From: Drew Gyorke
To: Drew Gyorke
Cc: Judith Chadwick
Subject: SSHRC MCRI Update, December 16, 2009
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Humanities & Social Sciences)
FROM: Drew Gyorke, Director, Agency and Foundation Funding, Research Services
DATE: 15 December 2009
RE: Important Updates for the SSHRC MCRI Competition
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I am pleased to provide you with three important updates on the Major Collaborative Research Inititaive (MCRI) Program. Two of these updates are from SSHRC, and the third is a revised Service Plan that applicants to the MCRI program, and their respective departments, can expect from Research Services.
1) UPDATE FROM SSHRC: Infrastructure Support for MCRI, and what it means
SSHRC and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) formally announced their partnership for the 2010 MCRI competition on Friday, December 11, 2009. The formal announcement confirmed that applicants invited to submit a Full Proposal to the MCRI program may also be eligible to receive up to $1M in infrastructure funding through the CFI Leader's Opportunity Fund (LOF). 'Infrastructure' typically means: construction (including renovation of existing space) and equipment, including computers and computer networks, and database development. Those invited to submit an MCRI Full Proposal who wish to pursue infrasturcture funding through the LOF program must consult through their Chair/Director with the appropriate Dean/Vice-Dean Research.
2) UPDATE FROM SSHRC: New Deadline for the MCRI LOI: February 21, 2010.
As a result of the formal announcement between SSHRC and CFI regarding the MCRI program, SSHRC has extended the deadline for the MCRI Letter of Intent from January 31, 2010 to February 21, 2010.
3) Service Plan from Research Services:
To do all that we can to see UofT win at least one of between four or five MCRI awards, Research Services will be coordinating an internal review process (peer and editorial), as mentioned in our forum last week, to ensure that the LOIs submitted to SSHRC are as strong as possible. Integral to this Service Plan are the steps, and corresponding deadline dates below (revised to reflect SSHRC's new deadline.)
January 11: Applicants return the attached INTERNAL Notice of Intent to apply.
January 25: Applicants submit their full SSHRC Letter of Intent draft to
Research Services
February 10: Peer and editorial review feedback provided to applicants
February 17: Final SSHRC LOIs submitted to Research Services
February 18: Final review, Presidential endorsement, submission to SSHRC
We will also continue to update our website with SSHRC MCRI Program information at: www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/funding-sources/funding-opps/?showopp=451
Should you have any questions, please contact (fred.zhu@utoronto.ca
cc: Judith Chadwick, Assistant Vice-President, Research Services
Looking for information about applying for research funding as a UofT Investigator? Questions? Forms? Upcoming Deadlines? Check out our newly re-launched website at: www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators
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Drew Gyorke,
Director, Agency & Foundation Funding,
Research Services
University of Toronto
3rd Floor, McMurrich Building
12 Queen's Park Cres. West
Toronto, ON M5S 1S8
Tel: (416) 978-7248
Fax: (416) 946-3707
Email: drew.gyorke@utoronto.ca
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