Subject: Weekly Research Announcements - W/O May 5, 2008
From: Carolyn Hood
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 15:09:49 -0400
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Research Announcements – W/O May 5, 2008.  

Table of Contents:  

Announcements

1) SSHRC Information Session
       Event Date: May 21, 2008   2:00pm - 4:00pm

2) CIHR Information Session
       Event Date: May 22, 2008   9:00am - 12 noon


3) NSERC Information Session
       Event Date: May 22, 2008   2:00pm - 4:00pm




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Announcements:

1) SSHRC Information Session

Event Date: May 21, 2008


The Office of Research Services (ORS) is coordinating a SSHRC Information Session for those faculty members who are in the process of preparing or are considering preparing an application to this Fall’s SSHRC Standard Research Grant competition (deadline October 15).  Further details on the Information Session can be found below.
 
To assist ORS in planning this session, please confirm your attendance by sending an email to
research@yorku.ca or by calling ext. 55055.
   
This is a general information session that will be of interest to both new and returning applicants to SSHRC’s Standard Research Grants Program.  This session will be led by ORS staff and Professor Heather Lotherington, a Grant Selection Committee member from the Faculty of Education.  
 
In addition to a general overview of the program guidelines and the application forms, best practices and useful tips for producing successful applications will be discussed.  Useful information regarding the SSHRC adjudication process will also be presented.

 
TIME AND LOCATION:
 
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.,
Room 004 Atkinson Building, The Harry Leith Room


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2) CIHR Information Session

Event Date: May 22, 2008

The Office of Research Services (ORS) is coordinating a CIHR Information Session (see below for time and location) for those faculty members who are in the process of or considering preparing an application to upcoming CIHR or other Operating and Strategic/Open competitions with registration deadline of August 15 for the open operating grants competition and even earlier for some strategic competitions.  The Office of Research Services is pleased to invite all interested investigators to an information session regarding grant applications to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This session is intended to provide researchers a general overview of the granting council, its peer review process, and some tips on how to write a successful application.




 

The session will be led by:
 
Prof. Ron Pearlman
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science & Engineering and
CIHR Delegate for York University
 
AND
 
Prof. Sarah Flicker, Faculty of Environmental Studies

 
 
Prof. Pearlman will discuss process and procedures relevant to preparing and submitting CIHR grants, and proposal writing including how to prepare for peer review.  Specific strategies for a successful application will be discussed to assist first time applicants who may not be familiar with CIHR, current grant holders applying for additional funds, and previously unsuccessful applicants who are re-submitting. Prof. Flicker will discuss specific strategies and matters from the perspectives of applicants submitting proposals in social science and humanities areas of health research.
 
CIHR funds research in all areas of health research and this session will be of interest to researchers in all areas, from biomedical, to social science and humanities, to clinical.

 
TIME AND LOCATION:
 
Thursday, May 22, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Room 004 Atkinson College, The Harry Leith Room

 
To assist ORS in planning this session, please confirm your attendance by contacting ORS at ext. 55055 (research@yorku.ca).

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3) NSERC Information Session

Event Date: May 22, 2008

The Office of Research Services (ORS) is coordinating an NSERC Information Session for those faculty members who are in the process of preparing an application to this Fall’s NSERC Discovery Grant competition (deadline November 1).  

To assist in planning this session, please confirm your attendance by sending an email to research@yorku.ca or by calling ext. 55055.  
 
This session is considered useful to new faculty members and to those submitting an NSERC Discovery Grant application.  



David Hood, a Grant Selection Committee member from the School of Kinesiology & Health Science at York University will join us to share his experience and knowledge of the application and adjudication process.

ORS staff will also give a general overview of the guidelines and application form, will speak to the effective preparation and submission of Discovery Grant applications as well as present the characteristics common to successful applications.


Thursday, May 22, 2008
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.,

Room 004, The Harry Leith Room, Atkinson Building



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