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Community & Not-for-profit organizations

Community or not-for-profit organizations (think tanks, research networks, community or voluntary organizations) may be eligible to apply to one or more of the following programs:

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

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 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

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