Upcoming Information Sessions:

April 2013

Best Practices for CIHR Operating Grants

10 Apr 2013; 2-3:30pm; Location: ORS Conference Room

Speakers:

Dr. Don Maurice, Director, Cardiac, Circulatory & Respiratory Research Program; Professor, Dept of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences

Dr. Patti Groome, Canada Research Chair in Cancer Care Evaluation; Professor, Dept of Community Health and Epidemiology; Senior Scientist, Cancer Research Institute

Dr. John Fisher, Director of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences; Queen’s - CIHR University Delegate

At this workshop, the speakers will share their perspectives, as previously successful applicants and peer review panel members, about what makes for a successful CIHR operating grant proposal.  Get helpful, practical advice about how to distinguish your application from the competition.  

Please RSVP HERE by April 5, 2013

Creating a Competitive Edge: Essential Features of Successful Grant Proposals (Natural Sciences and Engineering Focus)

22 April 2013, 10am-noon; Location: ORS Conference Room

Speakers: Nancy Churchman, Research Projects Advisor & Jeananne Vickery, Research Facilitator (Natural Sciences & Engineering)

This workshop is aimed at NSE researchers who wish to develop their grant proposal writing skills. The focus will be on how to effectively tell a story that leads to funding. Participants will learn: how to create the right fit with the funding agency; address the guidelines of proposals; identify and effectively write the key elements of a proposal; develop focused and realistic budgets; and package professional grants submissions. Queen’s faculty and research staff actively involved in writing grant applications are welcome to attend.  

**Note: participants are required to bring a one page summary of their research project and/or program to the event.  

Please RSVP HERE.  Space is limited, so please register early

May 2013

Best Practices for NSERC Discovery Grants

Date, time and location: TBD

Speakers: TBD

At this workshop, experts will share their ‘insider’ perspectives about what makes for a successful Discovery Grant proposal. Get helpful, practical advice from a successful applicant and a peer review panel member about how to distinguish your proposal from the competition.  

SSHRC Insight Best Practices

28 May 2013; 10:30am-12noon; Location: ORS Conference Room

Speakers: TBD

Description forthcoming

June 2013

Grant Writing for Social Sciences, Humanities, & Fine Arts

13 June 2013; 10:30 -12noon; ORS Conference Room

Speakers: Diane Davies, Major Projects Coordinator (Social Sciences, Humanities, & International)

& Bonnie Stewart, Research Facilitator (Social Sciences, Humanities, & Fine Arts)

Description forthcoming

August 2013

Best Practices for NSERC Discovery Grants

Date, time and location: TBD

Speakers: TBD

At this workshop, experts will share their ‘insider’ perspectives about what makes for a successful Discovery Grant proposal. Get helpful, practical advice from a successful applicant and a peer review panel member about how to distinguish your proposal from the competition.