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Tag Archives: grants
It’s more than the grant
I often feel ambivalent about helping people with grant applications. I know there is a need. I know I can help. But the funding situation is such that many excellent proposals don’t get funded, even with my help. Fortunately, my … Continue reading
Avoiding crisis management and burnout
The intention of my previous post was not to raise your blood pressure. I know that by mid-November you are overwhelmed. You’re right in the thick of teaching. You have mid-term assignments coming in to be marked and returned. You’re … Continue reading
Posted in Work Habits
Tagged appointments, grants, holidays, SSHRC Insight Development Grant
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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
Posted in Funding, My services
Tagged essays, exams, grading, grants, Insight Development Grant, SSHRC
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The research you want to make happen
Research produces more questions than answers. The successful researchers I know have far more questions and projects they could be working on than they could possibly pursue in their lifetimes, even if they had fewer service responsibilities, lower teaching loads, … Continue reading
Take control of your research plans
As you know, I help researchers with grant applications. One thing that frustrates me is how often researchers seem to be giving over control of their research to others. You don’t think about planning your research until a funding deadline … Continue reading