Ryerson Creative Fund

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Ryerson Creative Fund

• Information Session November 22, 2007

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PURPOSE

• The purpose of this fund is to provide support to
  Ryerson faculty engaged in creative activities in
  the fine arts.
• A secondary aim is to encourage faculty engaged
  in such activity to explore potential alternate
  sources of funding perhaps through the creation
  of linkages with more traditionally fundable
  areas.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Full-time tenured, tenure-track, or limited term
  faculty, (normally limited to faculty hired at
  the assistant professor level)
• Must demonstrate that the creative activity is
  relevant to applicants discipline

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Award and Deadline

• Up to 5,000
• Awards granted for a two-year period
• Deadline December 3, 2007 4 p.m.
• Submit on-line Application AND
• Signed off Application to ORS by deadline
• (PI, Chair and Dean)

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Ryerson Creative FundOn-line Application Form

• READ all instructions before proceeding to the
  on-line Application Form......
• Guidelines
• http//www.ryerson.ca/ors/forms/creative.html
• Instructions
• http//www.ryerson.ca/ors/forms/creative_form.html
  
• On-line Application Form
• http//www.firefly.ryerson.ca/ors/applications/cre
  ative_fund/

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Ryerson Creative Fund Application Requirements
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Proposal examples of supported activities,
not limited to.....

• Pilot or feasibility studies
• Travel to premiers/exhibitions of the faculty
  members work
• Production of films, videos, exhibits

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Proposal - development

• Avoid jargon highly technical descriptions use
  plain language
• The specific nature of the activity to be funded
  and timelines
• Position the project, its importance and
  potential contributions to the field
• How the application will explore alternative
  funding sources and linkages
• Identify an external agency. Describe how
  appropriate relevant to your activity

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Proposal - development

• Name 2 external assessors provide contact
  information
• Methodology or theoretical approach to be used,
  if relevant
• Relate activity to your budget
• For work in progress the amount of work
  remaining
• If requesting teaching release time, provide
  details

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Proposal Development - Resources

• ORS website Proposal Development, Resources
  http//www.ryerson.ca/ors/proposal_development/res
  ources/
• SSHRC Mentoring Workshop (University of Calgary
  Douglas M. Peers)
• http//www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/research/documents/ssh
  rc.ppt

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Anticipated Outcomes

• an exhibition
• a performance of the faculty members work
• preliminary stage of a larger project

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Support from School/Dept or Faculty

• Indicate support (financial or non-financial)
  that is or will be provided
• Examples adjustments in teaching, resources,
  limited administrative or committee
  responsibilities, provision of academic
  assistants
• Where faculty require funding beyond what is
  committed, suggest applying for SRC internal
  funding programs (ORS or Faculty-based)

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BUDGET

• Provide an itemized budget, explaining the
  relationship of the funds requested to the
  research proposed, with a clear statement
  indicating other funding sources to which
  applicants will be applying, and/or have applied.
  All budget items must conform to University
  policy regarding pay and benefit rates, and
  allowable expenses.

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BUDGET

• Student Salaries Benefits
• Non-Student Salaries Benefits
• Travel Subsistence
• Professional/Technical Services
• Supplies
• Non-disposable Equipment
• Other (Specify)
• Total Cost maximum award 5,000

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Budget eligibility expenses

• Release time stipends (confirm in advance with
  Chair/Director provide details of teaching
  workload)
• Research assistants (hourly rate benefits)
• Technical services (i.e. computer services)
• Software purchase equipment rental (not
  available at Ryerson)
• Disposable supplies stationery, postage,
  photocopy
• Books, documents (not available from Ryerson
  Library)

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Budget ineligible expenses

• Office equipment rental (desks, filing cabinets)
• Memberships to professional societies
• Child care expense
• Preparation of teaching materials or text
• Commercial or contract consultancies
• Research leading to a degree
• Remuneration to the faculty member or co-applicant

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Criteria Review Committee

• Artistic/creative merit or potential of the
  project
• Clear and definite outcome or product that is
  peer reviewable
• Complete and thoroughness of proposal

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Criteria Review Committee

• Quality and experience of the faculty member (or
  team)
• Applicants record of achievement
• The plan for exploring other funding sources

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SRC Internal Programs ORS contacts support

• Mary Jane Curtis
• program support
• Coordinator, Communications and Internal Programs
• Phone [phone] ext 7310
• E-mail mcurtis_at_gwemail.ryerson.ca
• Elizabeth Mota
• technical support for the on-line application
  process
• Program Assistant
• Phone [phone] ext 6531
• E-mail emota_at_ryerson.ca

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Program Deadlines 2007-08
Information Sessions 1030 1130 am, 1 Dundas
Street W YDI 1134 RSVP emota_at_ryerson.ca

           
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Program Deadlines 2007-08
all workshops 1030 1130 am, 1 Dundas Street
W or RBB, RSVP emota_at_ryerson.ca

           
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Deadline 4 p.m. December 3, 2007

• ORS can help...but dont leave it too late

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APPENDIX

• CV ATTACHMENTS

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CV Modules Attachments

• SSHRC CV (pdf) Attachments (word.doc)
• OR
• NSERC Form 100 and Parts 1 2
• OR
• CIHR- Common CV
• OR
• Canada Council no prescribed format

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NSERC CV Module

• Logon to NSERC website
• http//www.nserc.ca/forms/formtable_e.htm
• New user registration or sign on with user ID and
  password
• NSERC CV FAQs
• http//www.nserc.ca/forms/faq_e.asp
• Support Phone [phone] - 5 (ET)
• Support e-mail webapp_at_nserc.ca

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COMMON CV Module

• Logon to Common CV website
• https//www.ccv-cvc.ca/pls/c3/c3.startup?pLANGUAG
  E1
• New user registration or sign on with user ID and
  password
• CIHR support Phone [phone] or Toll
  Free 1-888-603-4178 9 - 430 (ET)
• Support e-mail webform_at_cihr.ca

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SSHRC CV Module

• Logon to SSHRC website https//webapps.nserc.ca/ss
  hrc/logon_e.htm
• New user registration or sign on with user ID and
  password
• SSHRC CV FAQs http//www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/applic
  ation/app_faq_e.asp
• Support Phone [phone] - 5 (ET)
• Support e-mail webgrant_at_sshrc.ca

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SSHRC CV Module

• To create a new CV or revise CV click on Edit

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1. Complete each Section and Save2. Complete
Attachments in a separate Word file (upload to
on-line Application Form
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Click on MY PORTFOLIO1. VERIFY to view
status report adjust as needed, Save2.
PREVIEW pdf view and save to your desktop
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CV (SSHRC or NSERC or Common) save as pdf to
your PCclick on Save a Copy name
your_name_cv.pdf to a location on your PC where
you can easily access the file.
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SSHRC-CV - ATTACHMENTS

• Prepare (Word File) according to SSHRC
  Instructions (max 4 pages)
• Research Contributions Over the Last six Years
  (2000-2007)
• Other Research Contributions
• Most Significant Research Career Research
  Contributions
• Career Interruptions and Special Circumstances
• Contributions to Training

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Start application upload CV now or later
(mandatory for submission) 1. Click Browse-
locate pdf cv file on your pc and then 2.Double
click on pdf file to bring into browse box.
3.Then click upload cv Attachments if
applicable