Workshops & Presentations

Upcoming Workshops/Presentation:

 Workshop/Presentation

 Date

 Venue

Contact Person at the University of Manitoba for additional information

 SSHRC “May Days” 2012: Knowledge Mobilization for Impact in the Social Sciences and Humanities

This year’s theme is “Knowledge Mobilization for Impact in the Social Sciences and Humanities” and will feature presentations on knowledge mobilization and partnerships.

Researchers, students and knowledge-users/partners are welcome to attend and join in the discussion on how to better facilitate and enable the accessibility and impact of research and to improve research connections between researchers and knowledge-users, which are key objectives of SSHRC’s current programming.

For more information click here

May 23, 2012  9:00 am – 3:00 pm.

Fort Garry Campus
Robert Schultz Theatre
St. John’s College

Please RSVP to Amanda Blackburn by May 18th
umblack4@cc.umanitoba.ca
Lunch and light refreshments provided.

Opportunities for Canadians in the EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Federal Government presenters: Garth Williams, Director, ERA-Can
Melodie Cardin, Manager of Communications, ERA-Can
Jean-Pierre Rodrigue, CIHR National Contact Point for Health

FP7 Participants at the University of Manitoba:
Dr. Geoff Hicks and Dr. Jan Oleszkiewicz

FP7 includes several specific programmes:

• Cooperation – fostering collaboration between industry and academia to gain leadership in key     technology areas.
• Ideas – supporting basic research at the scientific frontiers
(implemented by the European Research Council).
• People – supporting mobility and career development for researchers
both within and outside Europe.
• Capacities – helping develop the capacities that Europe needs to be a thriving
knowledge-based economy.
• Nuclear research (Euratom programme) – developing Europe’s
nuclear fission and fusion capabilities.

Researchers interested in this research opportunity are strongly encouraged to attend this presentation to learn
more from Program representatives and involved UM researchers.

There will be ample time for questions and discussion.

 May 14, 2012,
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 

Fort Garry Campus
Senate Chambers, 
E3 262 EITC

Bannatyne Campus:
Merkeley Theatre
Faculty of Dentistry D17

 

This chart provides an archive of various workshops and presentations sponsored/hosted by the Office of Research Services.   When available, copies of materials or powerpoint presentations will be posted/linked. 

 Workshop/Presentation Archives

 Date

 Materials Available

Contact Person at the University of Manitoba for additional information

NSERC/CIHR Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) Presentation

The Office of Research Services will be making a presentation and holding a question and answer session on the NSERC/CIHR CHRP program. Dr. Sergio Camorlinga, who has been on the CHRP Selection Panel for the last 3 years, will also be present to discuss the review process for the LOIs and what makes for a successful CHRP LOI and application.

Dr. Camorlinga is Head eHealth Research at TRLabs and is an Adjunct Professor in the University of Manitoba’s Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering Departments. He is also CEO and Co-founder of Buhosoft Inc.

Interested applicants to this program are strongly encouraged to attend this presentation to get important program updates and insights into this program.

Please RSVP by May 1 to Andrea Craig at andrea_craig@umanitoba.ca.

Friday, May 4, 2012

1:00 to 2:30p.m.

 Presentation

Andrea Craig, Research Grants Officer, NSERC and Internal Grants, Office of Research Services,
at andrea.craig@ad.umanitoba.ca.
Information session: Videoconference with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Every year, SSHRC holds information sessions for the benefit of university faculty members and administrators.  This session will provide you with information about SSHRC’s different funding opportunities and the new changes. For example, the NOI is now a mandatory step before the Insight Grants competition. An applicant who has not submitted an NOI by August 15, 2012 will be ineligible to submit the full application in the October 2012 competition. 

Please RSVP by April 23 to Dr. Amanda Blackburn, Research Grants Coordinator, Office of Research Services at umblack4@cc.umanitoba.ca.

Wednesday,
April 25, 2012

 2:00 to
4:00 p.m

Room 370, Helen Glass Centre for Nursing

Dr. Amanda Blackburn, Research Grants Coordinator, Office of Research Services, at umblack4@cc.umanitoba.ca.
NSERC Research Partnerships Programs Workshop

Programs to be covered include: Engage grants, College/University-I2I, Collaborative Research & Development (CRD), and Strategic Projects grants. Persons interested in applying to these programs are strongly encouraged to attend.

The presentation on Strategic Project and CRD grants shall take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Presenters: Mr. Hugo Lemieux, Program Officer (NSERC), and Dr. Joe LoVetri (Electrical & Computer Engineering).

The presentation on Engage and CU-I2I shall take place from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Presenter: Mr. Frank Nolan, Research and Innovation Development Officer (NSERC Prairies Regional Office).

 Friday, February 10, 2012

9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

 

Please RSVP to Andrea Craig at 480-1819 or andrea_craig@umanitoba.ca no later than 8 February 8 2012 if you are interested in:
• attending
• discussing your project with an NSERC representative.

CIHR Town Hall hosted by Dr. Jane Aubin, CIHR Chief Scientific Officer and Vice-President, Research

 Tuesday, February 14, 2012

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

  Nancy Klos,
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone: 204-789-3672
Email: nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca
NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program

Monday, January 16, 2012
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

ORS Boardroom 540 Machray Hall

Nancy Klos,
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone: 204-789-3672
Email: nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

CIHR China-Canada Joint Health Research Initiative Grant Program

Presenter:
Dr. Czubryt, an Associate Professor in the UM Department of Physiology, and a member of the peer review committee for this program for multiple years.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Room A106 Chown Building, 753 McDermot Avenue
(Bannatyne campus)
Nancy Klos,
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone: 204-789-3672
Email: nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

Manitoba Health Research Council (MHRC) Presentation on Funding Programs

Health researchers interested in applying to upcoming MHRC competitions are encouraged to attend the session. There will be ample time for questions and answers.

 Tuesday, January 31, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Room A106 Chown Building, 753 McDermot Avenue
(Bannatyne campus)

Nancy Klos,
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone: 204-789-3672
Email: nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca
CFI Award Finalization and Management Workshop

Presentation

Jackie Cooney
Interim Research Grants Officer
(Institutional Programs)
Telephone: 204-480-1495
Email: cooneyj@cc.umanitoba.ca

NSERC Discovery Grants Program

Presenters:
Dr. Doug Buchanan (Electrical & Computer Engineering;
current EG member) and Ms. Andrea Craig (ORS, Research Grants
Officer [NSERC]).

Recent Evaluation Group member
Dr. Ivan Oresnik (Microbiology)
and current EG member Dr. Cyrus Shafai (Electrical & Computer Engineering) will be present to answer questions and participate in the discussion.

September 22, 2011

1:15 - 2:45 pm

 Presentation

Andrea Craig,
Research Grants Officer, NSERC and Internal Grants
Office of Research Services
Telephone: 204-480-1819
Email: andrea_craig@umanitoba.ca
2011 Internal Grants Writing Workshop

September 20, 2011

2:00-3:30 pm

Presentation

Nancy Klos,
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone: 204-789-3672
Email: nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca
Introductory CIHR workshop for social sciences and humanities

An overview of CIHR, its funding mechanisms, how to apply, peer review and grant writing strategies.

Presenters: Dr. Janice Ristock, Associate Vice-President (Research) and  Ms. Nancy Klos, Associate Director (Research Grants), Office of Research Services.

RSVP to Elisa Allegro, ORS Bannatyne, by August 19th to confirm your attendance.

August 23, 2011

9:30 am -
11:30 am
Helen Glass
Centre for Nursing

Room 210

Nancy Klos,
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone: 204-789-3672
Email: nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca
SSHRC "May Days" Event

June 9, 2011

9:00 am -
4:00 pm

Helen Glass
Centre for Nursing

Rooms 360 & 370

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone: 204-789-3672
Email: nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca
Collaborative Health Research Project Program (CHRP) 

March 11, 2011

9:00 am -
11:00 am

Presentation

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

Collaborative Research And Development (CRD) Grants And Industrial Research Chairs (IRC) Program

March 11, 2011

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

 Presentation

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca
CFI-Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) Workshop

Dec. 13, 2010

Dec. 15, 2010

9:30 am -11:30 am

Meeting Materials

Jackie Cooney
Interim Research Grants Officer
(Institutional Programs)
Telephone: 204-480-1495
Email: cooneyj@cc.umanitoba.ca
SSHRC Insight Development Grants

Dec. 9, 2010

11:00 am. - 2:30 am

  Eve Nimmo
Research Grants Facilitator
Telephone: 204-474-8096     Email: nimmo@cc.umanitoba.ca

NSERC Discovery Grant Program for Health Sciences Researchers

Sept. 20, 2010

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Meeting Materials

 
Internal Grants Writing Workshop

Sept. 16, 2010

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Meeting Materials

Andrea Craig (480-1819)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant Writing Workshop 

June 17, 2010

9:00 am - 11:00 am

  Amanda Shawcross
Office of Research Services
RSVP by June 15, 2010
Amanda_Shawcross@umanitoba.ca

NSERC Information Session on the Discovery Grant program

June 8, 2010

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Meeting Materials

Eveline Harder
Office of Research Services
RSVP by June 7, 2010
Eveline_Harder@umanitoba.ca

CIHR Institute of Gender & Health Presentation

June 2, 2010
2:00 pm -
3:30 pm

 

Amanda Shawcross
Office of Research Services
RSVP by May 31, 2010
amanda_shawcross@umanitoba.ca

SSHRC 'May Days' Event

May 18
and 19,
2010

See link
(left) for schedule

  Eveline Harder
Office of Research Services
RSVP by May 14, 2010
Email:  hardere@cc.umanitoba.ca

SSHRC Research Community Meeting

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

10:00am – 12:00pm

 

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

 NSERC Strategic Project Grants Program

 Thursday, March 11, 2010

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

  Please RSVP to Dona Gould, Office of Research Services by March 10, 2010.

Collaborative Health Research Projects Program for NSERC and CIHR Researchers

 Mar. 8, 2010

  Dona Gould
Telephone:  204-789-3740
Email:  gouldd@cc.umanitoba.ca

The Canada Council for the Arts – Killam Presentation

 Mar. 3, 2010

 

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Feb. 1, 2010

  Dona Gould
Telephone:  204-789-3740
Email:  gouldd@cc.umanitoba.ca

  2010 MHRC Competition Workshop

 Jan. 2010

  Competition details can be found in the 2010 Awards Guide on the MHRC at http://www.mhrc.mb.ca/

 CFI- Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF)

 Jan. 2010

Jackie Cooney
Interim Research Grants Officer
(Institutional Programs)
Telephone: 204-480-1495
Email:  mailto:cooneyj@cc.umanitoba.ca

"Internal and External Funding Opportunities at the University of Manitoba: Tools in the Strategic Development of a Funded Health Research Program." with Dr. Peter A. Cattini,  Professor, Department of Physiology and Nancy Klos, Associate Director (Research Grants), Office of Research Services

 Nov. 17, 2009

  Dona Gould
Telephone:  204-789-3740
Email:  gouldd@cc.umanitoba.ca  
 SSHRC SRG Strategies for Social Sciences and Humanities Disciplines Workshop with Dr. Rick Linden

Sept. 15, 2009

 

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

Internal Grants Writing Workshop 2009

 Sept.17, 2009

 PowerPoint Presentation

Andrea Craig
Research Grants Officer
(NSERC & Internal Grants)
Telephone: 204-480-1819
Emal: andrea_craig@umanitoba.ca

  NSERC Information Session for Faculty Members with Ms. Catherine Podeszfinski, Program Officer and Grant Selection Committee members (NSERC)

Sept. 10, 2009

 PowerPoint Presentation

Andrea Craig
Research Grants Officer (NSERC & Internal Grants)
Telephone:  204-480-1819
Email:  andrea_craig@umanitoba.ca

  Applying for SSHRC Funding: Science, Art, Alchemy or Self-Abuse?" with Dr. Doug Peers, York University

 Friday, May 29, 2009

 

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

NSERC Strategic Project Grants Program

 March 2009

 PowerPoint
Presentation

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

CFI- Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF)

November 2008

 

Tracy Mohr
Research Grants Officer
Telephone:  204-474-6005
Email:  tracy_mohr@umanitoba.ca 

2008 NSERC Information Session with Ms. Michele Beaudry, Program Officer,NSERC    

September 2008

NSERC Review Manual

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

SSHRC Strategies for Social Sciences and Humanities Disciplines with Dr. Rick Linden, Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba

  September 2008

  PowerPoint

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

2008 SSHRC Information Session  with Ms. Terry Lee McPherson, Program Officer, SSHRC

 September 2008

SRG Committee Members Manual

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

Internal Grants Writing Workshop

 September 2008

PowerPoint


 

NSERC Strategies for Natural Sciences and Engineering Disciplines with Dr. Deb Court, Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba

 September 2008

 PowerPoint

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

Image, Text, Sound and Technology (ITST) Program -  CVs

June 2008

  Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

Managing Your Research Career -  CVs
with Dr. Jo Van Every, PhD

May 2008

  Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

Research Grant Success
with Dr. Jo Van Every, PhD

May 2008   Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

CFI - Leading Edge Fund (LEF)
 & New Initiatives Fund (NIF) 2009

 April 2008
 
Tracy Mohr
Research Grants Officer
Telephone:  204-474-6005
Email:  tracy_mohr@umanitoba.ca 

 Project Concepts in Genomics Workshop
 (Project Concept Form .doc)

December 2007

  Genome Prairie Office
Faye Pagdonsolan
Telephone:  204-480-1356
Email:  fpagdonsolan@genomeprairie.ca

 Dr. Chad Gaffield, President SSHRC
Framing Our Direction: From
Strategic Plan to Action Plan at SSHRC

October
2007

 

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

NSERC Strategic Grant Supplemental Competition Workshop

August
2007

PowerPoint
Presentation

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

SSHRC Grantscrafting

September
2006

PowerPoint Presentation

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca

Canada Council Killam Research Fellowship
 

November
2006

PowerPoint Presentation

Nancy Klos
Associate Director (Research Grants)
Telephone:  204-789-3672
Email:  nancy_klos@umanitoba.ca