Q. Who is eligible to apply for HRI Award programs?

A. Each of the eight award programs has its own eligibility criteria. Please visit the pages devoted to each award on the HRI website to learn more details.

Q. How many competitions are there and when are they held?

A. There are normally two competitions yearly: a Spring competition with an April deadline and a Fall competition with a September deadline. The competitions for costlier programs such as Teaching Fellowships and Research Awards are normally held only in the Spring. The competition for Student Travel Awards is normally held only in the Fall.

Q. How do I apply?

A. Two of the funding programs, Teaching Fellowships and Research Awards, require special application forms that must be countersigned by the applicant’s head of department and dean. These forms are downloadable from the HRI website. Other programs require differing kinds of documentation. All applications should be submitted to the HRI Director in four copies by the specified deadline, and applicants should be sure to keep a copy of their applications for themselves.

Q. Who decides the winners?

A. Applications to the HRI funding competitions are judged by the HRI Adjudication Committee, a three-person committee of senior humanities scholars representing the HRI’s main constituencies. This committee reports to the HRI Director, who notifies the applicants.

Q. If I win an award, how do I claim the money?

A. Most HRI Awards are normally claimed as reimbursements for funds already spent by the award winner. HRI Awards are dated from the paper letter that serves as official notification to the winner. Upon receipt of this letter, winners should contact the HRI and arrange for the award money to be transferred into a new or existing university research account. From this account the funds will be claimed by filling out a standard U of R Reimbursement Claim form that must be countersigned by the claimant’s department head and/or dean.

Q. How soon must I spend the award money?

A. For most awards, funds transferred into a research account should be spent within two years of the award date. Funds unspent by this time will be claimed back by the HRI unless the winner makes a successful appeal to the HRI Director for an extension. An HRI Teaching Fellowship, however, must be claimed within the same financial year in which the Fellowship is awarded, and cannot be deferred.

Q. What happens if I win but don’t claim an award?

A. Sometimes HRI Award Winners subsequently win other, larger awards, making the HRI funds unnecessary. Unclaimed HRI award funds will automatically revert to the HRI at the end of the same financial year in which they were awarded. However, the title of HRI Award Winner may be retained even if no funds are claimed.

Address for submitting applications:

Office of Research Services
Room 109, Research and Innovation Centre

For further information, please contact:
Lucille Legare
Office of Research Services
HRI Administrative Assistant
Phone: 306.585.4775
Email: lucille.legare@uregina.ca