June 7, 2022 Issue
The LA&PS Research Office publishes a bi-weekly Research Digest to keep faculty members informed about important research issues and opportunities.
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In this issue:
Internal Notices
Internal process : Nominations to 2023 the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) was established in 1882 as the senior Canadian collegium of distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. The primary objective of the Society is to promote learning and research in the arts, the humanities and the natural and social sciences.
The Members of the College are Canadians and Permanent Residents who, at an early stage in their career, have demonstrated a high level of achievement. Membership is for seven (7) years. Up to 80 Members may be elected each year.
Eligibility
Candidates must be no more than 15 years from the conferral of the PhD or equivalent qualification. For the cohort of 2023, a candidate must have received his or her PhD or equivalent no earlier than January 1, 2008. The RSC will consider an exemption period of
up to three (3) years for those who have had a career interruption for the purpose of maternity, childrearing, illness, or health-related family responsibilities. Where there are questions of equivalence eligibility, the Honorary Secretary will provide the conclusive
determination on behalf of the RSC Council. Nominees may be re-nominated any number of times, provided they still meet the eligibility requirements.
The RSC’s deadline for nominations is anticipated to be December 1, 2022.
Internal Nomination & Review Process
Please review the VPRI memo for 2023 RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (PDF).
Nominations to the College can be initiated by Members of the College (Members), Fellows of the RSC (Fellows), and Institutional Members (IMs) of the RSC. In all cases, candidates are encouraged to take advantage of available University resources and to seek peer advice throughout the development of their nomination file.
York encourages nominations from diversity candidates to reflect the diversity of our faculty complement.
Direct Member and Fellow Nomination
Individuals may be nominated by a Member of the College or Fellow of the Society, who need not be from York University. This nomination process does not require a York University internal selection process, although support may be available.
Important Considerations for Direct Member and Fellow Nominations
1. The Primary Nominator need not be from the same field as the nominee.
2. There is no limit to the number of nominations put forward by Members or Fellows.
3. We encourage Direct Member and Fellow Nominations, as we see higher success rates when Fellow or Members are directly involved in the nomination.
4. We encourage Faculties to share the names of these nominees with the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) team, which can provide ad hoc support if needed.
5. York nominees using the Direct Member/Fellow route may also access peer review from the Major Awards Advisory Committee. To do so, they must notify their Faculty Research Office and Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) of their interest by August 15 and submit their draft materials for review by September
6. See step 2 in the Institutional Nomination process for materials to be submitted.
Institutional Nomination from York University
As an Institutional Member of the RSC, the President on behalf of York University may nominate individuals for membership in the College. For such institutional nominations only, the process to identify and support these nominees is managed by the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) team and includes a review of internal nominations by the Major Awards Advisory Committee (MAAC).
The institutional nomination process is as follows:
1. Faculties notify the Office of Research Services of their intent to put forward institutional nominations. Faculties are asked to email SIRI Specialist Abby Vogus with the name(s) of the candidate(s) no later than August 15. The SIRI Specialist can work with nominees prior to the August 15 internal deadline and is available to consult on potential nominations.
2. Internal nomination packages are due on September 6. Details on the contents of the package are available at: https://rsc-src.ca/en/college-members/college-nominations/components-nomination. Faculties are asked to email SIRI Specialist Abby Vogus the following components of a nomination, which will then be reviewed by MAAC:
a. A signed 1-page letter on faculty letterhead from the Dean or Associate Dean of Research endorsing the nomination(s). This document should inform the multi-disciplinary MAAC about the importance of the nominee’s field and demonstrate the nominee’s stature within it, rather than re-state information from the CV(s).
b. A candidate statement reflecting on how their work will contribute to the College during the seven-year term (max 500 words).
c. A draft of the Detailed Appraisal (1,200 words max).
d. The nominee’s current CV (10 pages max).
e. A written commitment of at least 2 referees to provide a letter of reference along with a bio of each potential referee. An email from the referee will suffice (to be secured by nominee/Faculty Research Office).
3. MAAC will review internal nomination packages and provide feedback to nominees to ensure that nominations forwarded to the RSC are highly competitive.
4. Nominees will work with the SIRI Specialist and Faculty-based research support personnel (as appropriate) to prepare the full application package for submission. Completed nominations will likely include:
• A completed Nomination Form, which includes a 70-word citation.
• A cover letter from the primary nominator (i.e., the York University President – to be secured by SIRI).
• Two signed reference letters on letterhead from a person of authority on the candidate and their field, along with a brief biography of the referee (to be secured by SIRI).
• A candidate statement reflecting on how their work will contribute to the College during the seven-year term (500 words).
• Detailed appraisal (1200 words).
• The nominee’s current CV (10 pages max).
Relevant Deadlines
- August 15: Faculties notify ORS of their intent to submit a nomination
- September 6: Internal nomination files due to SIRI
- Mid-September: MAAC Review
- Mid-September: VPRI feedback to nominees
- November 23: Full application due to SIRI
- December 1: RSC electronic submission deadline
- July 2023 (TBC) Elected candidates notified by RSC
If you’re interested in submitting a nomination, please reach out to Isabella Huberman, Research Facilitator, LA&PS Research Office.
2023 Nominations for Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Fellows
The fellowship of the RSC comprises distinguished scholars from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life.
This year’s competition will officially launch in September 2022 and the following information is based on the last round of nominations. Requirements may change slightly from what is listed below; please verify prior to submission.
Eligibility
Fellows are those with exceptional and original publications, intellectual achievements, and creative activities. Their achievements are in the arts, the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. They are either Canadian citizens or Canadian Permanent Residents for at least three years at their time of election.
York encourages nominations from diversity candidates to reflect the diversity of our faculty complement.
Nomination Process
Please review the VPRI memo for the nomination process for RSC Fellows(PDF).
Candidates must be nominated either directly by a current Fellow or by an Institutional Member of the RSC (i.e., a nomination package submitted by York University endorsed by the President). In either case, candidates are encouraged to take advantage of
available University resources and to seek peer advice throughout the development of their nomination file.
Note that nominations are valid for one year only.
Direct Fellow Nomination
Individuals may be nominated for a fellowship by a current Fellow of the Society, who need not be from York University. This route does not require York University’s nomination process or approvals, although support may be accessed.
Important Considerations for Direct Fellow Nominations:
- The Primary Nominator need not be from the same field as the nominee.
- There is no limit to the number of nominations put forward by Fellows of the
Society. - We encourage Direct Fellow Nominations, as success rates tend to be higher when current Fellows are actively engaged in the nomination process.
- We encourage Faculties to share the names of these nominees with the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) team, which can provide ad hoc support if needed.
- York nominees using the direct Fellow route may also access peer review from the Major Awards Advisory Committee. To do so, they must notify their Faculty Research Office and Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) of their interest by August 15 and submit their draft materials for review by September. See step 2 in the Institutional Nomination process for materials to be submitted.
Institutional Nomination from York University
As an Institutional Member of the RSC, the President on behalf of York University may nominate individuals for a fellowship. For such institutional nominations only, the process to identify and support these nominees is managed by the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) team and includes a review of internal nominations by the Major Awards Advisory Committee (MAAC).
The internal nomination, review and feedback process is designed to ensure that nominations forwarded to the RSC are highly competitive.
- The institutional nomination process is as follows:
Faculties notify SIRI of their intent to put forward candidates for an institutionally-nominated RSC Fellowship. Faculties are asked to email SIRI Specialist Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) with the name(s) of the candidate(s) no later than August 15. - Internal nomination packages are due September 6. Faculties are asked to email Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) the following, which will then be reviewed by the MAAC:
a) Nominee’s current CV (50 pages max, including publications, key scholarly presentations, awards and distinctions and grants)
b) A draft of the Detailed Appraisal (1,200 words max). Please see the Nomination Guide for a template https://rsc-src.ca/en/fellows/nominations-0.
c) A written confirmation from at least 3 potential reference letter writers along with a short bio of the letter writers. An email confirmation is sufficient. - The MAAC will review internal nomination packages and provide feedback to nominees to ensure that nominations forwarded to the RSC are highly competitive.
- Nominees will work with the SIRI Specialist and Faculty-based research support personnel (as appropriate) to prepare the full application package for submission, which includes:
- Completed webform
- Letter from the Primary Nominator (i.e., the President)
- Two co-nominator letters, one of which must be from an existing Fellow (50 words max)
- Short citation attesting to the significance of the nominee’s work (70 words max)
- Detailed appraisal of the nominee’s scholarship or artistic achievements (1,200 words max)
- Letters of reference (number varies based on discipline) (750 words max)
- Short biographical note for each referee (250 words max)
- Nominee’s curriculum vitae (50 pages max)
The new guide for preparing an RSC Fellowship nomination will be available shortly on the RSC website.
For more information and support please reach out to Isabella Huberman, Research Facilitator, LA&PS Research Office.
Thinking Violence: Self-defence, Nonviolence and Protection
Date: June 9, 2022
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Social movements in recent years such as #Metoo or Black Lives Matter have forced us to reflect on the relations between state, sexual/sexist and racial violence, as well as how to best resist it. In fact, such movements ask that we revisit the way we think about violence and how we respond to it: Who is entitled to protection and under what conditions? Who has the right to defend oneself, how and with what consequences? What strategies are best suited to stop such violence and prevent its perpetuation? Such collective speak-outs/movements thus bring forth age-old philosophical debates around violence: Is the violence of the oppressed defending oneself the same as the violence of the oppressor? How then can we best define violence and with what ethico-political implications?
In this webinar, the three authors will discuss together notions of non/violence, self-defence, and protection, followed by a Q&A with the audience. Presentations will be in French and English with French/English translation available. The event will take place on June 9th from 12pm to 2pm.
Registration for Thinking Violence: Self-defence, Nonviolence and Protection
Notice: Electronic Submission of External Grants through Office of Research Services
Given the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, ORS is now accepting electronic submissions of research applications. If you have questions about this process please email the LA&PS Research Office. You can also access here a description of the external grants submission process and the two versions of the ORS checklist.
Internal Grants
Upcoming Internal Funding Opportunities
LA&PS faculty members are reminded that a comprehensive list of internal research funding opportunities is available on our new website (see below). This list includes short descriptions of several individual programs operated by the Dean’s Office as well as VPRI.
Upcoming Deadlines:
- York Indigenous Incentive Grant – Rolling
- LA&PS Black Scholars Research Fund – Rolling
External Notices
Second Release of Findings from 2021 Census by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is pleased to announce the second release of findings from the 2021 Census. These data are now available online and include information on age, sex at birth and gender, and types of dwellings.
This release is vital to understanding Canada’s shifting demographic profile. The 2021 Census is the first census to provide data on transgender and non-binary people, offering new insights into the diversity of our nation.
The release includes highlights about age-related demographic shifts that can have a significant impact on the economy and society as a whole. Our population remains one of the youngest among G7 countries, despite a record number of people approaching retirement. It also provides insights on the types of dwellings, indicating the number of apartment units in high-rise buildings has risen quickly, and is expected to continue and accelerate. These data are available at the national, provincial, territorial and subprovincial levels.
For more information about subsequent data release topics and timelines, please visit the 2021 Census dissemination planning web page.
External Grants and Fellowships
Margaret Meagher Fellowship – Research Affiliate Program
Launched in 2021 by the North Asia Bureau at Global Affairs Canada, the Margaret Meagher Fellowship aims to deepen the Government of Canada understanding of China, and to foster the development of a next generation of Canadian policy makers and specialists who will be at the forefront in government, business, education and civil society.
The fellowship will contribute knowledge to the area of China’s political and commercial system, social and environmental issues, and their impact on Canada-China relations. This PhD or postdoctoral fellowship is ideally suited to an early-career post-doctoral fellow who wishes to pursue a career path bridging academia and policy making.
The position is a nine-month fellowship and a salary of $41,675. The fellowship includes contribution to statutory benefits (e.g. Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan).
Deadline : 30 June 2022.
For more details on the application process, please visit Margaret Meagher Fellowship – Research Affiliate Program website.
Guggenheim Fellowships
Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for mid-career individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts and who exhibit great promise for their future endeavours.
Fellowships are open to any citizen or permanent resident of Canada or the United States. Each year the Foundation receives approximately 3,000 applications and awards approximately 175 Fellowships.
With terms ranging from a minimum of six months to a maximum of twelve months, Guggenheim Fellowships provide Fellows with blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible. No special conditions are attached to the funds – Fellowship recipients may spend their grant funds in any manner they deem necessary to their work. Note that only successful Fellows are asked for budgets for their work. The United States Internal Revenue Service, however, does require the Foundation to ask for reports from its Fellows at the end of their Fellowship terms.
APPLICATION MATERIALS
Details are available on the Guggenheim Application Resources While the application form is expected to be available soon on the Guggenheim Fellowship website, based on last year’s competition the full nomination likely will consist of the following:
- The application form.
- Up to four names and addresses of references who will be contacted for letters of recommendation via email by the Foundation.
- Brief narrative of the nominee’s career, describing previous achievements.
- A list of work which may include the following depending on your field: publications, exhibitions, performances, compositions, films or video tapes.
- A statement of plans for the period for which the Fellowship is requested.
- For applicants in Science or Scholarship, a plan of research which should be no more than 3 pages.
- For applicants in the Arts, a brief statement of plans describing the proposed creative work in general terms which should not exceed 3 pages.
- You may also be asked to submit samples of your work after your application has been submitted. Further instructions would be provided for this.
Anticipated Foundation deadline: With the new cycle expected to be announced in July, typically applications would be due around September 15.
The LA&PS Research Office and VPRI-SIRI team are available to support nominations. Please contact Isabella Huberman, Research Facilitator, LA&PS Research Office to discuss timelines and available supports.
For more information, please visit the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation website.
Reminder: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and SSHRC partner to advance Indigenous-led research
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are partnering on a national research program to advance understanding of reconciliation.
The new partnership further responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada’s call to action 65 and supports Calls to Actions 71 to 76. The collaboration will foster research on reconciliation and residential schools, done by and with Indigenous communities. It will leverage the skills and knowledge of both parties—the NCTR’s expertise and ability to safeguard the truths of Survivors, their families, communities and others affected by the residential school system; and SSHRC’s role to promote and support research and training in the humanities and social sciences.
This NCTR-SSHRC initiative is taking the form of a one-time funding opportunity, the Partnership Engage Grants—Residential Schools Joint Initiative (PEG RSJI). The PEG RSJI will support projects responding to a community’s need for planning, discussions, archival work or storytelling prior to, or in addition to, excavations or identifications on residential school sites in Canada. Projects can also focus on ground exploration, identification of sites and remains, repatriation of missing children from residential schools in Canada, or mapping and preservation of these sites, as judged appropriate by the community.
Value and duration
- Up to $1 million for the June 2022 Partnership Engage Grants competition to support projects related to residential schools.
- Grants are valued at a maximum amount of $50,000 per project for the duration of one year.
- A one-year automatic grant extension without additional funding is also available under this joint initiative.
Eligibility
PEG RSJI applications are subject to the general Partnership Engage Grants’ eligibility requirements.
Researchers can submit only one application to either Partnership Engage Grants or the PEG RSJI in the same competition (e.g., June 2022).
However, the following exceptions apply:
- Researchers who have already submitted a Partnership Engage Grants application in the current calendar year are still eligible to apply for a PEG RSJI grant; and
- Researchers can hold one Partnership Engage Grant (but not for the June 2022 competition), multiple Partnership Engage Grant COVID-19 Special Initiative awards and a PEG RSJI simultaneously.
Deadline : June 15, 2022
For more details, please visit Partnership Engage Grants—Residential Schools Joint Initiative (PEG RSJI) application process.
Interested applicants can reach out Isabella Huberman, Research Facilitator, LA&PS Research Office for support.
The 2022 competition of the Royal-Mach-Gaensslen (RMG) Prize for Mental Health Research
The Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research is an annual national prize that provides funding to exceptional researchers who are affiliated with a Canadian academic or clinical research institution in the field of mental health and who are 45 years of age or younger, to encourage them to continue to pursue their research interests in Canada.
Useful links:
- The Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research – Guidelines
- The Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research – Application Form
The 2022 deadline date for applications is Friday July 15, 2022.
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact RMG.
NSERC Alliance International Grants
- Value
- Catalyst Grants – $25K
- Collaboration Grants – $100K/year
- Duration
- Catalyst Grants – 1 year
- Collaboration Grants – Up to 3 years
- Deadlines: no deadline
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) recently announced 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. the Objectives are to provide support for researchers in Canada to work with leading international researchers from the academic sector, and to establish and grow international research collaborations and projects that have a high potential for impact in NSE disciplines.
Faculty members interested in applying should contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist.
The Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review 15 working days before submission to the agency. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is no later than 3 business days prior to ORS deadline at 9:00 am.
Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative
- Value: $7K – $25K for Events | $7K – $50K for Outreach activities
- Duration: 1 year
- Agency Deadline: August 1, November 1, 2022
Following the release of the tri-agency research data management policy in March 2021, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is pleased to announce the extension of the Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative. This initiative aims to continue helping the Canadian social sciences and humanities research community better understand data management, and incorporate data management considerations into research practices.
The initiative will fund at least 10 meritorious Connection Grants proposals per competition for the November 2021, February, May and August 2022 cycles, to support the research community’s development, adoption and dissemination of research data management standards, practices, tools and skills appropriate to their field.
If you have questions about this opportunity please contact Isabella Huberman, Research Facilitator, LA&PS Research Office.
The mandatory internal deadline for ORS review is no later than 12:00 pm on the agency deadline date. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is no later than 3 business days prior to the agency deadline at 9:00 am.
SSHRC Connection Grants
- Value:
- Events: $7,000 to $25,000
- Outreach activities: $7,000 to $50,000; higher amounts can be considered if well justified
- Duration: 1 Year
- Deadline: August 1, November 1, February 1 (8 p.m. EST)
Connection Grants support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, or other events or outreach activities.
If you have questions about this opportunity please contact Isabella Huberman, Research Facilitator, LA&PS Research Office.
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants (PEG)
- Value: $7,000 to $25,000
- Duration: 1 year
- Agency Deadline: June 15, and September 15, December 15, 2022, at 12:00 PM (EST)
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. To access an application form and full instructions, log into your SSHRC account.
If you have questions about this opportunity please contact Isabella Huberman, Research Facilitator, LA&PS Research Office.
The mandatory internal deadline for ORS review is by 9:00 am on the agency deadline. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is by 9:00 am two (2) working days prior to submission to the agency.
NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate Grants
- Value: Standard Alliance Option 1 values apply: min $20K/year – max $1M/year
- Duration: Up to 5 years
- Deadline: rolling
NSERC in partnership with Mitacs is pleased to announce a new joint initiative: NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate Grants that will support the R&D efforts of Canadian university researchers and their partners while supporting highly qualified personnel including students and/or postdoctoral fellows. The new opportunity is being offered through NSERC’s Alliance grants and Mitac’s Accelerate programs. If you have questions about this opportunity please contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist.
The mandatory internal deadline for ORS review is by 9:00 am two (2) working days prior to submission to the agency. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is by 9:00 am five (5) working days prior to submission to the agency.
NSERC – Alliance Grants: Option 2
- Value: over $30,000 to $100,000 per year
- Duration: 1 to 5 years
- Deadline: No deadline
NSERC has released details about a new Alliance Option 2 two-pager that provides an overview of what the NSERC – Alliance Grants option 2 funding is all about. The projects should aim to address and are driven by an unmet societal need, meaning that the results matter not just to the partner organizations but also to the public. Refer to the NSERC resources page to access the best practices webinar, a summary of NSERC requirements and more. The results should be broadly shared in various formats, allowing even non-specialists outside the project to understand and use the results. Faculty members interested in applying should contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist.
Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review is by 9:00 am two (2) working days prior to submission to agency. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is by 9:00 am five (5) working days prior to submission to agency.
