Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
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Sponsor/Award: SOCIAL SCIENCE HUMANITIES RSRCH COUNCIL - INTERNAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL - 2018 WINTER COMPETITION

Grant Amount: $7000
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jan 04, 2018
Sponsor's: Jan 11, 2018

Subject Areas: Conference Travel, Knowledge Mobilization, Workshops
Description:

Funding for this grant is provided to Western University by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) through its Institutional Grants program. Research Western, on behalf of the VP Research, determines the number of competitions, establishes deadlines for competitions, and sets application procedures. Research Western also oversees and facilitates the competitions.

Eligible researchers may apply for both grants; however only one grant can be awarded per researcher (i.e. a researcher cannot be awarded both an Internal Research Grant and an Internal Travel Grant). If a researcher decides to apply for both grants, the review committee reserves the right to decide which grant (if any) will be awarded to that researcher.

Application Details: Travel Grants will support the organization of small-scale knowledge mobilization activities, such as workshops and seminars, in order to encourage collaboration and the dissemination of research results both within and beyond the academic community; and allow researchers to attend or present their research at scholarly conferences and other dissemination venues that align with SSHRC?s mandate to advance their careers and encourage the exchange of ideas and research results at the national and international level.All applications require: The submission of a ROLA proposal that is: Complete (i.e., all relevant fields are populated); Consistent with the application form; Approved by all relevant parties through the ROLA proposal system; As well as: The submission (through email) of the Research Grant or Travel Grant application form that is: Complete, Consistent with the ROLA proposal, Signed by those parties indicated on the signature page.
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.
Western Contacts: Bieber,Trevor

Sponsor Contacts:

TREVOR BIEBER: TBIEBER2@UWO.CA
350 ALBERT STREET
P.O. BOX 1610
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 992-3145