Also blogging at University Affairs Careers Café- Hangin’ with the students May 15, 2012 Nicola Koper
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Category Archives: Funding
SSHRC Insight compulsory Intent to Apply
If you are planning on applying for an Insight Grant this October you must submit a Notice of Intent to apply in August. I am unsurprised at this development. The compulsory Notice of Intent enables the program officers to determine … Continue reading
Practical implications of this year’s Insight results delay
I missed something in my earlier post about the what the delay in communicating the results of the SSHRC Insight competition might mean for you. If you are awarded a grant, a delay of even a couple of weeks can … Continue reading
Implications of Federal Budget for SSHRC
While I am as concerned as anyone about the total amount of money allocated to the Tri-Councils and related agencies in the recent Canadian federal budget, I am more worried about another trend — the threat to peer decision making … Continue reading
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Tagged CIHR, Federal budget 2012, funding squeeze, Ghoussoub, NSERC, peer review, SSHRC, success rates
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What the delay to SSHRC Insight results might mean
The fact that the decisions are delayed tells me that SSHRC is making changes in this competition budget. The budget they are allocating based on the peer adjudication that happened in March is now smaller than was originally envisioned.
There are 2 ways that they can address this sudden contraction:
reduce the success rate
an across the board cut to project budgets Continue reading
SSHRC IDG deadline is closer than it appears
February seems ages away. Maybe you are looking at the SSHRC Insight Development Grant and thinking “Hmmm, maybe I should apply.” If that’s the stage you’re at. It’s already too late. If you have been working on it and have … Continue reading
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Tagged essays, exams, grading, grants, Insight Development Grant, SSHRC
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