CPSC 699 FUNDING Funding is an important part

CPSC 699 FUNDING

Funding is an important part of academic career Developing funding application skills early on will lead to academic success Funding proposals can and do help in achieving career milestones and shaping one’s research MESSAGE

Sources of funding Structure of funding application Funding agencies and types of funds PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

WHERE FUNDS COME FROM? Grants Government Federal Provincial industry scholarships research contracts Donations

OVERHEAD grant $$$ your research university source rate NSERC 0% Industry grant 25% Research Contract 40% overhead faculty department

PROPOSAL TARGET consider program grant address the goals of the program for which you are applying NSERC Discovery is a place for more versatile and innovative work SPG requires you to address specific strategic needs in Canada always support with evidence of excellence Your accomplishments

WRITING consider target audience committee varied backgrounds must be able to understand your proposal referees experts want to see details

SCHOLARSHIPS � variety of application formats � generally three criteria � Candidates � Proposal � Outreach record (GPA, publications)

CANDIDATE RECORD � demonstrate that you are worthy of a scholarship � GPA and transcripts � references � choose good referees � work/research � publications experience

THE PROPOSAL � written document, usually short � consider your audience � the key to any good writing � who reviews scholarship applications? � educated, � avoid but not expert jargon

TEMPLATE � introduce area and purpose of your work � why is it important � your plan to advance knowledge � specific � timeline targets for advancement

WHO WILL READ IT? � committee members are all � expert in one area, not necessarily yours � intelligent � do not rely on committee being expert in your area � if you are in computer science, how would you explain the significance of your work to somebody in kinesiology?

INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION � beyond discovery grants, most NSERC grants require industry participation � Industry both supports and benefits from joint research � Types of contribution: cash or in-kind � NSERC matches industry contribution (1: 1, 1: 2 ration)

OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES • NCE – – – • networked centres of excellence e. g. , IRIS, GEOIDE university-directed research Precarn – – – company formed by NSERC University/industry collaboration industry directed • SSHRC – • • social sciences an humanities research council CHIR Canadian institutes for health research

OTHER GRANTING AGENCIES � PIMS –Pacific Institute for Mathematics � MITACS -The Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems � i. CORE – Informatics Circle of Research Excellence � University Research Services

RESEARCH CONTRACTS � undertaken to perform research for a client � client directs research � statement of work � deliverables � budget � must deliver on contract to get paid � overhead is 40%

DATES � NSERC � October � apply � Alberta through department or as individual Ingenuity � November � start preparation much earlier � University Open Scholarship –January � URGC – 3 dates per term

PREPARATION � Practice good writing skills � Describe your ideas in 1 sentence, 1 paragraph, 1 page � Argument and illustrate your point � Proofread your proposal and ask your colleagues of opinion � Attend writing workship/seminar � Practice!

SUMMARY � Additional sources of funding are important � Proper recommendation letter must reflect personal sides of applicant in addition to his overall excellence!

SOURCES Own experience in writing proposals Chapter 1 web site Jeff Boyd presentation on funding