NSERC Alliance Grants Information Session for ECRs and First-time Applicants

Date

Thursday May 9, 2024
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Location

NSERC's Alliance Grant program has received several updates in the past year. This in-person information session will provide an overview of these changes, the resources available at Queen's to help you prepare your Alliance application, and provide a venue for any questions you may have about the program.

The session will be presented by Research Project Advisors at the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio, and Queen's Partnerships and Innovation staff will be available to provide help in finding external partners.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Presenters:

Merline Fonkwe
Bei Cai
Adam Jeziorski

Michelle Lean

Michelle Lean

Michelle Lean

Research Contracts Facilitator

Research Legal Services

Research Services

michelle.lean@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 255

  • Post-award facilitation of research contracts
  • Portfolio: Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Law, Smith Engineering, Smith School of Business, and Research Centres (i.e., CAC, CIMVHR, CIDP)
  • Contract facilitation for Research Agreements, Data Transfer Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements, NDA's and Amendments.

Science Rendezvous Kingston 2024

Date

Saturday May 11, 2024
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location

Kingston

Join a free, annual science festival for Southeastern Ontario families hosted by ³ÉÈË´óƬ Vice-Principal Research Portfolio.

Faculty members, staff and students, together with community partners, will provide our visitors with hands-on demonstrations, awe-inspiring exhibits and fun experiments to inspire the next generation. Don't miss the Chemistry Magic Show and The Great Canadian Invention Circus! If your family prefers to explore activities in a quieter environment, make sure to visit the Sensory Friendly Science Zone.

This year's theme will be INNOVATE, and we'll have 60 booths featuring topics ranging from wildlife conservation to robotics and climate change. Join us on May 11, 2024, at the Slush Puppie Place and on The Tragically Hip Way.

Visit the Science Rendezvous Kingston page to learn more

SSHRC Insight Grant Boot Camp 2024 (Session 2)

Date

Thursday June 6, 2024
10:00 am - 11:15 am

Location

Virtual - Teams

The Vice-Principal Research portfolio invites the Queen's research community to a virtual two-part Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant boot camp on Tuesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 6 from 10:00 - 11:15 am (one-hour presentation, 15-min Q & A).

During this two-part session, Queen's Research Projects Advisors Adrian Kelly and Diane Davies will introduce researchers to best practices for SSHRC Insight Grant applications and guide you through key application components using examples from successful applications. 

Session 1 Session 2
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 10:00 - 11:15 am Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 10:00 - 11:15 am
Compelling Project Summaries and Detailed Descriptions Creative Knowledge Mobilization and Student Training Plans, Effective Budgeting

Participants may attend an individual session or both (a different registration is required for each session).

Questions? Please contact Adrian Kelly.

Please note, this session will be recorded and shared at a later date on this page.

SSHRC Insight Grant Boot Camp 2024 (Session 1)

Date

Tuesday June 4, 2024
10:00 am - 11:15 am

Location

Virtual - Teams

The Vice-Principal Research portfolio invites the Queen's research community to a virtual two-part Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant boot camp on Tuesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 6 from 10:00 - 11:15 am (one-hour presentation, 15-min Q & A).

During this two-part session, Queen's Research Projects Advisors Adrian Kelly and Diane Davies will introduce researchers to best practices for SSHRC Insight Grant applications and guide you through key application components using examples from successful applications. 

Session 1 Session 2
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 10:00 - 11:15 am Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 10:00 - 11:15 am
Compelling Project Summaries and Detailed Descriptions Creative Knowledge Mobilization and Student Training Plans, Effective Budgeting

Participants may attend an individual session or both (a different registration is required for each session).

Questions? Please contact Adrian Kelly.

Please note, this session will be recorded and shared at a later date on this page.

John Fraser

 John Fraser

John Fraser

Research Facilitator

Grants and Research Operations

Research Services

Vice-Principal Research

  • Post-award facilitation of research grants
  • Portfolio: SSHRC, CIHR, Health Foundations

Spring 2024 Grant-writing Workshop & Retreat with Larry McEnerney

Date

Thursday May 23, 2024
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Clarity in academic writing is good; concision is good; logical organization is good. But none of these matter if your writing is not seen by readers to be valuable to them. Commonly it’s thought that value is a matter not of writing but of content; make the writing clear and logical, and value will take care of itself. In fact, successful academic texts—including successful grant applications—rely on a host of writing techniques specific to value, and not just communicating value, but also creating it.

In the morning session (9 am to noon), Dr. McEnerney will lead workshop attendees through essential techniques for creating value. In three afternoon sessions of 50-minutes each (1-4 pm), Dr. McEnerney will work specifically with researchers in health sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities in order to focus on techniques for creating value in specific disciplines for specific readers. 

Whether or not they reserve an afternoon session with Dr. McEnerney, attendees are encouraged to stay and make use of a quiet, writing-only space in which they can work on grant applications or other projects.

Research Project Advisors will also be available for one-on-one or small-group consultations in twenty-minute blocks.

Tri-Agency Webinars: Policy on Sensitive Technology Research & Affiliations of Concern

Start Date

Wednesday April 3, 2024

End Date

Thursday May 30, 2024

Time

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location

This webinar will provide guidance, with regards to the implementation of the Government of Canada's Policy on Sensitive Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC), by the federal granting agencies.

Webinars in English:  

  • Thursday, May 9: 1 - 2:30 pm EDT –  
  • Tuesday, May 28: 11 am - 12:30 pm EDT –

Webinars in French:  

  • Monday, May 6: 11 am - 12:30 pm EDT –
  • Thursday, May 30: 1 - 2:30 pm EDT –

Horizon Europe Information Session

Date

Thursday April 25, 2024
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Location

Online on Microsoft Teams

Overview:

Horizon Europe is the European Union’s funding program for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion over 7 years.

Under its Pillar II, Horizon Europe funds collaborative research and innovation projects by international teams of researchers to tackle global challenges in areas such as health, climate change, energy and digital economy. As of 2024, as Canada becomes associated to Pillar II, Canadian partners in such research consortia are eligible for direct funding from the European Union.

Watch this information session to learn more about Horizon Europe and how this funding opportunity may be relevant to you.

Program:

  • Understanding Horizon Europe
    Mary Kavanagh (European Commission)
  • Horizon Europe and Canada – participation and opportunities
    Aslin Unlusoy (Global Affairs Canada)
  • The role of Canada’s National Contact Points
    Tamara Sone (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
  • EURAXESS North America: a support tool and informational service for researchers and institutions in Canada
    Jackson Howard (EURAXESS North America)

Research Security Centre Webinars

Start Date

Tuesday April 30, 2024

End Date

Thursday June 20, 2024

Time

1:00 pm - 12:00 pm

Location

The Research Security Centre initiative delivers interactive workshops to academic and scientific institutions across Canada.

Visit the Queen's Safeguarding Your Research to register for one of the following sessions

  • Module 1 | Safeguarding Science: Raising Awareness of Security Risks and Mitigation Tools in Research Environments
    • English
    • French

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  • Module 2 | Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners - Assess the Risk
    • English
    • French

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  • Module 3 | Demystifying the International Student Immigration Process
    • English
    • French

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  • Module 4 | Know before you export: Canada’s export and brokering controls
    • English
    • French

View upcoming Research Security Centre Webinars