FACULTY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUND

APPLICATION SMALL GRANTS

Please read the Small Grants Application Guidelines before completing this form. Please complete this form and then submit through theDWFoM Research OWLdropbox.

ROLA

Karen Kueneman (), Research Officer for the Don Wright Faculty of Music,will assist with ROLA. Note: Do not complete ROLA before submitting.

Applicant Information
Family Name / Given Name / Initial / Department
E-mail Address
NO SIGNATURE REQUIRED: Applicants please note that submission of this completed form indicates knowledge of and adherence to the terms of reference and guidelines as posted on the DWFoM website.
Co-Applicant Information
List any and all co-applicants, their place of employment and role in that institution. N.B. Applications for collaborative research are particularly encouraged.
For SSHRC Endowment Applications please include Student(s), if known, at the time of application
Family Name / Given Name / Initial / Institution / Role
Title of Proposed Research/Project:
Does your research project require Human Ethics Approval? If yes, and you have approval already, please provide ethics approval number.
Research Description (two page maximum) See guidelines for information on completing this section. Please describe with reference to:
Objectives
Context (i.e., Brief Literature Review / background to the research/project)
Methodology/Approach (For SSHRC Endowment, include the role of students and how they will benefit from their participation)
Significance and Impact
Dissemination
Research Development Impact (one page maximum)
How will the proposed research project help the DWFoM fulfil one or more of the below requirements of the FRDF?

1)HQP/ Student development –(For SSHRC Endowment, if applicable, please also include how this application fits with the student’s own interests)

2)Publication or Research-creation activity

3)External funding activity

4)Awards and distinctions activity

Budget
Complete the spreadsheet below. You can make it bigger by clicking View and Zoom on the toolbar. Only SSHRC eligible expenses will be allowed. Please see DWFoM FRDF Small Grant guidelines for more detail.
Double click on Spreadsheet to activate MS Excel and fill in your budget amounts. Click outside the spreadsheet when complete and resave the document.
Please fill in greyed sections only. Scroll back to top of budget sheet prior to exiting.

Don’t Forget! Scroll back to the top of the spreadsheet to make sure the entire sheet is saved. Click outside the spreadsheet when complete and resave the document.

FRDF Maximum award is $2,500 over one financial year.For SSHRC Endowment, maximum $3000 (may be in addition to FRDF funding).

Budget Justification (two page maximum)
Only SSHRC-eligible expenses may be claimed. Accurate costs and justification for all budget items must be included.

Personnel

Travel

Other expenditure

References/ Bibliography (two page maximum)
List all cited references.
CV
Insert a copy of your abbreviated CV (Last 6 years). Include funding currently held, funding received and applied for, student supervision (including master and doctorate advising), Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) training (i.e. research assistants trained from research grant), publications, presentations, research creation activities, creative works, exhibitions, performances.
For SSHRC Endowment, if student’s identity is known at the time of the application please include student’s CV/Resume(Last 6 years only).

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