Spring into Action!! SSHRC Information Session Wednesday, May 25, 2011

1. Spring into Action!! SSHRC Information Session Wednesday, May 25, 2011

2. CURRENT PROGRAMS RENEWED PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE Research Development Initiatives Strategic research development grants (several) International Opportunities Fund: Development Grants Research Development Grants INSIGHT Standard Research Grants Strategic research grants (several) Research Grants Aid to Scholarly Workshops & Conferences International Opportunities Fund: Workshops & Conferences Public Outreach: Workshops & Conferences Grants Aspects of Image, Text, Sound and Technology Workshops and Conferences Public Outreach: Dissemination Grants Tools aspects of Standard Research Grants Image, Text, Sound and Technology: Summer Institutes CONNECTION Outreach and Tools No changes at this time Aid to Scholarly Journals Community-University Research Alliances Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Strategic Knowledge Clusters Knowledge Impact in Society Aspects of International Opportunities Fund Partnership Development Grants Partnership Grants INSIGHT & CONNECTION & TALENT No changes at this time Fellowships and scholarships

3. Proposed Timeline for Implementation

4. Tips for a Successful Application Clarity: application is well written, well organized and error free Originality: application is challenging, interesting, ambitious yet feasible Importance of research is clear Impact research will make is stated – more than scholarly impact – community engagement, potential policy outcomes Presented confidently not boastfully Link dissemination plans to research agenda – conferences in first year? Link student training to research needs

5. Tips for a Successful Application • Prepare your proposal with the Assessors (experts ) and Committee members (possibly generalists) in mind • Summary of Proposed Research is VERY important – spend time on this! • Take previous committee comments into account • Established scholars - avoid submitting a “Trust Me” application – a strong record will not compensate for a weak program, also give evidence of consistent scholarly activity • Have your grant proposal read by colleagues who have been successful in previous SSHRC competitions (College of Reviewers)

6. Presenting your Curriculum Vitae • Follow the instructions re: format and page limitations • Categorize your publications: refereed, non-refereed, etc. • Avoid “inflating” the CV • Indicate productivity from previous grants • Be honest and specific about forthcoming items

7. Evaluation of your Record of Achievement • Contributions from last 6 years unless career was interrupted • Quality and significance of published work • Originality and impact of previous research • Quantity of research activity • Importance of other scholarly activities • Recentness of output and consistency of output • Dissemination to non-academic audiences where relevant • Productivity from previous grant (s) • Training of future researchers

8. How to Prepare a Budget • Present a modest, reasonable budget (think “minimum essential funding”) • Check Tri-Council list of eligible and ineligible expense • Explain and justify costs • Link between research objectives and budget • Avoid, whenever possible, budgeting for professional services • Insight Grant is 2-5 years and Insight Development Grant is 1-3 years. Think over time line carefully when preparing your budget

9. Health Related Research SSHRC vs. CIHR • Eligible SSHRC Subjects • comparative studies in which health is not the primary object of study (e.g., health care workers as a group in a comparative study on the use of the Internet for distance education); • historical and/or archaeological research where there is no intent to influence health (e.g., biographies of health practitioners or health scientists; health and hygiene in ancient civilizations); • economic or management analysis unrelated to improved health or health care (e.g., the impact of the health-care industry on national or local economies; the impact of epidemics on the profitability of insurance companies); • cinematic or other artistic portrayals of illness in which health promotion is not a central aim; or • religious and/or cultural research related to dietary or other practices (e.g., fasting, vegetarianism), in which health is not the central focus of research.

10. Health Related Research SSHRC vs. CIHR • Ineligible SSHRC Subjects • socio-economic and cultural determinants of health, including theoretical and empirical research on the social construction of health, sickness and health behaviour; • health promotion (e.g., healthy eating, disease prevention and education) and health behaviour (e.g., addictions, physical fitness, movement and exercise studies, cultural and social variables that affect health behaviour); • clinical research (e.g., treatment, prevention or diagnosis of a condition or disease; testing the impact of medication or medical aids); • therapy (e.g., counselling, psychotherapy, rehabilitation and occupational therapy, validation/testing of diagnostic tools), including the use of performing/visual arts as an element of therapy;

11. Health Related Research SSHRC vs. CIHR • Ineligible SSHRC Subjects Cont’d • health policy, management and law (e.g., care practices and service provision, practical/clinical training of health professionals, access to and quality of care, cost management in health care, liability of practitioners, health insurance, health record systems, evaluation of health programs and/or services); • humanities perspectives on health, including health ethics; or • knowledge translation research related to health (e.g., research that informs health policy, treatment and/or services)

12. What’s Next? • College of Reviewers – Who are they and how will they help? • Connect with a member from the College of Reviewers via the Research Office • Dates to Aim for – Insight Grant – October 2011 • Close to Final Draft submission to reviewer – September 1 • Final Draft submission to Research Office – October 1 • Final Submission date to SSHRC – via Research Office – October 15