Details
| Opportunity Name | Research Grant for Emergent Issues and Priorities |
| Agency | Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation |
| Value | Up to $3,500 |
| Indirect Costs | Ineligible |
| Duration | N/A |
Deadlines
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 12-11-2024 |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 12-23-2024 |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 01-02-2025, by 9:00AM |
| Application due at agency | 01-06-2025, by 4:00PM |
Objective
To support conducting, presenting, and publishing research in support of public education and anti-racism. The theme for the 2024-2025 Academic Year is Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges in Education. (Preference will be given to applications with an Ontario and/or Canadian Education focus)
Note that at least one of the three awards would be reserved for researchers who identify as Indigenous, Black or racialized.
Eligibility
- Relevance to 2024-2025 research priority, listed above;
- Willingness to write a summary report for OSSTF/FEESO and/or an article for Education Forum magazine;
- Evidence of support for public education and/or the labour movement in previous publications and activities;
- Quality and feasibility of the project for which funding is sought; and
- A budget of estimated research expenses.
How to Apply
Application Form: English | French
Voluntary Self-Identification Form: English | French
York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature. Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.