Undergraduate students can be supported and integrated into the training program as potential. Specify hqp involvement in individual projectsactivities, tasksroles responsibilities, appropriateness for level undergradmscphdpostdoc. Jointly funded by the office of the vicepresident research and the researchers faculty, westerns strategic support for nserc success program offers three funding opportunities identified as seed and accelerator fall competition and bridge spring competition grants. Lisa jategaonkar, associate director, strategic research initiatives. How to prepare a natural sciences and engineering research. Nserc discovery grants 2018 competition full application. Evaluation of the contributions to the training of highly qualified personnel hqp discovery grants. Hqp training rania nasrallahmassaad research development officer telfer research office. Applications go through an internal preselection process. Discuss the relevance of the training plans for the research program and involvement of trainees on individual projects. New hqp guidelines olatest dg guidelines based on two sections. In addition to making professional connections, the outcomes of this module are learning about varied education and career paths.
Will past hqp training supported by nserc discovery grant funds be weighted more than hqp training supported by other funds. To reduce seeking consent for multiple applications, applicants will. Training plan describe the nature of the training e. Research plans for trainees are appropriate and clearly defined. These guidelines are intended to support and extend the impact of the scholarly commitment to effective research training, by ensuring that, across all sshrc funding opportunities, everything possible is done to maximize the impact of training, and of investments in training, in the social sciences and humanities. They also organize the hqp led activities at the agm.
Contribution to the training of high quality personnel hqp a funding bindiscovery grants are given a rating in all 3 categories by evaluation. Provide a solid plan especially at the full application stage 3. For each hqp, i shortly describe the topic of the corresponding research project. Collaborative research and training experience create program. Highly qualified personnel training hqp training plan text box 7,600 characters for individual applications, 15,200 characters for team grant applications refer to nsercs policy and guidelines on the assessment of contributions to research and training. Instructions for the nserc canadian common cv and the canadian common cv help manual. Nserc discovery grant writing workshop the basics of a. Nserc presentation to dalhousie university how to prepare a discovery grant application. Merit of the research programs supported by the equipment and excellence of the applicants importance of the equipment for the training of highly qualified personnel hqp. Nserc dg hqp training new hqp guidelines latest guidelines based on two sections.
How to prepare a discovery grant dg application bcit. A limit of 3,000 characters is allowed in the text box. Training of highly qualified personnel hqp discovery grant application. Frequently asked questions faq last update june 2017. Consent to provide limited personal information about highly. Pdf forms that are not available through the online system are listed below. Notification of intent to apply mandatory in order to. Nserc discovery grant writing session discovery grant. Ron borowsky, nserc lead uofs, eg 1502 memberchair 201014, 201721 heidi smithson, research facilitator, college of engineering. Research programs in the natural sciences and engineering nse. Nsercs philosophy is that hqp training at all levels is valuable, from undergraduate.
Only applicants and coapplicants are eligible to apply for and hold nserc funds. Notification of intent to apply noi must be submitted to nserc by the deadline date of august 1, 8. The training of highly qualified personnel hqp is central to floodnet with over 72% of its budget allocated to hqp. The research training experience should focus on providing an enriched training experience for graduate masters and doctoral students. Discovery grants program overview delivering on nserc s commitment to excellence discovery grants dg program.
Contributions to the training of hqp past contributions to the training of hqp describe the nature of hqp studies and their level of involvement in your research explain your role in any cosupervision explain any delays in training e. Canadian operational research how to prepare an nserc. The nserc canadian lake pulse network is a scientific initiative on environmental issues affecting canadian lakes. Contributions to hqp training section below allows you to provide information on your training. Training of hqp training record is at the highest level, with hqp contributing to top quality research. Nserc supports research whose major challenges lie in the natural sciences and engineering nse, other than the health sciences. Numbers from the 202014 nserc competition statistics nserc dgs are evaluated based on 3 merit assessment criteria.
Eligibility of subject matter discovery grants support. Equity, diversity and inclusion edi resource for researchers. Portable document format pdf versions of the application forms that were outdated have been removed from this page. The career status of former nserc funded postdoctoral fellows and the degree to which nserc funding affects their ability to pursue a research career are important. Tips describe contributions to hqp training 200511 clearly define your role in joint hqp training.
It brings together experts in lake science, spatial modelling, analytical chemistry, public health, remote sensing, amongst others. Contributions to the training of highly qualified personnel hqp here, you should describe your prior contributions to the training of students and other personnel. The research grants office is a great asset use them 10. Describe the projects that are appropriate for hqp training, the pertinence of the training plans and the involvement of trainees in individual projects. Training plan 5,000 character limit for individual applications describe the projects that are appropriate for hqp training, the pertinence of the. Archived natural sciences and engineering research council. Nserc discovery grants funding the chemical institute of canada. Nserc directly funds postdoctoral fellows pdfs for up to two years to continue their research training. Explain the expected outcomes in terms of contribution to knowledge, and the training value of the proposed projects. Budget justification relationship to other support if appropriate proposal body form 100. Nserc tdahms tipsforuofr2009 1 university of regina.
Training considerations include training related to edi in teams or research methodologies and practices on a regular basis, such as a twoyear equity training plan for the team to participate in 23 training andor workshop sessions per year. The intended objectives of the research must be to advance. Industry collaborators nserc create training program in. May 06, 2011 a successful nserc discovery grant applicant replies to isabelle blain posted on may 6, 2011 by ghoussoub here is the reply of fellow mathematician, greg martin, to isabelle blains letter to the 2011 discovery grants applicants in mathematics and statistics see below. Contributions to the training of hqp tips training plan describe the nature of the training e. Western strategic support for nserc success program. Use this section as an opportunity to elaborate on the quality of the training that you have provideddo not simply repeat numbers and other information already given in the pdf. June5 th2017 nserc %discovery%and%rtigrants% % how%to%write%an%e. Applying to the discovery grant competition 2017 nserc s largest and longeststanding program, discovery grants.
Hqp, often graduate students, are integral to the nserc research program since these are the people receiving training and doing most of the hands on work. Nserc create training program in bioactives training structure. Highly qualified personnel training hqp training plan text box 7,600 characters for individual applications, 15,200 characters for team grant applications refer to nserc s policy and guidelines on the assessment of contributions to research and training. Despite the substantial progress that has been made in recent years in the metal am field, there are several remaining challenges hindering its widespread industry adoption. The role of the hqp committee is to communicate interests of hqp to the scientific management committee regarding training, networking, academic integration across landscapes and themes and scientific communication, and to lead development and organization of hqp exchanges among labs. A successful nserc discovery grant applicant replies to.
Training of highly qualified personnel hqp scientific or. About the nserc hiam network additive manufacturing am has the potential to change the entire manufacturing sector by 2030. Can this training be considered in the evaluation of hqp training. Quality and impact of contributions to training during the last six years proposed plan for future training of hqp describe the nature of the training, e. Contribution to training of highly qualified personnel hqp. Hold or have a firm offer for an academic appointment at an eligible canadian university at the time of application. Somewhere in your application, preferably in the proposal section, you must outline what parts of the work will be done by which students. Each pdf attachment should include only one sample of a research contribution. Must demonstrate that proposed objectives, training elements, hqp targets, edi actions, etc. The networks aims of increasing canadas knowledge and experience on flood impacts and management through carefully designed projects will not only produce much needed scientific and technical outcomes but also boost the number of hqp in hydrology and water.
Considering equity, diversity and inclusion in the training of hqp component enrico scarpella department of biological sciences university of alberta nserc evaluation group 1501 genes, cells, and molecules genes stream 20162019. Past contributions to the training of highly qualified personnel. Proposed plan for future training of hqp in the nse enhancement of training arising from a collaborative or interdisciplinary environment where applicable read the policy and guidelines on the assessment of contributions to research and training 29. Discovery grant results, and nserc news philip bale, program officer, physics evaluation group rawni sharp, team lead, environmental sciences nserc 2018. Canadas young scholars to contend with nserc s new dirigisme. Enhancement of training arising from a collaborative or an interdisciplinary environment, where applicable nserc values all levels of hqp undergraduates conducting research to phd and postdoctoral although the committee focus on thesis is based on masc and phd remember to include consideration of equity, diversity and inclusion in. The nse rule means that nserc only supports research and training in the natural sciences and in engineering. Consent to provide limited personal information about. Nserc form 100 information for faculty applying to the. Training of highly qualified personnel hqp excellence of researchers. Research services office nserc discovery grant checklist.
Eligibility for applying forholding an nserc grant. Tips on preparing a nserc discovery grant application. The answers to the faq are based on information in section 4. Training of highly qualified personnel hqp scientific or engineering excellence. Manual and the merit indicators grid for the hqp criterion. Most hqp move on to positions that require highly desired skills, obtained through training received. Describe how the projects are appropriate for hqp training.
Contributions to high quality research training at all levels are valued. Applicants should be aware that their evaluation group is bound by nserc rules around the discovery grant program, and eg members rely heavily on merit indicators excellence of the researcher, merit of the proposal, and qualitytrack record of the hqp training program. Further, for hqp in create, the biggest problem for create is that there are no research funds allowed. Applicants and co applicants must complete and submit nsercs version of the canadian common cv ccv at the noi and application stages. Various places to herald your hqp throughout your proposal. Collaborative research and training experience create. Nserc workshop cancam 2015 lise desabrais, nserc program officer, mechanical eng. In seeking this consent, the nserc applicant must inform these individuals what data will be supplied, and assure them that it will only be used by nserc for the purpose of assessing the applicants contribution to hqp training.
Nserc dg contributions to hqp training telfer school of. Indicate impact on hqp training give alternative configurations. Frequently asked questions faq evaluation of the contributions to. Nserc collaborative research and training experience program. Hqp training plan oassessment of hqp training plan based on two components. Discovery grants workshop university of saskatchewan july 8th, 2015 ron borowsky, former member and cochair, eg 1502. I have multiple grants and i have not always listed the funding sources for each hqp. As of 2018, nserc has consolidated the evaluation criteria into 3 evaluation criteria as follows.