Announcing LA&PS Research Events Fund recipient Elena Basile

We are also spotlighting and celebrating our latest LA&PS Research Events Fund  recipient Elena Basile, Department of English and School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies in support of the “Who Cares?” Speaker Series in collaboration with Roberta Buiani, Glendon (Communications), Scholar in Residence at Sensorium and a Centre for Feminist Research affiliate.

Who Cares? Sustaining Relations of Health Beyond the Time of Crisis is a Speaker Series dedicated to fostering transdisciplinary conversations between doctors, writers, artists, and researchers on contemporary biopolitics of care and the urgent need to move towards more respectful, creative, and inclusive caring practices in the wake of the systemic cracks made evident by the pandemic. “The series aims to activate practical conversations between people who are already engaged in transforming the infrastructures and cultures of care but have often few opportunities to speak to each other,” explained Basile. “These interdisciplinary dialogues will enable the sharing of emerging epistemologies, new material approaches and pedagogies that could take us beyond the current crisis.”

The series program kicks off on Monday, February 28 and will continue throughout March and April, featuring participatory performances, roundtables, keynote speeches and two art exhibits in the Canadian Language Museum (Glendon Campus) and the D.G. Ivey Library of New College, at the University of Toronto, respectively.

“Who Cares” is an excellent example of different academic and non-academic groups coming together for research and social impact with funding from SSHRC, New College at the University of Toronto, and LA&PS at York University. Along with the generous contributions of the Centre for Feminist Research, Sensorium Centre for Digital Arts and Technology, and The Canadian Language Museum, among many others. This series is also co-produced in collaboration with the ArtSci Salon.

Learn more about the series program and register here.

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. Internal funding opportunities can be accessed Internal funding opportunities can be accessed here. 

Upcoming Deadlines:

• Explore Grant Program – Application Form – Deadline March 31st, 2022
• KMb Grant Program – Application Form – Deadline March 31st, 2022
• LA&PS Support for Scholarly Journals – Application Form – Deadline March 31st, 2022
• Minor Research Grant Application Guidelines – April 15th, 2022

2022 NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation

• Deadline:
  • March 1, 2022 – Institutional nominations due to the Office of Research Services
  • April 19, 2022 – Funder deadline

The 2022 competition for the NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation, recognizes partnerships of strong, complementary and collaborative teams that have generated new knowledge and accelerated the application of research results to create benefits for Canada and Canadians. Please note, this year’s competition has undergone major changes. Please review the details carefully in this 2022 NSERC Synergy Awards Memo.

Faculty members interested in applying should contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist, at eveletan@yorku.ca.

NSERC USRA – Summer 2022

The 2022 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs) have been announced.

The application form and instructions (Form 202) are now available on the NSERC website and must be filled out using NSERC’s online system. Both students and supervisors will have to register online to be able to complete the application. Please read all instructions before beginning. Please refer to this NSERC USRA Memo Summer 2022 for more details and to learn about the changes to the 2022 program.

Schools/departments are encouraged to set their internal deadlines for receiving application materials and preparing departmental rankings. Departments/schools are required to send a departmental ranking, departmental summary, and copies of full applications (PDF) by email to the LA&PS Research Office by Friday, March 4, 2022. These should be emailed to Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist (eveletan@yorku.ca).

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact eveletan@yorku.ca.

Québec Secretariat for Canadian Relations – 2022-23 Support Program for the Canadian Francophonie

• Value and Duration
  • Exploration mission – up to $7K per project
  • Transfer of expertise – up to $10K per project
  • Partnerships – up to $20K per year per project (maximum of $60K for a 3-year project)
  • Initiatives by pan-Canadian organization – up to $50K per year per project (maximum of $150K for a 3-year project)
• Deadlines: check the SQRC website for specific deadlines

The Québec Secretariat for Canadian Relations (SQRC) recently announced a Call for Projects for the 2022-23 Support Program for the Canadian Francophonie (PAFC). The program supports different types of projects, classified into four components:

1. Exploratory mission
2. Transfer of expertise
3. Partnerships
4. Initiatives by pan-Canadian organizations

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca

Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review Ten (10) business days prior to 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.

Guthrie Award call for nominations open| March 11

• Deadline: March 11, 5:00 p.m. EST

The Law Foundation of Ontario created the Guthrie Award in 1996 to honour H. Donald Guthrie who served as a Foundation trustee for 21 years, including 13 years as Chair. The Guthrie Award recognizes outstanding individuals for their contributions to access to justice.

Gerda Henkel Foundation – Call for Applications on Forced Migration

• Value: Funding will cover associated costs for personnel, travel, acquiring relevant materials, and/or other necessary expenses.
• Duration: Not stated
• Deadlines: due at agency Wednesday, June 15, 2022

The Gerda Henkel Foundation has launched a new funding program on “Forced Migration.” The program is aimed at researchers across several disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Cultural Studies, Law, and Economics.

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca

The Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review on June 1, 2022. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is no later than 3 business days prior to ORS deadline at 9:00 am.

Upcoming: IDRC Call for proposals: Women RISE

• Value: up to $1M
• Duration: Up to 24 months
• Deadlines:
  • Program Launch March 2022
  • Submit concept notes to IDRC April 2022
  • Submit a full draft of the application to SIRI June 2022
  • Application deadline July 2022

Women RISE (Women’s health and economic empowerment for a COVID-19 Recovery that is Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable) is a new initiative to support action-oriented research on how women’s health and their work (paid or unpaid) intersect and interact in the context of preparing for, responding to and recovering from COVID-19.

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca

Application Process: All researchers must notify both their Faculty Research Office and the Office of Research Services (see contact details below) as soon as possible about their intention to apply. To signal your intent to apply and to book a one-on-one meeting, please contact Diana Frasca, Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives Specialist, in the Office of Research Services, by e-mail (dfrasca@yorku.ca).

Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships Programme

• Value
  • Wolfson Fellowship: Up to £300,000
  • Visiting Fellowship: Up to £125,000
• Duration
  • Wolfson Fellowship: Up to 5 years
  • Visiting Fellowship: Up to 12 months full-time (with a minimum stay of three months) or flexibly over two years.
• Deadlines: By 3:00 pm UK time on Wednesday, March 23, 2022

The Royal Society is inviting applications to its Wolfson Fellowships programme.  This programme will enable UK Universities and Research Institutions to attract internationally outstanding leading researchers who are at the peak of their career as well as those established researchers whose career is on a steep upward trajectory to the UK’s scientific community, through one of two complementary routes.

The Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship

• To enable UK universities and research institutions to strategically recruit and attract outstanding research leaders to the UK from overseas by offering long-term support and flexible funding to conduct high-quality research
• To strengthen research and help build a critical mass of excellence in the UK’s best university departments and research institutions in fields considered to be strategically important by the institution

The Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship

• To enable UK universities and research institutions to attract outstanding international researchers in key strategic areas to the UK from overseas
• To enable the Visiting Fellow and the host UK organization to develop ongoing research links, share ideas and practice.

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca

The Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is no later than 3 business days prior to ORS deadline at 9:00 am.

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, at eveletan@yorku.ca.

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.

NSERC-National Science Foundation – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence

• Deadlines and application windows vary by program

NSERC and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the first joint collaborative research funding opportunity focusing on discoveries and innovations in the areas of quantum science and artificial intelligence. The objective is to focus specifically on discoveries and innovations in the areas of artificial intelligence and quantum science. Collaborative research proposals will be accepted to the NSF programs listed below:

• NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Core Programs
  • Small Projects and Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) Core Projects 1 only
• NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program (Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace)
  • Core Small Projects only
• NSF Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR)
• NSF Engineering Directorate, Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber-Systems
• NSF Engineering Directorate, Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
• NSF Engineering Directorate, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems

Applications requesting up to and including $750,000 total funding from NSERC are supported by the Grants & Applications unit, with submission to ORS as per the following timelines:

• 15 working days before submission to the agency for a full administrative review for both the LOI and full application
• Otherwise, by 9:00 am 2 working days before submission to the agency for a mandatory review for both the LOI and full application

Applications requesting more than $750,000 total funding from NSERC are supported by the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) unit. SIRI will provide a full administrative review of the completed LOI application and full proposal, which may take up to 15 working days, in advance of submission to NSERC and NSF. Faculty members interested in applying should contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist, at eveletan@yorku.ca.

NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants

• Phase I – reduction to practice stage
  • Value: Funding is available to a maximum of $125K, and is non-renewable.  NSERC will assume 100 percent of the direct costs of research for Phase 1 projects.
  • Duration: up to one year
  • Deadline: Monday, April 4, 2022
• Phase IIa – Technology Enhancement
  • Value: NSERC will support up to two-thirds of the costs of the project with the early-stage entity providing the balance in cash. Funding requested from NSERC should not exceed an average of $125K per year.
  • Duration: IIa – 6-18 months
  • Deadline: Monday, June 27, 2022

• Phase IIb – up to 24 months
  • Value: Funding requested should not exceed $350K for the duration of the project.  NSERC may fund up to half the cost of the project, with the company providing the other half through a combination of in-kind and at least 40% cash contributions.
  • Duration: up to 24 months
  • Deadline: Monday, September 26, 2022

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is accepting applications to the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants Program. This program is available to university researchers to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. The I2I Program provides funding for four phases (Market Assessment, Phase I, Phase IIa and Phase IIb). Objectives include:

• To accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company
• To provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential.
• To provide crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection

Proposals under this program must include a detailed technology transfer and commercialization plan prepared and endorsed by the university. Please contact Yaser Kerachian, Commercialization Manager for VISTA at yaserk@yorku.ca or ext. 33843, for VISTA-related proposals. For everyone else, please contact Anna Han, Commercialization Manager at ahan@yorku.ca  or ext. 44315, prior to preparing your application.

Faculty members interested in applying should contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist, at eveletan@yorku.ca.

The Mandatory internal deadlines for ORS for full application review are:

• Market assessment: Monday, December 6, 2021
• Phase I: Monday, March 14, 2022
• Phase IIa: Monday, June 13, 2022
• Phase IIb: Monday, September 12, 2022

The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is by 9:00 am five (5) working days prior to submission to the agency.

Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative

• Value: $7K – $25K for Events | $7K – $50K for Outreach activities
• Duration: 1 year
• Agency Deadline: May 1, 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 lapsrsc@yorku.ca.

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:  May 1, 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 lapsrsc@yorku.ca

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants (PEG)

• Value: $7,000 to $25,000
• Duration: 1 year
• Agency Deadline: March 15, 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 lapsrsc@yorku.ca.

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 at eveletan@yorku.ca.

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, at eveletan@yorku.ca.

Learn more about NSERC – Alliance Grant option 2 (EN)

Learn more about NSERC – Alliance Grant option 2 (FR)

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.