Tri-agency CV instructions

The English version of the tri-agency CV must not exceed five pages (six pages for French). You can write as much as you need for each section (1 through 3), as long as you do not go over the total page limit. Before completing the tri-agency CV, consult the funding opportunity details to determine if any sections of the appendix are required. Appendix section(s) do not count towards the total page limit.

The information in your tri-agency CV must be self-contained.

You must use the provided tri-agency CV template, and respect the following formatting requirements:

• 12-point, Arial font in black type.
• You can apply different fonts and sizes only in tables, figures and legends. However, the text must be clear and readable when the page is displayed at its normal size of 100%. Do not use condensed fonts.
• Minimum of single line spacing (not narrow spacing).
• Normal/standard character spacing (not condensed).
• Minimum margin of 0.79″ (2 cm) around all pages.
• Size all pages to 8 ½″ x 11″ (216 mm x 279 mm).
• Before uploading, save/export your tri-agency CV as an unprotected PDF (i.e., one without security measures to lock or password protect the document).
• The size of the uploaded PDF cannot exceed 5 MB.

If you are listing publications:

• Use any citation style common in your field.
• Add an asterisk (*) after each of your supervised highly qualified personnel (e.g., First Name Last Name* or Last Name, First Name*) if you are their supervisor.

  Highly qualified personnel are college and university students (undergraduate and graduate), postdoctoral researchers, technicians, skilled workers (e.g., artisans and tradespeople, community members), research assistants, or associates. They may be from postsecondary institutions or from other groups involved in research, like community groups or partner organizations (e.g., private, public or not-for-profit).

• If the lead author is not listed first (e.g., if authorship is alphabetical), bold the lead author’s name.

For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions, Guidance for writing a narrative CV, Guidelines for reviewing the tri-agency CV.

Name

Click or tap in the text box and enter your full name as it appears on the application.

1. Personal statement

Describe why you are well suited for your proposed role relevant to the application. For example, you may mention:

• Collaborations or past performance in the field or related fields.
• Expertise related to the specific topic or related topics.
• Impact of your research, and its benefits to society and science.
• Leadership activities and skills.
• Lived or living experience.
• Previous work, progress, or productivity that provides context to the results of your research activities which support your current application.
• Recognitions (e.g., prizes, awards, community letters).

2. Most significant contributions and experiences

Describe up to 10 important contributions or experiences that relate to your application. Contributions described in the previous section can be used here.

Explain the impact, significance, usefulness, and your role in each contribution or experience. A contribution does not have to be a single publication or report. This can include a collection of related publications.

For example, you may mention:

• Articles and other publications  (e.g., communications, monographs, memoirs or special papers, review articles, conference/symposia/workshop proceedings, government publications, reports documenting industrial contributions or contributions to professional practice, posters, abstracts, preprints).
• Assessment and review activities (e.g., journal review, conference review, funding assessment).
• Community service or involvement that leverages expertise (e.g., membership on expert/advisory committees, journal editorships, community sharing circles, community gatherings, engagement events).
• Contributions to Indigenous leadership, self-determination, and capacity-building in research.
• Creative outputs (e.g., art, exhibitions, performances, publications, presentations, and film, video and audio recordings).
• Dataset creation, curation, sharing or re-use.
• Equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility advances in the research ecosystem.
• Event and volunteer activities.
• Intellectual property (e.g., patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets).
• Knowledge mobilization, including knowledge translation and communication of research results to specialist or non-specialist audiences, including policy-makers and the public (e.g., magazine/newspaper articles, media interviews, blogs, social media, policy briefs, public lectures).
• Methodologies, knowledge systems, cultural practices and approaches (e.g., Indigenous knowledge and science).
• New companies or organizations created to further the promotion/use of research.
• Partnerships or collaborations within or with Canadian or international research or non-research communities or non-profit / public / private sector organizations (e.g., through research networks, large collaborative projects, community-engaged research/citizen science, non-academic career information, voluntary work).
• Policies, guidelines, regulations, laws, rights, standards or practices .
• Products, technology, processes, services or advice useful to specific organizations (from the private, public or non-profit sectors), communities, or society.
• Software or tool development for use by researchers or others in the private or public domain.

3. Supervisory and mentorship activities

Describe how you have helped mentor or train future generations. This can include the development of highly qualified personnel for careers within and outside of academia.

For example, you may mention:

• Creation of safe, equitable and inclusive research environments, practices and norms.
• Development and delivery of training workshops outside of research or course requirements.
• Mentorship (formal or informal) of highly qualified personnel, early career researchers, colleagues, collaborators, relevant partners, other professionals, or community members.
• Outreach and engagement with students, youth, or members of the general public, including through in-person or online targeted activities or capacity building.
• Supervision of highly qualified personnel in the research process.
• Training in methodologies, knowledge systems, or cultural practices and approaches in the research context (e.g., Indigenous knowledge and science).