The Vice-Principal Research portfolio will host researchers applying to the NSERC Collaborative Research & Training Experience (CREATE) program for a panel discussion and Q&A. The hybrid session will be led by Queen's awardees and cover the basics of the 2026 competition and internal selection processes. Panelists will also share insights on what is needed for a successful application and their experiences running a CREATE program.

In-person attendance is recommended. Please go to Richardson Hall's main entrance (74 University Avenue). Registrants will receive a calendar invite and Microsoft Teams link for virtual attendance.

If you have any questions, please contact Merline Fonkwe: merline.fonkwe@queensu.ca

Learn from a panel of past CIHR reviewers and Project Grant awardees as they share tips and strategies for writing strong Project Grant applications, as well as lessons learned from sitting on review committees. Feel free to bring your questions to this interactive Q&A session.

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If you have any questions, please contact:  qhs_research@queensu.ca

This virtual two-part boot camp will introduce researchers to best practices for SSHRC Insight Development Grant applications. Research Projects Advisors Diane Davies and Adrian Kelly will guide researchers through key application components using examples from successful applications. Participants may attend one or both sessions.

Session 2 will cover:

• Student Training Plans
• Effective Budgets & Budget Justifications
• Timelines

 Queen's NetID is required to view session materials

 Watch session recording

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Questions? Please contact Adrian Kelly.

This virtual two-part boot camp will introduce researchers to best practices for SSHRC Insight Development Grant applications. Research Projects Advisors Diane Davies and Adrian Kelly will guide researchers through key application components using examples from successful applications. Participants may attend one or both sessions.

Session 1 will cover:

• Introduction to the IDG
• Compelling Project Summaries & Detailed Descriptions
• Creative Knowledge Mobilization Plans

 Queen's NetID is required to view session materials

 Watch session recording

 View session presentation slide deck (PDF 1.24 MB)

Questions? Please contact Adrian Kelly.

Sound research data management (RDM) practices are required by funding agencies worldwide. In Canada, following the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy launch in 2021, researchers are increasingly being asked to develop data management plans as part of grant applications and to deposit data that directly supports research conclusions into a repository.

However, the Tri-Agency policy acknowledges that research with and by Indigenous communities must be “managed in accordance with data management principles developed and approved by these communities”, which could result in exceptions to these requirements. These principles are similarly asserted in Extending the Rafters, the final report of the Queen’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Task Force (2016). To reduce harm in this research context and ensure culturally appropriate and mutually beneficial research, researchers and research staff need to understand the use of wise RDM practices, in concept and implementation.

Presented by R4R@Q in partnership with First Nations Information Governance Centre, this panel session will explore key RDM considerations for research by and with Indigenous communities.

The Ontario Centre of Innovation Collaborate 2 Commercialize (OCI C2C) program supports the collaboration between Academia and Industry to solve an industry-based problem and drive the commercialization of Intellectual Property (IP). Participating institutions will leverage the unique skills and specialized infrastructure that is instrumental to streamline internal innovations and commercialization needs. OCI matches industry contributions 1:1 from a minimum contribution of $20,000 to a maximum of $150,000 for projects with a budget of $40,000 to $300,000.

Join this session presented by Cher Powers, Business Development and Commercialization Manager, OCI to learn more about the program.

 Queen's NetID is required to view session materials:

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Are you currently preparing an NSERC Discovery Grant application? Do you have any questions about the application process? Would you prefer to ask an NSERC representative about them face-to-face, rather than trying to articulate them in an email?

As part of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) - Discovery Grants (DG) Summer Series, the Vice-Principal Research portfolio invites the Queen's research community on Thursday, August 8, 3 - 4 pm, to an in-person Q&A Session with Félix Moore, an NSERC Program Officer for the Discovery Grant program.

The goal of the New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration Stream is to inspire high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research.

Exploration grants support research that pushes boundaries into exciting new areas. Researchers are encouraged to think “outside of the box,” undertake research that would defy current paradigms, and bring disciplines together in unexpected ways and from bold, innovative perspectives. With the Exploration stream, there is recognition that innovation often carries risk; proposals for high-risk research projects that have the potential to deliver game-changing impacts are strongly encouraged.

Exploration stream grants support projects that:

• bring disciplines together beyond traditional disciplinary or common interdisciplinary approaches;
• propose to explore something new, which might fail; and
• have the potential for significant impact.

Please join us for a panel discussion with the NFRF-E awardees who will share successful practices drawing from their experiences with this competition.