Sponsor

The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU)

Program

Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund (OHCRIF)

Description

The purpose of OHCRIF is to support research and innovation projects that identify better ways to help people prepare for, return to or keep employment and become productive participants in the labour force. OHCRIF is funded through the Canada-Ontario Labour Market Development Agreement and is being used to improve knowledge in the areas of postsecondary education, labour market, and employment and training policy.

MTCU will accept proposals in the following research areas:

  • Skills and return on investment
  • Postsecondary education (PSE) and training policies
  • Labour market programs, policy and service delivery

OHCRIF will fund a mix of review projects (i.e. literature reviews and environmental scans) and original research projects.

Eligibility

 This is an open Call for Proposals that will provide funding for faculty and non-faculty researchers at postsecondary institutions, graduate students, and researchers affiliated with public and non-profit organizations or research firms.
 

Project Duration

OHCRIF will support short-term projects that must be completed before the end of the fiscal year on March 31, 2016.

Deadlines

If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.

TypeDateNotes
Internal Deadline

Submit proposal and OR5 form to the Office of Research: resserv@uoguelph.  Note: Proposals being submitted by Non-Faculty will need a signed OR5 form filled out by the Faculty Advisor.
 

External Deadline

Application to be signed, scanned and submitted electronically.

How to Apply

Additional information on OHCRIF and the application process can be found in the following documents:

These documents can also be downloaded from the Employment Ontario Partners’ Gateway website at:
 http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/programs/ohcrif.html

For Questions, please contact

Email OHCRIF@ontario.ca by May 15, 2015. All questions and responses will be posted on the Employment Ontario Partners’ Gateway
website. 

Office of Research

Linda McCorkindale, Contracts Officer
Research Services Office
519-824-4120 x56257
lmccorki@uoguelph.ca

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Disciplines:
Humanities
Social Sciences