Development Milestone Guide

SSHRC PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Queen’s Application Development Milestone Guide

Research Services deadlines are noted in red.

Date Milestone Description

August 15, 2023

September 1, 2023
  • Meeting with Research Services to discuss application requirements, determine Queen’s partner entity (Department, Faculty, or University) and partner contact.
     
  • Discuss Queen’s commitments (cash and in-kind) with Research Services, Department Head and/or Associate Dean Research. See SSHRC’s Guideline to Cash and In-Kind Contributions.
     
  • Provide project Summary to potential participants (Co-Applicants / Collaborators) and Partners / Partner Organizations followed by a discussion of roles, contributions, and application timeline. Identify Partner Contacts.
     
  • Provide draft Evidence of Formal Partnership (MOU) to partners for review and feedback.
    PLEASE NOTE: A FULLY EXECUTED MOU SIGNED BY ALL PARTNERS IS A REQUIRED COMPONENT OF THE APPLICATION.
     
  • Commence application form and main attachments. Send invitations to participants and Partner Contacts via SSHRC application form.
September 15, 2023
  • Finalize Queen’s Department/Faculty contributions. Department Head and/or Associate Dean (Research) formal approval of commitments provided to Research Services.
     
  • Partner contributions finalized. Research Services reviews partner Letters of Engagement. Applicant assists partners in completing invites.
     
  • MOU partner comments to Research Services so Research Legal Services can finalize the MOU for all partners to sign.
     
  • Queen’s Letter of Engagement finalized.
October 3, 2023
  • Content Review Deadline: Provide a draft of the application to Research Services for optional review and feedback.
     
  • Confirm Partner invites are completed and verified.
     
  • Confirm Co-Applicants and Collaborators have successfully completed and verified their invitations.
November 8, 2023
  • Final MOU signed by all partners.
     
  • TRAQ DSS Form completed and approved by Dept. Head and/or Associate Dean (Research).
     
  • Administrative Review Deadline: Final completed application submitted to URS via SSHRC system for administrative review; then returned to Applicant for final amendments.
November 15, 2023
  • Submission Deadline: Electronic submission of application to SSHRC by Research Services