Workshops

ORIS Seminars and Workshops

ORIS provides the University of Lethbridge research community with top-notch support required to achieve excellence in research and scholarship. The Grants Facilitators assist researchers with developing, reviewing, and administering successful grant proposals. These sessions are for faculty members, PDFs, and students (all levels) interested in learning more about funding opportunity processes, strategies, and resources to support grant development and innovation.

Graduate students can have all ORIS seminars/workshops recorded and validated to their MyExperience Transcript. For more information about transcripts or to have an experience validated, please reach out to the administrator via my.experience@uleth.ca.

"Help us help you": attract, receive, and manage quality funding opportunities.

Are you an early career researcher?

By participating in our workshop series, you could be eligible for a seed grant to launch/develop your research program. Contact the research facilitator for your discipline to learn more.

Seminar Series

Overview: In October 2024, the Tri-agencies released a statement that narrative CVs, also called the "Tri-agency CV" would be required for future applications. Since this announcement, select competitions (SSHRC Impact Award, CIHR Catalysts, NSERC Discovery Horizons) have tested the narrative CV format, and continue to do so for certain opportunities. A full-rollout date is not confirmed, but the Tri-agencies hinted Fall 2027 or later as a possible implementation deadline. 

Join ORIS for an introduction to the narrative CV format and review ideas on how to craft your own research narrative. Through guided activities and discussion, you’ll gain practical tools and feedback to help you prepare for this important update.  

Presenters: Nicole van Rootselaar and Nancy Barajas Jaimes, ORIS

Audience: Faculty members and trainees 

Materials: Laptop and a copy of your CV

Disciplines:
Health and Life Sciences
Social Sciences and Humanities
Natural Sciences and Engineering

Date: January 28, 2025 | 11:00am to Noon

Venue: SA 8003. The session will by Hybrid. Please remember that to qualify for the ECR Seed Grant, you must attend hybrid sessions in person. 

Register to Attend here

You can access Zoom link here, or see your calendar for an invite and link: https://uleth.zoom.us/j/98275108230

Overview: The Office of Research and Innovation Services invites you to a lighthearted event where established faculty members share the mishaps, misadventures, and unexpected turns they encountered throughout their research careers.

Behind every successful research program are grant rejections, failed experiments, derailed field seasons, and lessons learned the hard way. This session offers an honest look at these common setbacks, told with humor, humility, and reflection, by experienced researchers across disciplines.

Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early‑career researchers will benefit from hearing mentors and colleagues speak openly about failure, resilience, and what it really takes to build a research career. Faculty members are also encouraged to attend and join the conversation.

Presenters

  • Dr. Jackie Rice – Associate Vice-President, Office of the Vice-President Research
  • Dr. Jon Doan – Dean / Associate Professor, Health Sciences
  • Dr. Robbin Gibb – Chair / Professor, Canadian Center for Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Dr. Trushar Patel – Associate Dean / Professor, Faculty of Arts & Science
  • More speakers to be announced

Disciplines

  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering

Event Details

  • Date: May 6, 2026
  • Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
  • Venue: Students’ Union Ballroom (SU3000A)

Tri-Agency Workshops

ORIS provides workshops designed specifically to support the development of applications for Tri-Agency funding opportunities:

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities and Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

These workshops discuss application guidelines, adjudication processes, and best practices for strong applications. They are presented by the grant facilitator for the specific agency and may include uLethbridge researchers who have served on a peer-review adjudication committee. Click the links below to learn more.

CIHR SSHRC NSERC