The Committee on Research and Publications (CRP) has three internal grant competitions each year. They are held in October, January, and April. The goal of the Committee is to foster research among Mount faculty. Learn more about the Committee on Research and Publications>>
Internal Grant Deadlines
January 16
- MSVU Undergraduate Research Assistantship
- Tri-Agency USRAs (Summer Term): NSERC USRA, CIHR and SSHRC USRA Designated Awards
January 31
- Standard Grant
- Salary-based Grant
- President’s Special Conference Fund
March 1
- CN Student Research Internship (Full-time summer placement)
April 1
- SSHRC Exchange and Explore
- Book Launches *Note new deadline
- Aid to Scholarly Publications and Communications *Note new deadline
April 5
- Release Time Awards
July 15
- Tri-Agency USRAs (Fall Term, if applicable): NSERC USRA, CIHR and SSHRC USRA Designated Awards
October 1
- SSHRC Exchange and Explore
October 15
- Standard Grant
- Salary-based Grant
- Book Launches
- Aid to Scholarly Publications and Communications
December 1
- President’s Award for Research Excellence
- Early Career Research Award
- Tri-Agency USRAs (Winter Term, if applicable): NSERC USRA, CIHR and SSHRC USRA Designated Awards
Open Submission
- New Scholar’s Grant
- Assistance to Prepare a Large-Scale Collaborative Grant
If the posted deadline for internal competitions falls on a weekend or holiday, the next business day shall be the official deadline.
Please see the CRP Policies and Procedures for a complete list of deadlines for all items adjudicated by the Committee.
Please review the Internal Grant Information file as well as the Budget Issues file prior to submitting your application to ensure that your application adheres to the policies currently in place.
| Important: Researchers who receive funding (contract or grant) for research that is administered at/by Mount Saint Vincent University are required to complete a “Release of Funds Agreement” prior to an account being opened by Financial Services. For more information, please see the Release of Funds page. |
Guidelines, Policies and Procedures for Integrity in Research and Scholarship
Internal Grant Applications, Reports and Forms:
| Form # | Application | Last Updated | Instructions |
Forms | |||
| CRP.FORM.001 | Standard Research Grant | October 2020 | Instructions | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.002 | Aid to Scholarly Publications & Communications | October 2020 | Instructions | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.003 | Salary-based Research | October 2020 | Instructions | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.004 | New Scholars | October 2020 | Instructions | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.007 | Internal Grant – Final Report | October 2020 | n/a |
Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.008 |
Assistance to Prepare a Large-Scale Grant |
October 2020 | Instructions | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.009 | Book Launches | April 2020 | Instructions | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.010 | CN Student Research Internship |
March 2020 |
Instructions |
Form |
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| CRP.FORM.011 | Release Time Award Application | June 2017 | n/a | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.012 | SSHRC Explore Grant | December 2020 | Instructions | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.013 | SSHRC Exchange Grant | February 2022 | Instructions | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.014 | SSHRC Explore/Exchange Final Report | October 2020 | n/a | Form | |||
| CRP.FORM.015 | MSVU Undergraduate Research Assistantship | January 2022 | 2023 Call | Form | |||
| Early Career Research Award | November 2020 | 2022 Call | |||||
| President’s Award for Research Excellence | November 2020 | 2022 Call | |||||
| President’s Special Conference Fund | Jan 2020 | 2023 Call | Form |
Note: Applications received by the Committee on Research and Publications that are incomplete, or are over the budget limit, will be returned to the applicant for clarification and/or revisions. If the clarifications/revisions are not received in full by the committee by the internal deadline, the application will not be considered. The applicant will be encouraged to apply in the next competition.