The HSS Dean's Office offers a range of supports as you develop your research funding proposals and/or plan for longer-term research funding. These include several tools and services to support HSS applicants in finding funding and submitting applications, such as:

• matching projects to funding programs;
• mapping 5- or 10-year application and research-CV planners*;
• maintaining a grant library (called HEGAL, see below);
• maintaining Template and Advice Packages for certain competitions;
• providing advanced-draft-feedback review to assist in developing robust proposals;
• supporting applicants through the internal submission processes;
• reviewing and obtaining approvals once an application is submitted.

Meet with a GFO

GFOs are available to meet with you at any stage of planning and execution of your funding goals, research program, research project, or during grant application development; request a meeting with a GFO  simply by emailing. Any of the above listed supports are available to all HSS applicants.

Also, feel free to contact the GFOs if you have specific questions about deadlines, funding agency guidelines, submission procedures, including use of the Memorial Researcher Portal (RP), etc.

_{*Template of a 10-year funding planner alongside of other obligations.} 

 

The Grant Library

The GFOs maintain the HSS Exemplary Grants Application Library (HEGAL), a grant library of SSHRC Insight Development Grant, SSHRC Insight Grant, and NSERC Discovery Grant proposals awarded to HSS applicants (further expansion to other programs ongoing). These HSS awardees agreed to make their applications available, so HSS applicants intending to apply to these competitions can develop more competitive applications. 

To submit a request to borrow a holding, email GFO Heather O'Brien, hssresearchadmin@mun.ca, with the holding's call number. You will be asked to agree via email to the Terms and Conditions** of borrowing from HEGAL, and then Heather will email you a .pdf copy of the (redacted) proposal. 

_{**Terms and Conditions for borrowing from HEGAL}

 

Template & Advice Packages

The GFOs created and maintain 'Template & Advice Packages' for the SSHRC Insight Grant (IG) and SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) programs (further expansion to other programs ongoing). These Template & Advice Packages are updated once a year in the months prior to HSS's Advance Draft Feedback deadline (see the Research Funding Tracker for all internal deadlines). 

The Template & Advice Packages contain detailed information about:

• the IDG/IG program itself; 
• committee evaluation information;
• internal submission processes and supports;
• a budget calculator;
• blank Word doc templates for each section of the application (formatted to SSHRC's specifications and instructions); and 
• Word doc templates which include advice, suggestions, and strategies for each section (also using SSHRC's formatting).***

To request a copy of one of the Template Packages (note that you must be affiliated with HSS and intending to apply to either the IG or IDG), email GFO Heather O'Brien, hssresearchadmin@mun.ca, with your request. Template & Advice Package may not be distributed to anyone outside of HSS. 

_{***Contents of Templates folder in the Template & Advice Package.}

 

Advanced Draft Feedback

If requested, an HSS applicant can avail of an Advanced Draft Feedback (ADF) review on a draft of their application proposal (in whole or on a few sections only) for any funding opportunity. This review is optional. More details on ADF can be found in our FAQs.

ADF is provided well in advance of agency deadlines (at least 2 months) in order to make it feasible for prospective applicants to review the ADF feedback prior to submitting their proposals for the mandatory, internal HSS deadline. 

Note that HSS has prepared Budget Help Documents to assist researchers in developing budgets and Guides for assistance with other aspects of research grant application sections, which applicants can utilize prior to submitting to ADF.