Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grants

1. Social Sciences and Humanities Research CouncilInsight Development Grants Andrew Hacquoil, MA Research Grants Officer ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca Andrew Friesen, PhD SSHRC Research Facilitator afriesen@lakeheadu.ca Lisa Korteweg, PhD Faculty of Education

2. AgendaInsight Development GrantApplication modulesTips & Insights

3. Insight Development Grant

4. Insight Development Grant Objectives Build knowledge and understanding from disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and/or cross-sector perspectives through support for the best researchers; Support new approaches to research on complex and important topics,including those that transcend the capacity of any one scholar, institution or discipline. Provide a high-quality research training experience for students; Fund research expertise that relates to societal challenges and opportunities; and Mobilize research knowledge to and from academic and non-academic audiences with the potential to lead to intellectual, cultural, social and economic influence, benefit and impact.

5. SSHRC Research Priorities Aboriginal Research Canadian Environment Issues Digital Economy Innovation, Leadership, & Prosperity Northern Communities: Towards Social and Economic Prosperity Aligning your project with these priorities “can be advantageous” (Very similar to Lakehead U research priorities)

6. Characteristics of Research Team I am an ESTABLISHED scholar with a NEW research program I am an EMERGING scholar with little prior grant experience • You (as applicant): • Are affiliated with Lakehead University (or another Canadian eligible institution) • Have completed any outstanding final reports from past SSHRC awards

7. Emerging and Established Scholars Emerging scholars must demonstrate that they have not applied successfully, as principal investigator or project director, for a grant through any of SSHRC’s funding opportunities. AND they must meet at least one of the following criteria: • Have completed their highest degree no more than five years before the competition deadline OR • Have held a tenured or tenure-track university appointment for less than five years OR • Have held a university appointment, but never a tenure-track position OR • Have had their career significantly interrupted or delayed for family reasons • *** Grants are developmental in the sense of their offering a chance for new scholars to develop their careers. Research can be but need not be wholly new—extension of thesis is possible. Established Scholars have established or had time and opportunity to establish a record of research achievement. • Novelty of research more significant for established scholars—Indeed, they must clearly demonstrate how proposed research differs from previous research. • Enables them to conduct work in new areas, in new ways, to do pilot studies, etc., without being penalized for lack of experience in the new area.

8. Characteristics of Research Team • Your co-applicants: • Are from a Canadian postsecondary institution (or an international postsecondary institution with rationale for inclusion). • Are affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution. • Accept SSHRC online invitation • Your collaborators are: • Anyone who might make a significant contribution to the research (non-Canadians or others not affiliated with a Canadian post-secondary institution can only be collaborators on the grant).

9. The Adjudication Committee • Applications may be adjudicated by • discipline-based, • multidisciplinary, or • thematic committees according to the nature of the application. • Applicants are asked to identify: • Priority areas • Keywords • Disciplines • Areas of research • Temporal periods • Geographical regions • Countries

10. Adjudicating Research Groups

11. Adjudication Scoring

12. Adjudication Scoring: ChallengeThe aim and importance of the endeavour (50%) •originality, significance and expected contribution to knowledge; •appropriateness of the literature review; •appropriateness of the theoretical approach or framework; •appropriateness of the methods/approach; •quality of training and mentoring to be provided to students, emerging scholars and other highly qualified personnel, and opportunities for them to contribute; •potential influence and impact within and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community; and

13. Adjudication Scoring: FeasibilityThe plan to achieve excellence (20%) • Probability of effective and timely attainment of the research objectives; • Appropriateness of the requested budget and justification of proposed costs; • Indications of financial and in-kind contributions from other sources, where appropriate • Quality of the knowledge mobilization plans, including effective dissemination and exchange, and plans to engage within and/or beyond the research community; and • Strategies and timelines for the design and conduct of the activity/activities proposed.

14. Adjudication Scoring: CapabilityThe expertise to succeed (30%) • Quality, quantity and significance of past experience and published and/or creative outputs of the applicant and any team members relative to their roles in the project and their respective stages of career • Evidence of contributions such as commissioned reports, professional practice, public discourse, public policies, products and services, development of talent, experience in collaboration, etc. • Potential to make future contributions

15. Scoring Table

16. Feedback Provided • Applicants receive: • Notice of decision • Summary of the Adjudication Committee’s Comments • Committee statistics

17. Competition Statistics Insight Development Grants 2013 Nationally 1,028 projects submitted (306 awarded; ~ 30% success) Lakehead University 21 projects submitted (6 awarded; ~ 28% success; 25% funded)

18. Any questions so far?

19. The Application • Application composition • Canadian common CV (CCV) for applicant, co-applicants and collaborators with mandatory attachments • Application modules • Identification • Activity Details • Revisions to Previous Application • Summary of Proposal • Established Scholars: Proposal vs. Ongoing Research • Roles and Responsibilities • Roles and Training of Students

20. The Application (continued) Knowledge Mobilization Plan Expected Outcomes Funds Requested from SSHRC Funds from Other Sources Attachments Detailed Description (max. of five pages) Timelines (max. of one page) List of References (max. of 10 pages) Co-applicants and Collaborators -Must be invited through the SSHRC site.

21. Strong Applications… Address the objectives of the Insight Development Grant Try to tie-in to a priority area (without stretching it) Try to vary the disciplines so that multiple perspectives can be brought to the project Succinctly explain (i.e., do not overemphasize) the circumstances of interruptions or delays in your career beyond teaching, research, and administration duties Diversify partners – include French and English-language partners

22. Strong Applications Also… • Involve students and/or postdocs at every level and stage of the project • Acknowledge other noted researchers who are doing work related to your topic • Provide rationale for their budget requests without stretching expenses • Are consistent between budget and budget justification • Integrate knowledge mobilization plans as important components • Follow the headings and format of the application • Don’t repeat information • Use maximum allocated space

23. ….and also…. Start early (6 months) Leave enough time to check all major components of the application Set up a grant application team. ORS representatives would be happy to be a part of this committee.

24. Suggested Timeline The Office of Research Services is eager and ready to help at every point along the way

25. Office of Research Services as Emotion Regulation Andrew Friesen afriesen@lakeheadu.ca 343-8290 Andrew Hacquoil ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca 343-8092

26. Additional Resources • SSHRC video walkthrough: • http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/tips-astuces/IDG_walkthrough-SDS_visite_virtuelle-eng.aspx • 10 Tips for grant writing: • http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/apr/19/tips-successful-research-grant-funding?CMP=twt_gu • The art of grantmanship • http://www.hfsp.org/funding/art-grantsmanship