Plugging into Research is the University of Windsor's Research eNewsletter and is delivered via email subscription. |
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COVID-19 Research and Innovation Guidance
Effective March 28, 2022, the University of Windsor will be pausing Research Safety Committee review and vetting of COVID-19 research safety protocols, field research protocols, and Breach of Physical Distancing protocols. The University of Windsor has not yet advanced to Phase 4 of the Research Resumption Framework, researchers must continue to follow all institutional COVID-19 policies in place until further notice.
If researchers are conducting field work off campus, they are expected to follow any safety protocols in place at the host site. If researchers are conducting any research that involves breaches of physical distancing, they are expected to continue wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment and exercise caution with close contacts.
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COVID-19 and the University Research Safety Committee, Research Ethics Board and Animal Care Committee
ATTENTION: The Research Safety Committee is seeking new members to join the committee. The committee is responsible for the oversight of research projects involving lasers, biological materials, radioisotopes, and X-Rays. The committee reviews safety permit applications, discusses laboratory safety issues, and institutes policies and procedures to help keep students, researchers, faculty, and staff safe from potential hazards.
The committee will be meeting quarterly in the 2022-2023 academic year. Students, faculty, and staff who are interested in joining and would like to learn more about the opportunity can contact Corinne Allsop, the Research Safety Coordinator, at rsc@uwindsor.ca.
As a reminder, the Research Safety Committee meets quarterly. If an application is urgent and requires review in between meetings, please contact the committee at rsc@uwindsor.ca.
The University of Windsor Research Ethics Board is available to researchers and study participants by email through the REB mailbox and by voicemail at the Office of Research Ethics 519-253-3000, ext. 3948. Read more
For Animal Care related inquiries, please contact John Hudson, Chair of the Animal Care Committee at jhudson@uwindsor.ca or Cassandra Catalano, the Animal Care Coordinator at acc@uwindsor.ca
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Professional Development Opportunity: You won a grant! Now what?
Getting funding in place for your research project is a big deal and receiving your Notice of Award is exciting! Now you have to navigate the post-award world so that you can get your research started. This session, presented jointly by the Office of Research and Innovation Services, the Office of the Vice President, Research and Innovation, Research Finance, Human Resources and the Office of Research Ethics, will give you all the tools you need to figure out accessing your grant funds, hiring your research personnel, getting your project cleared, and staying on track with your reporting.
This session is perfect for early career researchers and first-time grant recipients, but is also a great refresher for faculty at all career stages.
FALL TRAINING ON THE ERSO RESEARCH PORTAL
The ERSO Research Portal is an effective one-stop-shop for researchers, signing authorities and reviewers, designed to streamline submission through approval processes. Users can login to one common interface to check the status of a certification application, start a new grant application, or complete review assignments - a true timesaver for users working in multiple roles. Researchers, reviewers and signing authorities can now use the online portal to perform their tasks in the application process from anywhere with an internet connection.
Access this training ahead of fall grant deadlines! Learn how to log in, create new files, and keep track of your submissions as they travel through the internal approvals process.
Monday, October 3, 2022, 3:00-4:30PM
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UWindsor Faculty Deadlines for Applications |
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The Future of Work Scholarship Program
A new partnership between IWE and APMA to support students entering the future of automotive fields has been formed. The Future of Work Scholarship Program will award eight (8) scholarships worth $2,500 each, for a total of $20,000, to post-secondary students in any year of study pursuing a future in Canada’s exciting automotive industry in the following categories:
Engineering – including but not limited to chemical, computer, electrical, environmental, mechanical, materials areas of studies
Skilled Trades – including but not limited to mold makers, tool and die, millwright, electric and mechanical technicians
Cross Border Logistics – including but not limited to supply-chain management, cyber-security, GIS and sustainable transportation
Policy Leadership – including business management, public administration, international law and environment studies with an eye to application within automotive
Applications opened June 15, 2022 and will close September 30, 2022 at 11:59pm. Scholarship recipients will be announced at the 2022 APMA Annual Conference in Windsor, Ontario on October 19, 2022.
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Tri-Agency and other External Funding Opportunities |
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NSERC: Funding Opportunities for Natural Sciences Engineering Research
NSERC is taking action to help the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) research communities contribute to a more equitable, diverse and inclusive research enterprise, with the launch of the NSERC guide on integrating equity, diversity and inclusion considerations in research. The new guide is designed to assist NSE researchers with applying a critical equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) lens in their work by providing guiding questions and examples relevant to their field of research.
NNSERC Discovery Grant
The Discovery Grant NOI is August 2, 2022 at 8 pm. Researchers submit directly to NSERC via the Research Portal. Researchers do not need to send a copy to ORIS.
NSERC’s webinar schedule to support you in your NOI and full application has not yet been advertised. We will provide you with this information as it becomes available, as well as information regarding ORIS webinars.
NSERC Discovery Grant COVID-19 extensions with funds were emailed out to all those who are eligible. If you didn’t receive this email but you believe that you should have received it, please check your junk mail then connect with your Research Coordinator (Sara Kenno or Michelle Nevett).
PromoScience Call for Applications
NSERC invites applications for initiatives that promote the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) to Canada's young people, particularly to under-represented groups in NSE careers, including girls and Indigenous peoples. Please note that only one application is permitted per department.
· Full application due to NSERC September 15, 2022 8:00PM (ET). More info.
NSERC Alliance Missions Grants
This grant facilitates collaboration between academic researchers and private-sector, public-sector and/or not-for-profit partners to address challenges facing partner organizations. More information about Alliance Missions Grants can be found here. This year there will be a focus on the goals of the 2022 Federal Budget. More details to come from NSERC.
· Call launch: August 2022
· LOIs due: September 2022
· Full applications due: November 2022
· Project start date: March 2023
NSERC Discovery and Research Tools and Instruments Grants
NSERC has announced their Discovery Grant and the Research Tools and Instrument webinar schedule for 2022 to support your grant applications. See a full list of NSERC webinar offerings here.
*NEW RULE*: Starting this year, successful applicants and co-applicants (as of the 2021-2022/last year’s competition) are ineligible to apply as an applicant or co-applicant for 1 year. This is to increase access to RTI funding.
For both of these grants, ORIS deadlines will be announced via email in late August and are anticipated to be 1-2 weeks prior to the NSERC application deadlines. Internal Faculty-level deadlines may also apply prior to the ORIS deadline and will also be communicated soon.
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NSERC Form 100D – Consent to Provide Limited Personal Information about HQP to NSERC
All NSERC applicants must ensure that they have a Form 100D completed for all HQP where their limited personal information is described in your CCV and/or your application. Find a copy of this form here with more detailed information.
NSERC and Mitacs have launched a new program to leverage the resources and funding of both organizations; NSERC recognizes all industry cash towards the global budget of joint applications (which includes enhanced HQP training delivered through Mitacs Accelerate internships).
- If you missed the webinar, see the slides with the information on the new program and the link to the recorded webinar here.
- Please notify Sara Kenno or Michelle Nevett of ORIS or or Katie Facecchia at Mitacs if you wish to apply.
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NSERC Alliance International grants
NSERC announces the launch of the Alliance International grants, a new funding stream to support Canadian university researchers working with leading international academic researchers to establish and grow international research collaborations and projects of global importance that will generate benefits to Canada. Alliance International is a new, permanent stream of Alliance. There is no deadline to apply and grants will be awarded throughout the year. Alliance International offers two grant types: Catalyst grants and Collaboration grants.
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Funding Opportunities for Health and Medical Research |
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Incubator Grants
Project funding to establish high-risk, high-reward initiatives that will test, evaluate, and scale-up innovative interventions and effective programs and services. The intervention should be solution-focused, ready for implementation, disruptive to the system or act as accelerator to close gaps in HIV prevention, treatment and care, and provide timely and early access to data.
- Up to 2 years; Max. annual funding $50,000 - $300,000
- LOI due every first Friday of the month; Results of LOI within 4 weeks of submission; Full Application Deadline (by invitation) as per LOI Notification Letter
- **Application due to ORIS/ Faculties – (Kate Rosser-Davies) 2 weeks prior to application deadlines**
Canadian Cancer Society
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SSHRC: Funding for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
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Recent SSHRC adjudication committee members named here
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – July 2022
Application due UWindsor – August 11, 2022
Application due SSHRC – September 1, 2022 More info
NEW! SSHRC & WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY CANADA: Gender-based violence research initiative
The goal of this initiative is to support academic researchers, in partnership with other research-focused and community-based organizations, to advance knowledge on, and analyze the causes and persistence of GBV in Canada. This research could include methods of prevention, access to justice, and support services for victims and survivors.
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – August 2022
Application due UWindsor – September 15, 2022
Application due WAGE/SSHRC – October 6, 2022 More info
SSHRC Partnership Engage: September 2022
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – June 2022
Application due UWindsor – August 18, 2022
Application due SSHRC – September 15, 2022 More info
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – June 2022
Application due UWindsor – August 17, 2022
Application due SSHRC – September 14, 2022 More info
SSHRC Insight 2022
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – June 2022
Application due UWindsor – September 1, 2022
Application due SSHRC – October 1, 2022 More info
SSHRC Connection: November 2022
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – August 2022
Application due UWindsor – October 4, 2022
Application due SSHRC – November 1, 2022 More info
SSHRC Partnership Development 2022
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – May 2022
Application due UWindsor – October 18, 2022
Application due SSHRC – November 15, 2022 More info
SSHRC Partnership Stage 2: 2022 (if invited)
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to co-apply – August 2022
Application due UWindsor – October 3, 2022
Application due SSHRC -- October 29, 2022 More info
SSHRC Partnership Engage: December 2022
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – September 2022
Application due UWindsor – November 17, 2022
Application due SSHRC – December 15, 2022 More info
SSHRC Connection: February 2023
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – November 2022
Application due UWindsor – January 5, 2023
Application due SSHRC – February 1, 2023 More info
SSHRC Insight Development 2023
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – Summer 2022
Application due UWindsor – January 5, 2023
Application due SSHRC – February 2, 2023 More info
SSHRC Partnership Stage 1: 2023
Notify N. Wiebe of intent to apply – Summer 2022
Application due UWindsor – January 13, 2023
Application due SSHRC – February 10, 2023 More info
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NFRF 2022 Horizon Global Platform Competition
The objective of NFRF international stream is to support international research collaboration and position Canada and Canadian researchers as strategic partners at the international level.
Open to Canadian researchers named on an application to an eligible Horizon Europe call.
All applicants must submit their registration forms by September 13, 2022, or within one week of the Horizon Europe deadline for their call, whichever is later. Contact Nicole Noël (ORIS) if you wish to apply. More info
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NFRF Exploration 2022
June 24, 2022*- Notice of Intent
Submit in Convergence Portal so that research coordinator Nicole Noël (ORIS) can forward to agency by June 28, 2022 deadline.
July 19, 2022 - Full application stage Webinar
August 23, 2022 - ORIS and Faculty deadline for draft application
September 9, 2022 - Submit in Convergence Portal so that research coordinator Nicole Noël (ORIS) can forward to agency by September 13.
NOTE: All Eligibility Forms must be submitted by this date. More info
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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resources |
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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Training Resources |
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EDI Training and Guides:
Tri-Agency Resources
- Best Practices in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research - A guide for applicants to New Frontiers in Research Fund competitions link
CIHR Related Resources:
NSERC Related Resources:
SSHRC Related Resources:
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Find funding opportunities on Pivot, a research funding database and more. To register, visit the Pivot website, and log in using your institutional credentials. See video below for how to search for opportunities.
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