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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  (kperry@brocku.ca)    Cathy  Majtenyi,  Office  of  Research  Services    (cmajtenyi@brocku.ca)