With funding over five years, ORF-RE provides up to 1/3 of the total value of a project, requiring the remaining 2/3 to be sourced from a combination of private sector and institutional contributions.

 General and Disruptive Stream Proposals: The minimum support that will be provided is $1 million and the maximum support provided is $4 million.

 Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (SSAH) Proposals: The minimum support that will be provided is $200,000 and the maximum support provided is $1 million.

Eligible Project Costs

Direct Costs:

 Salaries and benefits: claimed in proportion to the time spent working on the project

 Facilities and equipment: up to 10% of total direct costs

 Other direct research costs: including, but not limited to, materials, fieldwork expenses, and dissemination of research. Some hospitality costs may be eligible where essential for networking purposes but must adhere to the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act – 2010.

 Management and administration: up to 10% of total direct costs

Indirect Costs:

 Up to 40% of costs associated with conducting the research project (i.e. direct costs)

Adjudication Criteria

 Research Excellence: Scientific merit, quality of research, and expertise of research team

 Research Impact: Anticipated value to Ontario in the following three categories:

1. Commercialization
2. Economic Benefits
3. Societal Benefits

 Achieving Impact Plan: A plan for achieving Research Impact

 Development of Research Talent: A clear plan for the training of highly qualified personnel

 Project Management and Governance: Management of the project, including governance structure, sustainability, budget, and milestones

Application Process

Nomination Process for 2017 Killam Prize

 Memo

To: Associate Deans of Research

Cc: Deans

From: Robert Haché, Vice-President Research & Innovation

Date: March 24, 2017

Subject: Nomination Process for 2017 Killam Prize

Please find below information regarding review the 2017 Call for Nominations for the Killam Prizes, which recognize substantial and distinguished contributions, over a significant period, to scholarly research.

This information, and the accompanying Guidelines and Nomination Form document, should be circulated to your respective Research Directors, Research Officers, and Faculty members, to ensure their familiarity with the nomination process.

Killam Prizes

The Killam Prizes honour distinguished Canadian scholars who have been engaged in research in universities, hospitals, research or scientific institutes, or other similar institutions. Valued at $100,000 each, they are awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to distinguished Canadian scholars doing research in any of the following disciplines:

 humanities

 social sciences

 natural sciences

 health sciences

 engineering

Normally, one prize is awarded each year in each of the five disciplines.

Eligibility

Killam Prizes are intended for active (not retired) Canadian scholars who have made a substantial and distinguished contribution, over a significant period, to scholarly research. It is not intended as an “end of service” reward, as recognition for one great accomplishment, or in expectation of future distinguished contributions.

Scholars may not apply for the Killam Prizes; they must be nominated by an expert in their field.

Only Canadian citizens are eligible for this honour, and prizes are awarded only to living candidates.

Prizes_Guidelines_Killam_EN

Assessment of Nominations

Peer evaluation is fundamental to the decision-making process. The interdisciplinary Killam Selection Committee, composed of 15 distinguished scholars, will choose the prize recipients. The Killam Selection Committee will evaluate the nominations on their merit, compared with each other in a national context. The prizes will be offered to those candidates considered outstanding by the committee.

The following points will figure prominently in the selection of the candidates being considered for the Killam Prize:

 the exceptional quality of the candidate’s research achievements;

 evidence of the candidate’s outstanding commitment, creativity and efforts to share research knowledge beyond the academic community;

 the enduring contribution of the candidate’s ideas and research results to Canadian society, including the nation’s intellectual and/or cultural life;

 the scope of the candidate’s research contributions, taking into account the norms of the field of study;

 where appropriate, the international stature of the candidate.

Nomination Process

Nominees will work with the SIRI Awards and Nominations Specialist and Faculty-based research support personnel (as appropriate) to prepare the full nomination package for submission. As such, nominees are asked to notify the SIRI Awards and Nominations Specialist (see Contact below) as soon as possible of their intent to pursue a Killam Prize.

The Major Awards Advisory Committee (MAAC) will review draft support materials (Part C) of nominations and provide feedback to nominees to assist with the further development of their nomination.

Full nominations include:

 Part A: Forms confirming:

o Name and location of nominator and nominee

o Category of nomination

o Declarations of nominator and nominee

 Part B: Form identifying experts providing letters of support

o A maximum of three original, signed letters from experts, within or outside Canada, supporting the nomination

 Part C: Support materials:

o A signed letter of nomination

o A brief description (maximum of two pages) of the nature of the nominee’s research and distinguished contributions to scholarly research, including why the candidate should be considered an outstanding nominee for the prize information

o A biography for the nominee, summarizing the candidate’s education, distinguished research achievements, current research interests, and honours or awards received (maximum of one page)

o The nominee’s curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and/or professional activities, as appropriate to the nominee

 ORF-RE Information Sessions

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University researchers in your unit.

The Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science (MRIS) will be hosting Information Sessions across Ontario regarding the recent launch of Round 9 of the Ontario Research Fund, Research Excellence (ORF-RE) program. 

Attached below is the schedule of the upcoming sessions. The sessions are open to institutions in the area, please contact the person listed on the template if you plan to attend.

ORF-RE Round 9 – Program Guidelines

Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute – Prevention Innovation Grants

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University researchers who engage in cancer research.

The Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (CCSRI) recently announced a Call for Applications for its Prevention Innovation Grants program.  A summary is provided below.
 
Objectives

• To support unique, creative research ideas and applications of new knowledge with imminent application potential relevant to cancer prevention in human populations;
• To support unconventional concepts, approaches or methodologies to address problems in cancer research

Proposed projects must demonstrate a specific and defined potential for impact on cancer incidence, for example through prevention/risk reduction research, programs, and practice, including interventions, knowledge translation, best practices and health-related decision making at the individual, organizational and health system levels. Applications are invited for social/psychosocial and behavioural science, health policy, population health, health promotion and health services research aimed at cancer prevention.

Priority areas identified by the Canadian Cancer Society and/or the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance include, but are not limited to:

• health disparities
• tobacco control
• occupational and environmental (chemical, physical, and biological) carcinogens (O&E)
• UV and ionizing radiation exposure
• healthy eating and physical activity
• screening to reduce cancer incidence
• health economics and health systems related to cancer prevention
• behavioural and population interventions

Value
Up to $100K/year to a maximum of $200K per grant
 
Duration
Up to 2 years
 
Deadlines
Mandatory abstract registration due at agency – May 1, 2017
Full application due at ORS – June 1, 2017
Full application due at agency – June 15, 2017
 
Further details can be found by visiting the following link:
http://www.cancer.ca/en/research/grants-and-awards/current-funding-opportunities/prevention-innovation-grant/?region=on
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.
 

Information Session: DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL SSHRC INSIGHT GRANT APPLICATION

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE
 

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members who are considering applying to the upcoming SSHRC Insight Grant competition.

Information Session:

DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL SSHRC INSIGHT GRANT APPLICATION 

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

1:00 – 3:00 pm

280N York Lanes

The Office of Research Services (ORS) is coordinating a SSHRC Insight Grant (IG) Information Session for those faculty members who are considering preparing an application to the upcoming fall SSHRC Insight Grant competition. All eligible researchers across campus who are interested in applying are encouraged to attend this session.  This session is intended to provide researchers with a general overview of the IG funding opportunity, its peer review process, and tips and techniques on how to write a successful application.

This session includes the following speakers:

Kristin Andrews

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of LA&PS

Successful recipient of SSHRC Insight Grants (2013-2016 and 2016-2021)

AND

Deanne Williams

Department of English, Faculty of LA&PS
SSHRC Insight Grant Selection Committee Member, 2016-17 (435-1E committee – covering Literature).  Recipient of SSHRC Insight Grant (2013-19).

Dr. Kristin Andrews will discuss tips and strategies for preparing a winning proposal (methodology, budget etc.,) by using her application as a sample.  Dr. Deanne Williams will talk about her general experience as a Selection Committee Member, including how the adjudication and scoring systems work.  

Please confirm your attendance by contacting ORS at ext. 55055 (research@yorku.ca).

Launch of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition for 2017-2018: Process and Timelines

If you plan to supervise a Banting postdoctoral candidate, please note the internal application process outlined in the document below.

York’s Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Process Memo 2017-2018

The Association of Commonwealth Universities: Titular Fellowships

To:       DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
            DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
            FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
            RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
            APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to researchers in your unit.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)) is accepting applications for its Titular Fellowships funded by the ACU Development Fellowships Fund.  A summary for each fellowship is provided below.

Objectives of Fellowships

• To enable the universities of the Commonwealth to develop the human resources of their institutions and countries through the interchange of people, knowledge, skills and technologies.

Fellowships which do not have a specific subject linked to them are tenable in any of the priority subject areas:

• Education
• Health and related social sciences
• Information technology and management
• STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects
• Sustainable development
• University development and management

1) George Weston Limited Fellowship

This fellowship is awarded in the fields of agriculture, forestry, food science and food technology.

This fellowship is tenable at any ACU member university outside the applicant’s home country, or in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country other than the applicant’s home country.

Eligibility

     Applicants must be professional or academic staff of, or a nominee of an ACU member university.

2) Gordon and Jean Southam Fellowship

This fellowship is open to applicants from any Canadian ACU member university. The fellowship can be used for either a collaborative academic research visit, or a collaborative fact-finding visit.

This fellowship is tenable in any ACU member university outside Canada, or in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country other than Canada.   

Eligibility

Applicants must be professional or academic staff of, or a nominee of an ACU member university in Canada.

3) Jacky McAleer Memorial Fellowship

This fellowship is awarded in the field of information technology, with priority given to the computerization of record systems or computer-assisted learning.

This fellowship is tenable at any ACU member university outside the applicant’s home country, or in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country other than the applicant’s home country.  

Eligibility

     Applicants must be professional or academic staff of, or a nominee of an ACU member university.

4) Swansea University Fulton Fellowship

This fellowship is tenable at Swansea University, UK.  The fellowship can be used for either a collaborative academic research visit, or a collaborative fact-finding visit.

Eligibility

     Applicants must be professional or academic staff of, or a nominee of an ACU member university in a country other than the UK.

5) Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Fellowship 

This fellowship is awarded in the field of accountancy. The fellowship is tenable in any Commonwealth country other than that in which the applicant works.  It is tenable either at an ACU member university or in industry, commerce or public service.

Eligibility

Applicants must be professional or academic staff of, or a nominee of an ACU member university.

Value

Up to 5000 DBP and intended to cover:

• • International economy return airfare and other travel costs
  • Medical insurance and visa fees
  • Board and loading fees
  • Research costs

Duration

Tenure of fellowships must be less than six months and travel must be completed by August 1, 2018.

Deadlines

Submission to ORS – April 28, 2017

Submission to agency – May 12, 2017 by 23:59 BST

For additional details and application form, please consult the following link:

https://www.acu.ac.uk/scholarships/titular-fellowships/

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.
 

Spring seminars at York’s ISR on social research methods

See http://www.isryorku.ca/what-we-do/sss2017/ for a full listing of the short courses offered by the Institute for Social Research at York.

Director and Professor
Centre for Refugee Studies
8th Floor Kaneff Tower, York University
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada
www.yorku.ca/jhyndman

Times Higher Education Master Class Information Session – April 20th, 10:30am to 12noon

**Sent on behalf of Dr. Sushanta Mitra, Associate Vice-President Research***

Good afternoon,

There will be a Times Higher Education Master Class Information Session held on April 20th from 10:30am to 12noon in BCE Orientation Room, 1st Floor, Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence.

This Information Session will be hosted by Christopher Nitsch, Director, Strategic Solutions-US/Canada from the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Please RSVP to Amanda Thomson (amandath@yorku.ca) at your earliest convenience.

Kind regards,
Sushanta

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Sushanta K. Mitra, PhD, PEng
Associate Vice-President Research
Kaneff Professor in Micro & Nanotechnology for Social Innovation
FCSME, FASME, FEIC, FRSC, FCAE, FAAAS

Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation
York University
511 Kaneff Tower
4700 Keele St., Toronto,
ON, M3J 1P3

Phone: +1-416-736-5780
Website: lassonde.yorku.ca/mntl

Updated- Grant Administration Handbook
Please see the website below for the most current version of York’s Tri Agency handbook.

http://www.yorku.ca/finance/documents/Grant_Administration_Handbook.pdf

REVISED: Offer letters for Research Assistants, Research Associates and Post Docs

Hello everyone

I have revised the offer letters for Research Assistants, Research Associates and Post Docs. There is an attestation at the end of each letter which is now required by the Tri Agencies.

Basically someone who is eligible to hold a Tri Agency award cannot also be paid a salary or stipend from a Tri agency award.   

Please inform your local PI’s as we need to ensure we are in compliance with their requirements.

Angela Zeno, BA, CPA,CGA
Manager,Research Accounting
York University
4747 Keele St.Toronto, ON
M3J 2N9
Tel: 416-736-5668
Fax: 416-736-5815
email: azeno@yorku.ca

research letter of offer full-time template

post-doc letter of offer full-time template

Help Canada Reduce GHGs: a survey for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

***Sent on behalf of Dr. Sushanta Mitra, Associate Vice-President Research***

Good afternoon,

Please see below for information on the NRCan survey on helping Canada reduce GHGs.  Please distribute to your faculty members for their participation.

Regards,
Sushanta

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Sushanta K. Mitra, PhD, PEng
Associate Vice-President Research
Kaneff Professor in Micro & Nanotechnology for Social Innovation
FCSME, FASME, FEIC, FRSC, FCAE, FAAAS

Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation
York University
511 Kaneff Tower
4700 Keele St., Toronto,
ON, M3J 1P3

Phone: +1-416-736-5780
Website: lassonde.yorku.ca/mntl

  Help Canada Reduce GHGs: a survey for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

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I would never think it was possible, but it’s a fact that Canada is the number one emitter of Greenhouse gas per capita, worldwide!

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On the other hand, Canada is one of the world’s most natural and wild territories, and it doesn’t make sense that these two characterizations should apply to our Country.

Even though they could still be arguing about the magnitude of the impact of human-based emissions of GHG on our environment, nobody claims that there’s any!

Moreover, besides the need for reducing these emissions, there are great opportunities to progressively transform our one-way lifestyle (extraction-use-disposal) to a more circular production and use process, and make Canada a world leader in relevant technologies and processes.

If Canada is the first emitter of GHG per capita, Canada also has an impressive number of researchers, each working in their respective domain, to help reduce by many means, these emissions.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has identified as critical, the need for developing more research actions in this domain, and they want to help develop future strategies by identifying first the scientific expertise already present in our Universities and Research Centres.

As a first step, NRCan has commissioned a research paper being prepared by myself, Eric Prouzet (Asso. Prof. University of Waterloo (ON)) and Warren Mabee (Asso. Prof. Queen’s University).

To help us achieving a complete panorama of research actions, we invite you to tell us how you contribute, or you could, to GHG reduction, if you work on, or with, advanced materials in any way. We want to ensure that we don’t miss any domain or expert, especially Yours, when NRCan will help define the future research targets.

To help us, it’s easy: just use your next 7 minutes to fill this short survey via the following weblink:

https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/GHG_Reduction_University

Thanks in advance for your help, which will make us sure that we take into account your own research activity when advocating for future research programs.

Best regards,

Eric Prouzet

Asso. Prof. Chemistry& Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo (ON)

Contact: ep.sf.waterloo@gmail.com – eprouzet@uwaterloo.ca

You can also help us further by forwarding this invitation to any other Canadian researcher in your network.

 The Australian KT Experience and Our Move to the Impact Agenda

The Australian KT Experience and Our Move to the Impact Agenda
March 29, 2017        

Tamika Heiden, Knowledge Translation Australia

                  Wednesday, March 29                      
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm  
  Room 519, Kaneff Tower
     York University, Keele Campus
  

This talk has been organized by the Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University. Knowledge mobilization helps turn research into action.  

Tamika Heiden, of Knowledge Translation Australia, has been driving change, advocating for Knowledge Translation (KT), and training researchers and research support staff in KT processes for the past three years. In a country yet to embrace KT and Impact, Tamika has been preparing for the inevitable change to research funding and reward. In 2017, the Australian government is undertaking its first Engagement and Impact Assessment Pilot, with the view to ongoing impact assessment beginning in 2018.

Join Tamika as she shares the KT practices that are happening in Australia and gives insights into the current research impact and engagement evaluation landscape. This conversational style session will look at Tamika’s entrepreneurial approach to KT, examine current KT roles and activities, and discuss the role of KT in the Australian Impact and Engagement agenda moving forward.

Innovation@Glendon Research Colloquium on Linguistic Diversity and Award Reception

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Cyberinsfrastructure Initiative- Draft Call for proposal 2017 

CFI is about to launch another Cyberinfrastructure Initiative, and sent out the attached document as a pre-announcement announcement! They’re looking for a team of researchers who can build a shared research data infrastructure (e.g. databases and data repositories).

For more information please click here >> Cyberinfrastructure Initiative Draft Call for proposals 2017
Sincerely,

Maheen
Maheen Hasan • Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives Specialist
Office of Research Services, York University

Kaneff Tower – 5^th Floor, 4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3
416.736.2100 ext 44200 
mhasan@yorku.ca

2018 Killam Research Fellowships Competition

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members who you know may be interested in applying for a Killam Research Fellowship.  

THE KILLAM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Objective:  The Killam Research Fellowships are awarded annually to well-established researchers, on a competitive basis, in the following fields:

• humanities
• social sciences
• natural sciences
• health sciences
• engineering
• studies linking any of these disciplines.

Killam Research Fellowships provide two years of release time from teaching and administrative duties to individual scholars who wish to pursue independent research. The fellowships are awarded to individuals, but the funds are paid to and administered by universities or research institutes.

Note: The award is not intended as a subsidy for the overall research or teaching program of a department, institute or centre, and it is not offered for work undertaken as part of a degree program

An individual may win this award only once.

Value

Killam Research Fellowships provide release time and are valued at $70,000 per year. The funds are paid to the university or research institution which employs the Fellow.  Fellowship recipients must obtain support for research and laboratory costs from other sources.

The university or research institution that employs the Killam Research Fellow is expected to relieve him or her of all teaching and administrative responsibilities, and to continue to pay the Fellow’s full salary and benefits during the full tenure of the fellowship. The fellowship funds assist the university or research institution in defraying the costs of replacing the Fellow and in paying the Fellow’s salary and benefits during the two-year fellowship period.

Duration

Two years

Deadlines

ORS deadline in order to provide a full review of your application – May 1, 2017

Agency deadline – May 15, 2017

NOTE: Please submit a hardcopy of your application along with an ORS checklist to the Office of Research Services by Thursday, May 11th, 4:30pm, so that ORS can electronically approve your application on Monday, May 15th.

For complete information on the Killam Research Fellowship and to apply, please consult Canada Council’s web links at:

http://canadacouncil.ca/funding/prizes/killam-research-fellowships

http://killam.canadacouncil.ca/

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Important Amendments: 2017 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP)

To:            DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
            DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
            FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
            RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
            APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members who conduct research in the area of transportation infrastructure.

Two important amendments have been made to the 2017-18 HIIFP Program:

1. The due date for submission is amended from March 17 to March 24, 2017 at 2:30pm
2. Submissions will be accepted either in the format stated in the Guide (hard copy plus CD or USB) or alternatively, as attachments to an email in lieu of hard copy and CD or USB. Details for email submission are provided below.
   • The subject line of the email must state: HIIFP submission Topic # (or Open Topic)
     • Example: Topic 2017-31 Smith.pdf  or  Topic 2017-31 Smith.doc.
   • If separate files are used for different documents, the document name should be included in the file name. 
     • Example: Topic 2017-31 Perchanok Attach B.pdf.
     • The maximum file size for incoming email is 10Mb.   If it is necessary to split a document into more than one file, or to send more than one email, add Part 1, Part 2, etc. to the file name or the subject line.

A notification of receipt will be provided but the Ministry will not accept responsibility for email or hardcopy submissions that are not received by the deadline, whether through fault of our system or otherwise.  You are strongly encouraged to send your submission ahead of the deadline to ensure that it is received. 

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The Ontario Ministry of Transportation recently announced its 2017 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP).  The HIIFP funds research at Ontario colleges and universities to encourage applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario. A summary of this funding opportunity is provided below.  

Objectives are:

• to fund research at Ontario colleges and universities to encourage applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario;
• intended to solicit innovation solutions to assist the Ministry in meeting its strategic plan and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering by providing funding to aid in such research; and
• designed to supplement the research expertise at the Ministry with that available from Ontario’s academic community.

The following areas of transportation and infrastructure engineering are included in this program:

• Traffic Operations
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Engineering Materials
• Highway Design
• Investment Planning
• Environmental
• Geomatics
• Bridges
• Construction
• Maintenance

To be eligible for funding, HIIFP applications must cover one (or several) of the topics from the following categories:

• Specific Research Topics
• Open Research Topics 

Please consult the guidelines to obtain information and a detailed description of each specific research topic.

Value

The total value of the awards is expected to be about $1,000,000 beginning April 2017. It is expected that approximately twenty-eight projects will be funded.

Duration

One year, with some consideration for multi-year proposals

Deadlines

Submission to ORS:  March 10, 2017

Submission to agency: March 24, 2017 by 2:30pm EST

To obtain a copy of the guidelines and application form, please send an email to research@yorku.ca.

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

DIRECTOR, Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact (CRLCC)“]

DIRECTOR, Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact (CRLCC)

New deadline

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Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Director of the Centre on Language and Culture Contact (CRLCC), Glendon College, York University, for a term of two years, to begin July 1, 2017. Subject to successful rechartering of the CRLCC in 2019, there is a possibility for the mandate to be renewed for a further term.

The CRLCC offers emerging and well-established researchers a variety of opportunities and resources to become acquainted with each other’s work, with the work of international visiting researchers, and more generally with research on language and culture contact in the wider community. These resources include: a) lectures, workshops and an international conference; b) a translation research summer school; c) an online database of publications and media; and, d) space (a meeting room / classroom with a small, specialized library and a computer lab).

The ideal candidate would: a) be a member of the full-time faculty at York University, with priority to those appointed at Glendon College; b) have a distinguished record of language-related research; c) be an active member of the CRLCC; and, d) be able to facilitate CRLCC activities in English and French. The Director provides overall leadership for the Centre’s collaborative and individual research activities, develops external funding sources and builds the local and global reputation of CRLCC.  The Director is also responsible for administering the financial, organizational and academic activities of the Centre. The successful applicant will receive an administrative stipend and the appropriate course load reduction as stipulated by the YUFA Collective Agreement.    

Applications and nominations (including a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees who may be contacted) should be sent to Prisca Ng How Tseung, Administrative Assistant, CRLCC and Research Office, Glendon College, York Hall B219; ngprisca@glendon.yorku.ca. Applicants are also invited to submit a statement about their vision for CRLCC, including goals, objectives, strategy of action and leadership style.  Deadline for applications and nominations: April 5th, 2017. 

(Nos excuses pour les envois dupliqués)

Directeur/ Directrice, Centre de recherche sur le contact des langues et des cultures (CRCLC)

Nouvelle date limite

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Un appel à candidatures est lancé  pour le poste de directeur du Centre de recherche sur le contact des langues et des cultures (CRCLC), au Collège universitaire Glendon, Université York, pour un mandat de deux ans, à partir du 1er juillet 2017. Sous réserve du renouvellement de la charte du Centre en 2019, il y a possibilité que le mandat du directeur soit reconduit.

 Le CRCLC est un centre de recherche bilingue au sein du Collège universitaire Glendon de l’Université York. Son objectif principal est de favoriser une recherche interdisciplinaire, innovante et collaborative dans les domaines associés à la langue auprès de ses membres de toutes les unités académiques et les centres de recherche. Le CRCLC est un espace inclusif qui rassemble des chercheurs souhaitant étudier la relation entre la langue et la société. Les membres se sont concentrés sur les trois domaines de recherche suivants: l’écologie de la langue et la planification linguistique; le contact, la variation et le changement des langues; la traduction, l’interprétation et l’échange de connaissances. Le CRCLC offre aux chercheurs émergents et établis de multiples possibilités et ressources pour se familiariser avec le travail de chacun, avec le travail de chercheurs invités internationaux et avec la recherche sur les langues et les cultures au sein de la communauté en général. Ces ressources comprennent: a) des cours, des conférences, des ateliers et une conférence internationale; b) une école d’été en recherches traductologiques (Translation Research Summer School); c) une base de données en ligne de publications et de contenus médias; et d) un espace de travail et de rencontres (une salle de réunion où se trouve une petite bibliothèque spécialisée et un laboratoire informatique). Le candidat idéal devrait : a) être membre du corps professoral à temps plein de l’Université York, la priorité étant donnée aux candidats affiliés au Collège universitaire Glendon ; b) s’être distingué dans la recherche touchant à la langue ; c) être un membre actif du CRLCC, d) être en mesure de faciliter les activités du CRCLC en anglais et en français. Le directeur doit assurer la direction générale des activités de recherche individuelles et collaboratives du Centre, solliciter du financement de sources externes et consolider la réputation locale et mondiale du CRCLC. Le directeur est également responsable de la gestion des activités financières, organisationnelles et académiques du Centre. Le candidat retenu recevra une allocation financière et un dégrèvement de cours conformément à la convention collective YUFA.  Les candidatures et les mises en candidatures (y compris le curriculum vitae et les noms des trois référents pouvant être contactés) doivent être envoyées à Prisca Ng How Tseung, adjointe administrative pour le CRCLC et le Bureau de la recherche, Collège universitaire Glendon, B219 Pavillon York ; Ngprisca@glendon.yorku.ca. Les candidats sont également invités à soumettre une déclaration de leur vision pour le Centre, y compris les buts, les objectifs, les stratégies d’action et le style de leadership. La date limite pour déposer les candidatures et les mises en candidature est le 05 avril 2017. 

Call for proposals: University Student Housing: Addressing the Affordability Challenge

Call for proposals:

University Student Housing: Addressing the Affordability Challenge

In 2015-2016, the presidents of the four Toronto universities collaborated on the StudentMoveTO initiative in order to develop the first-ever comprehensive survey of university student travel behavior, trends and needs across seven campuses in the GTA. A second collaborative initiative is now being proposed to address the unique housing affordability challenges faced by students attending Toronto universities.

The City of Toronto is the second most expensive housing market in Canada. In May 2016, the average cost of a detached home in the city was $1.28M, while the average cost of all home types was $782,051, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board.

Rentseeker.ca (Fall 2015) suggests that the average rental cost for an apartment in Toronto ranged from $937 to $1,288 for bachelor, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments respectively. These averages do not reflect differences in location, proximity to the city centre (where three of the seven campuses of Toronto-based universities are located), or quality of housing and access to amenities. Furthermore, research conducted by Prof. David Hulchanski identifies a trend referred to as the ‘Three Cities’ in which city neighbourhoods are becoming increasingly polarized based on household income. The city’s core is transitioning to an enclave of wealthy households, while lower-income households are becoming more concentrated in the inner and outer suburbs of the GTA. The high cost of housing and the segregation of wealth and poverty in Toronto, combined with differential access to transit, present acute challenges for university students in their ability to secure affordable housing. Student incomes tend to be both low and fixed – making students especially vulnerable to increases in housing expenses.

StudentMoveTO identified the tradeoff that students are forced to make between housing and transportation. The cost of housing was identified by nearly one-quarter of survey respondents as the reason for their most recent move. Furthermore, when students were asked what would motivate them to change their main mode of transportation to campus, results indicated that “the most important motivator across all seven campuses was a change in home location; a sign students understand the relationship between transportation and housing” (StudentMoveTO, 3).

Implications of a lack of affordable housing for students are significant and include greater economic precarity, hidden homelessness, longer daily commute times, lower levels of campus engagement, and potentially compromised health and safety. Given that such a large proportion of the students attending the four Toronto universities come from lower-income families, the lack of affordable student housing can, at worst, act as a barrier to university attendance, further amplifying income disparities and negatively impacting future opportunities for increased prosperity.

In light of this situation, we propose that students and faculty from the four universities work together to:

1. Document the nature and extent of the current student housing affordability challenge, including the unique housing challenges faced by students, and
2. Identify creative initiatives that might address these housing Improved affordability may depend on zoning changes, innovative design solutions, novel financing mechanisms, social entrepreneurship or other shifts in municipal, provincial or federal policy.

The four university presidents will once again jointly contribute funds in the amount of

$40,000 to support research and the formulation of potential solutions to address housing affordability for students.

Activities to be supported could include (but are not limited to) primary research, identification of international best practices, workshop/conference, design charettes, or prototype/policy development. The aim is to encourage the formation of multi-university, multi-disciplinary teams comprising both faculty and students, ideally working in concert with public sector partners and/or not-for-profit and community-based

organizations.

Proposals should be based on teams comprising faculty and students from at least two of the four participating universities. If multiple proposals are received, the four presidents may opt to combine proposals and/or teams.

Proposals are due by 24 March 2017. Those interested in submitting a proposal should contact Professor Linda Peake, Director of the City Institute at city@yorku.ca

 Call for SU17 RAY positions

Good morning everyone,

Student Financial Services is pleased to announce the call for Summer 2017 position requests for the RAY program.

You may now start entering job requests on the career centre online job posting system. (see: https://york-csm.symplicity.com/employers/index.php?signin_tab=3&js_disabled=0)

If you are new to the process or require a refresher, information can be found on the Employment Administrators website accessible at http://sfs.yorku.ca/employment/.

To be considered for the RAY program, positions must involve undergraduate students in quality research activities that will provide them with hands-on research experience and at the same time provide the faculty member with meaningful research support. Quality research activities include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Performing a literature search or bibliographical compilation
• Understanding the difference between primary and secondary sources
• Developing a compelling research proposal
• Designing and trouble-shooting an experiment
• Learning interview techniques or basic laboratory skills
• Understanding data collection, visualization and analysis techniques
• Applying statistical and error analyses, including through programming, and the importance of a control sample
• Honing techniques in archival research, data mining and meta-analyses
• Learning the dynamics associated with being part of a research team
• Enhancing communication skills – oral and written – including conference presentations and manuscripts

When submitting a position(s),  the job description should not exceed 400 words and must include the following:

1. Brief description of the nature of the research project.
2. An indication of the types of research activities in which the student will be actively involved.
3. A description of the research experience that the student will receive.
4. A description of the type of training and support that will be provided to the student in carrying out these research activities.
5. The number of RAY positions applied for this session (3 maximum) and the name of the supervising faculty member.  

Please note that the hiring manager must create a separate job posting for each position they would like considered.

The deadline date for entering your job request(s) is Friday March 24, 2017.

Position decisions will be sent by email no later than Friday, April 7, 2017.

Please be advised that the information distributed by HR  regarding changes to the  YUSA 2 and Summer Student hiring process, does not apply to positions approved under the Work/Study Program at this time.

All questions/enquiries should be directed to raypost@yorku.ca.

Sincerely,

Karen Warner
Manager, Scholarships and Bursaries 

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program

To:      DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
            DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
            FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
            RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
            APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all researchers in your unit.

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) recently announced the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives

This programs provides funding and support to help early career researchers build networks and essential skills to position them as leaders and agents of change within academia and beyond.

Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and be within five years of their first full-time academic appointment.

Scholars’ research interest must be aligned with the themes of an eligible CIFAR research program.  Eligible programs are:

• Successful Societies
• Institutions, Organizations & Growth
• Cosmology & Gravity
• Learning in Machines & Brains
• Bio-inspired Solar Energy
• Quantum Materials
• Genetic Networks
• Child & Brain Development
• Humans & the Microbiome
• Molecular Architecture of Life
• Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness

Value
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars receive:
•    $100, 000 CDN in undesignated research support
•    A two-year appointment to a CIFAR research program aligned with their research interests
•    Mentorship from experienced researchers
•    Specialized leadership and communication skills training

Duration
2 years

Deadlines
Submission to ORS – May 9, 2017
Submission to agency – May 23, 2017 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time Zone

For more information on this funding opportunity and how to apply, please visit the following link:
https://www.cifar.ca/global-scholars/
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.
 

Weston Brain Institute – Canada: Rapid Response 2017 PD-Related Diseases

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all faculty members who conduct research in the area of neurodegenerative diseases of aging.

The Weston Brain Institute recently launched the Rapid Response 2017 program for PD-related diseases.  A summary is provided below.

Objective

To provide seed funding for novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research ideas to accelerate the development of safe and effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.

This call is focused on the PD-related diseases:

• Parkinson’s disease
• Progressive supranuclear palsy
• Dementia with Lewy bodies
• Multiple systems atrophy
• Prodromes to the above
• Vascular contributions to the above

Projects must meet two conditions to be eligible:

1. Be translational research that helps accelerate the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging
2. Be the development of a therapeutic and/or tool

Value

Up to $200K

Duration

Up to 18 months

Deadlines

Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) to ORS – April 25, 2017

Submission of LOI to agency – May 9, 2017 at 2:00pm EDT

Submission of full proposal to ORS – July 27, 2017

Submission of full proposal to agency (by invitation only) – August 10, 2017 at 2:00pm EDT

For complete details on this opportunity and application process, please consult the following link:

http://westonbraininstitute.ca/canada-rapid-response-2017/

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Updated CIHR Spreadsheet

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this message on to all York University faculty members who engage in health research.
 
The Office of Research Services (ORS) recently updated the spreadsheet of funding opportunities available through CIHR.  Due to the large volume of RFAs, ORS has created a simplified Excel spreadsheet that will make it easier for researchers to locate the funding call that is most appropriate to their research area.  To view the spreadsheet, please click on the following url or copy and paste it into your address bar.  You will be required to enter your Passport York userid and password for YU Link in order to gain access to the spreadsheet.
 
https://yulink-new.yorku.ca/documents/20182/1221386/CIHR+CFA+February+28+2017/dc6f86df-45aa-4edf-9ee9-9bcf49925dd3

Alternatively, you may contact ORS at research@yorku.ca to send you the file as an attachment

 NSERC CREATE Update – 2017/2018 Competition

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

                 DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE 

Please note that three important changes are being implemented for the 2017/2018 competition (internal Notice of Intent deadline March 17, 2017).

1. All universities, regardless of size, now have a quota of 5 LOIs that can be submitted.
2. To encourage the focused involvement of more researchers in the program and to underline the expectation that CREATE initiatives are self-sustaining by the time the grant ends, researchers are now only eligible to be involved in one active grant and cannot apply while participating in an active grant (as applicant or co-applicant). Therefore, if they currently receive CREATE funding, they cannot be part of a new LOI until the fiscal year following the end of the award. For those currently involved in two CREATE grants, both must be ended before reapplying (i.e. if the last installment of the grant is April 1, 2017, the PI/coPI cannot be involved in or apply for any other CREATE grants until the following May 2018).
3. NSERC reviewers will be asked to pay closer attention to gender representation and advancement this year. CREATE initiatives are generally encouraged to promote approaches that increase the representation and advancement of women in the natural sciences and engineering. If the discipline of the proposed program tends to have a gender imbalance in the applicant/trainee population, PIs must demonstrate that this imbalance has been considered and addressed in their plan for trainee recruitment.

Should you have any questions, please contact Maheen Hasan at mhasan@yorku.ca

 Guide for the Merit Review of Aboriginal Research

 Memo

To: Associate Deans Research, Council of Research Directors, Research Directors, Research Officers

From: Celia Haig-Brown, Associate Vice-President Research, Office of the VPRI

Ruth Koleszar-Green, Co-Chair, York’s Indigenous Council

Date: February 15, 2017

Subject: Guide for the Merit Review of Aboriginal Research

This joint message, from the Co-Chair of York’s Indigenous Council, Ruth Koleszar-Green, and SSHRC’s representative for York, Celia Haig-Brown (AVPR), is a reminder of SSHRC’s Guidelines for the Merit Review of Aboriginal Research. Please ensure that all review committee members at the unit levels are aware of and engage with the intent of this policy. In addition to providing the link to the full documentation (below), the following excerpt provides context for the Review process. “The Guidelines for the Merit Review of Aboriginal Research ensure that Aboriginal research incorporating Aboriginal knowledge systems (including ontologies, epistemologies and methodologies) is recognized as a scholarly contribution and meets SSHRC’s standards of excellence. The guidelines are also designed to encourage that Aboriginal research be conducted with sensitivity, and only after consideration about who conducts the research and why and how it is conducted.” We recommend strongly that review committee members for both faculty and student applications, grant proposals and all other research-related competitions familiarize themselves with the guidelines.

http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/merit_review-evaluation_du_merite/guidelines_research-lignes_directrices_recherche-eng.aspx

 Invitation to Research Event:  University Librarian’s Speaker Series on Emergent Research in Digital Scholarship

Milligan and Ruest to speak about innovations in web archiving on March 7th

York University Libraries welcome Ian Milligan (Assistant Professor, History) from the University of Waterloo and Nick Ruest (Digital Assets Librarian) from York University to give the inaugural talk for the University Librarian’s Speaker Series on Emergent Research in Digital Scholarship.
The talk, titled “Capturing the Web Today for Tomorrow: Innovations in capturing and analyzing social media and websites for the new scholarly record” will be held on March 7th, 2017 at 1PM, in room 1003 in Ignat Kaneff (Osgoode Hall Law School).

The talk will run from 1-2:30PM, and will allow time for discussion.

 
Additional details can be found on the event website.

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Joy Kirchner
University Librarian
YORK UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
516 Scott Library
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 1P3
CANADA

Invitation to Research Event: April 12, 2017 – Industry-Academic Research Collaborations – Teamwork Makes the Research Dream Work

A Public Lecture on Why Higher Education Still Matters

Thriving in the University

A Public Lecture on

Why Higher Education Still Matters

by Dr. Les Back

March 29 | 6:00 – 8:00pm | 152 Founders College

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Join us for a Public Lecture by Dr. Les Back (Goldsmiths, University of London)

Professor, sociologist, and author of Academic Diary: Why Higher Education Still Matters, Dr. Les Back from Goldsmiths, University of London will give a public lecture about the enduring importance of higher education . Then, inspired by Dr. Back’s book, York University’s Dr. Lorna Erwin (Sociology), Dr. Don Dippo (Education), and Dr. Vidya Shah (Education) will each share an academic diary entry and their perspective on life in the university today.

Reading in the University 

Reading in the University
A Collegial Conversation about Professor Les Back’s
ACADEMIC DIARY

March 28 | noon – 2:00pm | 030 Winters College

Nouvelle ressource sur le site Web du CRSH/Canada 150 – New Resource on SSHRC Website

Dear SSHRC Leaders,
  
This message is intended to raise general awareness about some of the Canada 150 events that SSHRC, its partners or the social sciences and research community are leading, including those related to the SSHRC Connection Grants – Connecting for Canada’s 150th. You will find these events posted on SSHRC’s website under the section, From coast to coast to coast: What’s on in our research community. If you wish to add an upcoming event that will be based in Canada in 2017, please send us a message at the following mailbox (IFCA-SICA@SSHRC-CRSH.GC.CA). We also encourage you and others from your institution to use the following combination of hashtags in any of its related social media messages: #Canada150th and #SSHRC_CRSH.
  
Thank you in advance.
  
Sincerely,
Chantal  

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Chers ou chères leader pour le CRSH,
  
Ce message a pour but de vous faire part de certains évènements en lien avec le 150^e anniversaire du Canada menés par le CRSH, ses partenaires ou encore la communauté de recherche en sciences humaines, incluant ceux qui se rattachent aux subventions Connexion – Initiative 150^e anniversaire du Canada. Ces évènements sont publiés sur le site Web du CRSH, sous la section intitulée, D’un océan à l’autre : l’actualité du milieu de la recherche en sciences humaines. Si vous désirez y rajouter un évènement qui se déroulera au Canada en 2017, veuillez nous en faire part (IFCA-SICA@SSHRC-CRSH.GC.CA). Nous vous encourageons également à utiliser les mots-clics suivants lorsque vous ou un membre de votre établissement communique à ce sujet sur les médias sociaux : #Canada150e et #CRSH_SSHRC.
  
En vous remerciant d’avance.
  
Cordialement,
Chantal
  
Chantal D. Barton, PhD, PMP
Manager, Stakeholder Engagement  | Gestionnaire, Engagement des intervenants
Office of the Associate Vice-President, Future Challenges | Bureau de la Vice-présidente adjointe, Défis de demain
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada (CRSH)

350 Albert Street  |  350, rue Albert, Ottawa, ON   K1P 6G4
E  |  C   chantal.barton@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
T  613.996.1337   FAX  |  TÉLÉC.  613.944.4077
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute: Impact Grants

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University researchers who engage in cancer research.

The Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (CCSRI) recently announced a Call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for its Impact Grant program.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives

• To contribute to the scientific idea ‘pipeline’ by supporting significant progression in cancer research programs, from individual investigators or multidisciplinary teams, that are anywhere in the continuum from basic high impact discovery to translational work of direct relevance to the clinic;
• To support large, well-developed programs in cancer research that have the potential to make a significant impact on the burden of disease in patients and populations.
• To accelerate and focus the knowledge gained from scientific findings, in the short or long term, into outcomes that will significantly advance understanding of cancer and improve scientific knowledge, which will result in optimized patient care, improved cancer treatment or reduced cancer burden.
• To provide funding to support ideas that promote major advancement in research programs, whether at the fundamental discovery stage through to applied research

Value

Up to $250K/year to a maximum of $1.25M per grant

Duration

Up to 5 years

Deadlines

Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) to ORS – March 20, 2017

Submission of LOI to agency – April 3, 2017

Submission of Full application to ORS – August 31, 2017

Submission of Full application (by invitation only) to agency – September 15, 2017

Application guides can be found on the EGrAMS documentation for applicants page.

Further details can be found by visiting the following link:

http://www.cancer.ca/en/research/grants-and-awards/current-funding-opportunities/impact-grants/?region=on

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

IDRC – Global Call for Research Proposals: Innovations to improve livestock vaccines

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

**PLEASE NOTE THE SHORT DEADLINE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY**

Please forward this email to all York University researchers in your unit.

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) recently announced a Global Call for Research Proposals: Innovations to improve livestock vaccines.   A summary is provided below.

Objectives

To support the use of the latest cutting edge innovations to improve existing vaccines against livestock diseases. 

Proposals should adopt innovative approaches to increase the duration of immunity by better induction and maintenance of immunological memory, reduce the number primo/vaccinations and/or revaccinations, improve vaccine safety and develop universal vaccines with capacity to provide protection against multiple strains, subtypes and serotypes.

This Call will not fund projects:

• related to registration issues
• related to commercialization
• designed for fundamental research only

Value

Up to $1M

Duration

30 months

ORS deadlines

Submission to ORS – March 7, 2017

Submission to agency – March 21, 2017 at 12:00pm, Eastern Standard Time (Ottawa)

For more information on this Call, please consult the following links:

https://www.idrc.ca/en/funding/grants/innovations-improve-livestock-vaccines?utm_source=e-bulletin-116&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=bulletin

https://www.idrc.ca/sites/default/files/sp/Documents%20EN/lvif_call_2_-_innovations_to_improve_livestock_vaccines.pdf

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

 Organic Science Cluster III: Call for Letters of Intent

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members who engage in research related to organic agriculture.

The Organic Federation of Canada (OFC), in collaboration with Dalhousie University’s Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC) issued a Call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for research in Organic Science Cluster III (2018-2023). This Letter of Intent process is being conducted in anticipation that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) next Agricultural Policy Framework will include another Science Cluster Initiative.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives 
The purpose of the LOI:
1)    Provide an opportunity for researchers to express their interest in being part of the Organic Science Cluster III (2018-2023)
2)    Screen (and provide direction on) proposed research for its relevance and potential impact on the organic sector based on:
            i)    how the Activity will strategically address industry priorities
            ii)    the novel scientific contribution the research will make
            iii)    the level of industry collaboration and support, and
            iv)    the preliminary plan to communicate the results of the research.

Research proposals should relate to the following:
1)    Increasing competitiveness through:
        –    Improvements in productivity, production stability, resiliency and/or quality
                o    E.g. Breeding, pest and soil management, irrigation, feed, plant/animal health
                o    E.g. Management responding to climate extremes
        –    Improvements in efficiency, cost reduction
                o    E.g. Labour, nutrients, water, energy, feed
        –    Development and application of new technologies to support organic production systems
                o    E.g. Amendments, equipment, feed, biostimulants, pesticides, probiotics
                o    E.g. Data supports systems, soil test recommendations, precision ag. Technologies
        –    Development of emerging crops, livestock and related products
        –    Improvements in processing, handling and packaging

2)    Advancing public good through:
        –    Improvements in knowledge about how organic agroecosystems function
                o    E.g. Pest behavior, nutrient cycling and movement, life cycle analysis, energy use
        –    Evaluation of ecosystem services – benefits, shortcomings, improved practices
                o    E.g. Biodiversity, soil health, water quality, carbon sequestration
        –    Evaluation of the health benefits of organic
                o    E.g. Nutritional value, risk reduction; shortcomings, improvements
3)    Supporting organic sector evolution through:
        –    Assessments of the sustainability of organic agriculture production systems
        –    Application of holistic principles to find solutions that close nutrient and energy cycles
                o    E.g. Recycling/use of waste by-products in organic systems as a sustainable practice (e.g. struvite, municipal compost)
        –    Improvements of animal welfare – assess status, improved practices
        –    Improvement of organic standards – Canadian science to support the standard
        –    Integration of the traditional knowledge of First Nations people into organic

Value
Not stated

Duration
Not stated

Deadlines
ORS deadline for Letters of Intent: March 27, 2017
Agency deadline for Letters of Intent – April 10, 2017
LOI Applicants notified, full proposals invited – April 24, 2017
Activity proposal submitted to ORS for review – May 15, 2017
Activity proposal submission to agency (by invitation only) – May 29, 2017

Complete details can be found by consulting the following link:
https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/oacc/en-home/organic-science-cluster/OSCIII.html
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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Call for proposals: CIFAR Research Workshops

TARGET AREAS

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Office of Research Services
Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation
YORK UNIVERSITY
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Toronto ON • Canada M3J 1P3
T 416.736.2100 ext 88858 F 416.736.5512
mthakoor@yorku.ca • www.yorku.ca/research

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Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute: Quality of Life Research Grants

To:        DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
             DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
             FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
             APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University researchers who engage in cancer research.

The Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (CCSRI) recently announced a Call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for its Quality of Life Research Grants program.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives
        –    To support quality of life cancer research that has the potential to make a significant impact on the burden of disease on patients, survivors and caregivers.
        –    Intended to explore psychosocial, survivorship, symptom control, supportive care and end-of-life issues, research gaps, needs and opportunities, or models for survivorship care.
        –    To accelerate and focus the knowledge gained from scientific findings, in the short or long term, into outcomes that will significantly advance understanding of cancer and improve scientific knowledge, which will result in the reduced burden or enhanced quality of life                  for cancer patients in Canada and elsewhere.
        –    To support and accelerate research addressing the creation and application of new knowledge relevant to improving quality of life.

Examples of projects that may be appropriate for this grant program include, but are not limited to:
        –    Qualitative or quantitative studies
        –    Case control or cohort studies
        –    Clinical studies
        –    Health systems, health economics and health services research
        –    Methodology development
        –    Measurement tools development
        –    Efficacy or effectiveness studies of novel interventions

Value
Up to $300K

Duration
Up to 3 years

Deadlines
Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) to ORS – May 1, 2017
Submission of LOI to agency – May 15, 2017
Submission of Full application to ORS – October 18, 2017
Submission of Full application (by invitation only) to agency –November 1, 2017
The LOI application form will be accessible through the CCSRI‘s online application system

EGrAMS.

Further details can be found by visiting the following link:

http://www.cancer.ca/en/research/grants-and-awards/current-funding-opportunities/quality-of-life-research-grants/?region=on

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York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Award for Lieutenant Governor Visionaries Prize

Award for Lieutenant Governor Visionaries Prize Announced

$2,500 to be awarded to each finalist

TORONTO—January 30, 2017—The Walrus Foundation announced today that the six winners of the

Lieutenant Governor Visionaries Prizes will each receive a $2,500 award to help bring their vision for

Ontario to life. In addition to the awards, the winning entries will be featured in The Walrus magazine

and honoured by the Lieutenant Governor.

To be considered for the prize, innovative and creative thinkers aged 18 and over are asked to identify

a policy challenge and solution for Ontario over the next half century. Entrants are asked to submit a

two-minute video or an 800-word essay to thewalrus.ca/LGvisionariesprize by Monday, March 6, at

5:00 p.m. EST.

Campaign Categories

Reconciliation: Inspiring, supporting, and promoting reconciliation with Indigenous peoples while

fostering renewed relationships based on mutual understanding and respect.

Governance: Evolving our governing process to ensure that Ontarians’ voices are heard and that

government is held accountable.

Inclusive Prosperity: Ideas for an inclusive economy where prosperity is within reach of all citizens.

Environmental Stewardship: Fostering responsible use and protection of the environment through

conservation and sustainable practices.

Social Cohesion: Improving the way individuals and groups take part in society.

Scientific and Technological Innovation: Ideas that contribute to Ontario’s growing leadership in

the science and technology fields.

Up to six finalists will be selected in each category and will showcase their visions to an expert panel of

judges and the public at events across Ontario. All travel and accommodation expenses will be covered

for the finalists.

“The award illustrates the commitment to support and foster public policy ideas in this province,” says

head judge and CBC Radio host, Piya Chattopadhyay.

Judging Panel

Head Judge

Piya Chattopadhyay

Host of CBC’s Out in the Open

Reconciliation

Waneek Horn-Miller

Mohawk from the Kahnawake Mohawk

Territory, Pan Am Games gold medalist

Environmental Stewardship

Edward Burtynsky

Photographer, Officer of the Order of Canada

Governance

Steve Paikin

Anchor of TVO’s The Agenda

with Steve Paikin

Social Cohesion

Sanjay Khanna

Futurist, Thought leader

Inclusive Prosperity

Annette Verschuren

CEO of Home Depot Canada,

CEO of NRStor Inc.

Scientific and Technological Innovation

Ilse Treurnicht

CEO of MaRS Discovery District

Competition Locations

Reconciliation, Thunder Bay – September 13, 2017

Governance, Kingston – September 19, 2017

Inclusive Prosperity, Windsor – September 21, 2017

Environmental Stewardship, Waterloo – September 26, 2017

Social Cohesion, Brampton – September 28, 2017

Scientific and Technological Innovation, Toronto – October 2, 2017

What do the winners get?

Each winner will receive: (a) a $2,500 award; (b) an all-expenses-paid trip to the corresponding

competition location; (c) an all-expenses-paid trip to Toronto with all finalists for a special reception

with the Lieutenant Governor at Queen’s Park on October 3. ; (d) a physical award; (e) press coverage,

including being featured in The Walrus magazine; and (f) a video of the onstage presentation.

About the Walrus Foundation

The Walrus Foundation is a registered charitable non-profit organization with an educational mandate

to create forums for conversations on matters vital to Canadians. The foundation is dedicated to

supporting writers, artists, ideas, and thought-provoking conversation. We achieve these goals across

multiple platforms by publishing The Walrus magazine ten times a year in print, tablet, and mobile

editions; curating the national series of Walrus Talks and leadership dinners; posting original, highquality

content daily at thewalrus.ca; and through other digital projects. The foundation also trains

young professionals in media, publishing, and non-profit development. The foundation is the

implementing partner for the Lieutenant Governor Visionaries Prizes.

About Ontario150

In 2017, Canada will celebrate its 150th anniversary. As a founding province of Confederation, Ontario

will be marking the occasion by supporting events and programs across the province that showcase

our diversity, encourage Ontarians to get involved, and celebrate and leave a lasting legacy for

communities across the province to enjoy. This is a chance to reflect on our history and look ahead

toward the next 150 years in Ontario. The Ontario150 program is intended to engage Ontarians of all

ages, but especially our youth, who will help lay the groundwork for strong economic, social, and

cultural legacies for the next generation.

For further information or to book an interview, please contact

Amirah El-Safty at amirah.elsafty@

thewalrus.ca or 416-971-5004 x253

Revised Broader Public Sector (BPS) Expense Directive Per Diems

Memo

To: University Community

From: Trudy Pound-Curtis, AVP Finance & CFO

Date: February 3, 2017

Subject: Revised Broader Public Sector (BPS) Expense Directive – Per Diems

The Ontario Government has recently revised the Broader Public Sector Expense Directive issued under the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010. The directive was revised to align with recent changes to the Ontario Public Service Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expense Directive. As a result of the changes, original itemized receipts for meal claims are no longer a requirement when funding is provided by the Ontario government or by its agencies or ministries.

Currently at York University, per diem allowances are allowable only when funded by non-operating fund accounts and where funding is not provided by agencies or ministries of the government of Ontario. Otherwise, original meal receipts are required to support the claim.

As a result of the changes, the University is aligning its reimbursement policy with the government directive. Individuals may claim per diems in lieu of providing receipts for meal charges incurred on or after January 1, 2017, up to the maximums allowed.

The following table summarizes the maximum meal allowances (whether claiming per diems or providing receipts):

  Nominations for Honorific Professorships now open

York Senate Committee on Awards is now accepting nominations for University Professorships and Distinguished Research Professorships.

University Professorships are conferred upon long-serving tenured faculty members who have made extraordinary contributions to the University as colleagues, teachers and scholars. Such achievement fulfills the following requirements:

• significant long-term contribution to the development or growth of the University or of its parts;
• significant participation in the collegium through mentorship, service and/or governance;
• sustained impact over time on the University’s teaching mission; and
• recognition as a scholar.

The Distinguished Research Professorship is awarded to a member of the faculty who has made outstanding contributions to the University through Research.  The Distinguished Research Professor will have demonstrated scholarly achievement by sustained publication or other recognized and accepted demonstrations of sustained authoritative contributions to scholarship. Such achievement fulfills the following requirements:

• includes sustained and continuing contributions to the field or fields of scholarship involved;
• the work is of excellent quality;
• the work has made a major impact on the discipline or field of study involved;
• the work is recognized within and appreciated beyond the University; and
• the nominee will have an international reputation in the field of study involved.

Nominations may be made by all tenured faculty members, who shall provide a complete nomination file, including the nominee’s C.V., a detailed letter of nomination explaining how the candidate’s achievements conform to the general criteria, along with three (3) letters of support from those in a position to comment on the nominee’s achievements and contributions. For the Distinguished Research Professorship, two of these letters will be from those external to the University who must be at arm’s length from the nominee. These will be asked to include in the letter of support a statement as to their relationship, if any, with the nominee.

The Senate Policy on Honorific Professorships is available on the Senate website.The deadline for submission is Wednesday, March 8.  Nominations may be submitted electronically to tcarter@yorku.ca or to the University Secretariat.

 Internal Process : 2019 Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program Competition

Memo

To:                          Deans

Cc:                          Associate Deans of Research

From:                     Robert Haché, Vice President Research & Innovation

Date:                      December 2, 2016

Subject:                 Internal Process: 2019 Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program Competition

INTRODUCTION

In anticipation of the expected launch of the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program competition in spring 2017 (for 2019 NCE funded networks), the Office of the Vice President Research & Innovation (VPRI) is launching an internal process to select one application to go forward in the national competition.  Please circulate this information widely to ensure the research community is familiar with the upcoming NCE program opportunity and VPRI’s internal application process.

WHAT IS AN NCE NETWORK?

An NCE network is a virtual collaboration model connecting researchers, highly qualified personnel, administrators, managers, and directors, across public,  academic, private, and not-for-profit sectors and who geographically span the country. Through the involvement and investment of all these groups, the NCE network is capable of overcoming larger scale challenges through the conduct, application and mobilization of knowledge generated through supported research and development (R&D) activities. The Network creates its own administration and governance to select and support research topics that align with its strategic objectives. As the R&D landscape evolves over the life of the Network, it continuously engages new individuals and groups in order to seize new opportunities and tackle new challenges.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

To be eligible for the NCE program, an application must be submitted by an academic researcher or researchers eligible to apply for grants from one of the three federal granting agencies (Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), or Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)).

Although the application is typically submitted by a single researcher, it must be completed in partnership with a Canadian university (proposed as the Network Host) and on behalf of other academic, private and public partners (network members and collaborators).

An NCE network must federally incorporate as a not-for-profit organization and thus must be eligible to apply to do so under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.

NCE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

The NCE program goal is accomplished by investing in Networks that meet the following objectives:

• Stimulate internationally competitive, leading-edge, multidisciplinary research in areas critical to Canadian economic and social development;
• Develop and retain world-class research and research mobilization capabilities in areas essential to Canada’s productivity and economic growth;
• Create nation-wide and international partnerships that bring together the key individuals and organizations needed to generate and implement multifaceted solutions to complex Canadian challenges;
• Accelerate the exchange of research results within the Network and the use of this knowledge by organizations within Canada to produce economic and social benefits; and
• Increase Canada’s international visibility and reputation as a leader by attracting world-class collaborations, and developing partnerships with international organization counterparts, when

The NCE program is a cornerstone of the collaborative programs between CIHR, SSHRC, and NSERC. Essential to all NCE networks is the multi-disciplinarity of the approach to challenges. The NCE program supports Networks operating with a mandate that spans multiple granting agencies (at least two), involves multiple institutions, and are pan-Canadian.

SELECTION CRITERIA

To ensure that the NCE program goals and objectives are met, proposals are assessed against the five NCE program criteria, relevance to the NCE program goals and objectives and relevance to the target research areas. The five NCE program criteria are:

• Effective Management of the Network
• Excellence of the Research Program
• Development of Highly Qualified Personnel
• Networking and Partnerships
• Knowledge and Technology Exchange and Exploitation

TARGET AREAS

In general, NCE competitions are open to all research areas. The NCE Steering Committee will decide on the need to target research areas for new networks prior to each competition, taking into consideration:

• the amount of funding available;
• the broad areas already represented in the ongoing networks;
• the need to promote or develop specific areas in accordance with national

The NCE currently funds 12 NCE networks in the following target areas:

• Health and Life Sciences – 8 funded networks
• Environment – 3 funded networks
• Natural Resources – 1 funded network

VPRI SELECTION PROCESS

The Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation (VPRI) invites Faculties to submit one internal NOI for the competition. All NOIs will be reviewed by the Strategic Projects and Opportunities Review Team (SPORT), which will provide advice on the quality, strengths and weaknesses of each file to inform VPRI’s decision on which one application will be put forward by York for the national competition.

In addition to assessing proposals based on the NCE selection criteria, the proposal VPRI selects to represent York University in the competition will have demonstrated strong support for both proposal development and planned network operations at the Faculty-level. At the NCE Letter of Intent stage, support for proposal development might take a number of forms, including but not limited to: funds to support a network planning workshop and travel, and/or supplementary funds to hire personnel to assist with application coordination and writing.

INTERNAL NOMINATION & REVIEW PROCESS

• Deans’ offices are asked to submit one NOI for consideration by the The deadline for internal submission is no later than noon on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
• The SPORT will review nominations and provide advice to the VPRI about which file should be advanced in the NCE
• VPRI will make the final file
• Lisa Rumiel, Strategic and Institutional Research Specialist, will work with the lead applicant, the associated Organized Research Unit (if applicable), and the Faculty-based research office to prepare final documentation for submission to the

Internal NOI Components*

*for email submission to lrumiel@yorku.ca by noon on Wednesday, March 15, 2017

1. Dean’s Memo of Endorsement (1-2 pages), detailing:
   • Name of Scientific Director
   • Proposed Network Title
   • Proposed Network Budget Total
   • Brief Network Description
   • Summary of Faculty Level Commitments to proposal development & network operations (cash and in-kind)
2. Socioeconomic Context (1/2 page)**
3. Network Vision (1/2 page)**
4. Management Plan (maximum 1 page for text and 1 page for organizational chart)**
5. Excellence of the Research Program (maximum 5 pages)**
6. Development of Highly Qualified Personnel (maximum 1 page)**
7. Networking and Partnerships (maximum 1 page)**
8. Knowledge and Technology Exchange and Exploitation (maximum 1 page)**
9. Explanation of Overlap (maximum 1 page, if applicable)**
10. List of Participants and Partners – including Participating Researchers, Private Sector, Government, Civil Society Organization, and/or Non-profit Organization Partners, and Participating Post-Secondary Institutions

**For guidance on completing these sections, please use the Networks of Centres of Excellence Guidelines for the 2015 LOI competition – found here.

TIMELINE (pending NCE program launch details)

March 15, 2017             Submission of draft Letter of Intent (LOI) for SPORT Review

March 2017                   NCE Program Launch

Early April 2017            VPRI Selection Process Complete

April 2017                     NCE Program Information Session

August 2017                 NCE LOI Deadline

October 2017                Invitations to Full Application

June 2018                     Full Application Deadline at NCE

March 2019                   NCE Release of Funds

Contact: If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact: Lisa Rumiel, Strategic and Institutional Research Specialist, Office of Research Services, lrumiel@yorku.ca, extension 20757.

NSERC Discovery Frontiers Call for Proposals: Biodiversity and Adaptation of Biosystems 

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this revised email to all York University faculty members.

NSERC Discovery Frontiers Call for Proposals: Biodiversity and Adaptation of Biosystems

NSERC Discovery Frontiers grants support a limited number of large-scale international research activities and opportunities that are of high priority in the context of advanced research in Canada.  Proposals should be for concerted, broad-based, collaborative efforts and not individual research projects.

The 2017 NSERC Discovery Frontiers call for proposals will fund select new, transformative, and integrative research initiatives which involve academic researchers and a network of international collaborators. Proposals must address national research priorities and global challenges, generate substantial impact, and seize leadership opportunities in areas of national importance. These initiatives will be led by world-class Canadian researchers and will comprise multi-institutional teams that will generate substantial impact for the benefit of Canada.

Please see the NSERC website for more details on the Discovery Frontiers grant:

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DFProposal2017-FDPropositions2017_eng.asp#application

Target Areas

This call for proposals is in the area of Biodiversity and Adaptation of Biosystems.

Value of Award:

$1 million per year for 4 years

Application Procedure

Stage 1: Letter of Intent

Stage 2: Full Application (by invitation only)

Please review the following program details and the internal selection process for the NSERC Discovery Frontiers competition:

Resource development of a diverse range of energy sources including wind, solar, nuclear, biomass, natural gas and oil will be of strategic importance to Canada’s economic well-being and the overall sustainability of our high quality of life. In order to devise realistic and viable conservation and mitigation strategies for biodiversity and to address this global challenge, a comprehensive understanding of natural and managed environments from genes to ecosystems and how they respond or adapt to complex changing conditions is essential. In addition, harnessing ecological and evolutionary knowledge has the potential to spur adaptation where needed (to improve productivity in agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, fisheries) and to limit adaptation where undesirable (to prevent emerging diseases and resistance to pesticides or drugs).

To address the ongoing and alarming disappearance of species on Earth, Discovery Frontiers will support a program that will be paradigm-shifting, “transdisciplinary” in nature, open new fields, or integrate existing fields in new ways, involve international collaboration, and accelerate the establishment of expertise and capacity. This Discovery Frontiers initiative spans a range of disciplines including: evolution, climate change, productivity in managed systems, population dynamics, conservation, invasive species, extinctions, adaptation, and the diversity of life.

    The anticipated outcomes of this collaborative research initiative will redefine biodiversity science and lead to the following benefits:

• a strong evidence-based focus in the development of new models and/or refinement of existing ones to gain a better understanding of ecosystems and the biodiversity they support, and processes of adaptation;
• the development and use of new technologies, strategies or methodologies that advance model building and experimentation, reduce pressures on natural systems, and provide solutions to existing threats to biodiversity;
• an improvement in forecasting future developments and consequently provide more precise directions in terms of implementing mitigation measures;
• the dissemination of data, results, and advancements to the broader community, including the public domain for information and action.

Eligibility

The following criteria will apply to all DF applications:

• All applicants and co-applicants must be NSERC eligible.
• The activity will encompass discovery research and must involve international collaboration; it can involve industrial or receptor sector participation capacity, if appropriate.
• The activity should encourage collaboration and integration across several disciplines within the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) and may include aspects of social science and health research.
• The activity will be distinct from, and will not duplicate, what is being done through other existing NSERC programs such as, but not limited to, the Discovery Accelerator Supplements, CREATE, Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks or Networks of Centres of Excellence programs.
• The proposal should demonstrate that the one-time research contribution has the potential to generate substantial and important advances in knowledge.

Gender Equity and Diversity

Discovery Frontiers projects funded under this call for proposals are encouraged to promote approaches that increase the inclusion and advancement of women and other under-represented groups in the natural sciences and engineering, as one means to foster excellence in research and training. Diversity and increased gender equity must be considered when developing their group of co-applicants, collaborators and trainees.

Applicants must outline the measures that will be implemented to advance gender equity within the structure of the proposed network and its activities. Examples include strategies for any of the following:

• increasing gender equity in the composition of the research team and group of trainees;
• ensuring equitable mentorship of all trainees;
• initiatives aimed at ensuring an equitable and inclusive research and work environment;
• the implementation of networking and leadership training events within the project that highlight gender equity.  

Internal Nomination and Review Process

Interested researchers are invited to submit an internal Notice of Intent (iNOI), which will be reviewed by the Strategic Projects and Opportunities Review Team (SPORT) in order to help inform selection decisions by VPRI.  The deadline for iNOIs is March 20, 2017; however, researchers are asked to notify Maheen Hasan by email (mhasan@yorku.ca) as soon as possible of their intent to submit.

The iNOI consists of the following components:

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2. Memo from the Dean that explains the alignment of the proposed network with the strategic objectives of the Faculty, and indicates financial and/or other resource commitments. The memo must provide rationale for why and/or how:

• The proposal is an important investment for the Faculty and links to future plans for the Faculty (areas of strategic development, key hires, etc.)
• The proposal complements or builds on existing partnerships in the Faculty.

3. A description of the research proposal (5 pages max) that includes the following:

• a description of the main research challenges and activities;
• a discussion of anticipated participation by collaborators, such as international researchers and government scientists, and their roles;
• a discussion of anticipated outcomes and benefits;
• a description of the plans for training of highly qualified personnel; and
• a high level summary of the major budget items with justification.

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Please note that any iNOI with missing components will be deemed incomplete and will not be reviewed by SPORT.

Please email the completed iNOI by March 20, 2017 to:

Maheen Hasan
Strategic and Institutional Research Specialist
Office of Research Services
Email:  mhasan@yorku.ca
Phone: Ext 44200

TIMELINE

Please click here to have access to the: York iNOI Form

Updated CIHR Spreadsheet

To:   DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
          DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
          FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
          RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
          APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this message on to all York University faculty members
who engage in health research.

The Office of Research Services (ORS) recently updated the spreadsheet
of funding opportunities available through CIHR.  Due to the large
volume of RFAs, ORS has created a simplified Excel spreadsheet that will
make it easier for researchers to locate the funding call that is most
appropriate to their research area.  To view the spreadsheet, please
click on the following url or copy and paste it into your address bar. 
You will be required to enter your Passport York userid and password for
YU Link in order to gain access to the spreadsheet.

https://yulink-new.yorku.ca/documents/20182/1221386/CIHR+CFA+Feb+2017/85093ca8-e908-4058-9ad5-deed841bc213

Alternatively, you may contact ORS at research@yorku.ca to send you the
file as an attachment.

 Canadian Blood Services – MSM Research Grant Program

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

         DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

         FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

         RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

         APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University researchers in your unit.

The Office of Research Services (ORS) recently received information from the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) regarding the 2017 MSM Research Grant Program competition.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives

• To ensure the generation of adequate evidence –based research for alternative screening approaches for blood or plasma donors, which could evolve the current deferral policy for men who have sex with men (MSM) while maintaining the safety of the blood supply.

Research priorities for the MSM Research Grant Program include:

• Research to inform the development of an individual risk assessment donor policy (behavioral based) or to strengthen the existing policy (population based).  Research focus may be to limit references perceived to be discriminatory while ensuring sufficient screening to maintain the safety of the blood supply.  Questions to be addressed in this area may include but are not restricted to: How would one identify a low-risk population of MSM eligible to donate? How would one formulate an acceptable donor questionnaire that would prevent deferral of low-risk MSM? What would be the feasibility of a gender-blind deferral policy?  Level of donor compliance vis-à-vis donor questionnaire? Research strategies may include reanalysis of existing data, completion of systematic reviews, or the generation of new data.
• Research to evaluate operational feasibility of potential donor deferral policies and their acceptability. Questions to be addressed in this area may include but are not restricted to: What factors influence the way donors answer screening questions? How do we ensure appropriate interpretation of the question and truthful answers? How can we improve comprehension of information? What is the public acceptance of risk? Strategies to address these questions may include qualitative research. In addition, research may explore the role of alternative risk-reduction technologies (e.g., pathogen reduction).
• Risk modeling and surveillance to assess the risk associated with alternative donor selection policies. Questions to be addressed in this area may include but are not restricted to: What data are required to improve existing modeling strategies? Are there any other factors that should be considered in the model? How would one test the model?  

Note: MSM Research Grant proposals must be aligned with the program objective and one or more of the research priorities identified above.

Value

Small Project Grant – Up to $50K

Large Project Grant – Up to $400K

Duration

Small Project Grant – Up to 1 year

Large Project Grant – Up to 3 years

Deadlines

Submission of registration form to agency – February 26, 2017

Submission of full application to ORS – April 17, 2017

Submission of full application (by invitation only) – April 30, 2017

For complete details on this opportunity, registration form and application guidelines, please consult the following link:

https://blood.ca/en/research/funding-programs#MSM

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Appel de candidatures – Prix de la recherche du principal / Call for nominations – Principal’s Research Award

Bonjour,

Deux prix sont décernés chaque année pour rendre hommage à deux professeur(e)s à temps plein de Glendon, un(e) en début de carrière et un(e) plus expérimenté(e), ayant apporté une contribution exceptionnelle à la recherche au cours des cinq dernières années. Les récipiendaires de ces prix recevront un certificat signé par le Principal et seront honorés lors d’une réception spéciale le 3 avril (détails suivront).

Vous trouverez en cliquant sur ce lien l’appel de candidatures pour le Prix de la recherche du principal.

DATE LIMITE : Les candidatures doivent être soumises par voie électronique d’ici le 10 mars 2017 à Reagan Brown, Agente de recherche, rbrown@glendon.yorku.ca, avec copie conforme à Christina Clark-Kazak, Vice-principale à la recherche et aux études supérieures, cclark-kazak@glendon.yorku.ca.

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Please find attached the Call for Nominations for the Principal’s Award for Research. Two awards are given to honour one early-career and one established full-time faculty member at Glendon who have made an outstanding contributions to research in the last five years. Recipients of the awards will receive a certificate signed by the Principal and will be recognized at a special reception on April 3rd (details to follow).

Please click on the provided link to find  the Call for Nominations for the Principal’s Award for Research

DEADLINE: Nominations must be submitted electronically by March 10, 2017 to the Reagan Brown, Research Officer, rbrown@glendon.yorku.ca, with a copy to Christina Clark-Kazak, Associate Principal Research and Graduate Studies, cclark-kazak@glendon.yorku.ca.

Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

             RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University researchers who conduct research in the field of dystonia.

The Banting Research Foundation and the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation recently announced a call for applications for its Discovery Award Program. A summary is provided below.

Objectives

• To support the discovery of new and improved therapies and, ultimately, a cure for dystonia.
• To support research related to the causes, mechanisms, prevention, and treatments which could potentially enable medical breakthroughs and transformative health care advances to find a cure for dystonia.
• To support the work of outstanding new investigators in all fields of medical research who are within the first three years of their independent academic appointment at a Canadian university or research institute in Canada.
• To provide seed funding so that applicants are able to gather pilot data to enhance their competitiveness for other sources of funding.

Eligibility

This competition is open to new investigators at any Canadian university or affiliated research institute who will be within the first three years of the date of their first career academic appointment at the application deadline date of March 15, 2017,

AND 

have not been awarded more than $150,000 in start-up funding by their institution (exclusive of support from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation),

AND

have not been awarded more than $50,000 per annum in external operating funds at the application deadline date.  (An applicant who has been awarded more than $50,000 per annum in external operating funds may submit a request for less than $25,000, such that the total sum of operating funds received from all sources during the funding year, should the application to the Banting Research Foundation be successful, not exceed $75,000.)

Important Note

A department/division head will be permitted to nominate only ONE potential applicant during each annual granting cycle.  For this reason, please indicate your intent to apply by sending an email to research@yorku.ca no later than 9am on Monday, 21 February 2017, so that the Office of Research Services can liaise with your department/faculty if there is more than one applicant from any department.

Note: Intent to apply that are submitted to ORS after the February 21^st  deadline will not be accommodated if a potential applicant from your department has already been approved to submit their application to agency.

Value

Up to $25K

Duration

The maximum duration of the grant is one year – July 1 to June 30

Deadlines

ORS deadline – March 1, 2017

Submission to agency – March 15, 2017

To obtain the guidelines and application form please consult the following links:

http://bantingresearchfoundation.ca/grants/guidelines/

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date

The Canadian Science Policy Fellowship: call for applications

Please forward this information to all York University faculty members in your unit.

Mitacs has partnered with the University of Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP), Mitacs’ university partners, and the Government of Canada to offer the Canadian Science Policy Fellowship. A summary is provided below.
Objectives
The fellowship helps government develop policy with advice from respected professors and postdoctoral scholars and will strengthen ties between the public sector and academia.

The specific aims are to:

· Form mutually beneficial and robust relationships between government decision-makers and academic researchers in support of pressing policy challenges in Canada
· Enhance science communication, collaboration, and policy capacity within government departments and agencies
· Develop a network of external expertise in Canadian science policy that complements existing capacity within the public service

Fellows’ roles and responsibilities

Fellows will be considered full-time employees of their host departments or agencies. They will work with policy decision-makers and participate in related activities including:

• Design, implementation, or evaluation of policy
• Stakeholder meetings and/or consultation management
• Parliamentary committee support
• Senior decision-maker briefings
• Preparation of briefing and speaking notes

Value
Fellow will receive a stipend that reflects their qualifications and is commensurate with comparable full-time employment within the federal public service, typically in the range of $70,000 – $80,000 per year.  Individual stipends may vary depending on the host department or agency.  Fellows will negotiate stipends with their host departments once a successful match has been made.

Fellows are responsible for their own relocation costs and accommodations in Ottawa.

Duration
12 months

Deadlines
Submission to agency – March 14, 2017 by 5pm PDT

For further information please visit the following web page:
https://www.mitacs.ca/en/canadian-science-policy-fellowship

 Sshrc 2017 CIHR Social Sciences for Population Health planning grants / Subventions de planification en sciences sociales pour la santé des populations 2017 des IRSC

Message for social science departments / message à l’intention des départements des sciences sociales
(Le français suit)
Dear CARA members,
I am writing to draw your attention to the message below from Dr. Steven J. Hoffman from the CIHR Institute of Population & Public Health, announcing a new funding opportunity geared towards social scientists.
Yours sincerely, Tim
Tim Wilson, PhD
Executive Director
Research Grants and Partnerships Division
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Dear colleagues,
I am reaching out to you today to introduce myself and to share some exciting news with you.
My name is Steven Hoffman, and I’m the new Scientific Director of the Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the only social scientist leading a CIHR institute. Since my term as Scientific Director began this past summer, I’ve travelled to a number of cities as part of a cross-country Listening Tour. One of the findings is that some social scientists working in population and public health have not always seen themselves reflected in CIHR’s funding opportunities.
To that end, I’m pleased to inform you that we have a new funding opportunity geared towards social scientists who are conducting research focused on addressing the broad spectrum of population and public health issues. I’m especially excited about this opportunity because this is the first time that CIHR has announced a funding opportunity specifically targeting social scientists who are based in social science departments. This funding marks an important step in the process of bringing researchers across disciplines together with those trained in public health to confront the social and structural factors that shape health and health equity, and related cultural, economic, legal, political and regulatory environments.
Specifically, we are funding “population health planning grants” designed to support social scientists who have never previously been the Nominated Principal Investigator of a CIHR Foundation Grant or Project Grant to develop competitive applications for CIHR’s bigger funding opportunities. Please review the funding opportunity for full eligibility details.
With these grants, I’m excited to be trying something new and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best,
Steven
Steven J. Hoffman JD PhD LLD
Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Population & Public Health
Director, Global Strategy Lab, and
Associate Professor of Law, University of Ottawa
                                                _________________________________
  
Chers, chères, membres de l’ACAAR,
Je vous écris afin de vous faire part du message ci-dessous de Dr. Steven J. Hoffman, Directeur scientifique, Institut de la santé publique et des populations des IRSC, concernant une  nouvelle occasion de financement à l’intention des spécialistes en sciences sociales.
Cordialement, Tim            
Tim Wilson, PhD
Directeur exécutif
Division des subventions de recherche et des partenariats
Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
Chers collègues,
Je communique avec vous aujourd’hui afin de me présenter et de vous faire part de bonnes nouvelles.
Je m’appelle Steven Hoffman et je suis le nouveau directeur scientifique de l’Institut de la santé publique et des populations (ISPP) des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC). Depuis le début de mon mandat l’été passé, en tant que seul spécialiste des sciences sociales à diriger un institut des IRSC, j’ai eu l’occasion de visiter plusieurs acteurs du milieu dans le cadre d’une tournée de consultation pancanadienne.  Durant cette tournée, certains spécialistes des sciences sociales oeuvrant dans le domaine de la santé publique et des populations ont déploré  le fait que leur travail n’était pas toujours reconnu dans les possibilités de financement des IRSC.
À cet égard, je suis heureux de vous informer que nous lancerons une nouvelle possibilité de financement à l’intention des spécialistes des sciences sociales qui réalisent de la recherche sur des enjeux s’inscrivant dans le large spectre de la santé publique et des populations. Je suis particulièrement heureux de cette initiative puisque c’est la première fois que les IRSC lancent une possibilité de financement ciblant précisément les chercheurs qui travaillent dans des départements des sciences sociales. Ce financement marque donc une étape importante de notre démarche visant à réunir des chercheurs de disciplines diverses et des chercheurs formés en santé publique pour étudier les facteurs sociaux et structurels qui influent sur la santé et l’équité en santé, ainsi que les contextes culturel, économique, juridique, politique et règlementaire connexes.
Plus précisément, nous accorderons des subventions de planification en sciences sociales pour la santé des populations à des spécialistes des sciences sociales qui n’ont jamais auparavant agi à titre de chercheurs principaux désignés dans le cadre d’un concours de subventions Fondation ou Projet des IRSC pour les aider à élaborer des propositions de recherche concurrentielles dans le cadre plus vaste des possibilités de financement des IRSC. Veuillez prendre connaissance de la possibilité de financement pour connaître tous les critères d’admissibilité.
J’ai hâte de mettre de l’avant cette approche par le lancement de ces nouvelles  subventions et espère avoir bientôt de vos nouvelles.
Cordialement,
Steven
Steven J. Hoffman, J.D., Ph.D., LL.D.
Directeur scientifique, Institut de la santé publique et des populations des IRSC
Directeur, Labo de stratégie mondiale, et professeur agrégé de droit, Université d’Ottawa

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 The Association of Commonwealth Universities – Early Career Academic Grants

To:      DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
            DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS
            FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS
            RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES
            APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to researchers in your unit.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)) recently announced a Call for Applications for its 2017 Early Career Academic Grants competition.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives

• To support early career academics from ACU member universities, to attend relevant conferences or academic meetings in another Commonwealth country
• Aimed at those who have not previously worked or attended an academic conference outside their home region  

Value

Up to GBP 2000 

Duration

Travel should take place between July 1 and December 31 2017

Deadlines

Submission to ORS – March 20, 2017

Submission to agency – April 2, 2017 by 11:59pm BST

For additional details on this funding opportunity and application form, please consult the following link:

https://www.acu.ac.uk/scholarships/early-career-academic-grants/

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and Dean’s signatures.  To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to the ORS ten (10) working days prior to final submission date.

Funding Opportunity – Research visit awards for researchers from outside of Québec

Link to the opportunity:

http://www.banq.qc.ca/a_propos_banq/bourses_recherche/bourses_chercheurs/index.html?language_id=1

Updated November 1^st, 2016

Value

Three awards worth $2500 each

Purpose of the awards

These awards are intended to provide financial support for researchers from outside Québec who come here to do research in one or more Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) buildings to consult documents of a heritage nature.

Eligibility criteria and rules of use

For the purposes of the programme, the expression “researchers from outside of Québec” designates a researcher who is not a resident of Québec within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act (R.S.Q., ch. A-29) and who is not domiciled in Québec. Candidates for the awards for visiting researchers are attached to a recognized institution of higher learning or research not located in Québec. They cannot submit the same project more than twice. During their visit to BAnQ, they conduct research on an aspect or on a component of the archival fonds and heritage collections of the institution. They take part, during or after their visit, in promotional activities related to their research. Researchers from outside of Québec who have been granted an award under the Research support programme must wait four years before submitting a new project.

Duration of the visit

The BAnQ research visit last a minimum of 20 days and a maximum of 120 days.

A complete application includes

• A one-page* cover letter;
• The form [Word – 119 KB] (in French only) duly completed, dated and signed;
  If you are unable to fill out this form, help is available. Please contact us by dialing 514 873-1101, extension 6572 (Montréal region) or 1 800 363-9028, extension 6572 (all regions of Québec outside the Montréal region).
• A research paper, namely a copy of a published article or analysis related to the candidate’s areas of research (maximum 15 pages*);
• A curriculum vitae.

* The extra pages will be removed from the file before it is given to the jury.

Language of applications

All items must be written in French or English. Any document in another language must be accompanied by a French translation certified by an accredited translator.

Selection criteria

• Suitability of the project given the objective of promoting BAnQ’s fonds and collections;
• Scientific quality of the research;
• Dissemination potential;
• Quality and relevance of academic and professional career.

Method of selection

Examination of applications by jury members who grant three visiting researcher awards.

Composition of the jury

Three members, including a faculty member at a Québec university, and two BAnQ representatives.

Annual timetable

Competition closing date: March 1 (the files must be mailed no later than this date; the postmark serves as proof of the mailing date)
Announcement of jury’s decision: No later than June 15
Start date of award: Between July 1 and March 1, following the announcement of the jury’s decision

 NSERC Webinar: Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University researchers in your unit. 

NSERC Webinar: Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program

In anticipation of the NSERC deadline for Letters of Intent (LOI) for the Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) competition, a VPRI information session and NSERC webinar will be held on February 8, 2017 in room 280N York Lanes from 12:30-4:00pm.

Please send any questions regarding the CREATE program and/or the application process in advance to CREATE@NSERC-CRSNG.gc.ca so that they may address them in the presentation.

If you are unable to attend the CREATE webinar in person, you may use the link below to access the session:

http://nsercofcanada.adobeconnect.com/create_webinar/

• Or copy and paste the link into your internet browser
• Choose the “Enter as a Guest” option and enter your name and/or university
• Press “Enter Room”.

Following the presentation, a link to that recording will be emailed so that those who are unable to attend may watch the recorded webinar later at their convenience.

Please RSVP by sending a reply to mhasan@yorku.ca.

  AGE-WELL 2017 Catalyst Program

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

                FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

                RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

                APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to York University faculty members who conduct research in the area of technology and aging.

AGE-WELL, Canada’s technology and aging network recently launched its 2017 Catalyst Funding Program to support innovative research projects.  A summary is provided below.  

Objectives

• To support innovative research projects aimed at generating, promoting or accelerating economic and social benefit in the field of technology and aging
• To support early-stage, scalable research projects including pilot studies, feasibility studies and novel approaches that are aligned with AGE-WELL’s mission and vision.

Value

Up to $50,000/year

Duration

12 months

Deadlines

Submission to ORS – February 22, 2017

Submission to agency – March 8, 2017 by 5:00pm EST

For more information on this funding opportunity and how to apply, please visit the following link:

http://agewell-nce.ca/research/catalyst-funding-program

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

 Finance Department Announces New Travel Booking Option for Visitors and Students January, 2017

***** Sent on Behalf of Trudy Pound-Curtis*****

The finance department is introducing a new option for booking air travel for visitors and students who travel on University business. University employees may now book air travel for pre-approved visitors and students directly with FCM Travel Solutions (FCM).

Benefits of using the new service include the following:

1. Airfare is paid directly by the University, reducing the out of pocket travel cost and inconvenience to the visitor or student
2. Access to discounted airfares that are currently available to University faculty and staff
3. 24 hour emergency assistance for travelers worldwide

4. Professional service through an experienced team of client service representatives dedicated to book travel requirements for individuals travelling on behalf of the UniversityFaculty and staff arranging travel for students and visitors will be required to complete a request for pre-payment of non-employee travel. Upon receiving approval of the request from Finance, airfare can be arranged directly through FCM.
   In order to utilize this service, please review the,
   Standard Operating Procedure (http://www.yorku.ca/finance/documents/SOP_Request_for_Prepayment_of_nonemployee_travel.pdf)
   and complete the Request for Pre-Payment of Non-Employee Travel Form(http://www.yorku.ca/finance/documents/Request_for_Prepayment_of_NonEmployee_Travel_Fillable_Form.pdf) available on the Finance website. Please note that Finance is only offering this service for booking air travel through FCM–York’s official vendor of record.
   About FCMFCM is York University’s preferred travel agent. FCM is a global travel management company servicing a number of colleges and universities and some of the world’s best-known companies.Further details on this initiative can be obtained from Sanish Samuel, Assistant Comptroller, General Accounting and Compliance (sanish@yorku.ca).

 Year-end Dates from Research Accounting

To:                   Researchers, Research Administrators, Executive Officers, and Financial Officers

From:               Angela Zeno, Manager, Research Accounting Cc:  Aldo DiMarcantonio, Comptroller

Paula Perri, Manager, General Accounting Date:    Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Subject:       March 31, 2017 Financial Reporting for Research

If you are a Researcher or an Administrator of a CIHR, SSHRC, Canada Research Chair (CRC) or NSERC Grant, this memorandum contains important information

At  this time Research Accounting is planning its process for financial reporting for the period ending March 31, 2017, for all CIHR, SSHRC, Canada Research Chair (CRC) and NSERC grants. (Other funding agencies may also have March 31 end dates).

CIHR, SSHRC, CRC and NSERC Grants

The Annual Statement of Account (Form 300) for grants will be sent to Researchers by Friday, May 5, 2017. As in the past, Researchers will be required  to  approve  these  statements  and  return  them  to  Research Accounting by Friday, May 19, 2017 in order to meet the Tri-Council submission deadlines.

In order to ensure the Annual Form is correct, Researchers and Research Administrators are required to do the following in February 2017:

1. Access your cost centres by logging into eReports https://ereports.uit.yorku.ca/ereports and review your transactions for accuracy, completeness and eligibility with agency It is important that only transactions/expenditures related to your grant are processed to your Cost Centre. If you discover any transactions that do not relate to your research, please notify either your Administrator or Research Accounting. Prepare any correcting upload journal entries and submit them to Research Accounting resjrnls@yorku.ca no later than Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in order to ensure they are processed in time for March month end.
2. Clear outstanding personal advances by submitting a claim for reimbursement through CONCUR (automated expense system) no later than Friday, March 17,
3. Submit outstanding approved supplier invoices (originals) to Accounts Payable no later than Tuesday, March 28,
4. Review all cost centres to ensure that all outstanding commitments for purchase orders (P.O.) are A purchase order is cleared by making payment. If you have a yellow copy of the P.O. and you are satisfied with receipt of goods, sign this document and forward the related invoice to Accounts Payable for payment. If you wish to cancel a purchase order, contact John Pastorcic at extension 22248.
5. Review all cost centres to ensure that all outstanding salary commitments terminate on or before the expiry date of your grant(s).
6. Ensure you resolve any over expenditures by making appropriate transfers/journal entries

Note that expenses incurred outside of the period specified in your Grant Agreement are normally not eligible.

If your grant or contract ends on or before March 31, 2017 it is important to determine whether you have funds remaining and whether you wish to spend those funds on eligible expenditures, before the grant ends. Note all salary, advances and P.O. commitments must be cleared before the end date of grant as required for reporting to Tri-Council.

Once the final cut off for processing accounts payable invoices, travel and expense claims and payroll have passed, we cannot guarantee inclusion of  those expenses in financial statements we prepare for grants and contracts ending March 31, 2017.

A final schedule for March month end will be released in a few weeks by Financial Reporting.

Grant Installments for the 2017/2018 Year

If applicable, grant installments for continuing grants for the 2017/2018 will appear in your cost centre by Monday, April 10, 2017.

If applicable to your particular grant, you are required to renew your Ethics Certificate on an annual basis. Contact Alison Collins – Senior Manager & Policy Advisor, Research Ethics at extension 55914.

New Research Awards

Once Research Accounting receives notices of award for new research grants, an accountability document will be sent to Researchers for signature. Upon its return and upon approval by Ethics, a new cost centre will be created and you will be notified via email.

Narrative /Progress reports

Where applicable, and to ensure prompt receipt of current and future funding installments, send all progress, technical reports and other deliverables to the funding agency on time and as specified in your funding agreements.

Institutional Advances

If an installment is due to a sub grantee institution it will be processed once Research Accounting receives a form 300 (financial statement) from the sub grantee institution.

NEW -General Research Fund (NSERC and SSHRC only) – NEW

Some grants can be extended past the end date if residual balances are deemed to be eligible for transfer to the GRF by Tri Agency. A residual balance is an amount corresponding to 50% or less of the allocated grant. Any higher amount is deemed to be an unspent grant and a reimbursement is required by Tri Agency.

If you have any questions with respect to the above information, contact your Research Administrator (see list below) or feel free to call me at extension 55668. See below a list of other Finance contacts.

Your effort in ensuring a successful Tri Council reporting year end is greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Angela Zeno B.A, CPA, CGA Manager, Research Accounting

Office of the Comptroller, Finance Department 416-736-5668 (ext. 55668)

azeno@yorku.ca

 2017 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP)

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members who conduct research in the area of transportation infrastructure.

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation recently announced its 2017 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP).  The HIIFP funds research at Ontario colleges and universities to encourage applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario. A summary of this funding opportunity is provided below.

Objectives are:

• to fund research at Ontario colleges and universities to encourage applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario;
• intended to solicit innovation solutions to assist the Ministry in meeting its strategic plan and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering by providing funding to aid in such research; and
• designed to supplement the research expertise at the Ministry with that available from Ontario’s academic community.

The following areas of transportation and infrastructure engineering are included in this program:

• Traffic Operations
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Engineering Materials
• Highway Design
• Investment Planning
• Environmental
• Geomatics
• Bridges
• Construction
• Maintenance

To be eligible for funding, HIIFP applications must cover one (or several) of the topics from the following categories:

• Specific Research Topics
• Open Research Topics

Please consult the guidelines to obtain information and a detailed description of each specific research topic.

Value

The total value of the awards is expected to be about $1,000,000 beginning April 2017. It is expected that approximately twenty-eight projects will be funded.

Duration

One year, with some consideration for multi-year proposals

Deadlines

Submission to ORS:  March 3, 2017

Submission to agency: March 17, 2017 by 2:30pm EST

To obtain a copy of the guidelines and application form, please send an email to research@yorku.ca.

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Fondation de BAnQ : Bourses pour chercheurs de l’extérieur du Québec : 1er mars 2017 

Burroughs Wellcome Fund – Collaborative Research Travel Grants

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

**PLEASE NOTE THE SHORT DEADLINE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY**

Please forward this email to all York University researchers who conduct research in the biomedical sciences.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is accepting applications for its Collaborative Research Travel Grants (CRTG) program.  Further details are provided below.

Objectives

To support researchers from degree-granting institutions to travel either domestically or internationally to a laboratory to acquire a new research technique or to facilitate a collaboration.

Eligibility

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics, or engineering at the time of the application; and interested in investigating research opportunities in the biological sciences.  Please see the Request for Proposals for additional eligibility requirements.

Value

Up to $15K. Funds can be applied towards airfare, accommodations, meals, ground transportation, and other travel expenses.

Duration

The award period begins June 1, 2017 and ends December 31, 2018. No exceptions or extensions will be approved.

Deadlines

Submission to ORS: January 18, 2017

Submission to agency: February 1, 2017 by 4:00pm ET

For further details on this opportunity, eligibility and submission process, please consult the following link:

http://www.bwfund.org/grant-programs/biomedical-sciences/collaborative-research-travel-grants

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board – 2017 Request for Applications

To:          DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to York University faculty members who conduct research in the area of occupational health and safety and the workers’ compensation system.

The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has issued its 2017 Request for Applications (RFA) for its Grants Program.  A summary is provided below.

Objectives

• To support highly practical research studies and training initiatives from leading experts.
• To enhance workers’ compensation system outcomes by supporting innovative proposals that are aligned to the WSIB’s mandate and strategic objectives.

The central areas of focus are Return to work and Recovery and Innovations in Service.  Aligned to these categories, the WSIB has identified the following priority areas:

Return to Work & Recovery

• Vulnerable Workers
• Mental Health
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• Occupational Medicine
• Emerging Opportunities

Innovations in Service

• Technology
• Partnerships

Two types of proposal will be accepted the WSIB Grants Program

1) Research Proposals

• Expert research proposals that deliver practical results for the workers’ compensation system
• Workplace-based projects that establish partnerships between the workplace, researchers and organizations

2) Training Proposals

• Initiatives that help workers, employers and the compensation system resolve long-standing barriers
• Innovative opportunities that build capacity in the community and offer significant potential to improve compensation system results

Value

Up to $200,000/year

Duration

Up to 2 years

Deadlines

Submission of initial proposal to ORS for review – February 16, 2017

Submission of initial proposal to agency – March 3, 2017

Submission of detailed proposal to ORS for review – 10 working days before submission to the agency

Submission of detailed proposal to agency (by invitation only) – July 2017

To obtain the Request for Proposals, research priorities, the grant application and guidelines, please visit the following link:

http://www.wsib.on.ca/WSIBPortal/faces/WSIBArticlePage?fGUID=939604048075002603&_afrLoop=3997201318468000&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null#%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26_afrLoop%3D3997201318468000%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26fGUID%3D939604048075002603%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Dd1ysd19oq_79

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

Postdoctoral Guidelines for York University: Consultation Session and On-line Feedback

To:    DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Sent on behalf of the Faculty of Graduate Studies

The Faculty of Graduate Studies is working with the research community to draft a set of overarching guidelines to support productive and engaged postdoctoral research at York University. This initiative supports the University Academic Plan (UAP), Strategic Research Plan (SRP), and the Plan for the Intensification and Enhancement of Research (PIER) documents, which foreground the importance of intensifying research and helping to attain our goals for a larger and well supported community of postdocs at York.

The intent is for these guidelines ultimately to inform a Senate policy on Postdoctoral scholarship. The draft is based on background research on institutional policies from more than 30 universities across Canada and on preliminary consultations with various offices within York University.  We are continuing to seek feedback from York’s research community and we thank you for taking the time to provide your thoughts.

To access the preliminary draft guidelines and feedback form, please click: http://gradstudies.yorku.ca/postdoctoral-guidelines-feedback/

Please also join us for a consultation session:

Postdoctoral Guideline Consultation Session

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

10am – 12noon

280A York Lanes

Updated CIHR Spreadsheet

To:   DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this message on to all York University faculty members who engage in health research.

The Office of Research Services (ORS) recently updated the spreadsheet of funding opportunities available through CIHR.  Due to the large volume of RFAs, ORS has created a simplified Excel spreadsheet that will make it easier for researchers to locate the funding call that is most appropriate to their research area.  To view the spreadsheet, please click on the following url or copy and paste it into your address bar.  You will be required to enter your Passport York userid and password for YU Link in order to gain access to the spreadsheet.

https://yulink-new.yorku.ca/documents/20182/1221386/CIHR+CFA+Jan+3+2017/3457952f-f117-4419-9255-bee18ee26c21

Alternatively, you may contact ORS at research@yorku.ca to send you the file as an attachment.

Important Deadlines for NSERC Engage applications  

DEANS/PRINCIPAL/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS/PROGRAM COORDINATORS/SCHOOL DIRECTORS

FACULTY RESEARCH COORDINATORS

RESEARCH CENTRES/INSTITUTES

APPRC SENATE COMMITTEE

Please forward this email to all York University faculty members who conduct research in the natural sciences and engineering fields.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) recently announced a submission-cut-off date for Engage applications hoping to qualify for an award in the current-fiscal-year.  Per the revised quotas introduced by NSERC in early 2016, researchers are now limited to receive only one Engage award per NSERC’s fiscal year which ends March 31^st.  If you wish to have result in an award assigned to the current (2016-17) fiscal year, you MUST submit your application to NSERC by February 17^th.

A summary of the NSERC Engage Grant program is provided below.

Objectives

• intended to give companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian universities and colleges;
• intended to foster the development of new research partnerships, by supporting short-term research and development projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem; that is, a problem related to the company’s core competencies or activities.

Note: As the purpose of the EG Program is to foster a new relationship between one company and one university researcher, there can be no existing or past relationship between the researcher applying for funding and the company with a problem to be addressed through the project.

Value

Up to $25,000

Duration

Up to 6 months

Deadlines

Submission to ORS – February 3, 2017

Submission to agency – Applications are normally submitted at any time, however if applicants would like to receive a result assigned to the current fiscal year (2016-17), you MUST submit your application to NSERC by February 17, 2017. 

Note: Applications that are submitted to NSERC as of February 18^th will automatically fall into the new 2017-18 fiscal year.

For further information on the Engage Grant program, please visit the following web link:

http://nserc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/RPP-PP/Engage-Engagement_eng.asp

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Application Checklist, which requires the Chair’s and the Dean’s signatures. To ensure that the approved application is ready by the agency deadline, a complete application folder must be submitted to ORS ten (10) working days prior to the final submission date.

 Office of Research Ethics announces new Research Ethics protocol form

In an effort to streamline and harmonize the Research Ethics review processes and protocols and enhance compliance with current guidelines, the Office of Research Ethics (ORE) has updated a number of research ethics related documents.

We are pleased to inform you that the updated HPRC Protocol form for Research Involving Human Participants is now available on our website.

Researchers are reminded that as of January 2017, ONLY online submissions of the HPRC protocol form will be accepted. In other words, paper copies of the HPRC protocol form will no longer be accepted. (Exceptions will be made, however, for those researchers that require it)

What’s new?

In addition to the updated HPRC protocol, a number of other documents have been updated or newly created to provide researchers with the resources they need to complete the ethics review process.

New/updated documents include:
·        HPRC Protocol Form
·        HPRC Informed Consent Form Template
·        HPRC Adverse Events Reporting Form
·        HPRC Amendment Request Form
·        HPRC Procedures to ensure ongoing compliance
·        HPRC Renewal Request Form
·        Participant consent for use of images
·        Pre-release of research funds application form
·        Research Team Member confidentiality agreement
·        Checklist for Researchers – Aboriginal Related Research
·        Debriefing Consent Form

New/Updated guidelines:
·        Research involving Investigator’s Students
·        Secondary Data Analysis

Need help?

The Office of Research Ethics offers a number of training and outreach activities to assist researchers in completing their ethics protocols:

•        ‘Brown bag’ presentations: Starting January 18, the Office of Research ethics will host monthly Ethics presentations for the research community.
•        One-on-one meetings: Appointments can be made at any time with ORE staff for advice and consultation on protocol submissions.
•        Training of delegated review committees: For delegated review committees conducting reviews of course-related research, contact ORE to book a training session.
•        Ethics 101: This is a presentation on ethics policy and procedures, which is available to any undergraduate or graduate class, faculty council, or any other group that requires it.

For further information, please contact Alison Collins-Mrakas at:  acollins@yorku.ca.

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Megan Mueller    Manager, Research Communications
Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation

YORK UNIVERSITY
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 Session d’information sur l’éthique de la recherche/ Research Ethics Information Session

Bonjour,

Les Services à la recherche Glendon vous invite à assister à une session d’information “Research Ethics 101” avec Alison Collins-Mrakas, Senior Manager and Policy Advisor, Research Ethics. Durant cette session vous recevrez une formation importante sur les processus d’évaluation éthique pour les projets de recherche liés aux cours, ainsi que pour les projets individuels des étudiants et des chercheurs. Vous apprendrez aussi comment soumettre vos projets pour satisfaire les critères d’approbation et comment créer un comité d’évaluation éthique pour la recherche des étudiants au premier cycle.

Alison élaborera aussi sur les changements au processus de revue, un sujet qu’elle a brièvement présenté durant la réunion de Conseil de la faculté en novembre. Ces changements prendront effet en janvier 2017.

Cette session sera ouverte aux professeurs et aux employés. Nous encourageons à y assister, toute personne qui fait de la recherche avec les sujets humains ou animaux, ou qui reçoit des questions liées à l’éthique.

Session d’information “Research Ethics 101”

Jeudi, le 12 janvier
13h30 – 15h00
Lieu à confirmer (campus Glendon)
*notez que cette session sera présentée en anglais

Veuillez confirmer votre présence avant lundi, le 9 janvier à research@glendon.yorku.ca

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Glendon Research Services invites you to attend a Research Ethics 101 information session with Alison Collins-Mrakas, Senior Manager and Policy Advisor, Research Ethics. You will receive important training on the ethics approval procedures for course-related research projects, as well as for individual projects by students and researchers. You will learn how to submit your projects for approval and how to set up department level ethics review committees for undergraduate research.

Alison will also elaborate on the changes to the review process, which she presented briefly at the November Faculty Council meeting. These changes take effect in January, 2017.

This session is open to faculty members and staff. We encourage everyone who conducts research on human or animal subjects, or who deals with ethics-related inquiries, to attend.

Ethics 101 Information Session

Thursday, January 12
1:30 – 3:00
Location TBD (Glendon campus)

Kindly RSVP by Monday, January 9 to research@glendon.yorku.ca

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Reagan Brown, MA
Agente de recherche | Research Officer
Pavillon York B219 | B219 York Hall
Collège Universitaire Glendon, Université York | Glendon College, York University
(416) 487-6829
rbrown@glendon.yorku.ca