Carleton OVPRI – Multidisciplinary Research Catalyst Fund, Round 3

• Subject Matter: All subject matters are eligible provided that the area and team are multidisciplinary.  New and emerging research teams are eligible. Priority will be given to projects that are directly linked to Carleton’s Strategic Integrated Plan.

• Resubmissions: Funded MRCF teams from Round 1 and Round 2 are not eligible to receive additional funding in this competition. Separate funding will be available to previous MRCF teams who met the program’s objectives and who have justified need for additional funding.

• Eligible Expenses: Research support staff (e.g. graduate students, researchers, grant writers, web developers), convening workshops, teaching release (with Dean’s approval), and partner travel.

• A team must comprise four or more faculty members, meeting the following criteria:
  • Includes at least one Early Career Researcher. Early Career Researchers are defined as individuals who have five years or less experience since their first academic appointment as of the application deadline, with the exception of career interruptions (e.g., maternity or parental leave, extended sick leave, clinical training, and family care) that occurred after their appointment.
  • Represents researchers from multiple academic units whose individual expertise are commonly funded by different agencies (e.g. SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, or the Canada Council for the Arts).
  • May include potential external partners from research institutions (e.g. NRC), industry, NGOs, foundations, hospitals, government, or international partners.
  • May include adjunct research professors and professional librarians.
• Identify a designated Principal Investigator (PI) or two Co-PIs who will be:
  • The corresponding representative(s) to receive communications about the application.
  • The PI (or at least one of the Co-PIs) should be a Carleton full-time faculty member.
• Faculty members may participate in more than one MRCF team but cannot be the designated PI/Co-PI for more than one application (either current or previously funded).
• Faculty members involved in a Round 1 or Round 2 MRCF team may participate in a Round 3 MRCF team.

• Deadline:
  • Tuesday, March 1, 2022 before 4:30pm.
  • Submission: by email to coris@carleton.ca (cc all members of the MRCF team).

• Key Program Contact:  Sarah Adams, Honors, Distinctions and Internal Research Programs Administrator

Applications will be reviewed by a committee comprising faculty researchers and the associate deans (Research). External experts will be consulted as appropriate. The committee will be chaired by the Vice-President (Research and International).

Research Excellence and Vision

• Addresses an important challenge that our society faces, where Carleton has a pre-existing strength and a potential competitive edge relative to other institutions.
• Has a potential to achieve transformative positive outcomes in terms of impact on society, benefits to Canada, and, as applicable, has a potential to help economic recovery.
• Links to external demands or societal needs/directions, thereby demonstrating potential for external partners, increase in external research funding at Carleton, and sustainability into the future.

Team Strength and Synergy

• Established excellence of the members of the team in terms of research productivity and funding.
• Demonstrates interdisciplinarity/multidisciplinarity and ideally involves more than one Faculty.
• Demonstrates the meaningful engagement and participation of early career researchers and individuals from underrepresented groups. Underrepresented groups include, but are not limited to, the four designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, and persons with disabilities).

Plan for Achieving MRCF Program Objectives

• Includes Carleton-led external funding applications, increase in research productivity, impact on society, potential economic development, and communications and outreach strategy.

An application comprises one attachment that includes: (i) the project’s title, (ii) a designated Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PIs, and (iii) the following sections:

Multidisciplinary Research Cluster Overview (maximum ¼ page)

• Provide a lay summary of the multidisciplinary research cluster.

Project Description (maximum ¾ page)

• Describe the research area, including a vision that responds to an important societal challenge.
• Outline the transformative opportunity that this funding will enable, including impact on society, benefits to Canada, and, where applicable, economic development potential.
• Describe the benefits to Carleton and the integration with academic programs (graduate and undergraduate).

Team Strength and Synergy (maximum 1 page)

• List the research team members and describe their role in the project. Discuss how the members constitute an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team and how this cluster is positioned to address the important societal challenge.
• Describe existing external partners, and their contribution to the project.
• Discuss how the cluster will meaningfully engage underrepresented groups and early career researchers.

Project, Communications, and Outreach Plan (maximum ½ page)

• Describe the plan for achieving the MRCF program objectives as outlined in the “Objectives and Expected Deliverables”, Section 1 of this call for proposals.

Budget and Budget Justification (maximum ½ page)

• Include an itemized budget with justification (up to $50,000).
• Indicate any anticipated resources needed from OVPRI that would facilitate success.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion – EDI (maximum ½ page)

• Explain your plan to promote the integration of EDI-related considerations in your project design and practice, and your plan to increase equitable and inclusive participation in the project.

Curriculum Vitae (any format)

• For each team member provide a ½ page bio and a link to the researcher’s up-to-date website. If a team member does not have an appropriate website, attach their CVs (maximum of five CVs).

• Explain any acronyms and abbreviations fully.
• Please use a 8 ½” x 11″ format, single-spaced, 11 pt font, and standard margins (1”).