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About the IDG…

Catherine Caws Dept. of French ccaws@uvic.ca. SSHRC Review Committee Members Meeting June 13 th , 2012 University of Victoria. About the IDG…. “…supporting research in its initial stage…”. Why apply for an IDG (Insight D evelopment G rant)?. New scholar

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About the IDG…

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  1. Catherine Caws Dept. of French ccaws@uvic.ca SSHRC Review Committee Members Meeting June 13th, 2012 University of Victoria About the IDG… “…supporting research in its initial stage…”

  2. Why apply for an IDG (Insight Development Grant)? New scholar • You are not ready for a large scale initiative • You want to test a method or theory by way of a pilot study or a case study • You want to do a critical analysis of existing research before applying for an Insight Grant Regularscholar • You are about to launch a new research initiative that is clearly different from what you have done before (e.g., new method and theory)

  3. Things you should know… IDG • Your application is NOT evaluated by external reviewers • 1 to 2 year grant • $ 7,000 to 75,000 in total • Scoring: • 50 challenge • 20 feasibility • 30 capability IG • You propose external reviewers’ names • More money, longer period • Scoring: • 40 challenge • 20 feasibility • 40 capability

  4. Items to watch for… • Overall presentation • Summary and writing style • Budget appropriateness • Research mobilization • Role of participants • New scholar • Career interruption

  5. My advices • Plan the writing of your application over several weeks (at least) • Create a group to engage in peer evaluation • Have your proposal read by someone who is in a slightly different field as well as by someone in your field • Keep applying until you receive your first grant

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