Community Engagement Visits: Invitation to NSERC Webinar June 26

NSERC is conducting a series of community engagement visits to provide researchers, students and other stakeholders with an opportunity to learn more about some recent program and policy developments. These visits will also serve as a platform for the community to ask questions and seek more information from some of NSERC's grants and scholarships experts.

Key Topics will include:

o          Common CV & new Research Portal
o          Harmonization of the Canada Graduate Scholarships
o          Five-year Evaluation of the Discovery Grants Program
o          Changes to the Post Doctorate Fellowships Timelines
o          Allocation of Discovery Grants Budget Among Evaluation Groups

Lakehead University will be participating in an NSERC webinar on June 26, 2013 in ATAC 5035 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.  Please indicate by June 14 if you intend to attend this webinar by sending an e-mail to ahacquo1@lakehedu.ca.  Orillia faculty interested in this webinar should register separately with NSERC by sending an e-mail to connect@nserc-crsng.gc.ca

Due to all of the recent changes at NSERC, faculty members and students are strongly encouraged to attend this event.

In order to help faculty members submitting a Form 180 (Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant) in this year's competition make the transition to NSERC's new Common CV and Research Portal, the Office of Research Services is offering a special workshop on June 10 in AT3003 from 10-12.  Andrew Hacquoil, Research Grants Officer, will provide an overview of the following:

1.  Completing Form 180 using the Research Portal.

2.  Completing the NSERC Common CV.

3.  Linking your Common CV to Form 180.

Any questions/concerns that Andrew is not able to answer at the workshop will be forwarded to NSERC for answers.  Faculty members interested in attending the workshop are asked to please send an e-mail to Andrew Hacquoil (ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca) no later than June 3.

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