Writing Tuesdays (9:45-3:00 weekly): Starting in January 2021, I have been hosting a weekly writing camp on Zoom. New members are always welcome; though designed for grad students from the Faculty of Arts & Science, the group welcomes faculty, postdocs and grad students from other units too. The camp is run by graduate students over the summer; I will return in early September. But you can join anytime. For more info, see here. To join, fill out this form.

Modules on Research Proposals for Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications (Spring 2023 / Fall 2023). There will be two sets of modules, one in May-June (Banting, SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, divided into two streams: Humanities/Social Sciences and Natural Sciences) and one in late August (SSHRC) or late September (NSERC & CIHR). Each group will meet twice, one for an informational session on strategies for writing a strong research proposal, the second for a moderated peer-review session. The purpose of the May-June modules is to give postdoctoral applicants an early start on their proposals, as well as constructive feedback on making the proposal more effective. Starting early is particularly important–in fact it’s necessary–for Banting applications, whose internal deadlines can be as early as June; however, it is also very helpful for other postdoc applications with later deadlines in the fall. Dates and times are still TBD, but you can complete the signup form now if you wish.

Graduate Research Proposal workshops (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC, VAnier). (Fall 2023). Multiple workshops designed for various fields and/or departments. A few dates remain TBD but you can sign up for your preferred workshop and be notified about the dates when they are scheduled. Signup form here.

Schedule for Workshops on Writing Research Proposals for Tri-Council Graduate Scholarship (Vanier, NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC): sign her HERE

CHEMISTRY (NSERC Committee 179 or 194): Wednesday August 23, 1-3pm (virtual)

ENGLISH (SSHRC Committee 1): Thursday August 24, 1-3pm, & August 31, 10am-12pm (virtual)

NSERC COMMITTEE 178: PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY: August 30, 10am-12pm (virtual)

VANIER PROPOSALS & LEADERSHIP STATEMENTS (HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES): Wednesday August 30, 1-3pm (virtual)

BIOLOGY: Evolution & Ecology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Plant & Animal Biology or Psychology (NSERC Committees 169, 187, 195 or 196): August 31, 1-3pm (virtual)

PEER-REVIEW Session 1: September 5, 10am-12pm (virtual)

SSHRC COMMITTEE 4: Linguistics (including linguistics in Language Departments) & Psychology: September 6, 1-3pm (in person)

NSERC COMMITTEE 198: Computing Sciences: September 7, 10am-12pm (in person)

SPECIAL SESSION: ETHNOGRAPHIC & ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROPOSALS: September 8, 10am-12pm (in person)

NSERC COMMITTEE 177: MATH & STATS: September 8, 1-3pm (in person)

SSHRC COMMITTEE 3: GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOLOGY; CRIMINOLOGY; ANTHROPOLOGY: September 11, 10am-12pm (in person)

SSHRC COMMITTEE 5: POLITICAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS: tbd

SSHRC COMMITTEE 2: HISTORICAL OR PHILOSOPHICAL PROPOSALS: September 13, 1-3pm (in person)

NSERC COMMITTEE 168: GEOSCIENCES: September 13, 4-6pm (in person)

SSHRC COMMITTEE 1: LITERATURES AND ARTS: TBD

PEER-REVIEW session 2: September 15, 1-3pm (virtual)

PEER-REVIEW session 3: September 25, 1-3pm (virtual)

NSERC CGS-M / CIHR CGS-M: November 8, 10am-12pm (virtual)

SSHRC CGS-M: November 8, 1-3pm (virtual)

PEER-REVIEW session 4: November 22, 1-3pm (virtual)