Research at StMU
StMU seeks to create and sustain a strong culture of academic inquiry and innovation by celebrating the vital relationship between teaching and research, supporting the creation of high quality research by its faculty, adhering to the highest ethical standards, upholding academic freedom, facilitating collaborative and interdisciplinary research initiatives, and serving the welfare of humanity.
- Canada Student Jobs applications are typically accepted, ranked and submitted to the federal government by StMU
February
- Dr. David Lawless Award for Scholarly Achievement
April
- St. Mary’s University Faculty Research and Scholarship Grant
November
- Canada Student Jobs: Reminder to those interested that applications an internal call will likely be put out by Advancement in the New Year
Director of Research
In this role Dr Corinne Syrnyk provides strategic direction and leadership for research initiatives at StMU. As the senior advisor to the Vice-President Academic regarding research and grant issues, she provides coordinated leadership in these areas.
An active researcher and teacher in psychology, Dr Syrnyk has published and presented internationally in peer-reviewed articles and books. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards totalling over $100,000. While chair of the Research Ethics Board she led and participated in comprehensive revisions of policies and practices. In her role as Director of Research she aims to increase research productivity and empower faculty self-efficacy for research by improving access to resources and the visibility of faculty research and scholarship.
Dr Syrnyk recognizes the sheer determination, time, effort, and attention to detail that goes into even the most minute research project. She advises the importance of managing your expectations, resources, limitations, and goals.
Dr Syrnyk’s academic profile can be viewed here. She can be reached at corinne.syrnyk@stmu.ca
Dr. Corinne Syrnyk
Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Research
Interim Director of Research
For the 2021-2022 academic year, Dr Michael MacLeod is the Interim Director of Research. Reporting to the Vice-President Academic, he is responsible for ensuring the excellence of the university’s scholarly support systems and assisting in providing coordinated leadership on research and grant issues.
Dr MacLeod is an active and established academic researcher, with over two decades of experience in publishing peer-reviewed articles and chapters in leading journals and books, and in presenting research at numerous conferences in Canada and internationally. He has won over $100,000 in internal and external competitive grants, including a postdoctoral research fellowship in the United States and a Canadian government faculty studies research award.
Dr MacLeod believes that like a good leader, a good researcher doesn’t have all the answers — they simply know how to ask the right questions. He is dedicated to empowering his colleagues with the tools needed for them to achieve their scholarly goals.
Dr MacLeod’s academic profile can be viewed here. He can be reached at Michael.MacLeod@stmu.ca
Dr. Michael Macleod
Associate Professor of Political Science and Interim Director of Research
SSHRC
- If you are planning on preparing a submission to SSHRC you must:
- Immediately inform the Director of Research to let them know which competition you will be entering.
- Note that any application to a SSHRC competition must be submitted to Director of Research via the SSHRC portal no later then 14 days before the SSHRC deadline. This is because all applications submitted to SSHRC must be approved by StMU before they are formally accepted by the SSHRC.
- Upcoming SSHRC Deadlines (https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/deadlines-limites-eng.aspx)
Canada Summer Jobs Grants
- Deadlines and other competition details will be announced as soon as available from the government. Typically, the application is due internally by early to mid-January.
- The CSJ grant employ (university) students over the summer period. These grants are a popular means to fund research assistants and typically require some matched funding.
- Canada Summer Jobs – Overview (https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs.html)
Faculty Mobility Programs
Government of Canada: Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program
Short-term opportunities for full-time faculty to build or expand partnerships with Latin American and Caribbean institutions through teaching and/or research. Interested applicants are directed to contact Dr Pablo Ortiz for more information. https://www.educanada.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/institutions/elap_faculty-pfla_professeurs.aspx?lang=eng
Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program
This program provides Canadian faculty with short-term opportunities to build or expand partnerships with Latin American and Caribbean institutions through teaching and/or research. The application for the next round closes mid-February 2022. More information can be found here. If you have any questions or intend to apply, please contact Dr. Pablo Ortiz.
St. Mary’s University Faculty Research and Scholarship Grant
- St. Mary’s University Faculty Research and Scholarship Grant
- Deadline: Second Monday of April
- This annual, internal grant competition funds research projects up to a value of $2500 over 18 months. Download Application
- Completion Form
David Lawless Award
- Dr. David Lawless Award for Scholarly Achievement
- Deadline: Second Monday of February
- In recognition of the scholarly and research achievements of full-time faculty, this award is typically presented annually in the amount of $1000. You can find the details in the policy.
- Grant budgeting: guidance & policy
- Reminder that any research project that involves humans must have Research Ethics Board before participant recruitment begins. Find out more at https://stmu.ca/research-ethics/
- OCAP (Faculty interested in conducting research with indigenous people’s are advised to take this training in advance of planning.)
- Qualtrics (Please contact Loren Henry, IT)
- SPSS (Please contact Loren Henry, IT)
- Indigenous Ways of Knowing
- TCPS-2 Chapter 9 (https://ethics.gc.ca/eng/tcps2-eptc2_2018_chapter9-chapitre9.html)
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