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UBC’S OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER | NOVEMBER 19, 2012 | VOLUME XCIV| ISSUE XIXIII
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Important Notice From NSERC – Your Notifi180) It is time to start preparing your Discovfor a Discovery Grant (Form 180) must be to “What are application deadlines” in for Professors. We would also like to search Tools and Instruments (RTI) Discovery Gran ** Change in Applicaof Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant Grant and it must be submitted by Aube eligible to Submit an Application for cing its policy on deadlines. Forms 180 dates. Application for a Grant (Form 101) pages (except for grant applications in describing the plan for the training of tions carefully before completing your (Forms 100 and 101) will be available cation Tool for Discovery Grants formation and details about the peer have been developed and are available Review System Further to the recomery Grants and the Grant Selection major changes to its peer review syspeer review of its Discovery Grant been replaced by Evaluation Groups Topics for more details, as you will be appropriate to review your research of the assessment of Discovery Grant plicant. A two-staged approach was three merit criteria (excellence of the to the training of highly qualified merit category – refer to the News to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form please let us know by sending an e-mail, name, Personal Identification Number (if start, you must read or consult the followhow to complete Form 180; and NSERC’s ify the balance of your current Discovery the available funds are sufficient to cover can choose to request a deferral of instalto use the accumulated funds prior to subtive Matters and the Annual Funding of Guide for more information. Please note review of your next application, but rather lows you to re-organize your activities and provides the opportunity for the Agency to your Form 180 You must complete Form for submitting your Form 180 is August 1. start some aspects of the review process, the selection of appropriate referees and the in the “summary of proposal”, in the space the scientific approach; and the novelty and sciences and engineering. Note: Once your an acknowledgement of receipt. The status Received within three business days. Do not use only the electronic version. In Septemwith a list of all completed Form 180 subwould like to find out more about the Discovfor the program or send an e-mail to resOn-line System, contact the On-line Services p.m. (Eastern Time Zone). Send an e-mail to: Include your e-mail address and telephone Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovyour Discovery Grant application. A Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form 180) must be submitted by the deadline date of August 1. Please refer to “What are application deadlines” in the Frequently Asked Questions of the Program Guide for Professors. We would also like to remind you that the deadline date for the receipt of Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grant applications is October 25. Important Changes for Discovery Gran ** Change in Application
cation of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form ery Grant application. A Notification of Intent to Apply submitted by the deadline date of August 1. Please refer the Frequently Asked Questions of the Program Guide remind you that the deadline date for the receipt of ReGrant applications is October 25. Important Changes for tion Procedures – Form 180 mandatory **The Notification (Form 180) is now mandatory when applying for a Discovery gust 1. Applicants who do not submit a Form 180 will not a Grant (Form 101) in the fall. In addition, NSERC is reinforand 101 will not be accepted after their respective deadline and Instructions The Budget Justification is limited to two Subatomic Physics) and there is now a dedicated section for highly qualified personnel (HQP). Please read the instrucapplication. Up-to-date literature and application forms on NSERC’s Web site in early August. New CommuniNSERC is using new ways to communicate program inreview process to prospective applicants. Two videos in the Professors section of NSERC’s Web site. Peer mendations from the International Review of DiscovCommittee Structure Review, NSERC has introduced tem for Discovery Grants: A Conference Model for the applications. The Grant Selection Committees have – refer to the List of Evaluation Groups and Research required to suggest the Evaluation Group that is most proposal. Since the 2009 competition, the decoupling applications from the previous grant held by the apintroduced: a) rating of all applications based on the researcher, merit of the proposal and contributions people), and b) assignment of a funding level to each Release on this new approach. Notification of Intent 180) Submission If you do not intend to apply this year, before August 1, to coord@nserc-crsng.gc.ca , with your available), department and institution name. Before you ing documents on NSERC’s Web site: The instructions on Eligibility Criteria – for Faculty.\ You are encouraged to verGrant account, if applicable, before submitting Form 180. If anticipated expenditures through the next fiscal year, you ment or take advantage of the automatic one-year extension mitting a new request for funding. Refer to the AdministraGrants sections of the Tri-Agency Financial Administration that postponing an application does not adversely affect the demonstrates good fiscal management of the funds and alpostpone the renewal/re-application date by one year. It also fund other researchers with more urgent needs. Completing 180 through NSERC’s On-line Services page. The deadline The information contained in this form allows NSERC to including preliminary assignments to an Evaluation Group, eligibility of the subject matter. It is essential to clearly state provided: the objectives of the proposed research program; expected significance of the work to a field(s) in the natural form has been submitted, NSERC will send you, via e-mail, of the form on your My Portfolio page will also change to send a paper version of your completed form by mail; we will ber, your university Research Grants Office will be provided missions. They, in turn, will advise your department. If you ery Grants Program, contact the staff responsible grant@nserc-crsng.gc.ca. For help with NSERC’s Helpdesk, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 webapp@nserc-crsng.gc.ca or call 613-995-4273. number. Important Notice From NSERC – Your ery Grant (Form 180) It is time to start preparing
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