Program Overview
Program Description |
Internal research chair program designed to recognize and support Early Career Researchers (first 10 years post PhD) at the University of Windsor who demonstrate strong research potential. The program recognizes early promise through a research chair title and provides targeted funding to help strengthen and expand research programs, support student training, develop new research directions and collaborations, and increase competitiveness for external research funding. |
| What Projects are Eligible? |
Research activities that strengthen an investigator’s research program and increase competitiveness for external funding. Eligible activities may include:
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| Who Can Apply? | Full-time University of Windsor faculty members who qualify as Early Career Researchers (generally within approximately 10 years of PhD) and demonstrate strong research potential or early research success. Applicants may not currently hold another major research chair (e.g., Canada Research Chair). Up to one chair will be awarded per faculty bi-annually. |
| Career Stage Targeted (if applicable) | Early Career Researchers (ECR) |
| Number of Competitions per Year | Biennial (1 competition every 2 years) |
| Application Deadline Timing | November 15 |
| Final Report Deadline | Reporting survey to be completed within 1 month of chair end date. |
| Eligible Expenses |
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| Time Frame Commitment (Years) | 2 |
| Award Value | $10,000 |
Applications accepted through the ERSO Research Portal
Data Management Plan (where applicable): Applicants proposing research that involves the collection, creation, or management of research data must submit a Data Management Plan (DMP) as part of their application. Applicants may use the University of Windsor Data Management Plan Template available through Leddy Library. Additional information and resources are available through Leddy Library's Research Data Management website.
All grant holders must submit a final report, detailing the impact the award had on their work, within one month of the award end date. Grant holders who fail to submit a report will be ineligible for future internal grants until the final report is submitted.
Deadline: Within 1 month of project end date
For more information about this program, please contact oris@uwindsor.ca