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Internal process : Nominations to 2023 the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) was established in 1882 as the senior Canadian collegium of distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. The primary objective of the Society is to promote learning and research in the arts, the humanities and the natural and social sciences.

The Members of the College are Canadians and Permanent Residents who, at an early stage in their career, have demonstrated a high level of achievement. Membership is for seven (7) years. Up to 80 Members may be elected each year.

Eligibility

Candidates must be no more than 15 years from the conferral of the PhD or equivalent qualification. For the cohort of 2023, a candidate must have received his or her PhD or equivalent no earlier than January 1, 2008. The RSC will consider an exemption period of
up to three (3) years for those who have had a career interruption for the purpose of maternity, childrearing, illness, or health-related family responsibilities. Where there are questions of equivalence eligibility, the Honorary Secretary will provide the conclusive
determination on behalf of the RSC Council. Nominees may be re-nominated any number of times, provided they still meet the eligibility requirements.

The RSC’s deadline for nominations is anticipated to be December 1, 2022.

Internal Nomination & Review Process

Please review the VPRI memo for 2023 RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (PDF).

Nominations to the College can be initiated by Members of the College (Members), Fellows of the RSC (Fellows), and Institutional Members (IMs) of the RSC. In all cases, candidates are encouraged to take advantage of available University resources and to seek peer advice throughout the development of their nomination file.

York encourages nominations from diversity candidates to reflect the diversity of our faculty complement.

Direct Member and Fellow Nomination

Individuals may be nominated by a Member of the College or Fellow of the Society, who need not be from York University. This nomination process does not require a York University internal selection process, although support may be available.

Important Considerations for Direct Member and Fellow Nominations

1. The Primary Nominator need not be from the same field as the nominee.
2. There is no limit to the number of nominations put forward by Members or Fellows.
3. We encourage Direct Member and Fellow Nominations, as we see higher success rates when Fellow or Members are directly involved in the nomination.
4. We encourage Faculties to share the names of these nominees with the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) team, which can provide ad hoc support if needed.
5. York nominees using the Direct Member/Fellow route may also access peer review from the Major Awards Advisory Committee. To do so, they must notify their Faculty Research Office and Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) of their interest by August 15 and submit their draft materials for review by September
6. See step 2 in the Institutional Nomination process for materials to be submitted.

Institutional Nomination from York University

As an Institutional Member of the RSC, the President on behalf of York University may nominate individuals for membership in the College. For such institutional nominations only, the process to identify and support these nominees is managed by the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) team and includes a review of internal nominations by the Major Awards Advisory Committee (MAAC).

The institutional nomination process is as follows:

1. Faculties notify the Office of Research Services of their intent to put forward institutional nominations. Faculties are asked to email SIRI Specialist Abby Vogus with the name(s) of the candidate(s) no later than August 15. The SIRI Specialist can work with nominees prior to the August 15 internal deadline and is available to consult on potential nominations.

2. Internal nomination packages are due on September 6. Details on the contents of the package are available at: https://rsc-src.ca/en/college-members/college-nominations/components-nomination. Faculties are asked to email SIRI Specialist Abby Vogus the following components of a nomination, which will then be reviewed by MAAC:

a. A signed 1-page letter on faculty letterhead from the Dean or Associate Dean of Research endorsing the nomination(s). This document should inform the multi-disciplinary MAAC about the importance of the nominee’s field and demonstrate the nominee’s stature within it, rather than re-state information from the CV(s).
b. A candidate statement reflecting on how their work will contribute to the College during the seven-year term (max 500 words).
c. A draft of the Detailed Appraisal (1,200 words max).
d. The nominee’s current CV (10 pages max).
e. A written commitment of at least 2 referees to provide a letter of reference along with a bio of each potential referee. An email from the referee will suffice (to be secured by nominee/Faculty Research Office).

3. MAAC will review internal nomination packages and provide feedback to nominees to ensure that nominations forwarded to the RSC are highly competitive.

4. Nominees will work with the SIRI Specialist and Faculty-based research support personnel (as appropriate) to prepare the full application package for submission. Completed nominations will likely include:

• A completed Nomination Form, which includes a 70-word citation.
• A cover letter from the primary nominator (i.e., the York University President – to be secured by SIRI).
• Two signed reference letters on letterhead from a person of authority on the candidate and their field, along with a brief biography of the referee (to be secured by SIRI).
• A candidate statement reflecting on how their work will contribute to the College during the seven-year term (500 words).
• Detailed appraisal (1200 words).
• The nominee’s current CV (10 pages max).

Relevant Deadlines

• August 15: Faculties notify ORS of their intent to submit a nomination
• September 6: Internal nomination files due to SIRI
• Mid-September: MAAC Review
• Mid-September: VPRI feedback to nominees
• November 23: Full application due to SIRI
• December 1: RSC electronic submission deadline
• July 2023 (TBC) Elected candidates notified by RSC

If you're interested in submitting a nomination, please reach out to Isabella Huberman, Research Facilitator, LA&PS Research Office.

2023 Nominations for Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Fellows

The fellowship of the RSC comprises distinguished scholars from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life.

This year’s competition will officially launch in September 2022 and the following information is based on the last round of nominations. Requirements may change slightly from what is listed below; please verify prior to submission.

Eligibility

Fellows are those with exceptional and original publications, intellectual achievements, and creative activities. Their achievements are in the arts, the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. They are either Canadian citizens or Canadian Permanent Residents for at least three years at their time of election.

York encourages nominations from diversity candidates to reflect the diversity of our faculty complement.

Nomination Process

Please review the VPRI memo for the nomination process for RSC Fellows(PDF).

Candidates must be nominated either directly by a current Fellow or by an Institutional Member of the RSC (i.e., a nomination package submitted by York University endorsed by the President). In either case, candidates are encouraged to take advantage of
available University resources and to seek peer advice throughout the development of their nomination file.

Note that nominations are valid for one year only.

Direct Fellow Nomination

Individuals may be nominated for a fellowship by a current Fellow of the Society, who need not be from York University. This route does not require York University’s nomination process or approvals, although support may be accessed.

Important Considerations for Direct Fellow Nominations:

• The Primary Nominator need not be from the same field as the nominee.
• There is no limit to the number of nominations put forward by Fellows of the
  Society.
• We encourage Direct Fellow Nominations, as success rates tend to be higher when current Fellows are actively engaged in the nomination process.
• We encourage Faculties to share the names of these nominees with the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) team, which can provide ad hoc support if needed.
• York nominees using the direct Fellow route may also access peer review from the Major Awards Advisory Committee. To do so, they must notify their Faculty Research Office and Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) of their interest by August 15 and submit their draft materials for review by September. See step 2 in the Institutional Nomination process for materials to be submitted.

Institutional Nomination from York University

As an Institutional Member of the RSC, the President on behalf of York University may nominate individuals for a fellowship. For such institutional nominations only, the process to identify and support these nominees is managed by the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) team and includes a review of internal nominations by the Major Awards Advisory Committee (MAAC).

The internal nomination, review and feedback process is designed to ensure that nominations forwarded to the RSC are highly competitive.

• The institutional nomination process is as follows:
  Faculties notify SIRI of their intent to put forward candidates for an institutionally-nominated RSC Fellowship. Faculties are asked to email SIRI Specialist Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) with the name(s) of the candidate(s) no later than August 15.
• Internal nomination packages are due September 6. Faculties are asked to email Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) the following, which will then be reviewed by the MAAC:
  a) Nominee’s current CV (50 pages max, including publications, key scholarly presentations, awards and distinctions and grants)
  b) A draft of the Detailed Appraisal (1,200 words max). Please see the Nomination Guide for a template https://rsc-src.ca/en/fellows/nominations-0.
  c) A written confirmation from at least 3 potential reference letter writers along with a short bio of the letter writers. An email confirmation is sufficient.
• The MAAC will review internal nomination packages and provide feedback to nominees to ensure that nominations forwarded to the RSC are highly competitive.
• Nominees will work with the SIRI Specialist and Faculty-based research support personnel (as appropriate) to prepare the full application package for submission, which includes:

1. Completed webform
2. Letter from the Primary Nominator (i.e., the President)
3. Two co-nominator letters, one of which must be from an existing Fellow (50 words max)
4. Short citation attesting to the significance of the nominee’s work (70 words max)
5. Detailed appraisal of the nominee’s scholarship or artistic achievements (1,200 words max)
6. Letters of reference (number varies based on discipline) (750 words max)
7. Short biographical note for each referee (250 words max)
8. Nominee’s curriculum vitae (50 pages max)

The new guide for preparing an RSC Fellowship nomination will be available shortly on the RSC website.

For more information and support please reach out to Isabella Huberman, Research Facilitator, LA&PS Research Office.

Thinking Violence: Self-defence, Nonviolence and Protection

Date: June 9, 2022
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Social movements in recent years such as #Metoo or Black Lives Matter have forced us to reflect on the relations between state, sexual/sexist and racial violence, as well as how to best resist it. In fact, such movements ask that we revisit the way we think about violence and how we respond to it: Who is entitled to protection and under what conditions? Who has the right to defend oneself, how and with what consequences? What strategies are best suited to stop such violence and prevent its perpetuation? Such collective speak-outs/movements thus bring forth age-old philosophical debates around violence: Is the violence of the oppressed defending oneself the same as the violence of the oppressor? How then can we best define violence and with what ethico-political implications?

In this webinar, the three authors will discuss together notions of non/violence, self-defence, and protection, followed by a Q&A with the audience. Presentations will be in French and English with French/English translation available. The event will take place on June 9th from 12pm to 2pm.

Registration for Thinking Violence: Self-defence, Nonviolence and Protection

Notice: Electronic Submission of External Grants through Office of Research Services

Given the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, ORS is now accepting electronic submissions of research applications. If you have questions about this process please email the LA&PS Research Office. You can also access here a description of the external grants submission process and the two versions of the ORS checklist.

Second Release of Findings from 2021 Census by Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada is pleased to announce the second release of findings from the 2021 Census. These data are now available online and include information on age, sex at birth and gender, and types of dwellings.

This release is vital to understanding Canada’s shifting demographic profile. The 2021 Census is the first census to provide data on transgender and non-binary people, offering new insights into the diversity of our nation.

The release includes highlights about age-related demographic shifts that can have a significant impact on the economy and society as a whole. Our population remains one of the youngest among G7 countries, despite a record number of people approaching retirement. It also provides insights on the types of dwellings, indicating the number of apartment units in high-rise buildings has risen quickly, and is expected to continue and accelerate. These data are available at the national, provincial, territorial and subprovincial levels.

For more information about subsequent data release topics and timelines, please visit the 2021 Census dissemination planning web page.