Research Achievement Awards and Research Awards — Seed Funding (CLOSED)

Research Achievement Awards

Article 41.2

• Purpose: recognize outstanding research achievements
• Eligibility:
  • CUASA Faculty Members only
  • Award recipients will be eligible to apply for the same award in the Fall term of the seventh (7th) year following the year in which the previous award was received.
• Annual number of awards: five
• Value: $15,000 CAD
  • The $15,000.00 award may, at the option of the recipient, take the form of:
    • a research grant upon the University being satisfied that the normal rules and requirements pertaining to approval of a research proposal have been satisfied; or,
    • a portion of the award equal to the appropriate contract instructor stipend may be used to purchase up to a one (1) credit teaching release.
      • Terminological clarification:
        • “portion“: This term means that if there are residuals from the award after “purchasing” teaching release, the remaining funds out of the total $15k can then be put towards a research grant or bonus.
        • “may“: This term means that approval from the Department and Faculty are required
        • “purchase“: This term means that the award funding can be used to purchase 0.5 or 1.0 credit of teaching release.
• Application deadline: October 31 at 11:59 p.m.
• RAA application webform (must be connected to Carleton’s VPN; if you receive an error message, try opening in incognito mode)

RAA Guidelines

Ensure your application is written in plain language suitable for a multidisciplinary committee and that any discipline-specific terminology or acronyms are explained.

Learn more about past recipients of the RAA.

Research Award — Seed Funding

Article 41.3

• Purpose: enhance research productivity
• Eligibility:
  • CUASA Faculty Members only
  • Award recipients will be eligible to apply for the same award in the Fall term of the seventh (7th) year following the year in which the previous award was received.
• Annual number of awards: five
• Value: $15,000 CAD
  • The $15,000.00 award may, at the option of the recipient, take the form of:
    • a research grant upon the University being satisfied that the normal rules and requirements pertaining to approval of a research proposal have been satisfied; or,
    • a $5,000.00 bonus less deductions required by law and a $10,000.00 research grant payable upon the University being satisfied that the normal rules and requirements pertaining to approval of a research proposal have been satisfied; or,
    • a portion of the award equal to the appropriate contract instructor stipend may be used to purchase up to a one (1) credit teaching release.
      • Terminological clarification:
        • “portion“: This term means that if there are residuals from the award after “purchasing” teaching release, the remaining funds out of the total $15k can then be put towards a research grant or bonus.
        • “may“: This term means that approval from the Department and Faculty are required
        • “purchase“: This term means that the award funding can be used to purchase 0.5 or 1.0 credit of teaching release.
          • If a 0.5 credit teaching release is purchased, the remaining funds out of the total $15k can then be put towards a research grant or a bonus.
          • If a 1.0 credit teaching release is purchased, the Faculty Member would need to fund the difference, from their PER or Internally Restricted Research fund.
• Application deadline: October 31 at 11:59 p.m.
• RASF application webform (must be connected to Carleton’s VPN; if you receive an error message, try opening in incognito mode)

RASF Guidelines

Ensure your application is written in plain language suitable for a multidisciplinary committee and that any discipline-specific terminology or acronyms are explained.

Contact Us

• Competition contact: Christine Rivas
• Faculty adjudication contact: Office of your Faculty’s Dean