NSERC/SSHRC Grant Writing Workshops

 

Workshop Descriptions

The Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies and The Writing and Learning Centre are working together to offer a series of free workshops for graduate students. These workshops focus on helping students to successfully communicate their research and improve their academic performance.

Upcoming Workshops

Strengthening a SSHRC/NSERC Proposal

Next session: Oct. 29, 2026 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. MDT | Online

This workshop is for students with a draft, outline, or previous submission. You will learn strategies for improving clarity, guiding reviewers, strengthening claims, and making better use of limited proposal space. We will use an AI-aware revision checklist to spot places where the writing sounds polished but not specific enough.

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Fall 2026 Power Hour of Writing (PHOW) Resilience Mini-Retreat

Next session: Nov. 26-27, 2026 | 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MDT | Online

Join this free, virtual writing retreat for graduate students at any stage of their programs. This year's theme is resilience, focusing on the challenges of sustaining academic writing over time. Explore strategies for getting started, working through imperfect drafts and returning to writing after interruptions, feedback or periods of reduced motivation.

The retreat combines structured writing time, short activities facilitated by Writing and Learning Centre staff and optional individual consultations. Students can use this time to work on a thesis, dissertation, article, proposal or other substantial writing project.

Application deadline: Nov. 2, 2026.

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