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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/conferences-colloques-eng.aspx
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Sponsor/Award: |
SOCIAL SCIENCE HUMANITIES RSRCH COUNCIL - AID TO RESEARCH WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES IN CANADA - 2011 FALL COMPETITION |
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Grant Amount: |
UP TO $25K TO $50K |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Nov 02, 2011
Sponsor's: Nov 09, 2011
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Subject Areas: |
Conference, Workshops |
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Description: |
The broad purpose of this funding opportunity is to support workshops held in and outside of Canada, and conferences held in Canada. The program's specific objectives are to: advance research and scholarship on issues of intellectual, cultural and social importance by facilitating direct interaction among researchers and students, both from Canada and abroad; promote research linkages among disciplines and across institutions, sectors, linguistic groups and regions; and enhance the visibility and profile of social sciences and humanities research.
The applicant must: be a researcher or postdoctoral fellow; be a member of the workshop or conference's organizing committee. All events must: take place within 12 months of SSHRC's announcement of competition results; and not request duplicate support through another SSHRC funding opportunity for an event having the same objectives. Projects that are presented with insufficient information risk being considered ineligible for adjudication. |
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Application Details: |
Grants are available to help defray the costs of organizing workshops and conferences. Please consult the definitions for the meaning of the terms workshop, conference and workshop participant.
Eligible expenses have been updated to harmonize with the Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide and are detailed in the application instructions. For successful applicants, the actual amount awarded depends on the merit of the application, the demonstrated financial need and the appropriateness of the proposed budget. Grant amounts are also subject to the recommendations of the adjudication committee and the Council's available funding. There are two distinct applications forms: one for conferences and one for workshops. Proposals that submit the incorrect form will be deemed ineligible. It is in the interest of the applicant to submit an application at the most mature stage of planning possible, to allow the committee to fully assess the proposed event.
Applications must be submitted online.INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM |
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NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission. |
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Western Contacts: |
Russelo,Theresa M
Pocock,Katy
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Sponsor Contacts: |
STEPHANIE.ROBERTSON@SSHRC-CRSH.GC.CA
350 ALBERT STREET
P.O. BOX 1610
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 992-3145
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