Deadline to Apply: May 1
Early in 1987, the University of Saskatchewan received a generous bequest from the late Dr. John Ranton
McIntosh to be used for furthering the work of the College of Education. Awards and benefits will be appropriately publicized each year in memory of Dr. McIntosh and to further the work of the College.
The John Ranton McIntosh Release Time Stipend (RTS) provides faculty with time to work on a research project or to develop a large-scale (either a Partnership Development Grant or Partnership Grant) tri-agency grant application by releasing them from one 3 credit-unit course.
Amount of award: up to $7200
Number of awards: up to 3 per year
Eligibility
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All College of Education faculty members who are (or will be) the Principal Investigator on the research project.
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Preference will be given to applicants who(se) o have not received a Release Time Stipend within the previous five years, o do not already have a course release for research, o are working on projects that already have external funding, o work aligns with the priorities and signature areas of research of the College, and or/ o have not just finished or will be on sabbatical or administrative leave in the following year.
Application and Deadlines
The application deadline is May 1 (Note: when the competition deadline falls on a weekend, the applications will be due on the next working day.). Notification of the award will be provided within 4–6 weeks of the competition deadline. The term of the award is 1 year.
Submit your application including 1) one original signed and completed Release Time Stipend application (hard copy), 2) a PDF electronic copy, and 3) an up-to-date CV to the Associate Dean Research ( edadr@usask.ca
) prior to the competition deadline.
Conditions of Award
The award is not renewable. Successful recipients are required to provide tangible evidence of their work in the form of a final report. (Note: The template for the final report can be found after the application form.)
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Award Process
Processing of the award will occur as follows:
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The Department Head will be notified of the award recipient and will then review the faculty member’s course load to determine which course they will be released from for the term.
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The Department Head and the successful recipient will then work together to identify an eligible student to teach the course and therefore be awarded the Graduate Teaching Student Assistantship.
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The department will arrange for the hire and be reimbursed for expenses up to $7,200. The Graduate
Teaching Student Assistantship will be paid out as employment since the terms of the agreement require the student to render service in return for the payment.
Graduate Student Eligibility: In order to be eligible to receive the Graduate Teaching Student Assistantship, the identified graduate student must meet the following conditions:
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The student will be required to teach a course as determined by the Department Head of the successful recipient.
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The receipt of the Graduate Teaching Student Assistantship is contingent upon the student’s registration in the College of Graduate Studies and Research as a fully qualified, full time student. Full time students are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week on their graduate program.
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The Graduate Teaching Student Assistantship is conditional on satisfactory academic and research performance.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications for Release Time Stipend are assessed based on the following criteria:
 the relevance to the College IP3 plan and UofS strategic research directions,
 the plan for how the time will be used,
 the need for the release (how many students have you been assigned to teach, the courses you have been assigned to teach that year, the number of research grants you hold, the type of research grants), and
 the impact (potential funder, the type of grant) of the project you propose.
Note: See Adjudication Rubric below (after the Final Report Template).
Eligible and Ineligible Expenses
The only eligible expense is the awarded Graduate Teaching Student Assistantship salary.
Extensions
Extensions are not permitted.
For further information please contact:
Ranjan Datta
Research Facilitator
Office: ED 3053
(306) 966-1736
Ranjan.Datta@usask.ca
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A PPLICANT N AME :
E MAIL :
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Deadline: April 1
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Submit one completed, signed original to the Associate Dean Research
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Email a pdf electronic version of the complete application to: Associate
Dean Research ( edadr@usask.ca
)
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Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
T ELEPHONE :
D EPARTMENT :
P OSITION :
C OURSES TO BE T AUGHT IN UPCOMING ACADEMIC YEAR :
P ROJECTED ENROLLMENT FOR EACH COURSE :
R EASON FOR APPLICATION :
DEVELOP LARGE SCALE T RI -A GENCY GRANT PROPOSAL .
I F THIS CATEGORY APPLIES , TO WHICH
PROGRAM DO YOU PLAN TO APPLY ?
SSHRC P ARTNERSHIP G RANT
SSHRC P ARTNERSHIP D EVELOPMENT G RANT
O THER : P LEASE SPECIFY : __________________
W ORK ON AN ONGOING R ESEARCH P ROJECT
DOES YOUR PROJECT HAVE EXTERNAL FUNDING ?
P LEASE SPECIFY FUNDING SOURCE :
_____________________
P LEASE PROVIDE :
D ATES OF LAST SABBATICAL :
D ATES OF NEXT ANTICIPATED SABBATICAL :
A PPLICANT S IGNATURE :
D ATE :
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I NSTRUCTIONS :
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P
LEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING FORM ENSURING YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THE GUIDELINES
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H ANDWRITTEN APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
T EXT MUST BE SINGLE SPACED ; FONT MUST BE 11 POINT
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A VOID USING ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS OR EXPLAIN THEM FULLY
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F AILURE TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION AND PROVIDE ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION WILL
RENDER YOUR APPLICATION INELIGIBLE
Briefly describe your research project or proposed grant application (max. 500 words).
Describe your plan for how you would use the RTS to advance your research or to apply for funding.
Describe how your work is relevant to the College’s IP3 ( http://www.usask.ca/education/facultystaff.php
) and the University of Saskatchewan’s strategic research directions
( http://www.usask.ca/ipa/documents/strategic_directions_update.pdf
).
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Deadline: May 31
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Submit one completed, signed original (preferably double sided) to:
Associate Dean Research
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Email a pdf electronic version of the complete application to: Associate
Dean Research ( edadr@usask.ca
)
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Summarize what the RTS Grant enabled you to accomplish over the award term.
RTS O UTPUTS
R EASON FOR APPLICATION :
DEVELOP LARGE SCALE T RI -A GENCY GRANT PROPOSAL
W HEN DID YOU SUBMIT THE APPLICATION ?
_________________________
W ORK ON AN ONGOING R ESEARCH P ROJECT
O UTLINE THE OUTPUTS RESULTING FROM YOUR R ELEASE T IME ( INCLUDING CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ,
PUBLICAITONS , PUBLIC LECTURES , REPORTS , ETC
…)
A PPLICANT S IGNATURE :
D ATE :
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Applicant name:
Title:
Sub-criteria Eligible Ineligible
1.
Education faculty
2.
Have not received a PSSHRC for the same project (Research Grant only)
3.
Have not just finished or will go on sabbatical in the following year (Release Time Stipend only)
Sub-criteria
1.
Clear research project/plan
2.
Originality of the research is clearly articulated
3.
Strong argument is presented for the significance of the research
4. Expected contribution(s) to knowledge is clearly explained
5.
Methodology is systematically described and relevant to objectives
6.
Quality of training/mentoring to students or HQP (if applicable)
N/A Poor
Satisfactory to good
Good to very good
Very good to excellent
Please provide detailed feedback, focusing in particular on those aspects that need improvement:
Sub-criteria
1.
Probability of effective and timely attainment of research objectives
N/A Poor
Satisfactory to good
Good to very good
Very good to excellent
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2.
3.
Budget appropriateness and justification of costs (if applicable)
Strategies/timelines for the design and conduct of the activities
Please provide detailed feedback, focusing in particular on those aspects that need improvement:
Sub-criteria N/A Poor
Satisfactory to good
Good to very good
Very good to excellent
1.
Overall written quality of the proposal (e.g. technical, grammar)
2.
Provides a convincing/impactful rationale for the research at the outset of the proposal (e.g. clear message, problem or need)
3. Budget aligns with the various tasks/activities described in the research methods
Please provide detailed feedback, focusing in particular on those aspects that need improvement:
Sub-criteria
1.
Have not received a Research Grant/RTS in the previous two years
2.
Work aligns with the College signature areas and research plans
3.
Teaching a maximum course load with a high number of students
4.
If Research Grant application:
a. Are new faculty
b. Have recently completed a research project
c. Are initiating a new area of research
5. If a Release Time Stipend application: a.
Already have external funding b.
Do not already have a course release
Score
/15
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Rank
___ out of ___
Preferred

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