Funding

SSHRC supports postsecondary-based research, research training and knowledge mobilization activities in the social sciences and humanities.

SSHRC funding opportunities are available through three programs: Talent, Insight and Connection.

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• Select an Opportunity

Type of Applicant

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• All types
• Graduate student
• Postdoctoral researcher
• Faculty member
• Scholarly journal
• Postsecondary institution
• Community or not-for-profit organization

Program

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• All programs
• Talent
• Insight
• Connection
• Joint initiatives

Talent: The Talent program supports graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in order to develop the next generation of researchers and leaders.

Insight: The Insight program builds knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world by supporting research excellence.

Connection: The Connection program realizes the potential of social sciences and humanities research for intellectual, cultural, social and economic influence, benefit and impact.

Joint initiatives: Developed and funded by SSHRC and other organizations, joint initiatives support targeted research on pressing social, economic and cultural issues.

Funding Opportunities

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• All funding opportunities
• A
•     Access to Research Data Centres
•     Aid to Scholarly Journals
•     Aid to Scholarly Publications
•     Automotive Partnership Canada
• B
•     Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
• C
•     CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
•     College and Community Innovation Program
•     Connection Grants
• D
•     Digging into Data Challenge
•     Doctoral Awards
• I
•     Insight Development Grants
•     Insight Grants
• J
•     Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master's Scholarships
• K
•     Kanishka Project
•     Knowledge Synthesis Grants
• M
•     Metropolis National Research Competition
• P
•     Partnership Development Grants
•     Partnership Grants Formal Application
•     Partnership Grants Letter of Intent
• S
•     Sport Participation Research Initiative: Doctoral Supplements
•     Sport Participation Research Initiative: Postdoctoral Supplements
•     Sport Participation Research Initiative: Research Grants
•     SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships
• V
•     Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

To determine if your research falls under SSHRC's mandate, see the guidelines on subject matter eligibility.

Online Forms

• Application and CV forms for grants and postdoctoral fellowships
• Application forms for master’s and doctoral scholarships and fellowships