SSHRC

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: SSHRC Image, Text, Sound and Technology

18 JULY 06

The Office of Research Services (ORS) has recently obtained the following information which we are forwarding to list members.

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Please note that all applications/proposals/letters of intent must be approved by Research Services using an SFU Research Funding Application Signature Sheet prior to their submission. This form can be found on the web at: http://www.sfu.ca/ors/forms/sig_sheet.html and must accompany a copy of the application for ORS records when seeking University approval. Applicants are strongly advised to allow sufficient lead-time for the proper consideration at each level.

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AGENCY: SSHRC PROGRAM: Image, Text, Sound and Technology (ITST) TYPE: Application DEADLINE: 22 SEPT 2006 AMOUNT: Up to $50,000 for one year WEBSITE: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/itst/workshops_e.asp

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The ITST program will provide funding for researchers and their graduate students to develop expertise in applying digital multimedia technologies to their research through summer institutes, workshops and conferences.

The overall objectives of the ITST program are to: reflect on, interpret, and analyze new digital media, multimedia, and text-based computing technologies and integrate these into humanities and social sciences research; bring together theorists, experimentalists, and technologists from different disciplines, to share and nurture ideas and methods that challenge research to advance through the use of audio-visual and text-based technologies; facilitate the creation of national and international networks of, and partnerships among, researchers, industries, governments, and individuals that will promote and sustain social sciences and humanities research and resources worldwide. Please note that the following are not eligible for support under this program: digitization of collections of images, books, or sounds; support for routine computer applications from which little new knowledge about image, text, and sound technology will emerge; creation of stand-alone major research tools; research activities, already funded under other SSHRC programs, that do not need transformative multimedia and new media technologies; development of technological infrastructure. For further information about ITST Summer Institute, Workshop and Conference Grants, please contact:

Garry Pinard Senior Program Officer Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives Division SSHRC 350 Albert Street P.O. Box 1610 Ottawa, ON K1P 6G4

Tel.: (613) 992-5129 Fax: (613) 947-0223 E-mail: garry.pinard@sshrc.ca

Research Grant Facilitators are available to assist SFU researchers to obtain research funding. These individuals have extensive knowledge concerning funding sources and successful grant writing skills. See http://www.sfu.ca/vpresearch/frgf.html for their names and contact numbers.