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If you are a professor or researcher affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution, you may be eligible to apply to the following SSHRC programs to support your research. (See also eligibility requirements for postdoctoral researchers.)

Research Grants
Strategic Research Grants
Strategic Joint Initiatives
Research Communication Grants
Special Research Fellowships

Research Grants

Research grants support individual and team research projects. The applicant proposes the research topic and methodology.

Program title

Application deadline

Value &
duration

Results announced

Apply

Standard Research Grants

To support investigator-chosen research in the social sciences and humanities conducted by individuals or teams

October 15

Up to $100,000 per annum, but not totalling more than $250,000 in a three-year period

April 2010

Application form not available

Web CV and instructions

Major Collaborative Research Initiatives

To support large-scale, leading-edge research that addresses broad and critical issues of intellectual, economic and cultural significance

Stage 1: Letter of Intent: February 21

Stage 2: Formal Application (by invitation only): September 1

Stage 1: $20,000

8 months

Stage 2: Up to $2.5 million over 7 years

Letter of Intent: End of April

Formal Application: End of December

Web CV, application and instructions

Strategic Research Grants

Strategic research grants support targeted research on pressing social, economic and cultural issues.

Program title	Application deadline	Value & duration	Results announced	Apply
Aboriginal Research: Development Grants To help teams of Aboriginal community organizations and university-based researchers develop research partnerships and proposals to investigate issues of concern to Aboriginal peoples	September 30, 2009	Up to $25,000 for up to 2 years	March 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Aboriginal Research: Research Grants To support university-based researchers and Aboriginal community organizations to conduct research on issues of concern to Aboriginal peoples	September 30, 2009	Up to $100,000 annually with a maximum of $250,000 over 3 years	March 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Canadian Environmental Issues–Special Call Community University Research Alliances To support research projects jointly developed and undertaken by postsecondary institution-based researchers and organizations from the community on topics relating to SSHRC's Canadian Environmental Issues special call	Formal Application (by invitation only) September 18, 2009	Formal Application Grant: Up to $200,000 annually, up to 5 years	Formal Application: February 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Community-University Research Alliances To support research projects jointly developed and undertaken by postsecondary institution-based researchers and organizations from the community	Formal Application (by invitation only): September 18, 2009 Letter of Intent: October 26, 2009	Formal Application Grant: Up to $200,000 annually, up to 5 years Letter of Intent Grant: Up to $20,000 annually	Formal Application: February 2010 Letter of Intent: End of March 2010	Formal Application: Application form not available Web CV and instructions Letter of Intent: Application form not available Web CV and instructions
International Community-University Research Alliances —in Partnership with the International Development Research Centre To support research projects jointly developed and undertaken by community organizations and postsecondary institutions in Canada and low- and middle-income countries.	Program not currently offered	Letter of Intent Grant: Up to $30,000 annually Grant: Up to $400,000 annually, up to 5 years	Letter of Intent: TBD Formal Application: TBD	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Image, Text, Sound and Technology: Research Grants To help scholars apply innovative digital technologies to research on image, text and sound	September 15, 2009	Up to $50,000 Up to 2 years	January 29, 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Image, Text, Sound and Technology: Summer Institute, Workshop and Conference Grants To help scholars apply innovative digital technologies to research on image, text and sound	September 15, 2009	Up to $50,000 12 months	January 29, 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
International Opportunities Fund: Development Grants To support developmental activities that lead to significant international research collaboration	May 8, 2009 November 6, 2009	Up to $25,000 1 year	September 2009 March 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
International Opportunities Fund: Project Grants To support projects that secure Canadian participation in international research initiatives or networks.	May 8, 2009 November 6, 2009	Up to $75,000 1 year	September 2009 March 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Northern Communities: Towards Social and Economic Prosperity–Special Call Community University Research Alliances To support research projects jointly developed and undertaken by postsecondary institution-based researchers and organizations from the community on topics relating to SSHRC's Northern Communities: Towards Social and Economic Prosperity special call	Formal Application (by invitation only): September 18, 2009	Formal Application Grant: Up to $200,000 annually, up to 5 years	Formal Application: February 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Research/Creation Grants in Fine Arts For programs of research/creation by artist-researchers affiliated with Canadian postsecondary institutions	Program not currently offered	Up to $100,000 per annum, but not totalling more than $250,000 in a 3-year period Up to 36 months	TBD	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Research Development Initiatives To support analysis of changing directions in research and in the evolution of academic disciplines	October 7, 2009 April 7, 2010	Up to $40,000 Up to 2 years	February 27, 2010 June 30, 2010	Web CV, application and instructions

Strategic Joint Initiatives

Joint Initiatives, developed and funded by SSHRC and other organizations, support targeted research on pressing social, economic and cultural issues.

Program title	Application deadline	Value & duration	Results announced	Apply
Automotive Partnership Canada	Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) will provide $145 million in research funding over five years to support significant, collaborative research and development activities that will benefit the entire Canadian automotive industry. This initiative is a partnership between five federal research and granting agencies, including SSHRC. Interested applicants and companies should start by contacting APC's Project Office in Mississauga, Ontario.
Canadian Election Study Data Set To support the design of, and data collection for, CES surveys.	September 15, 2009	Up to $450,000 for the first federal election study, and up to $400,000 for the second	Two federal election studies within a five-year period	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (CISS) Access to Research Data Centres	A strategic joint initiative of SSHRC, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Statistics Canada to promote research and training in the application of social statistics. Applications may be submitted at any time. Results will be announced approximately five to eight weeks after submission. For information about this program, please see the Statistics Canada website or contact: Mika Oehling Program Officer Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives SSHRC Tel: 613-992-4227 Fax: 613-947-0223 mika.oehling@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
Digging into Data Challenge To support humanities and social sciences research on cyberscholarship	The Digging into Data Challenge competition is sponsored by SSHRC, the United States of America’s National Endowment for the Humanities and National Science Foundation, and the United Kingdom’s Joint Information Systems Committee. For more details, please visit the Digging into Data Challenge website or contact: Mika Oehling Program Officer Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives SSHRC Tel: 613-992-4227 Fax: 613-947-0223 mika.oehling@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change	This new initiative is a joint partnership involving SSHRC, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), which, as the project lead, will be receiving and processing all applications submitted to this program. The total funding available for full research grants is C$12.5 million, to support up to five full research applications. Interested applicants should visit the IDRC website.
Metropolis Project To support research and policy development on population migration, cultural diversity and the challenges of immigrant integration in cities in Canada and around the world	September 30, 2009	Up to $125,000 12 to 18 months	March 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
NORFACE Transnational Research Programme : Migration in Europe–Social, Economic, Cultural and Policy Dynamics	A NORFACE (New Opportunities for Research Funding Co-operation in Europe), collaboration to promote research-based knowledge and insight into migration For information about this program, please see the NORFACE website or contact: Mika Oehling Program Officer Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives SSHRC Tel: 613-992-4227 Fax: 613-947-0223 mika.oehling@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
Sport Participation Research Initiative: Research Grants To support policy-relevant research about participation in sport in Canada	October 15, 2009	Up to $100,000 per annum, but not totalling more than $250,000 in a three-year period Up to 3 years	June 2010	See details under Description

Research Communication Grants

These programs support the communication and dissemination of research results.

Program title	Application deadline	Value & duration	Results announced	Apply
Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada To support workshops and conferences in Canada	May 1 and November 1	Workshops: Up to $25,000 1 year Conferences: Up to $50,000 1 year	June 30 and January 30	Web CV, application and instructions
Aid to Scholarly Journals To increase access to, and readership of, original research results in the social sciences and humanities through Canadian scholarly journals	TBD	Up to $30,000 per annum 3 years	TBD	Application form not available
Aid to Scholarly Publications (ASPP) To assist in the publication of individual scholarly works	To obtain detailed information concerning application requirements, eligibility, value of awards, etc., please contact: Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme 151 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H3 (613) 238-6112, ext. 350 Web site: www.fedcan.ca/english/aspp/about-crsh/ E-mail: secaspp@fedcan.ca
Image, Text, Sound and Technology: Summer Institute, Workshop and Conference Grants To help scholars apply innovative digital technologies to research on image, text and sound	September 15, 2009	Up to $50,000 12 months	January 29, 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Public Outreach Dissemination Grants To mobilize existing and ongoing research results on topics relating to the Canadian Environmental Issues special call	November 25, 2009	No maximum limit 1 year	March 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Public Outreach Workshop and Conference Grants To mobilize existing and ongoing research results on topics relating to the Canadian Environmental Issues special call	November 25, 2009	No maximum limit 1 year	March 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions

Special Research Fellowships

Special Research Fellowships target research on a specific theme and are offered to applicants with extensive research experience.

Program title	Application deadline	Value & duration	Results announced	Apply
Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights Research To support interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary research and the development of expertise in human rights	October 1, 2009	$55,000 12 months	March 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Thérèse F.-Casgrain Fellowship To support research on women and social change in Canada	October 1, 2011	$40,000 12 months	April 2012	Application form not available Web CV and instructions
Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship To support research and writing on the contributions that the Crown and its representatives have made to Canada	October 1, 2009	$50,000 12 months	April 2010	Application form not available Web CV and instructions