NSERC Discovery Grants Information Session

Updated Information

June 12: The material from the NSERC events on June 11 [1] is now available for download. Single Sign-on is required.

June 11: for the afternoon webinar sessions of the Grant-writing advice from UofG researchers, Group A [2] will use the same link as the morning sessions but Group B [3] will be available at a separate link.

Date	Location	Notes
Monday June 11, 2018 10:00am to 2:30pm	UC 442	RSVP by June 4, 2018 to Patti Minakis (pminakis@uoguelph.ca [4]). Please indicate what afternoon break-out session you will attend (GROUP A - Life Sciences or B- Physical Sciences). Please indicate if you also plan to attend the NSERC Community Engagement Visit, which occurs immediately preceding this event. Note: space limits the number of participants to 60 people. Please register early. Webinar participation available, proceed to webinar here [2].

Description

The Office of Research Services, with participation from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) representatives and U of G faculty, is offering an information session on NSERC Discovery Grants (DG).

Program

10:00am	Coffee break/Networking
10:15am	Introductory remarks NSERC Discovery Grants Information Sessions Rebecca Hallett, Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, Ontario Agricultural College
10:20am	NSERC Discovery Grant - Program overview and tips for preparing a strong application Kenn Rankine, Program Officer, Environmental Sciences, NSERC Topics will include overview of the NSERC Discovery Grant (DG) program and "how to" grant writing tips, followed by Question & Answer (Q & A) period.
12:00pm	Lunch - provided by Office of Research Services
12:30pm	Discovery Grant preparation tips and overview of the NSERC Discovery Grant Adjudication Process Presentation by UofG faculty who are members of NSERC Discovery Grant Evaluation Groups (EGs): Aicheng Chen, Professor, Department of Chemistry Adrian Schwan, Professor, Department of Chemistry
1:00pm	Grant-writing advice from UofG researchers UofG faculty, including members of NSERC EGs and successful awardees, will provide insight into the peer review process, the intricacies of specific EGs and tips for writing successful NSERC Discovery Grants. Learn about available support from the Office of Research Services. Brief presentations and panel discussion, followed by open Q & A. Two parallel sessions: GROUP A: Life Sciences Evaluation Groups (Location: UC 442) Relevant to those applying to 1501, 1502, 1503 Glen Van Der Kraak - Associate Dean, Research, College of Biological Sciences (panel moderator) Vladimir Ladizhansky - Professor, Department of Physics (EG 1501) Janet Wood - Professor Emerita, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (EG 1501) Elena Choleris - Professor, Department of Psychology (adjudicated by EG 1502) GROUP B: Physical Sciences and Engineering Evaluation Groups (Location: UC 441) Relevant to those applying to 1504-1512 Leonid Brown - Associate Dean, Research, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (panel moderator) Aicheng Chen - Professor, Department of Chemistry (EG 1504) Adrian Schwan - Professor, Department of Chemistry (EG 1504) Simon Yang - Professor, School of Engineering (EG 1510)

All researchers and staff are also invited to also attend another session presented by NSERC immediately preceding this event:

NSERC Community Engagement Visit
Elizabeth Boston, Director, Mathematical, Environmental and Physical Sciences, NSERC
Time and Location: 8:45am - UC 442

For more information about NSERC Community Engagement Visit event please visit the event notice [5].

Alert Classifications

Category:
Workshops and Events

Disciplines:
Health and Life Sciences
Information and Communications Technology
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Social Sciences