This workshop will include grant writing tips for the Insight Grant 2015 competition (registration deadline anticipated in August 2015) and the Insight Development Grant 2016 competition (application deadline anticipated in January 2016); mock reviews of sample grant applications led by SSHRC review committee members, and information regarding internal review and associated deadlines, provided by colleges and Office of Research Services.

RSVP to Patti Minakis, Office of Research Services at pminakis@uoguelph.ca. In providing your RSVP, also include any questions or topics you hope the workshop will address.

Seeking volunteers! If you are interested and willing to contribute your recent Insight Grant or Insight Development Grant application to be used in the mock review segment of the workshop, please contact Laura Beaupre at lbeaupre@uoguelph.ca as soon as possible.

The SSHRC Insight Grant / Insight Development Grant Writing Workshop panelists are:

Pat Barclay, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, CSAHS
Kimberly Francis, Assistant Professor, School of Fine Art and Music, COA
Leah Levac, Assistant Professor, Community Engaged Scholarship, Department of Political Science, CSAHS
René Kirkegaard, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business and Economics
Kate Parizeau, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, CSAHS
John Russon, Professor, Department of Philosophy, COA
Beth Scarlett, Program Officer, Research Grants and Partnerships Division, SSHRC
Adam Sneyd, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, CSAHS
* Additional panelists with successful applications in recent Insight Grant and Insight Development competitions will be invited as presenters.