CU Research Development Grants

Purpose

Support early career researchers (within the first 6 years of a tenure-track appointment) to develop their first successful application as a Principal Investigator (PI) to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. (See Terms and Conditions)

Application process: Read below or download the Guidelines (HERE)

Eligibility

Principal Investigator Eligibility: 

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Be within the first 6 years of academic appointment
• Do not hold Tri-council (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, NFRF) funds as a PI at the time of application. (Excludes fellowships/scholarships).
• Intend to submit a competitive proposal to SSHRC as a PI within the next 12-18 months.
• Have not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)[1] within the past three (3) years. (Note: Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.)
• Do not hold a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant
• A professor may only submit one application as a PI or Co-Principal applicant (co-PI) in a given gate to the CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR).

Co-Principal Investigator Eligibility Must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Have not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)[1] within the past three (3) years. (Note: Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.)
• Do not hold a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant
• A professor may only submit one application in a given gate to the CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR).                                                                                          

Team Member Eligibility – Anyone is eligible, no CV submission is required.

[1] Previously referred to as NSE and Health CU Development Grants.    

Budget

Expenses: Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guidelines for Use of Grant Funds.

• Eligible expenses include:
  • Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows
  • Salaries of technical and professional staff
  • Materials, supplies and services
  • Small equipment (i.e. computers) cannot account for more than 1\3^rd of the total budget
  • Research travel (e.g. field work)
  • Knowledge dissemination (travel to present papers at academic conferences and open access costs for no more than a total cost of $3,000)
• Non-eligible expenses include:
  • Professional development activities
  • Partnership-building activities
  • Large equipment and renovations
  • Teaching release

Please note that transfers of funds to other institutions are not permitted.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. Challenge—The aim and importance of the endeavor (50%)
   • Originality, significance and expected contribution to knowledge;
   • Appropriateness of the literature review;
   • Appropriateness of the theoretical approach or framework;
   • Appropriateness of the methods/approach;
   • Consideration of sex, gender and other identity factors in the research design
   • Quality of training and mentoring to be provided to students, emerging scholars and other highly qualified personnel, and opportunities for them to contribute; and
   • Potential for the project results to have influence and impact within and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community.
2. Feasibility—The plan to achieve excellence (30%) 
   • Appropriateness of the proposed timeline and probability that the objectives will be met;
   • Expertise of the applicant/team in relation to the proposed research;
   • Appropriateness of the requested budget, justification of proposed costs, and, where applicable, other financial and/or in-kind contributions
3. Capability—The expertise to succeed (20%)
   • Quality, quantity and significance of past experience and published and/or creative outputs of the applicant and any co-applicants, relative to their roles in the project and their career stage;
   • Evidence of other past knowledge mobilization activities (e.g. films, performances, commissioned reports, knowledge syntheses, experience in collaboration/other interactions with stakeholders, contributions to public debate and media), and of impacts on professional practice, social services and policies, etc.; and
   • Quality and quantity of past contributions to the development of training and mentoring of students, postdoctoral researchers and other highly qualified personnel

Purpose

Support researchers in the social sciences and humanities who:

• Have held at least one grant as a Principal Investigator (PI) from one of the three federal funding councils or (NEW) from a national sponsor outside of Canada;
• Are not currently holding Tri-Council funding as a Principal Investigator. If in an automatic extension year, can no longer be receiving instalments; and
• Have been unsuccessful in a SSHRC funding competition in the last year. (Excludes SSHRC Connection and Partnership Engage Grants)

It is expected that the Explore grant will lead to a competitive application to SSHRC as a PI within a year of the end date of the grant. (See Terms and Conditions)

Application process: Read below or download the Guidelines (HERE)

Eligibility

Principal Investigator Eligibility: 

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position (Assistant, Associate, Full) at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• A researcher:
  • Has held at least one grant as a Principal Investigator (PI) from one of the three federal funding councils or (NEW) from a national sponsor outside of Canada;
  • Is not currently holding Tri-Council funding as a Principal Investigator. If in an automatic extension year, can no longer be receiving instalments; and
  • Has been unsuccessful in a SSHRC funding competition within the last year. (Excludes SSHRC Connection and Partnership Engage Grants) If not yet in receipt of committee comments from the most recent round of IDG, this does not make you ineligible for this opportunity.
  • May only submit one application in a given gate as PI or Co-Principal Applicant (Co-PI) to the CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)[1]; and
  • Cannot have been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) in the past three (3) years.
• A CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) may NOT be held in conjunction with a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant.
• Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) must demonstrate that the proposed single defined research project involves different objectives than their past grant(s) and that there is no duplication of funding for any of the proposed activities;
• And (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.

Co-Principal Investigator Eligibility

Must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Has not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)[1] in the past three (3) years. (Note: Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.)
• Do not hold a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant
• A professor may only submit one application in a given gate to the CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR).

Team Member Eligibility: Anyone is eligible. No CV submission is required.

[1] Previously referred to as NSE and Health CU Development Grants.

Budget

Expenses: Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guidelines for Use of Grant Funds.

• Eligible expenses include:
  • Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows
  • Salaries of technical and professional staff
  • Materials, supplies and services
  • Small equipment (i.e. computers) cannot account for more than 1\3^rd of the total budget
  • Research travel (e.g. field work)
  • Knowledge dissemination (travel to present papers at academic conferences and open access costs for no more than a total cost of $3,000)
• Non-eligible expenses include:
  • Professional development activities
  • Partnership-building activities
  • Large equipment and renovations
  • Teaching Release

Please note that transfers of funds to other institutions are not permitted.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. Challenge—The aim and importance of the endeavor (50%)
   • Originality, significance and expected contribution to knowledge
   • Appropriateness of the literature review
   • Appropriateness of the theoretical approach or framework
   • Appropriateness of the methods/approach
   • Consideration of sex, gender and other identity factors in the research design
   • Quality of training and mentoring to be provided to students, emerging scholars and other highly qualified personnel, and opportunities for them to contribute; and
   • Potential for the project results to have influence and impact within and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community.
2. Feasibility—The plan to achieve excellence (30%)
   • Appropriateness of the proposed timeline and probability that the objectives will be met
   • Expertise of the applicant/team in relation to the proposed research
   • Appropriateness of the requested budget, justification of proposed costs, and, where applicable, other financial and/or in-kind contributions
3. Capability—The expertise to succeed (20%)
   • Quality, quantity and significance of past experience and published and/or creative outputs of the applicant and any co-applicants, relative to their roles in the project and their career stage
   • Evidence of other past knowledge mobilization activities (e.g. films, performances, commissioned reports, knowledge syntheses, experience in collaboration/other interactions with stakeholders, contributions to public debate and media), and of impacts on professional practice, social services and policies, etc.; and
   • Quality and quantity of past contributions to the development of training and mentoring of students, postdoctoral researchers and other highly qualified personnel.

Purpose

Support early career researchers (within the first 5 years of a tenure-track appointment) develop their first successful application as a PI to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).

Application process: Read below or download the Guidelines (HERE)

Eligibility

Principal Investigator Eligibility: 

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Be within the first 5 years of an academic appointment at the time of application.
• Do not hold Tri-Council funds (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, NFRF) as a PI at the time of application. (Excludes fellowships/scholarships).
• Intend to submit a competitive proposal to NSERC as a PI within the next 12-18 months.
• Have not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)[1] within the past three (3) years.
  • Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments
  • and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.
• Are not holding a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant
• A professor may only submit one application in a given gate as PI or Co-Principal applicant (Co-PI) to the CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)

Co-Principal Investigator Eligibility

Must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Have not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) within the past three (3) years.
  • Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments
  • and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.
• Are not holding a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant
• A professor may only submit one application in a given gate to the CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)

Team Member Eligibility – Anyone is eligible. No CV is required to be submitted.

[1] Previously referred to as NSE and Health CU Development Grants.

Budget

Expenses: Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guidelines for Use of Grant Funds.

• Eligible expenses include:
  • Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows
  • Salaries of technical and professional staff
  • Materials, supplies and services
  • Small equipment (i.e. computers) cannot account for more than 1\3^rd of the total budget
  • Research travel (e.g. field work) and travel to present papers at technical conferences
• Non-eligible expenses include:
  • Professional development activities
  • Partnership-building activities
  • Large equipment and renovations
  • Teaching Release

Please note that transfers of funds to other institutions are not permitted.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Scientific or engineering excellence of the researcher (20%)
  • Knowledge, expertise and experience of the researcher in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE)
  • Quality and impact of contributions to the proposed research and/or other areas of research in NSE
  • Importance of contributions to, and use by, other researchers and end-users
• Merit of the proposal (50%)
  • Originality and innovation
  • Significance of expected contributions to NSE research, potential for policy and/or technology-related impact
  • Clarity and scope of objectives
  • Clarity and appropriateness of methodology
  • Feasibility
  • Extent to which the scope of the proposal addresses all relevant issues, including the need for varied expertise within or across disciplines
  • Consideration of Sex, Gender and other identity factors in the research design, if applicable
  • Consideration of interdisciplinary methods or practices in research, if applicable
  • Appropriateness of, and justification for, the budget
• Contributions to the training of highly qualified personnel (HQP) (30%)
  • Past contributions to training of HQP (training environment, HQP awards and research contributions, outcomes and skills by HQP)
  • Training Plan (training philosophy, research training plan)

Purpose

Provide financial support for engineering and natural sciences researchers who:

• Have held at least one grant as a principal applicant from one of the three federal funding councils or (NEW) from a national sponsor outside of Canada;
• Are not currently holding Tri-Council funding as a Principal Investigator. If in an automatic extension year, can no longer be receiving instalments; and
• Have been unsuccessful as a PI in an NSERC Discovery or Alliance funding competition within the last year. (Excludes NSERC Discovery Horizon LoI)

It is expected that the NSERC Bridge Research Grant will lead to a competitive application to NSERC as a PI within a year of the end date of the grant. (See Terms and Conditions)

Application process: Read below or download the Guidelines (HERE)

Eligibility

Principal Investigator Eligibility: 

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position (Assistant, Associate, Full) at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• A researcher
  • Has held at least one grant as a Principal Applicant from one of the three federal funding councils or (NEW) from a national sponsor outside of Canada;
  • Is not currently holding Tri-Council funding as a Principal Investigator. If in an automatic extension year, can no longer be receiving instalments; and
  • Has been unsuccessful as a PI in an NSERC Discovery or Alliance funding competition within the last year. (Excludes NSERC Discovery Horizon LoI)
  • May only submit one application as a PI or Co-PI in a given gate to the CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)[1];
  • Cannot have been awarded as a PI or Co-PI a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) within the last three (3) years;
  • Cannot be holding a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant.
• Note that previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) must demonstrate that the proposed single defined research project involves different objectives than their past grant(s) and that there is no duplication of funding for any of the proposed activities
• and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.

Co-Principal Investigator Eligibility 

Must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Has not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) in the past three (3) years.
  • Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments
  • and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.
• Is not holding a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant
• A professor may only submit one application in a given gate to the CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)

Team Member Eligibility – Anyone is eligible. No CV submission is required.

[1] Previously referred to as NSE and Health CU Development Grants.

Budget

Expenses: Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guidelines for Use of Grant Funds.

• Eligible expenses include:
  • Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows
  • Salaries of technical and professional staff
  • Materials, supplies and services
  • Small equipment (i.e. computers) cannot account for more than 1\3^rd of the total budget
  • Research travel (e.g. field work) and travel to present papers at technical conferences
• Non-eligible expenses include:
  • Professional development activities
  • Partnership-building activities
  • Large equipment and renovations
  • Teaching release

Please note that transfers of funds to other institutions are not permitted.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Scientific or engineering excellence of the researcher (20%)
  • Knowledge, expertise and experience of the researcher in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE)
  • Quality and impact of contributions to the proposed research and/or other areas of research in NSE
  • Importance of contributions to, and use by, other researchers and end-users
• Merit of the proposal (50%)
  • Originality and innovation
  • Significance of expected contributions to NSE research, potential for policy and/or technology-related impact
  • Clarity and scope of objectives
  • Clarity and appropriateness of methodology
  • Feasibility
  • Extent to which the scope of the proposal addresses all relevant issues, including the need for varied expertise within or across disciplines
  • Consideration of Sex, Gender and other identity factors in the research design, if applicable
  • Consideration of interdisciplinary methods or practices in research, if applicable
  • Appropriateness of, and justification for, the budget

• Contributions to the training of highly qualified personnel (HQP) (30%)
  • Past contributions to training of HQP (training environment, HQP awards and research contributions, outcomes and skills by HQP)
  • Training plan (training philosophy, research training plan)

Purpose

Provide financial support for the development of a first successful application to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Competition as the Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA). (See Terms and Conditions)

Application process: Read below or download the Guidelines (HERE)

Eligibility

Principal Investigator Eligibility: 

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Does not hold or have held CIHR funding as a NPA or PA;
• May hold either NSERC or SSHRC funding;
• Intend to submit a competitive CIHR Project Grant proposal as the NPA within the next 12-18 months.
• Have not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC Explore)[1] as a PI or co-PI within the last three (3) years
  • Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC Explore) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments
  • and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.
• Does not hold a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant.
• A professor may only submit one application as a PI or Co-PI in a given gate to the CU Development Grants suite (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR, whether ECR or Bridge streams).

Co-Principal Investigator Eligibility:                                               

Must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Have not been awarded as a PI or Co-PI a CU Research Development Grant (NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC Explore)[1] in the past three (3) years.
  • Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC Explore) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments
  • and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.
• Does not hold a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant.
• A professor may only submit one application as a PI or Co-PI in a given gate to the CU Development Grants suite (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR, whether ECR or Bridge streams).                                                

Team Member Eligibility: Anyone is eligible, no CV submission is required.

[1] Previously referred to as NSE and Health CU Development Grants.

Budget

Expenses: Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guidelines for Use of Grant Funds.

• Eligible expenses include:
  • Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows
  • Salaries of technical and professional staff
  • Materials, supplies and services
  • Small equipment (i.e. computers) cannot account for more than 1\3^rd of the total budget
  • Research travel (e.g. field work) and travel to present papers at technical conferences

• Ineligible expenses include:
  • Professional development activities
  • Partnership building activities
  • Large equipment and renovations
  • Teaching release

Please note that transfers of funds to other institutions are not permitted.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Criterion 1: Concept (50%)
  • Significance and Impact of the Research
    • Creativity of the idea
    • Rationale of the project idea is sound
    • Overall goals and objectives are well defined and clear
    • Anticipated project contributions are likely to advance basic health-related knowledge, health care, health systems or health outcomes
• Criterion 2: Feasibility (30%)
  • Approaches and Methods (80%)
    • Appropriateness of the approaches and methods
    • Timelines and related deliverables are realistic
    • Potential challenges are identified and the mitigation strategies are appropriate
  • Expertise, Experience and Resources (20%)
    • Appropriate expertise and experience to lead and deliver the project outputs and to achieve the proposed contributions
    • Appropriate level of engagement and/or commitment from the applicants
    • Appropriateness of the environment to enable the conduct and success of the project
    • Adequate demonstration of the applicant’s productivity and progress of their research program
• Consideration of Sex, Gender and other identify factors in the research design (10%)
• Appropriateness of budget to support the project (realistic and well-justified) (10%)

Purpose

Provide financial support to health researchers who:

• Have held a CIHR Project Grant as a Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) or Principal Applicant (PA) or (NEW) a health-oriented award from a national sponsor outside of Canada;
• Currently hold no CIHR Project Grant funding as NPA or PA. If in an automatic extension year, can no longer be receiving instalments; and
• Have been unsuccessful as NPA in one of the two last CIHR Project Grant funding competitions.

It is expected that the CIHR Bridge Research Grant will lead to a competitive CIHR Project Grant application as NPA within a year of the end date of the grant. (See Terms and Conditions)

Application process: Read below or download the Guidelines (HERE)

Eligibility

Principal Investigator Eligibility: 

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position (Assistant, Associate, Full) at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• The researcher
  • Has held a CIHR Project Grant as a Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) or Principal Applicant (PA) or (NEW) a health-oriented award from a national sponsor outside of Canada
  • Currently holds no CIHR Project Grant funding as NPA or PA. If in an automatic extension year, can no longer be receiving instalments; and
  • Has been unsuccessful as NPA in one of the two last CIHR Project Grant funding competitions.
  • May only submit one application as a PI or Co-PI in a given gate to the CU Research Development Grants Competition (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR);
  • Cannot have been awarded as a PI or Co-PI a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR)[1] in the past three (3) years;
  • Cannot be holding a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant.
• Note that previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) must demonstrate that the proposed single defined research project involves different objectives than their past grant(s) and that there is no duplication of funding for any of the proposed activities
• and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.

Co-Principal Investigator Eligibility:

Must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Have not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC Explore)[1] as a PI or Co-PI in the past three (3) years.
  • Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC Explore) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments
  • and (NEW) the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.
• Does not hold a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant.
• A professor may only submit one application as a PI or Co-PI in a given gate to the CU Development Grants suite (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR, whether ECR or Bridge streams).                                                                                                 

Team Member Eligibility: Anyone is eligible, no CV submission is required.

[1] Previously referred to as NSE and Health CU Development Grants.

Budget

Expenses: Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guidelines for Use of Grant Funds.

• Eligible expenses include:
  • Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows
  • Salaries of technical and professional staff
  • Materials, supplies and services
  • Small equipment (i.e. computers) cannot account for more than 1\3^rd of the total budget
  • Research travel (e.g. field work) and travel to present papers at technical conferences

• Ineligible expenses include:
  • Professional development activities
  • Partnership-building activities
  • Large equipment and renovations
  • Teaching release

Please note that transfers of funds to other institutions are not permitted.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Criterion 1: Concept (50%)
  • Significance and Impact of the Research
    • Creativity of the idea
    • Rationale of the project idea is sound
    • Overall goals and objectives are well defined and clear
    • Anticipated project contributions are likely to advance basic health-related knowledge, health care, health systems or health outcomes
• Criterion 2: Feasibility (30%)
  • Approaches and Methods (80%)
    • Appropriateness of the approaches and methods
    • Timelines and related deliverables are realistic
    • Potential challenges are identified and the mitigation strategies are appropriate
  • Expertise, Experience and Resources (20%)
    • Appropriate expertise and experience to lead and deliver the project outputs and to achieve the proposed contributions
    • Appropriate level of engagement and\or commitment from the applicants
    • Appropriateness of the environment to enable the conduct and success of the project
    • Adequate demonstration of the applicant’s productivity and progress of their research program
• Consideration of Sex, Gender and other identify factors in the research design (10%)
• Appropriateness of budget to support the project (realistic and well-justified) (10%)

Purpose

To support faculty members holding the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor conducting interdisciplinary research that transcends the traditional boundaries of 2 or more of the Tri-Agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and who intend to submit an application within 12 to 18 months after the end of this grant to:

• NSERC Discovery Horizons, or
• The Tri-agency Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee (TAIPR) for SSHRC Insight Development/Insight or CIHR Project Grant

Interdisciplinarity must be integral to the research design, where the stated objectives could not be achieved without an interdisciplinary approach (see Terms and Conditions).

Application process: Read below or download the Guidelines (HERE)

Eligibility

Subject Matter Eligibility: Must transcend the traditional boundaries of two or more of the Tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR)

Principal Investigator Eligibility: 

General:

• Hold a professorial appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Are not holding and have not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) within the past three (3) years.
  • Additionally, previous recipients must have submitted a final report for their previous grant prior to the application deadline.
• Are not holding a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant
• Intend to submit a competitive proposal to the Tri-agency Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee for the SSHRC Insight Development Grant/Insight Grant, CIHR Project Grant or NSERC Discovery Horizons competition as a PI within the next 12-18 months.

ECR Applicants:

• must be within the first 6 years (SSHRC) or 5 years (NSERC and CIHR) of academic appointment at the time of application, minus the length of delays that have affected research productivity or outcomes, adjusted at a 2:1 ratio. The time added to the ECR window will be adjusted by month, semester, etc. as appropriate.
• Must not be holding a Tri-Council grant

Established Applicants:

• Applied to NSERC Discovery Horizons, the TAIPR for SSHRC IDG/IG or CIHR Project Grant within the last 3 years and been unsuccessful
• Must not be holding a Tri-Council grant

Co-Principal Investigator Eligibility

Must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Hold a professorial appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full at Carleton University at the time of application (i.e. appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline)
• Have not been awarded a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) within the past three (3) years.
  • Previous recipients of a CU Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments. Additionally, previous recipients must have submitted a final report for their previous grant prior to the application deadline.
• Are not holding a CU SSHRC Exchange – Knowledge Mobilization Grant
  

Please note that a faculty member may only submit one application in a given gate as PI or Co-Principal applicant (Co-PI) to any stream of the CU Research Development Grant

Team Member Eligibility

• Anyone is eligible. No CV is required to be submitted.

Please note that transfers of funds to other institutions are not permitted.

Budget

Expenses: Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guidelines for Use of Grant Funds.

• Eligible expenses include:
  • Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows
  • Salaries of technical and professional staff
  • Materials, supplies and services
  • Small equipment (i.e. computers) cannot account for more than 1/3^rd of the total budget
  • Research travel (e.g. field work) and travel to present papers at technical conferences
• Non-eligible expenses include:
  • Professional development activities
  • Partnership-building activities
  • Large equipment and renovations
  • Teaching release

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be scored based on the Tri-Agency Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee – Evaluation Criteria:

Merit of the Proposed Research (33%)

• Quality of the Proposal: The clarity, scope and originality of research questions and objectives
• Methods and Approaches: Appropriateness of the proposed methods and approaches, including the integration of the interdisciplinary approaches to achieve the project goals
  • Appropriate incorporation of sex, gender and diversity in the research design, if applicable
  • Evidence of commitment to the development of active and meaningful partnerships with appropriate individuals and organizations, if applicable
• Feasibility: Extent to which the budget is appropriate and justified in relation to the proposed activities
  • Appropriateness of the environment (academic institution and/or other organization) to enable the conduct and success of the proposed activities

Anticipated Outcomes (33%)

• Impact: Potential for the outcomes of the proposed activities to have influence and impact
• Knowledge mobilization and dissemination: Quality and appropriateness of knowledge mobilization plans, including effective dissemination, exchange and engagement with stakeholders within and/or beyond the research community, where applicable
• Training Plan: Extent to which the proposed activities incorporate plans for the training and development of highly qualified personnel
  • Appropriate inclusion of considerations of equity, diversity and inclusion in the training plan

Applicant(s) Record (33%)

• Expertise and Experience: Appropriate expertise to undertake the proposed research, including complementary and interdisciplinary knowledge, expertise and experience
  • Experience and track record of the investigator(s) – importance, originality, quality and impact of past research
• Past Contribution to Training of highly qualified personnel (HQP): Quality and extent of past contributions to the training of HQP