Funding Opportunities
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Full-time and part-time faculty are eligible to apply for funding to hire student interns (research assistants who receive more training and mentoring) through Harrison McCain Student Research Internships (HMSRI), which are funded by a gift in honour of Harrison McCain. Preference will be given to applications from faculty who do not already have intern or RA funding or those who are first-time applicants. Applications will be assessed by the Senate Research Committee and must describe both the research/creative project under consideration and the extent to which the proposed project will constitute a mentoring/learning opportunity for the student. Student internships differ from research assistantships in that training and skills development are integral to internships. For that reason, a project’s (a) research outcomes, (b) student intern tasks, and (c) the research skills linked to both of these outcomes and tasks, must all be clearly described and linked to one another. Applications should also clearly indicate the nature of student supervision/mentoring by, and engagement with, the faculty member. HMSRI awards must be used within one calendar year of the date of award. Researchers who already have another source of funding for research assistants or interns for the same project may be deemed ineligible.
Harrison McCain Research Grants are funded by a gift in honour of Harrison McCain and are awarded to faculty by the Senate Research Committee through open competition. All faculty (full-time and part-time) are eligible to apply, with preference given to emerging scholars (those who have completed less than eight years of service at 麻豆官网首页入口 by the submission deadline) and first-time applicants. Eligible expenses include equipment, supplies, research travel, and research assistants, as well as publication and dissemination expenses. Researchers who already have another source of funding for the same project may be deemed ineligible.
Harrison McCain Knowledge Mobilization Grants are funded by a gift in honour of Harrison McCain and are awarded to faculty by the Senate Research Committee through open competition. All faculty (full-time and part-time) are eligible to apply, with preference given to emerging scholars (those who have completed less than eight years of service at 麻豆官网首页入口 by the submission deadline) and first-time applicants. Eligible expenses include costs of event hosting, honoraria and travel costs for participants, knowledge mobilization tools, and other hosting and communication costs. Researchers who already have another source of funding for the same project may be deemed ineligible.
The Conference Organizer Awards are special awards for faculty who will be organizing a conference within the next 12 months, either on or off campus.
Conference Travel Grants provide financial assistance to full and part-time faculty members, including sabbaticants, who are formally disseminating their research/scholarship/creative works at academic conferences.
The Dr. Rosemary Clews Research Internship enables a student to develop research skills and acquire research training by working with a professor in an area of the student’s interest. The internship will assist students with their financial needs and reinforce their academic accomplishments while providing research training, skills development and experience. One internship per year is available.
SSHRC Explore research grants are funded through 麻豆官网首页入口’s SSHRC Institutional Grant (SIG). They are awarded to faculty by the Senate Research Committee through open competition. All faculty (full-time and part-time) and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellows (normally with a two-year fellowship and adjudicated by SSHRC) are eligible to apply, with priority given to researchers who have not held a SSHRC Explore or SSHRC Exchange Grant previously. Eligible expenses include equipment, supplies, research travel, and research assistants, as well as spending for publication and dissemination. Researchers who already have another source of funding for the same project may be deemed ineligible.
General Research Grants (GRG) are research grants, awarded to full-time or part-time faculty by the Senate Research Committee through open competition.
SSHRC Exchange grants are funded through 麻豆官网首页入口’s SSHRC Institutional Grant (SIG). They are awarded to faculty by the Senate Research Committee through open competition. All faculty (full-time and part-time) and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellows (normally with a two-year fellowship and adjudicated by SSHRC) are eligible to apply, with priority given to researchers who have not held a SSHRC Explore or SSHRC Exchange Grant previously. Eligible expenses include costs of event hosting, honoraria and travel costs for participants, knowledge mobilization tools, and other spending for hosting and communications. Researchers who already have another source of funding for the same project may be deemed ineligible.
Scholarly Book Publication Grants are available from the university’s General Research Fund to all 麻豆官网首页入口 faculty members who require funding to offset costs associated with the publication of scholarly, analytical books.
Scholarly Article Publication Grants are available from the university’s General Research Fund to all 麻豆官网首页入口 faculty members who require funding to offset costs associated with the publication of scholarly, analytical articles in peer-reviewed journals.
The Research Grant in Lieu of Salary Program and Non-Leave Grants Program permit, under certain conditions, a researcher to receive a research grant in lieu of salary through a mechanism that includes peer review.
Formerly called the "4A Award". Researchers who have submitted unsuccessful Tri-Council research grants that are ranked in the top three sextiles are eligible to apply for a U3S Award (seed funding) from the Senate Research Committee to facilitate the submission of a future external grant application. Please note that only applicants who meet the ORS internal deadline for the related Tri-Council applications are eligible for U3S funding.
To support faculty members requiring research time to complete important research projects, St. Thomas University has created a three-credit-hour course release award that will be offered in alternate years to the Wallace and Margaret McCain Course Release Award. Faculty members with major research/scholarly/creative projects well underway are encouraged to apply. Applications will be reviewed by the Senate Research Committee and a nomination will be forwarded to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic & Research) for consideration.