The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)  recently introduced a new suite of programs:  Strategic Economic Infrastructure, Northern Community Capacity Building, Northern Innovation, Northern Business Opportunity and Northern Ontario Internship.  These new grants replace NOHFC's previous programs.

In order to provide information to researchers on the NOHFC's new program architecture, Peter Benz, Northern Development Advisor, Ministry of Northern Development & Mines, Thunder Bay, will be presenting an information session for Lakehead University faculty members in AT1005 on November 20 from 9:30am to 11:00am.

Faculty members are encouraged to attend this session as it will provide valuable information on these new programs.  Please contact Andrew Hacquoil at ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca by November 15 if you are able to attend this session.

Research & Innovation Week is an annual event showcasing Lakehead's many groundbreaking research initiatives with a special focus on building connections with community partners, business and government.  For more information, click here.

Please note that there will be a SSHRC Insight Development Grant information session on November 15, 2013 in AT3004 from 10-12.  The session will be presented by Office of Research Services staff along with Dr. Lisa Korteweg, Faculty of Education, a Lakehead University faculty member with grant selection committee experience.  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 Andrew Hacquoil, Research Grants Officer, at ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca no later than November 8, 2013. 

Orillia faculty can participate in the event by going to OA 2005.

Please note that there will be a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant information session on October 2, 2013 in AT3004 from 10-12.  The session will be presented by Office of Research Services staff along with Dr. Ron Harpelle, Department of History, who has valuable PDG grant selection committee experience.  The session will provide an overview of the SSHRC Partnership Development Grant program along with insights about the grant review process.

If you are interested in attending this session, please e-mail Andrew Hacquoil, Research Grants Officer at ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca no later than September 25, 2013.  

Orillia faculty can participate in the event by going to OA 2005.

For toolkits and other resources that can be used when applying to SSHRC, please go to:
https://www.lakeheadu.ca/research-and-innovation/research-services/resources/tri-council-information-pages/sshrc-resources

Please note that there will be a SSHRC Insight Grant information session on September 6, 2013 in AT3004 from 10-12.  The session will be presented by Office of Research Services staff along with a Lakehead University faculty member with grant selection committee experience.  The session will provide an overview of the SSHRC Insight Grant program along with insights about the grant review process.

If you are interested in attending this session, please e-mail Andrew Hacquoil, Research Grants Officer at ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca no later than August 29, 2013.  

Orillia faculty can participate in the event by going to OA 2005.

For resources available to faculty members as they prepare their SSHRC Insight Grants, please click here.

Please note that there will be an NSERC Discovery Grant information webinar on September 5, 2013 in AT5035 from 10-12.  The session will be presented by an NSERC program officer from Ottawa via video conference.  The session will provide an overview of NSERC news along with insights about the grant review process, and how to prepare an effective Discovery Grant application.

If you are interested in attending this session, please e-mail Andrew Hacquoil, Research Grants Officer (ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca), no later than August 29, 2013.  

The session will be linked to our Orillia campus by video conference as well.  Orillia faculty can participate in the webinar by going to OA 2005.

For resources (including a list of mentors and a budget guide) available to faculty members as they prepare their NSERC Discovery Grants, please click here.

In addition to the NSERC Research Community Engagement webinar on June 26, faculty members working on their Discovery Grant NOIs and NSERC Common CVs are also strongly encouraged to participate in the "dedicated" webinar on June 27 from 1-2:30 in ATAC 5036 devoted primarily to NSERC's Research Portal and the Common CV.

Orillia participants are asked to register separately with NSERC through connect@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.  If you are unable to participate in AT5036 and will be logging in on your own computer, please note that NSERC has noted the following issue with the June 27 webinar:

Please note that the links to the webinars have been inversed.  The French link is under the English meeting and the English link is under the French meeting.  Ensure that you choose the proper link.

For more information, please go to:  http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Reports-Rapports/Webinars-Webinaires_eng.asp#CommonCV

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.

SSHRC Partnership Programs enable exciting opportunities to expand research agendas and approaches. This workshop aims to explain the Partnership Grant and Partnership Development Grant so that researchers are aware of how to prepare their applications.