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Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:00am to 12:30pm
Microsoft Teams (Virtual)

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Description

The Research Services Office (RSO) is pleased to present our annual NSERC Discovery Grants (DG) session to all NSERC-eligible faculty members at the University of Guelph. This session will provide helpful advice and tips for faculty preparing an upcoming NSERC DG application. 

Topics we will cover include:

  • NSERC Discovery Program Overview - Kersty Kearney, Awards & Agreements Officer, RSO
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research and Training Plan - Joanne Garcia-Moores, Indigenization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisor in Research, RSO
  • DG Committee Panel Discussion - Moderated by Dr. Monica Cojocaru, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Open Q&A

*Please note, this session will not be recorded. The RSO slide deck will be circulated after the session. 

The virtual session will be hosted via Microsoft Teams, and we request that you register in advance to receive a calendar invite.

Registration Link

The session will begin promptly at 11:00am. Please log in to Teams a few minutes early to ensure a good connection.

Panel Moderator: Dr. Monica Cojocaru, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics (1508 - Mathematics and Statistics)

Our panel includes the following current DG Review Committee Members: 

  • Dr. Ian Tetlow, Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
    • 1502 – Biological Systems and Functions
  • Dr. Michele Oliver, Professor, School of Engineering
    • 1509 – Civil, Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Dr. Asim Biswas, Professor and Canada Research Chair (T1), OAC Chair in Soils and Precision Agriculture, School of Environmental Sciences
    • 1506 – Geosciences (Co-Chair)

For questions related to the NSERC DG program, please connect with the following internal supports:

College Research Managers

Kersty Kearney, Awards and Agreements Officer, Office of Research Services, kearneyk@uoguelph.ca.

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PDF icon NSERC Discovery Grant Information Session Presentation11.01 MB
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