March 14, 2022 Issue
The LA&PS Research Office publishes a bi-weekly Research Digest to keep faculty members informed about important research issues and opportunities.
If you or your unit is planning an event, a notice or a funding opportunity that you would like included in our Digest Newsletter, please send these to lapsrsc@yorku.ca.
In this issue:
LA&PS Spotlights
Climate Change Research Month at York: Nirupama Agrawal and Marcela Porporato
Climate Change Research Month at York supports the University’s commitment to climate change action through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In our March issue of the LA&PS research Spotlights, we wanted to feature some of the work of our faculty members on Climate change.
The collaboration between two scholars in the School of Administrative Studies at LA&PS, Dr. Nirupama Agrawal, an expert in natural disasters and risk management, and Dr. Marcela Porporato, a professional accountant specialized in performance management, is part of a larger project funded by Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Ontario to investigate and report on how to create awareness on the fight against corruption. The research is also supported by Nathanson Centre, Osgoode Hall Law School.
“Our study explores the root causes behind repetitive critical infrastructure failures, routinely and wrongfully pinned on natural hazards (heavy rains and flooding) and the climate change narrative,” explained Dr. Agrawal, and added that urban resilience in changing climate has to be rooted in the integrity of public institutions and policy. Dr. Porporato indicated “It is vital here to differentiate disasters triggered by natural phenomena or man-made causes. To better understand man-made disasters, we link with corruption literature focused on procurement from the accounting research tradition.”
This timely collaboration contributes to the discussion on how corruption uses the force of nature to perpetuate itself in a context of weak control mechanisms and low transparency. The case illustrates how corrupt governance uses natural hazards turned into disasters to maintain an infinite state of emergency, allowing two negative practices to perpetuate: grant contracts without public tender and contractors cutting corners to ensure that the construction needs repairs or reconstructions soon. This combination of factors can result in man-made disasters that shield behind a climate change narrative. Learn more about the project in their forthcoming chapter in the International Handbook of Disasters (Springer – Nature) and by checking this poster summarizing two figures used in this study on climate change and corruption (PDF).
Book Launch of Twice Migrated, Twice Displaced by Tania Das Gupta
Dr. Tania Das Gupta is a Professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. She is currently also the Affirmative Action, Equity, and Inclusivity Officer there. In addition to her academic work, she has extensive experience in community work with immigrant women and anti-racism and has acted as a consultant for human rights lawyers and nurses’ groups on numerous cases of racial harassment. In bridging the gap between academy and practice, Das Gupta’s latest book, Twice Migrated, Twice Displaced, will appeal to both academic scholars and immigrant and refugee settlement practitioners.
Twice Migrated, Twice Displaced explores the lives of “twice migrated” Gulf South Asians who arrived in the Greater Toronto Area from India and Pakistan via Persian Gulf countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Drawing on in-depth interviews, Tania Das Gupta reveals the multiple migration patterns of this unique group and the class, gender, racial, and religious discrimination they have encountered. She analyzes such themes as class mobility, the formation of transnational families, and identities in a post-9/11 context. How does the Canadian labour market affect transnationalism? Are immigrants being strategic in using step migration and transnational living practices?
You can now register for the Twice Migrated, Twice Displaced book launch on Thursday, March 24, 2022, from 12:30 to 13:45 EST. This event is co-presented by the Global Labour Research Centre and the York Centre for Asian Research at York University. Also connect with Dr. Tania Das Gupta to learn more about the project.
Internal Notices
Kitty Lundy Memorial Lecture: Collaboration as a Path to Reinvention with Vivek Shraya
Date: March 28, 2022 – 6:30 pm.
Canadian musician, writer and artist Vivek Shraya (MA, Gender, Feminist & Women’s Studies, York University) will deliver the 2021 Kitty Lundy Memorial Lecture on the theme of “reinvention through collaboration.” She will examine how the act of collaborating with others not only offers the possibility of creating more meaningful and nuanced works, but also the opportunity to reveal—and be—a new version of oneself. Her talk, entitled “Collaboration as a path to reinvention” will be an online hybrid event with limited in-person seating.
Virtual registration for the Kitty Lundy Memorial Lecture
Please note that if you have accessibility requirements, email lapscoms@yorku.ca for assistance.
Research Commons Launching Version 3.0 of the Grant Clinic
Some of the supports available this year include:
- A new streamlined online application process. Visit the Research Commons Grant Clinic website for more details.
- A more collaborative process with the Faculty Research Office, to ensure applicants are able to optimize all the support that is available to them.
- LA&PS encourages participation by researchers engaged in SSHRC Partnership Development Grants, NSERC Discovery Grants and New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration (NFRF).
For more information, please visit the following pages:
- NFRF Exploration Grant New Applicant and Resubmission Streams (PDF) – Due April 14, 2022
- NSERC Discovery Grant New Applicant and Resubmission Streams (PDF) – Due May 6, 2022
- SSHRC Partnership Development Grant New Applicant and Resubmission Streams (PDF) – Due March 31, 2022
If you have questions or would like to know more, please reach out to George Zhu (gzhu@yorku.ca) or Research Commons Operations Manager Andrew Castillo (drewcast@yorku.ca)
CIHR Project Grant Information Session
Session on technical application requirements with tips for successful applications
Date: March 23, 2022 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Zoom Link for CIHR Project Grant Info Session
Meeting ID: 985 0446 8158
Passcode: 406840
NSERC Discovery Grant Information Session
Date: Friday April 1, 2022 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Zoom link for NSERC Discovery Grant Information Session
Health and Society Annual (HESO) Lecture on Fertility Efficiency with Dr. Lucy van de Weil
Date: Tues, April 5, 2022 – 12:30 pm
Zoom link for the HESO Lecture
Meeting ID: 913 6148 2000
Passcode: 744939
The Health & Society program in the Department of Social Science is pleased to announce its upcoming annual lecture (jointly sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology Studies) with Dr. Lucy van de Wiel, Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Research in Global Health and Social Medicine at King’s College London.
Dr. Wiel will outline her research into egg freezing, embryo selection and financialization of the fertility sector.
Research Accounting Year-End Memo 2022
Kindly find attached Research Accounting 2021-2022 Year-End Memo (PDF) for the period ending March 31, 2022
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 lapsrsc@yorku.ca. You can also access here a description of the external grants submission process and the two versions of the ORS checklist.
Internal Grants
Resumption of LA&PS Travel Grant program
The LA&PS Travel Grant for Dissemination program is reopening and the deadline for applications is Friday April 1 at 12pm.
LA&PS offers this grant to offset costs associated with the public dissemination of research, scholarship, or creativity.
Eligibility: Full-time YUFA faculty members and senior scholars in LA&PS. In the case of CLAs and SRCs, travel must also occur within the term of the appointment. Applications must be submitted in advance of the presentation.
Complete details and application materials will be available on the LA&PS internal funding opportunities page in the week of 14th March. Please continue checking this webpage for more details.
The University has also just updated its International Travel Guidance. It is strongly recommended that applicants consult this before making travel plans.
YCAR Opportunities
Essay and creative award opportunities
Teaching Assistants and Course Directors are encouraged to submit exceptional essays or creative projects to the Global Hong Kong Essay and Creative Project Award and/or the YCAR Undergraduate Asia Essay Award.
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:
- 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
- York Indigenous Incentive Grant – Rolling
- LA&PS Black Scholars Research Fund – Rolling
- LA&PS Travel Grant for Dissemination – Deadline April 1, 2022
External Notices
Upcoming Events at the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS)
Catch Richard Saundars, Professor in the Political Science department at CIPS event on Resurgent Resource Nationalism: Comparative Regional Experiences on March 15, 2022.
The Centre has a series of events lined up for March 2022. Visit the CIPS events page for more details.
Community-Based Research Canada Events
Community-Based Research Canada is announcing a series of exciting events in its recent Newsletter, including its Winter Learning series, Community of Practice and Certificate Course offering. See more in the CBRC Newsletter and Online Course Flyer (PDF)
Global engagement opportunity
The Globally Networked Learning (GNL) approach engages faculty and students in collaborative joint lectures, class discussions, assignments and/or research projects through innovative pedagogies and the use of online communication and information technologies. In addition to innovative pedagogical approaches, GNL promotes and facilitates intercultural communication and global learning for both faculties and students. York University faculty members who embark on a GNL have access to many supports offered through including York International, the Teaching Commons, UIT and the Libraries along with resources from the partner university. To further assist those faculty members to co-develop resources for their GNL course and support GNL initiatives, there is also the GNL award of $1,000. The application deadline for GNL courses of the Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 is Friday, April 8. Access the Faculty Toolkit for more resources. To learn more about GNL, visit the GNL website.
External Grants and Fellowships
2021–22 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation by the Simmons Foundation | Deadline: Mar. 28
A total of four awards of CAD $5,000 are available to Canadian master’s and/or doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic. Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special event at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters in Fall 2022. The deadline for applications is 28 March 2022.
Québec Secretariat for Canadian Relations (SQRC) – 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:
- Exploratory mission
- Transfer of expertise
- Partnerships
- 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.
2023 call for nominations for the Killam Prizes
The Killam Prizes are awarded to active Canadian scholars who have distinguished themselves through sustained excellence, making a significant impact in their respective fields in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering.
For more information about the application process, please visit Killam Prizes | Canada Council for the Arts
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).
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 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.
