by Joe Muldoon
Research Officer

Important deadlines
Internal
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Committee on Research, Nov. 14; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Committee on Research; Nov. 14; SSHRC sub-committee (includes travel grants to international conferences), Nov. 14; personally funded travel, Dec. 15; Aid to Small Universities, Jan. 7; Trent research fellowships (SSHRC) Jan.7.
External
Environmental Science and Technology Alliance Canada (ESTAC), Dec 1; Imperial Oil 1998 university research grants program, Dec. 1; Status of Women, Dec. 12; Canada Health Services Research Foundation, Dec. 15; NSERC/SSHRC chairs in the management of technological change, Jan. 15.

Aid to small universities
At Trent, this program to promote the focused development of social sciences and humanities research capacity in small universities, aims particularly to encourage interdisciplinary and team research. Centres form an integral part of this program. Deadline is Jan. 7.

Trent research fellowships
The SSHRC-funded Trent research fellowships relieves faculty members from some teaching responsibilities so that they can concentrate on finishing research projects. The SSHRC Committee on Research will award one fellowship for the 1998-99 academic year equal to one course stipend and may supplement it with a research grant of up to $2,000. Applications from full-time, tenure-stream SSHRC faculty are invited by Jan. 7.

For details, contact the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Otonabee College 101, at 748-1245 or consult the Web site www.trentu.ca/academic/research.