Are you planning to apply for a SSHRC Insight Grant or Insight Development Grant in an upcoming competition? Do you feel daunted by the SSHRC grant writing process? Sign up for the Jackman Humanities Institute’s (JHI) 8-week intensive grant writing bootcamp, which is designed to help you prepare a winning grant application that advances your research program in exciting ways. The program, now in its second year, is intended to support tri-campus faculty members in the humanities and qualitative social sciences who are applying for a SSHRC Insight Grant or Insight Development Grant.
The bootcamp focuses on the three main components of any SSHRC funding application: the Detailed Description, the Knowledge Mobilization plan, and the Budget. The sessions are divided into:
- Speaker sessions, which feature recent SSHRC grant recipients who will discuss and demonstrate their successful applications
- Spark sessions will be led by divisional research officers who will provide practical grant writing exercises, tips, and best practices for preparing the core sections of your application
- Co-working blocks, which are led by the JHI Research Officer and feature short intensive writing bursts, visualization strategies, and dedicated writing time to foster creative thinking and the completion of each draft section. The co-working sessions are optional
The final week of the bootcamp features a peer review session. Participants will complete the bootcamp with a working draft of their application and valuable peer review feedback from academic colleagues.
Session dates and times: Tuesdays (online) and optional alternate Thursdays (hybrid) from June 6 to July 25, 11am-12:30pm.
Participation in the bootcamp requires attendance at all of the Tuesday sessions.
Seats are limited, so we encourage you to apply early! The deadline for applications is May 17, 2023 at 4:00pm ET.
More information can be found here: https://www.humanities.utoronto.ca/news/jhi-sshrc-grant-writing-bootcamp-2023
Program Schedule
Session #1: Tuesday June 6, 11am-12:30pm (90 minutes, online)
Tim Sayle, Associate Professor, Department of History
A detailed overview of a successful Insight Grant application
Session #2: Tuesday June 13, 11am-12:30pm (90 minutes, online)
Guided activities to workshop and start preparing the Detailed Description section (Gabrielle Sugar and Lee Slinger, Funded Research Officers, Faculty of Arts & Science)
Session #3 (optional): Thursday June 15, 11am-12pm (60 minutes, hybrid)
Structured co-working block: Storyboarding your grant – a creative visualization (Amy Ratelle, JHI Research Officer)
Session #4: Tuesday June 20, 11am-12:30pm (90 minutes, online)
Nasim Niknafs, Associate Professor, Faculty of Music: Connecting the Dots: Knowledge Mobilization, Research Team, Outputs and Outcomes
Session #5: Tuesday June 27, 11am-12:30pm (90 minutes, online)
Guided activities to workshop and write the Knowledge Mobilization, Research Team, Outputs and Outcomes sections (Amy Ratelle, JHI Research Officer)
Session #6: Thursday June 29, 11am-12pm (60 minutes, hybrid)
Structured co-working block: Putting pen to paper (Amy Ratelle, JHI Research Officer)
Session #7: Tuesday July 4, 11am-12:30pm (90 minutes, online)
Emily Nacol, Associate Professor, Political Science, UTM: Budget Branching: Using your budget to connect your grant sections together
Session #8: Tuesday July 11, 11am-12:30pm (90 minutes, online)
Guided activities to connect costs to draft section activities (Amy Ratelle, JHI Research Officer)
Session #9: Thursday July 13, 11am-12pm (60 minutes, hybrid)
Unstructured co-working block: Dedicated and quiet time to work on your draft (Amy Ratelle, JHI Research Officer)
Session #10: Tuesday July 18, 11am-12:30pm (90 minutes, online)
Final working session: Peer Review Instructions, Final Q&A session, Unstructured co-working block (Amy Ratelle, JHI Research Officer). DEADLINE: Final drafts due at 4pm
Session #11: Tuesday July 25, 11am-1pm (2 hours, online)
Final peer review session (facilitated by Amy Ratelle, JHI Research Officer)
Total hours: 19.5
Instructional hours: 13.5
Optional co-working hours: 4
Final peer review: 2 hours
Application Process
Applications are closed for 2023.
Requirements
Participation in the bootcamp requires attendance at all of the sessions, with two optional writing sessions.
In line with the University of Toronto’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, the JHI believes that these principles drive better research and innovation. Through this program, we aim to ensure equitable access and will reserve 50% of the available seats for individuals who self-identify as members of under-represented communities, as defined in the U of T Equity Survey.
The application form includes questions about self-identification and brief demographic information. You will also be asked to upload, as a single PDF file:
Current CV (any format)
Brief draft project description (1 page max)
The application deadline is May 17, 2023 at 4:00pm EST.
Date/Time:
June 6 – July 25, 2023
Key Benefits:
- Receive valuable peer review feedback from academic colleagues in a supportive setting
- Complete a working draft of your SSHRC application
- Learn and practice new ideation and writing strategies
- Engage with expert U of T research officers and network with academic colleagues
Who should attend?
- Tenure-track and tenured in the Humanities and Social Sciences faculty members eligible to hold Tri-Agency grants at U of T.
- Teaching Stream faculty members with approved PI eligibility exception requests may also register.
- This workshop is not open to graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows.
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