Killam Research Fund (Social Sciences, Humanities, Fine Arts)
Cornerstones Grant Program

All applicants are advised to carefully read the Guidelines prior to completing an application. Failure to review the Guidelines is likely to result in failure of an application.

All conditions on awards (for example, ethics approval) must be cleared within 6 (six) months from the award date, unless an exemption from this requirement is sought and obtained from the Killam Research Fund Committee. If this requirement is not met, the award is forfeited.

Please use the appropriate form when completing an application. Two copies of the application are required. Mail one fully completed and signed original application to: Office of the Vice-President (Research) 2-51 South Academic Building Attention: Killam Research Fund Submit one copy electronically (application, SSHRC CV and relevant documents ) to: killamresearchfund@ualberta.ca Please Note: Applications received that are not complete will be returned. Attachments must be appended to the end of the hard copy of the application as well as submitted electronically. In any given fiscal year, researchers may apply to only one of the following funds: Research Operating Grant, Cornerstone Grant, or Research Connection Grant. If successful, no applications may be made to any of these funds for 2 years from the date of the award.
1. General

Area of Research (check one): Social Sciences ☐ Humanities ☐ Fine Arts ☐ Interdisciplinary ☐

Applicant’s Name:	Application Date (dd/mm/yy):
Position held at the University of Alberta:
Initial date of current position at the University of Alberta (mm/yy): Continuing paid appointment? Yes ☐ No ☐ If No, please specify: Note: An applicant who does not hold a continuing or tenure-track paid faculty position receives a lower priority and must attach a letter of support from the Chair of Department or Dean of Faculty clarifying exceptional circumstances and accepting responsibility to administer the grant account.
Department:	Faculty:
Campus Email:	Campus Phone Number:
Amount requested for Connection Grant: $ Short Title of Proposed Research: Project Start/Completion Dates (mm/yy): From To
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) CV: As an attachment, provide a completed SSHRC CV. The CV form can be accessed via the SSHRC website at the following link: https://webapps.nserc.ca/sshrc/logon_e.htm Note: For funding awards currently held or applied for, you must attach budget and project summary pages.
Please describe up to four of your most significant contributions to date in your career, and indicate how they have shaped your academic field(s). In your response, please reference appropriate and valid indicators of your work’s impact on this field (e.g., rankings of publication/dissemination venues, citations, external reviews, etc.) (300 words maximum).
Have you received support from the Killam Research Fund: Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please list the grant(s) you have received: Name of Grant Year Awarded Total Amount of Award

2. Project Outline
a) Using non-technical language, provide a one-paragraph summary of your project and its significance to your academic field (250 words maximum).
2.1 b) As an attachment, with a maximum of 5 double-spaced pages, provide a research proposal that addresses: a short description of the proposed research collaboration; a list of collaborators outlining their stature within the field; host responsibilities and how the connection grant will further the aims of a leading research project; evidence that the research collaboration will shape a substantive research area/problem and produce leading scholarship with significant impact on a field within the humanities, social sciences or creative arts; a description of how the collaboration – led by a University of Alberta PI - will pursue peer-reviewed, external funding to develop a sustainable future research program; a statement of the anticipated dissemination and publication activity for the collaboration, with an indication how this will enhance the University’s reputation; and a budget justification.
a) Please describe how the anticipated outcomes of this project have the potential to be transformative with respect to your specific academic area and your research career (250 words maximum).
2.2 b) Please identify the funding agency(ies) and program(s) to which you will apply to fund a research program that builds on your anticipated outcomes. Please also address how the program seeded by this project aligns with the strategic focus of the funding agency(ies) (250 words maximum).
Does your proposal require Human Ethics Approval? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does your proposal require Animal Care Certification? Yes ☐ No ☐

Anticipated Revenue: Please list all partners and their monetary contributions towards the total cost of the collaboration. The amount being requested from the Killam Research Fund should be included in anticipated revenue.

Source	Amount

Anticipated Expenses: Please provided detailed list of expenses and amount of each expense.

Items	$ Expense

Total Amount Requested from Killam Research Fund	$

3. Attachment Checklist

Be sure to check off each item below:

Attached	Not Applicable	Required Item
☐ ☐	Chair or Dean Letter of Support, if required (see Application Form – Section 1.4)
☐ ☐	Budget and Project Summary Pages for all funding currently held or applied for (see Application Form – Section 1.10)
☐ ☐	Detailed Outline of Proposed Collaboration (see Application Form – Section 2.1.b)
☐ ☐	List of Funders (Anticipated Revenue)
☐ ☐	List of Collaborators
☐ ☐	Airfare Quotation for Travel, if appropriate
☐ ☐	SSHRC CV

4. Signatures

I (applicant) attest that all the information in this application is true and complete, to the best of my knowledge. The information provided in this application, including the proposed budget, does not duplicate other sources of funding that may have been provided for this project.

____________________________________________________	Date: __________________________

Applicant

____________________________________________________	Date: __________________________

Department Chair

____________________________________________________	Date: __________________________

Dean of Faculty

____________________________________________________	Date: __________________________

Research Facilitator (on behalf of RSO)