Lakehead University researchers are invited to attend a SSHRC Insight Development Grant information session on December 5, 2014 in OA2020 from 10-12. Insight Development Grants are specifically encouraging to emerging scholars or established scholars who wish to pursue a new topic of research. The session will be presented by Dr. Andrew Friesen from Research Services.  The session will provide an overview of the SSHRC Insight Development Grant program along with insights about the grant review process.

If you are interested in attending this session, please e-mail Dr. Friesen, SSHRC Facilitator, at afriesen@lakeheadu.ca no later than December 1, 2014.

Thunder Bay researchers can participate in the event by going to AT5041.

You are invited to attend a presentation by Dr. Andrew Sinclair, Manager, Ontario Regional Office, NSERC, on December 19, 2017 from 1:30 to 2:30. Thunder Bay Campus Location:  ATAC 3004; video conference in Orillia in OA 2005:

• NSERC Strategic and Partnership Programs & Open Session

March 7:

9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00

If you are interested in an individual meeting with Christine, please contact me as soon as possible as these spots will fill up quickly.

Join us in the Agora for a cup of coffee and some snacks and meet members of Lakehead’s Research and Innovation team.

Staff from Research Services (ORS), Economic Development and Innovation (EDI) and the Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services (LUCAS) will join Dr. Andrew Dean (VPRI) and Dr. Batia Stolar (AVPRGS) to answer questions about the services they offer to support Lakehead researchers.

Date: Wednesday, February 1st
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Location: The Agora

QUESTIONS? Call Kelly Fettes at 343-8871 or email kafettes@lakeheadu.ca.

The session  will be delivered by Alejandra de Almeida, Research & Innovation Development Officer, Ontario Regional Office, NSERC.  If you would like to attend this session, please e-mail Andrew Hacquoil, Research Grants Officer, at ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca by January 27.

September 29 SSHRC Insight Budget Workshop
If you are preparing an Insight Grant (or plan to prepare an Insight Development Grant for the Winter 2017 competition) and have questions about how to complete the SSHRC budget page and the budget justification section, you are invited to attend a SSHRC Insight Budget Workshop on September 29 from 1:30-3:30 in ATAC 3004 (Orillia OA 3041).   If you are able to attend, please send an e-mail to ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca by September 23. 

Please note that a series of advanced NSERC workshops (HQP, budget preparation, etc.) will be held in ATAC 3004  (Orillia OA 3041) on September 29 from 9-12.  More information will be coming soon. If your schedule permits, you can attend all of the workshops.  If not, attend the components that you able to. If you are able to attend, please send an e-mail to nserc.research@lakeheadu.ca by September 23. 

Attention NSERC-Eligible Faculty Member:

If so, you are invited to attend a series of NSERC Discovery Grant-related workshops on September 2 from 1:00 to 4:30 in ATAC 3004 (Orillia faculty members can participate in OA 3041). These workshops will be delivered by the Office of Research Service's NSERC Research Facilitator and Research Grants Officer.  Topics to be covered (specific times of workshops will be sent out to faculty later this month):

1.  Grant Writing 101
2.  NSERC Discovery Grant Crash Course
3.  Writing the Proposal
4.  How to Highlight the Training of HQP
5.  Insights from a current NSERC Evaluation Group Member

If your schedule permits, you can attend all of the workshops.  If not, attend the components that you able to. If you are able to attend, please send an e-mail to nserc.research@lakeheadu.ca by August 26. 

Graduate students who want to know more about Canadian Grant writing culture are more than welcome to attend, as are faculty from other Tri-Council agencies who want a different perspective on writing strategic documents.

We look forward to seeing you there!