Humber ITS wants you to know that you can access the Humber H and I drives from anywhere in the world! The Office of Sustainability wants to let you know how using this feature helps decrease our collective footprint. This feature can help us all reduce printing, as well as the reduce the need for purchase, production, and disposal of portable drives (which often end up in the landfill). It also facilitates telecommuting, which mitigates an additional amount of greenhouse gas emission generation. 

Simply go to myfiles.humber.ca, sign in with your MyHumber credentials and select the hard drive you to wish to access. 

Thank you to Humber ITS for helping us collectively make an impact!

The special printed edition of Et Cetera is available on newsstands around Humber.

We took an in-depth look at the Centre of Trades and Technology at Carrier Drive, profiled some of the students representing Humber at Skills Ontario and explored the booze-free future of LinX.

You can check it out at humberetc.com and on ISSUU as always.

If you want copies of Et Cetera for your office or department, send an email to marlee.greig@humber.ca.

ARI Internal Funding - Cultivate Fund

The Cultivate Fund supports Humber employees engaged in original, externally-focused research and innovation by providing funding to employees exploring strategic research or innovation initiatives with an industry, community or academic partner. The Cultivate Fund application and review process is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable.

• $25,000 max per project
• Funding period: one year maximum
• Applications are accepted year round, on an ongoing basis.

The application and guidelines can be found at: humber.ca/research/researchers/#faculty-information

Mitacs Accelerate - Internship Program 

The Accelerate program connects companies with postsecondary students to offer hands-on learning experience for students, while also helping businesses solve real-world challenges through student internship placements.

Mitacs Accelerate is now accepting applications from applicants at colleges and polytechnics as part of a pilot initiative for the sector.

More information about the Mitacs Accelerate program can also be found at: mitacs.ca/en/programs/accelerate/colleges-polytechnics.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Connection Grants

Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. $7,000 to $25,000 can be awarded for events, and up to $50,000 for other outreach activities.

Humber Application Deadline: 2 weeks prior to SSHRC deadline

SSHRC Application Deadline: May 1, August 1 and November 1

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Connect Grants

Connect Grants provide targeted financial support to encourage post-secondary researchers at universities and/or colleges to connect with industry and other knowledge end-user communities in order to form new partnerships.  Between $5,000 and $25,000 can be awarded for up to one year. All activities must take place within Canada.

Engage Grants

Engage Grants are designed to give innovative companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian universities and colleges. These grants are intended to foster the development of new research partnerships by supporting short-term research and development projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem. Up to $25,000 can be awarded for up to six months.

Applied Research and Development Grants

Applied Research and Development (ARD) Grants are intended to provide companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian colleges and to train students in essential technical skills required by companies.  ARD projects can be at any point in the research and development (R&D) spectrum that is consistent with the college's applied research, training and technology transfer mandate.   Up to $150,000 can be awarded for up to three years.

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)

Voucher for Innovation and Productivity I (VIP I) and Voucher for Innovation and Productivity II (VIP II)  

VIP I and VIP II grants enable the development of new products and/or processes, facilitate productivity improvements, and help generate new revenues and high-value jobs for Ontario. The VIP I program supports collaborations between industry and post-secondary institutions that lead to knowledge mobilization, commercialization and increased productivity with significant economic impact for Ontario, these projects are up to 12 months in duration with a maximum award of $20,000. The VIP II address company needs by enabling the development of new products and/or processes, or facilitating productivity improvements, by leveraging post-secondary institutions' skills and resources, for 12-24 months in duration with a maximum award of $75,000/year.

Ontario – Early Research Awards (ERA) Program

The Early Researcher Awards program gives funding to new researchers working at publicly funded Ontario research institutions to build a research team.

View the program guidelines for more information.

You are eligible if you:

• are a full-time faculty member or principal investigator at an eligible research institution
• have started your academic career on or after July 1, 2013
• have completed your first Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, Medical Doctor or terminal degree on or after July 1, 2008
• have not already held an Early Researcher Award
• are not a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair

Eligible institutions include:

• universities
• colleges
• research hospitals
• research institutes

Funding Amount:

Each award to a leading researcher is a maximum of $100,000 for up to 5 years duration, and must be matched by an additional $50,000 from the researcher’s institution and/or partner organization.

The government will provide up to $40,000 to your research centre for indirect costs.

Deadline:

Notice of Intent, ARI Deadline - May 18, 2018

Full Proposal, ARI Deadline - July 24, 2018

If you are interested in applying for any of these funding opportunities or if you would like more information about Applied Research & Innovation opportunities at Humber, please contact:

Crystal Williams
Program Manager
crystal.williams@humber.ca

It is with mixed emotions that I share Dr. Jeanine Webber will be leaving her role as Associate Dean in the School of Social and Community Services to take on a position as Dean at Lethbridge College. Jeanine has been a part of Humber for more than 12 years, first joining the school as a part-time professor in a range of our programs. She was instrumental in the launching of both the Community and Justice Services diploma, and our Bachelor of Social Sciences, Criminal Justice degree, holding the role of coordinator as each program began. In recent years, Jeanine has taken on the role of Associate Dean within our school, overseeing a vast range of programs across all credentials.   

Prior to her work at Humber Jeanine held a range of positions in the area of correctional services, progressing through roles as Parole Supervisor, Case Management Officer, Program Development and Evaluation Officer and finally as the Head of Correctional Programs for the Correctional Service of Canada (Ontario). She brought this experience to her work in all of her roles in the school.    

During her time here at Humber Jeanine has also achieved a number of milestones, including the awarding of her doctorate in 2010, and a range of publications and research grants, including as the Principal Investigator on a SSHRC grant focused on evaluating neighbourhood policing. Jeanine has also been the recipient of numerous awards, including the J. Bryan Riley Meritorious Service Award and the Humber Research Excellence Award. While these are all significant achievements worth celebrating, Jeanine will be missed most for her dedication and commitment to the school, our faculty and most importantly, our students. 

Please join me on Friday, May 18^th between 1:30 and 3:00 p.m. in L1017 to say goodbye to Jeanine. Jeanine’s last day with us will be May 25^th.           

Sincerely,

Derek Stockley
Dean, School of Social and Community Services

Twitter: @derek_stockley