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Complete List of SSHRC Programs
Research Grants
Strategic Research Grants
Strategic Joint Initiatives
Research Communication Grants
Grants to Institutions
Special Research Fellowships
Master's Scholarships
Doctoral Awards
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Alphabetical Listing
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 |
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Standard
Research Grants
To support investigator-chosen research in the social sciences and humanities
conducted by individuals or teams
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October 15 |
Up to $100,000 per annum, but not totalling more than $250,000
in a three-year period
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April 2010 |
Application form not available
Web CV and instructions
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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
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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
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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
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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
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| 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
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Formal Application Grant: Up to $200,000 annually, up to 5 years
Letter of Intent Grant: Up to $20,000 annually
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Formal Application: February 2010
Letter of Intent: End of March 2010
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Formal Application:
Application form not available
Web CV and instructions
Letter of Intent:
Application form not available
Web CV and instructions
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| 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
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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
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Application form not available
Web CV and instructions
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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 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 |
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Automotive Partnership Canada
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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. |
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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
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Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (CISS) Data Training Schools
To promote research and training in the application of Canadian social statistics |
December 7, 2010 |
Up to $50,000 per annum
3 years |
February 2011 |
Application form not available
Web CV and instructions
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| 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
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College and Community Innovation Program To increase the capacity of colleges to transform the results of research and development (R&D) into economic activities |
As announced in Budget 2007, the College and Community Innovation Program (CCI), has been established with the objective of increasing innovation at the community and/or regional level by enabling Canadian colleges to increase their capacity to work with local companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It supports applied research and collaborations that facilitate commercialization, as well as technology transfer, adaptation and adoption of new technologies.
The CCI Program is managed by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
For more details, please visit the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Website or contact:
Éric Bergeron
Program Officer
Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives
SSHRC
Tel: 613-996-1422
Fax: 613-947-0223
eric.bergeron@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
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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
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International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change
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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. |
Tri-Agency Partnership on Knowledge Syntheses on the Environment
To support cross-cutting, multi-disciplinary initiatives on knowledge syntheses on the environment
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The Tri-Agency Partnership on Knowledge Syntheses on the Environment competition is sponsored by SSHRC, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
For more information, please consult the
detailed program description
or contact:
Jacques Critchley
Senior Program Officer
Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives
SSHRC
Tel: 613-992-5145
Fax: 613-947-0223
Email:
jacques.critchley@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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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
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These programs help universities develop their research capacity
in the social sciences and humanities.
| Program title |
Application deadline |
Value &
duration |
Results announced |
Apply |
| Aid
to Small Universities (ASU)
To help small universities develop focused research capacity in
the social sciences and humanities |
December 1, 2010 |
Up to $30,000 per annum
3 years |
End of March 2011 |
Application form not available
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SSHRC Institutional
Grants (SIG)
Block grants to support small-scale research by faculty members |
December 1, 2010 |
Minimum of $5,000 per annum
3 years |
End of March 2011 |
Application form not available
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Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (CISS) Data Training Schools
To promote research and training in the application of Canadian social statistics |
December 7, 2010 |
Up to $50,000 per annum
3 years |
February 2011 |
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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Special research fellowships target research on a specific
theme and are offered to applicants with extensive research experience.
Master's scholarships provide support for graduate students
working towards a master's degree.
Doctoral awards provide support for graduate students pursuing
full-time studies leading to a Ph.D.
| Program title |
Application deadline |
Value &
duration |
Results announced |
Apply |
Doctoral Awards
For students applying to, or registered in, a doctoral program or a combined MA/PhD program in the social
sciences or humanities |
Check your
applicant status. If you must apply through your university, the university sets the deadline; if you must apply directly to SSHRC, the deadline is November 5, 2009 |
Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarships: $35,000 per annum for
3 years
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: $20,000 per annum for 12, 24, 36 or 48 months
|
April 2010 |
Web application form and instructions
Letter of Appraisal (pdf document, 171KB)
Departmental Appraisal (pdf document, 158KB) |
Aileen D. Ross Fellowship
Awarded to an outstanding recipient of a SSHRC doctoral award or Postdoctoral Fellowship conducting research in sociology, specifically research on poverty |
Doctoral: For applicants registered at a Canadian university:
University sets the deadline. For all others: November 5, 2009
Postdoctoral: October 6, 2009 |
$10,000 in addition to the value of the doctoral award or Postdoctoral fellowship
12 months |
Spring 2010 |
No application form. SSHRC will inform the successful recipient of a Postdoctoral Fellowship or doctoral award. |
Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
A tri-agency program to support Canadian graduate students build global linkages and international networks through exceptional research experiences at research institutions outside of Canada. |
University deadline: Set by university
SSHRC deadline: June 10 and October 10 each year |
Up to $6,000
3 to 6 months |
August and December |
Web application form and instructions
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Queen’s Fellowship
For one outstanding Doctoral Fellow entering a program in Canadian Studies
in Canada |
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Tuition fees and travel allowances in addition to the value of the
doctoral fellowship
12 months |
Spring 2009 |
No application form. SSHRC will inform successful Doctoral award
recipients. |
SSHRC William E. Taylor Fellowship
Annual award for most outstanding SSHRC Doctoral recipient |
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$5,000, tuition fees, travel allowances in addition to the value
of the doctoral fellowship
Up to 48 months |
Spring 2009 |
No application form. SSHRC will inform the successful Doctoral
award recipient. |
Sport Participation Research Initiative: Doctoral Award Supplements
To help support holders of SSHRC doctoral awards who are doing policy-relevant research on participation in sport in Canada |
For applicants registered at a Canadian university: University
sets the deadline. For all others, November 5, 2009 |
Up to $10,000 in addition to the value of the doctoral award
12 months |
June 2010 |
See details under Description |
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) Program: Doctoral Nominations
For Canadian and international students, nominated by a Canadian university, who are applying to, or registered in, a doctoral program or a combined MA/PhD program in the social sciences or humanities |
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program is administered by Canada’s three research granting councils (the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council).
For more details, please visit the Vanier CGS website. |
Postdoctoral fellowships provide support to non-tenured Ph.D.
graduates.
| Program title |
Application deadline |
Value &
duration |
Results announced |
Apply |
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Postdoctoral
Fellowships
To support promising new scholars (PhD holders) in the social sciences
and humanities |
October 6, 2009 |
$38,000 per annum plus a research allowance of up to $5,000
12 to 24 months |
February 2010 |
Application form
Canadian Common CV
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Aileen D. Ross Fellowship
Awarded to an outstanding recipient of a SSHRC doctoral award or Postdoctoral Fellowship conducting research in sociology, specifically research on poverty |
Doctoral: For applicants registered at a Canadian university:
University sets the deadline. For all others: November 5, 2009
Postdoctoral: October 6, 2009 |
$10,000 in addition to the value of the doctoral award or Postdoctoral fellowship
12 months |
Spring 2010 |
No application form. SSHRC will inform the successful recipient of a Postdoctoral Fellowship or doctoral award. |
SSHRC Postdoctoral Prize
Annual award for most outstanding SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship recipient |
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$10,000 in addition to the value of the postdoctoral fellowship
24 months |
Spring 2009 |
No application form; SSHRC will inform the successful postdoctoral fellowship recipient |
Sport Participation Research Initiative— Postdoctoral Fellowship Supplements
To help support holders of SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship who are doing policy-relevant research on participation in sport in Canada |
October 6, 2009 |
$10,000 in addition to the value of the Postdoctoral Fellowship
12 months |
June 2010 |
See details under Description |
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