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Daily Archives: December 9, 2010
NSERC Discovery Grants II: On intentions and consequence (Old vs. new)
Of the many recommendations that NSERC received in 2007 from both the internal and international reviews, they picked the one that asks, “to separate the process of assessing scientific or engineering merit from assigning funding”. Fair enough!
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NSERC’s Discovery Grants I: Of banality and burden (Agendas and consequences)
As promised, here is a first installment of several posts I am preparing about the Discovery Grant program after my public debate with Isabelle Blain, NSERC’s VP for Research Grants & Scholarships. This first one will give the background behind … Continue reading
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