Tri-Agency Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee — Stream

To support faculty members holding the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor conducting interdisciplinary research that transcends the traditional boundaries of two or more of the Tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and who intend to submit an application within 12 to 18 months after the end of this grant to:

• NSERC Discovery Horizons
• Tri-agency Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee (TAIPR) for SSHRC Insight and Insight Development Grants or the CIHR Project Grant

Interdisciplinarity must be integral to the research design, where the stated objectives could not be achieved without an interdisciplinary approach.

Guidelines

Terms and Conditions

Eligibility

Subject Matter

Research must transcend the traditional boundaries of two or more of the Tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR).

Principal Investigator

General:

• Holds the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor at Carleton at the time of application (i.e., appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline).
• Is not currently holding and has not been awarded a Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) within the past three years. Past recipients must have submitted a final report for their previous grant prior to the application deadline.
• A Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) may not be held in conjunction with a SSHRC Exchange Grant: Knowledge Mobilization.
• Intends to submit a competitive proposal to TAIPR for the SSHRC Insight Grant, Insight Development Grant, CIHR Project Grant or NSERC Discovery Horizons competition as a principal investigator (PI) within the next 12 to 18 months.

Early Career Researcher (ECR) Applicants:

• Must be within the first six years (SSHRC) or five years (NSERC, CIHR) of academic appointment at the time of application, minus the length of delays that have affected research productivity or outcomes, adjusted at a 2:1 ratio. The time added to the ECR window will be adjusted by month, semester, etc. as appropriate.
• Must not be holding a Tri-Council grant.

Established Applicants:

• Must have applied to NSERC Discovery Horizons or TAIPR for the SSHRC Insight Grant, Insight Development Grant or CIHR Project Grant within the last three years and been unsuccessful.
• Must not be holding a Tri-Council grant.

Co-Principal Investigator

• Holds the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor at Carleton at the time of application (i.e., appointment date on or before the applicant submission deadline).
• Has not been awarded a Research Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) within the past three years. Previous recipients of a Research Development Grant proposing a similar research project must clearly explain how they are planning to respond to committee comments. NEW: the final report for the previous award must have been submitted.
• Does not hold a SSHRC Exchange Grant: Knowledge Mobilization.

Faculty members may only submit one application as PI or co-PI in a given gate to any stream of the Research Development Grant.

Team Member

• Anyone is eligible, no CV submission is required.

Budget

Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guidelines for Use of Grant Funds.

Eligible Expenses

• Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows;
• Salaries of technical and professional staff;
• Materials, supplies and services;
• Research travel (e.g., field work); and
• Knowledge dissemination (e.g., travel to present papers at technical conferences).

Note: small equipment (i.e., computers) cannot account for more than one third of the total budget.

Ineligible Expenses

• Professional development activities;
• Partnership-building activities;
• Large equipment and renovations; and
• Teaching release.

Note: transfers of funds to other institutions are not permitted.

Evaluation

Applications will be scored based on the TAIPR Evaluation Criteria.

1. Merit of the proposed research (33%)
   • Quality of the proposal: clarity, scope and originality of the research questions and objectives.
   • Methods and approaches: appropriateness of the proposed methods and approaches, including the integration of the interdisciplinary approaches to achieve the project goals.
     • Appropriate incorporation of sex, gender and diversity in the research design, if applicable.
     • Evidence of commitment to the development of active and meaningful partnerships with appropriate individuals and organizations, if applicable.
   • Feasibility: extent to which the budget is appropriate and justified in relation to the proposed activities.
     • Appropriateness of the environment (academic institution and/or other organization) to enable the conduct and success of the proposed activities.
2. Anticipated outcomes (33%)
   • Impact: potential for the outcomes of the proposed activities to have influence and impact.
   • Knowledge mobilization and dissemination: quality and appropriateness of knowledge mobilization plans, including effective dissemination, exchange and engagement with stakeholders within and/or beyond the research community, where applicable.
   • Training plan: extent to which the proposed activities incorporate plans for the training and development of highly qualified personnel (HQP).
     • Appropriate inclusion of considerations of equity, diversity and inclusion in the training plan.
3. Applicant(s) Record (33%)
   • Expertise and experience: appropriate expertise to undertake the proposed research, including complementary and interdisciplinary knowledge, expertise and experience.
     • Experience and track record of the investigator(s) (importance, originality, quality and impact of past research).
   • Quality and extent of past contributions to the training of HQP.

Contact Us

Christine Rivas: christinerivas@cunet.carleton.ca