Social sciences and humanities research builds …...3 The Pitch (electronic submission) Submission...
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Social sciences and humanities research builds knowledge about people in the past and present with a
view toward creating a better future.
This is research for a better life.
• The 5th annual compe//on • 5 winners: ‘Final Five’ • Top 25 finalists receive $3,000 cash prize + complimentary
Congress registra/on + three nights’ lodging + communica/ons master class ***travel excluded***
• 'Final 5' live presenta/on (TEDX style) at SSHRC Impact Awards in OQawa ( 'no judges, just adora/on’) + travel costs to & from the ceremony + two nights’ lodging
Research for a Better Life: The Storytellers Challenge
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The Pitch (electronic submission)
Submission period: January 9 to 31, 2017 Send us your pitch—in three minutes or 300 words—Grab aQen/on, be crea/ve, push the boundaries: use a podcast, video, infographic or surprise them with something new.
Research for a Better Life: The Storytellers Challenge
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Top 5 of 2016 Duman Bahrami-‐Rad Elodie Bouchard Adam Cheeseman Logan Cochrane Ron Darvin NOTE: according to the judges, text can have a hard 3me stacking up against a really good video! The excep3on: Text submission Shania + Celine
Key Dates
• Deadline January 31, 2017 • 25 Finalists announced no later than April 3, 2017 • Congress events May 27 – June 2 • ‘Final Five’ announced in June • ‘Final Five’ present at Impact Awards late October/
early November 2017
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Eligibility: • must be residing in Canada (includes any kind of visa) • 19 years of age or older, • enrolled at Brock, at 2me of submission. • in compliance with the contest rules and regula;ons.
Submission requirements: • an original work—video, audio, text or info-‐graphic • features research funded by SSHRC at Brock • submission not exceed 3 minutes in length (video or audio) or 300 words (text or info-‐graphic).
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SSHRC reserves the right to refuse, edit or remove any of the following. Submissions that are:
• offensive to an individual or an organiza/on, rude in tone or abusive racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, slanderous, insul/ng, or life-‐threatening content; • serious, unproven, unsupported, or inaccurate accusa/ons against individuals or organiza/ons; • abusive, aggressive, coarse, explicit, vulgar, violent, obscene or pornographic content; • content that encourages or suggests illegal ac/vity; • announcements, solicita/ons, adver/sements, or endorsements of any organiza/ons or corpora/ons; • aQempts to defame or defraud any individual, group or agency; or unintelligible or irrelevant content.
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Judging criteria for ‘The Pitch’ Submissions that meet all eligibility requirements will be judged as follows: • 30% Crea;vity/Engagement (compelling your audience • 30% Persuasiveness (communica/ng the impact) • 40% Clarity (explaining the research) NOTE: text can have a hard time stacking up against a really good video! Judging criteria for ‘The Share’ Submissions that meet all eligibility requirements will be judged as follows: • 40% Crea;vity/Engagement (compelling your audience) • 30% Persuasiveness (communica/ng the impact) • 30% Clarity (explaining the research) See Rules and Regula;ons: The Storytellers
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Tips for achieving these three goals:
1. Crea;vity/Engagement (compelling your audience): • who does your research affect? • use of popular songs, brainteasers, slogans, photos to draw your audience in
(communica/on style that your audience can relate to) 2. Persuasiveness (communica;ng the impact): • determine the nature of your research: is it a new idea? A new look at an old
problem? Counterintui/ve knowledge? A brand new discovery? A new method of solving an old problem?
• how does your research connect to those peoples’ life experience? • how can they use your research in their lives? 3. Clarity (explaining the research): • paint an image in peoples’ heads (metaphor, allegory, imagery) • plain language: imagine you’re speaking to your grandmother, neighbour, etc.
(cut out the jargon, big words) • use of suppor/ng images, graphics, music, etc.
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For more informa;on contact: Karin Perry, Faculty of Graduate Studies ([email protected]) Cathy Majtenyi, Office of Research Services ([email protected])