Facts and Figures
Canada’s social sciences and humanities research community
Full-time professors: 22,410
Full-time doctoral students: 19,005
Full-time master’s students: 43,150
SSHRC funding (2010-11)
Number of applications received: 12,925
Number of experts involved in peer review: 6,748
New grants, fellowships and scholarships awarded: 4,381
New partnerships with industry, government and NGOs: 118
Value of all grants, fellowships and scholarships supported: $332.4 million
SSHRC-funded research by theme (new and ongoing projects)*
| |
Number of projects |
Amount (in $ millions) |
Percentage of funding |
| Environmental science and technologies |
475 |
$21.7 |
7% |
| Natural resources and energy |
43 |
$2.6 |
1% |
| Health and related life sciences and technologies |
370 |
$19.0 |
6% |
| Information and communications technology |
658 |
$23.6 |
7% |
| Management, business and finance |
695 |
$20.6 |
6% |
| Arts and culture |
1,875 |
$52.2 |
16% |
| Economy, employment and markets |
717 |
$26.7 |
8% |
| Education and learning |
793 |
$27.3 |
8% |
| Human development |
661 |
$21.9 |
7% |
| Social development |
1,855 |
$64.4 |
19% |
| Governance of society and institutions |
1,092 |
$35.4 |
11% |
| Other areas of research |
539 |
$16.9 |
5% |
| TOTAL: |
9,773 |
$332.4 |
100% |
*Due to rounding, decimals may not correspond to total.