Call for Proposals for Research Equipment, Software and Tools – all Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines/researchers in Education (October 31, 2018 deadline)
The Vice-President Research & Innovation at UBCV will support a one-time adjudicated competition drawing on the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) General Research Fund (GRF) to support researchers’ equipment, software and tools costs in any SSHRC discipline in Education. These SSHRC GRF grants will be for one-year and budgets may range up to $20,000.
Requests may be made for:
- tools, software and equipment to support research
- training costs for researchers and students to use tools, software and equipment
- materials, supplies and minor equipment upgrades essential to the operation and maintenance of existing research infrastructure
- salaries of technical and professional research support staff employed to operate and maintain equipment and tools, including software and websites
Researchers in the Faculty of Education at UBCV are invited to submit a current UBC CV and a proposal [up to a maximum of 2 pages] that describes each of the following:
- the social sciences and/or humanities research supported by the request;
- the use of the tools/software/equipment by the Principal Investigator, students and colleagues;
- a budget and justification for the requested funds.
Please note, all requests must comply with Tri-Agency eligibility rules. This competition will not consider requests for personal computers. These grants are intended to support research by individual researchers or groups in SSHRC-eligible research areas. Further:
- the lead applicant must currently hold [or have held in the past 10 years] Tri-Council funding;
- the project to be supported must not currently have other significant equipment-related funding resources at its disposal. For example, a CFI facility with more than 20% left in its IOF would be considered ineligible;
The Dean’s Advisory Committee for Research (DACR) will review applications and make decisions based on evidence of an active research program supported by the tools, software or equipment; or a demonstrated need for support.
Applications should be submitted electronically as a single PDF, and questions directed to Dr. Heather Frost (heather.frost@ubc.ca) or Dr. Mark Beauchamp, ADR (mark.beauchamp@ubc.ca) by October 31, 2018.
Please note that equipment purchases must be made or funds committed by March 31,2019.
