Purpose: Supports social sciences and humanities (SSH) researchers at any career stage with modest supplemental funding to contribute to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge (knowledge mobilization) beyond academia, i.e. with partners, and/or participants from the private, public or not-for-profit sector at the international, national, or local community level.
Please note that this program cannot be used to fund the traditional cost of research publications (books, journal articles, etc.). It may be used to cover open access publication costs, up to a certain dollar amount (see below).
Value: Up to $7,000
Deadline: None; (continuous intake until funding expires)
Duration: 1 year
Results: approximately 6 to 8 weeks after submission
Terms and Conditions: HERE
Application Process: Read below or download the KM Guidelines and Application form (last updated October 11 2024)
Eligibility: All full-time tenure or tenure-track faculty members (Assistant, Associate, Full) at Carleton University are eligible to apply in the capacity of Principal of Co-Principal Investigator. Up to 4 Team Members can be added to this application. Anyone is eligible to apply as a Team Member and no CV is required to be submitted.
- Funding Priority and Principles
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Priority will be given to faculty members who either:
- currently hold or have held a SSHRC grant within the last two years; or
- plan to reapply SSHRC within 12 to 18 months
- Expenses
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Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration and can include the following:
- KM activities (e.g. conferences, workshops, events, forums, etc.) and products (e.g. digital resources, databases, adaptation of texts, policy briefs, etc.)
- Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows
- Salaries of technical and professional staff
- Speaker travel and accommodations
- Materials, supplies and services, including technical services
- Rental of equipment and space (e.g. for workshops, meetings)
- Open access publication costs, to maximum of $750. Note that this is restricted to those who have not already received open access funding through the Library’s CURIE Fund for the same project.
- If requesting funding for non-traditional publications, please note that the overall application must address all of the evaluation criteria listed below.
Expenses that are NOT eligible include the following:
- Research activities (e.g. field work, clinical trials, data gathering, etc.)
- Traditional scholarly publication costs (book, journal article, etc.), except open access publication costs
- Teaching Release
- Collection or preparation of material primarily intended for personal classroom needs or teaching purposes
- Purchase of equipment
- Technology transfer costs (e.g. patent filing)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Evaluation Criteria
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- Clarity and presentation of the KM activity(ies) for adjudication by a multidisciplinary committee
- Appropriateness of intended stakeholders/users and feasibility of engagement through the proposed activity(ies), i.e. strategies to ensure engagement
- Potential of anticipated KM outcomes and impacts within and outside of academia
- Potential for enhancing the visibility/profile of the researcher and Carleton University
- Quality of the HQP mentoring and training
- Soundness of the budget (i.e. justification of expenses in relation to the proposed knowledge mobilization activity or product and leveraged funding)
- Application and Submission
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- Download and complete the application form
- Save the application form with attachments in a SINGLE pdf file
- Login to the cuResearch portal
- Choose “Apply New” from the top right menu, then under Section A: CORIS Awards, select “Approval Form”
- Project Info Tab: Enter your project title and SAVE
- Project Sponsor Info Tab: click on “Add New”, then click on “Agency” and select:
Carleton University – Carleton Office for Research Initiatives and Services, select appropriate Program, and SAVE
Note: You can search “CORIS” to find the agency.
- Attachments Tab: Upload your completed application package
- Approval Form Tab: Complete all required fields and SAVE
- “SUBMIT”
(Your application will be routed for electronic approval by your Department Chair/School Director and Associate Dean, Research (ADR). To view the signing authority routing for your file, consult the “Approvals” tab.)
Please contact Sarah Adams, Internal Research Programs Administrator, should you have any questions.
Last updated 11 October 24
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