The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  August 19, 2011 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

There are no workshops scheduled for next week.


News and Announcements

Birth Announcement

it's a boy

Jeremy, Rona and big brother Thomas are pleased to announce the arrival of Michael Jeremy Chambers at 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, August 18th, 2011 weighing 8 lb. 11 oz. Everyone is doing fine. Congratulations!

Western Undergraduate Economics Review

The 2011 edition of the Western Undergraduate Economics Review is now available online. The WUER, an annual publication featuring papers by undergraduate students in Economics at Western, has been published with the support of the Social Science Student Donation Fund since 2002.The papers appearing in the current issue were written for courses taken in the Department during the 2010 calendar year.

Teaching Support Centre - Economics Teaching Workshop

The Teaching Support Centre has developed a one-day teaching workshop specifically for Economics faculty and graduate students who wish to enhance their classroom experience. The Economics Teaching Workshop will be held on Thursday, August 25th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in 4161 SSC. Instruction will be provided by the TSC staff. Lunch will be provided.

2011 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition

 The Global Development Network (GDN) promotes superior research through the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development for innovative research proposals and its' Medals for Research on Development for quality research papers. Finalists will be given a chance to present their work in development research at the 13th Global Development Conference to be held in June 2012. The application deadline is January 31, 2012.


Research Notices

Welcoming Communities Initiative

Pilot Project Seed Funding - 2011 Summer Competition

RD&S Deadline: August 24, 2011
Sponsor's Deadline: August 31, 2011

Institute for New Economic Thinking

Research Grants - Stage 1 Proposals - 2011 Fall Competition

RD&S Deadline: September 8, 2011
Sponsor's Deadline: September 15, 2011

Academic Development Fund (ADF) - New Research and Scholarly Initiatives Award

Small Grants Program - 2011 Fall Competition

Dean's Office Deadline: October 3, 2011
RD&S Deadline: October 17, 2011

Major Grants Program - 2011 Fall Competition

Dean's Office Deadline: November 1, 2011
RD&S Deadline: November 15, 2011

NOTE: Late, ineligible or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

*Please submit a hard copy of all research grant applications, internal and external, to Karin for review and subsequent Chair signature prior to electronically submitting your applications.

**The newly enhanced Research On-line Administration (ROLA II) is now available and must be filled out by all grant applicants to obtain institutional approvals for their grant applications. Please see Karin if you need assistance.

Funding Announcements