If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, have
recently completed or will soon complete a PhD or equivalent in the social
sciences or humanities, and do not hold a tenured or tenure-track faculty
position, you may be eligible to apply to the following programs. (See
also eligibility requirements for faculty.)
| 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
|
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 |
|
$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 |
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
|
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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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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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
|
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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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
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