NSERC's Alliance Grant program has received several updates in the past year. This in-person information session will provide an overview of these changes, the resources available at Queen's to help you prepare your Alliance application, and provide a venue for any questions you may have about the program.

The session will be presented by Research Project Advisors at the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio, and Queen's Partnerships and Innovation staff will be available to provide help in finding external partners.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Register today

Presenters:

Merline Fonkwe
Bei Cai
Adam Jeziorski

Join a free, annual science festival for Southeastern Ontario families hosted by Queen's University Vice-Principal Research Portfolio.

Faculty members, staff and students, together with community partners, will provide our visitors with hands-on demonstrations, awe-inspiring exhibits and fun experiments to inspire the next generation. Don't miss the Chemistry Magic Show and The Great Canadian Invention Circus! If your family prefers to explore activities in a quieter environment, make sure to visit the Sensory Friendly Science Zone.

This year's theme will be INNOVATE, and we'll have 60 booths featuring topics ranging from wildlife conservation to robotics and climate change. Join us on May 11, 2024, at the Slush Puppie Place and on The Tragically Hip Way.

Visit the Science Rendezvous Kingston page to learn more

The Vice-Principal Research portfolio invites the Queen's research community to a virtual two-part Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant boot camp on Tuesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 6 from 10:00 - 11:15 am (one-hour presentation, 15-min Q & A).

During this two-part session, Queen's Research Projects Advisors Adrian Kelly and Diane Davies will introduce researchers to best practices for SSHRC Insight Grant applications and guide you through key application components using examples from successful applications. 

Participants may attend an individual session or both (a different registration is required for each session).

Questions? Please contact Adrian Kelly.

Please note, this session will be recorded and shared at a later date on this page.

The Vice-Principal Research portfolio invites the Queen's research community to a virtual two-part Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant boot camp on Tuesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 6 from 10:00 - 11:15 am (one-hour presentation, 15-min Q & A).

During this two-part session, Queen's Research Projects Advisors Adrian Kelly and Diane Davies will introduce researchers to best practices for SSHRC Insight Grant applications and guide you through key application components using examples from successful applications. 

Participants may attend an individual session or both (a different registration is required for each session).

Questions? Please contact Adrian Kelly.

Please note, this session will be recorded and shared at a later date on this page.

Clarity in academic writing is good; concision is good; logical organization is good. But none of these matter if your writing is not seen by readers to be valuable to them. Commonly it’s thought that value is a matter not of writing but of content; make the writing clear and logical, and value will take care of itself. In fact, successful academic texts—including successful grant applications—rely on a host of writing techniques specific to value, and not just communicating value, but also creating it.

In the morning session (9 am to noon), Dr. McEnerney will lead workshop attendees through essential techniques for creating value. In three afternoon sessions of 50-minutes each (1-4 pm), Dr. McEnerney will work specifically with researchers in health sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities in order to focus on techniques for creating value in specific disciplines for specific readers. 

Whether or not they reserve an afternoon session with Dr. McEnerney, attendees are encouraged to stay and make use of a quiet, writing-only space in which they can work on grant applications or other projects.

Research Project Advisors will also be available for one-on-one or small-group consultations in twenty-minute blocks.

This webinar will provide guidance, with regards to the implementation of the Government of Canada's Policy on Sensitive Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC), by the federal granting agencies.

Webinars in English:  

• Thursday, May 9: 1 - 2:30 pm EDT –  Register
• Tuesday, May 28: 11 am - 12:30 pm EDT – Register

Webinars in French:  

• Monday, May 6: 11 am - 12:30 pm EDT – Register
• Thursday, May 30: 1 - 2:30 pm EDT – Register

Overview:

Horizon Europe is the European Union’s funding program for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion over 7 years.

Under its Pillar II, Horizon Europe funds collaborative research and innovation projects by international teams of researchers to tackle global challenges in areas such as health, climate change, energy and digital economy. As of 2024, as Canada becomes associated to Pillar II, Canadian partners in such research consortia are eligible for direct funding from the European Union.

Watch this information session to learn more about Horizon Europe and how this funding opportunity may be relevant to you.

Program:

• Understanding Horizon Europe
  Mary Kavanagh (European Commission)
• Horizon Europe and Canada – participation and opportunities
  Aslin Unlusoy (Global Affairs Canada)
• The role of Canada’s National Contact Points
  Tamara Sone (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
• EURAXESS North America: a support tool and informational service for researchers and institutions in Canada
  Jackson Howard (EURAXESS North America)

The Research Security Centre initiative delivers interactive workshops to academic and scientific institutions across Canada.

Visit the Queen's Safeguarding Your Research to register for one of the following sessions

• Module 1 | Safeguarding Science: Raising Awareness of Security Risks and Mitigation Tools in Research Environments
  • English
    • Friday, May 2 - 1 to 2:30 pm
    • Thursday, May 14 - 1 to 2:30 pm
  • French
    • Tuesday, April 30 - 1:30 to 3 pm
    • Wednesday, May 29 - 11 am to 12:30 pm
       
• Module 2 | Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners - Assess the Risk
  • English
    • Friday, May 17 - 1 to 2 pm
    • Tuesday, June 11 - 1 to 2 pm
  • French
    • Friday, May 17 - 11 am to 12 pm
    • Wednesday, June 12 - 11 am to 12 pm
       
• Module 3 | Demystifying the International Student Immigration Process
  • English
    • Tuesday, May 21 - 1 to 2 pm
    • Tuesday, June 18 - 1 to 2 pm
  • French
    • Thursday, May 23 - 11 am to 12 pm
    • Thursday, June 20 - 11 am to 12 pm
       
• Module 4 | Know before you export: Canada’s export and brokering controls
  • English
    • Friday, May 24 - 1 to 2 pm
    • Thursday, June 6 - 1 to 2 pm
  • French
    • Wednesday, May 22 - 11 am to 12 pm
    • Friday, June 7 - 11 am to 12 pm

View upcoming Research Security Centre Webinars