Faculty from across the social sciences and humanities are invited to develop outstanding SSHRC Insight Grant applications with the help of workshop and retreat series co-hosted by the Office of the Dean, FAHSS, and the Office of Research and Innovation Services.

Who should attend: Researchers planning to submit Insight Grant applications in October 2023 or 2024. The Insight Grant is a good fit for established researchers applying for funding for the next project in their ongoing research programs, or for early-career researchers who already have Insight Development Grants. Researchers submitting to any SSHRC program are welcome.

How it works: Most sessions will blend workshops with quiet grant writing time, and the opportunity for feedback on work in progress. Register for the sessions (below) that fit your schedule and your needs.

Questions: nwiebe@uwindsor.ca

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Friday, February 28, 2020

Shaping Your Project for Success (SSHRC IG Working Group)

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Friday, February 28, 2020, 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM
Location: Katzman Lounge, Vanier Hall
Instructors: Brent Lee, Natasha Wiebe

What is your SSHRC Insight Grant idea? How is this idea similar or different to projects already funded by SSHRC? Who will the project benefit, and how will your project engage them? How can you introduce the project so that your idea "hooks" reviewers?

  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM -- Our morning workshop will help you to address the above and related questions. By midday, you will have begun outlining your proposal.
  • 12:00 - 4:30 PM (optional) -- Bring your own refreshments, or take a lunch break at a local restaurant. Stay for some or all of the afternoon to continue writing. Brent Lee (FAHSS) and Natasha Wiebe (ORIS) will be on hand to answer questions.

Friday, March 27, 2020

CANCELLED: Writing the Summary (SSHRC IG Working Group)

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Friday, March 27, 2020, 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM
Location: Katzman Lounge, Vanier Hall
Instructors: Brent Lee, Natasha Wiebe

***In response to the COVI-19 Emergency Academic Plan described in the President’s Update of March 13, 2020, this workshop has been cancelled (03/15/2020). http://www.uwindsor.ca/coronavirus/***

The Insight Grant summary page provides an overview of your project and can also be used as the first page of the detailed description.

  • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM -- Our morning workshop will offer tips for writing an effective grant summary page, time to draft that page, and immediate feedback from experts and other participants.
  • 12:30 - 4:30 PM (optional) -- Bring your own refreshments, or take a lunch break at a local restaurant. Stay for some or all of the afternoon to revise your summary or develop other pieces of the application. Brent Lee (FAHSS) and Natasha Wiebe (ORIS) will be on hand to answer questions.

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

CANCELLED: The Budget (SSHRC IG Working Group)

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Willistead Manor, Windsor (1899 Niagara St at Kildare Rd)
Instructors: Brent Lee, Natasha Wiebe
***In response to the COVID-19 Emergency Academic Plan, this workshop has been cancelled (03/31/2020). http://www.uwindsor.ca/coronavirus/***
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The budget pages are critical to the success of your SSHRC Insight Grant application. This workshop will offer tips for developing a strong budget, time to draft that budget, and immediate feedback from experts.

Those attending the Spring 2020 Writing Retreat at Willistead need not register for this workshop; their retreat registration reserves them a seat.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

CANCELLED: Shaping Your Project for Success + Interactive Writing Time (SSHRC Insight Working Group)

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 01:00 PM – 02:15 PM
Location: Willistead Manor, Windsor (1899 Niagara St at Kildare Rd)
Instructors: Tanya Basok, Natasha Wiebe
What is your Insight Grant idea? How will it advance your field of studies? How will it contribute to the literature? Who will the project benefit, and how will your project engage them? How is the project related to your previous research? Who evaluates your application and how? How can the SSHRC Insight Grant Working Group support you in writing your application?

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  • 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM -- Our presentation will help you to address the above and related questions. Perspectives will be offered by Tanya Basok, an established researcher with a strong SSHRC funding record and adjudication committee experience.
  • 2:15 - 4:30 PM -- If you wish, stay after the workshop to start writing your application. Tanya and Natasha Wiebe (ORIS) will be on hand to answer questions and review text.

    • Venue: Willistead Manor Dining Room. Bring your laptop and a jacket.

    Friday, May 12, 2023

    9:30 AM

    CANCELLED: SSHRC Atelier 1: The Introductory Paragraphs (SSHRC Insight Working Group)

    Registration for this event is now closed.
    Schedule: Friday, May 12, 2023, 09:30 AM – 12:00 PM
    Location: Mackenzie Hall (3277 Sandwich St. W, Windsor, ON N9C 1A9)

    The opening paragraphs of your Insight Grant proposal should “hook” the reviewers and convince them of the importance of your project.

    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM -- Our morning workshop will outline the main sections of, and evaluation process for, the SSHRC Insight application, and offer some general tips for each section. The workshop will then focus on tips and approaches (with examples) for writing effective rationales and research objectives, and offer time to draft your own text with immediate feedback.
    • 12:00 - 4:30 PM -- Stay for some or all of the afternoon to revise your draft or to work on other pieces of your application; or join us for the Knowledge Mobilization and Outcomes workshop.
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    Venue: Mackenzie Hall (bring a lunch or visit one of several excellent restaurants nearby).

    1:00 PM

    SSHRC Atelier 2: Knowledge Mobilization Plan & Outcomes (SSHRC Insight Working Group)

    Registration for this event is now closed.
    Schedule: Friday, May 12, 2023, 01:00 PM – 03:00 PM
    Location: Mackenzie Hall (3277 Sandwich St. W, Windsor, ON N9C 1A9)
    Instructors: Natasha Wiebe
    Using approaches and examples from successful applications, this workshop will help you get started on your plan for sharing research results and your summary of expectations for the outcomes of the work.

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    You are invited to come prior to the 1:00 PM workshop to draft one or both of these sections, or to work on other sections of the Insight application. Choose a start time from 8:30 AM onward.

    Venue: Mackenzie Hall (bring a lunch or visit one of several excellent restaurants nearby)

    Friday, May 26, 2023

    CANCELLATION: Friday Afternoon Virtual Retreats (SSHRC Insight Working Group)

    Registration for this event is now closed.
    Schedule: May 26 – August 25, 2023,
    Fridays, 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
    (list dates)
    Location: Mackenzie Hall (3277 Sandwich St. W, Windsor, ON N9C 1A9)
    Instructors: Natasha Wiebe, Tanya Basok
    Dedicate quiet writing time to your Insight application or SSHRC CV every week during a virtual writing retreat with other SSHRC Insight writers. Sessions will help you stay accountable and reach your writing goals.

    Join us in Microsoft Teams for a group check-in at 2:00 PM, before we begin to write independently. Natasha Wiebe (ORIS) will be available to immediately answer questions and review text in Microsoft Teams. More information to follow about the availability of other experts who can support your writing.

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    Venue: Microsoft Teams, link to be provided closer to date