General information
| Name of transfer payment program |
Grants and Scholarships (voted) |
| Start date |
1978 |
| End date |
Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment |
Grant |
| Type of appropriation |
Appropriated annually through Estimates |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2011–12 |
| Link to department’s Program Inventory |
Insight Research
Research Training and Talent Development
Research Partnerships
|
| Description |
This transfer payment program consists of grants and scholarships awarded for research, talent development and research dissemination activities in the social and humanities. This transfer payment program does not have repayable contributions. |
| Expected results |
- Canada’s social sciences and humanities research is internationally competitive
- Canada has a pool of highly skilled people in the social sciences and humanities
- Canada’s social sciences and humanities research knowledge is used
|
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
2017–18 |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Continuation |
| Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation |
2018–19 |
| General targeted recipient groups |
Persons (students, researchers), non-profit organizations (charities, foundations, non-governmental organizations, universities and research institutions) |
| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
A variety of engagement initiatives (webinars, site visits, telephone, email, online forums) are used as part of the regular competition cycle in order to give applicants and recipients opportunities to seek and receive information and to provide feedback on service delivery. |
| Name of transfer payment program |
Canada Graduate Scholarships (voted) |
| Start date |
2003 |
| End date |
Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment |
Grant |
| Type of appropriation |
Appropriated annually through Estimates |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2008–09 |
| Link to department’s Program Inventory |
Research Training and Talent Development |
| Description |
SSHRC’s portion of the Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in master’s or doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities. CGS is a tri-agency program and is administered by each respective agency, that is, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and SSHRC. There is no repayable contribution under this transfer payment program. |
| Expected results |
- Increased enrolment in graduate studies in Canada
- Improved time to completion of degrees for CGS scholarship holders, relative to national statistics for time to completion in their discipline
- Enhanced capacity of Canadian universities to attract the best and brightest young people who will become the next generation of researchers
|
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
2016–17 |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Continuation |
| Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation |
2021–22 |
| General targeted recipient groups |
Persons (students) |
| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
A variety of engagement initiatives (webinars, site visits, telephone, email, online forums) are used as part of the regular competition cycle in order to give applicants and recipients opportunities to seek and receive information and to provide feedback on service delivery. |
| Name of transfer payment program |
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (voted) |
| Start date |
2008 |
| End date |
Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment |
Grant |
| Type of appropriation |
Appropriated annually through Estimates |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2008–09 |
| Link to department’s Program Inventory |
Research Training and Talent Development |
| Description |
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program is a tri-agency program designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by offering them a significant financial award. This financial award assists students during their studies at Canadian universities. Vanier scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health-related fields. This program is administered by CIHR on behalf of CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC. There is no repayable contribution under this transfer payment program. |
| Expected results |
- Establishment of a Canadian doctoral scholarship that is internationally competitive and internationally recognized
- Enhanced capacity of Canadian universities to attract the best and brightest students from Canada and the world with the potential to become leaders in the next generation of researchers in Canada
- Attract to Canada top students from other countries who will bring with them new knowledge and ideas and enrich the Canadian learning environment
- Retain Canada’s top doctoral students in the face of intense international competition for the brightest researchers
- Promote and brand Canada as a home of research excellence and Canadian universities as world-class institutions of research and higher learning
- Establish effective research collaborations and networks between Canada and the recipients’ home countries
|
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
2014–15 |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Continuation |
| Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation |
2019–20 |
| General targeted recipient groups |
Persons (students) |
| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
A variety of engagement initiatives (webinars, site visits, telephone, email, online forums) are used as part of the regular competition cycle in order to give applicants and recipients opportunities to seek and receive information and to provide feedback on service delivery. |
| Name of transfer payment program |
Canada First Research Excellence Fund (voted) |
| Start date |
2014 |
| End date |
Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment |
Grant |
| Type of appropriation |
Appropriated annually through Estimates |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2014–15 |
| Link to department’s Program Inventory |
Insight Research |
| Description |
The Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) supports Canada’s postsecondary institutions in their efforts to become global research leaders. It helps Canadian universities, colleges and polytechnics compete with the best in the world for talent and partnership opportunities, to make breakthrough discoveries, and to excel globally in research areas that will create long-term economic advantages for Canada. CFREF helps institutions: (i) compete with the best in the world for talent, for partnership opportunities and to make breakthrough discoveries; (ii) seize emerging opportunities and strategically advance their greatest strengths on the global stage; and (iii) implement large-scale, transformational and forward-thinking institutional strategies. This program is administered by SSHRC on behalf of CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC. There is no repayable contribution under this transfer payment program. |
| Expected results |
- Institutions develop ambitious and focused strategies
- Canadian post-secondary institutions excel globally in research areas of strategic relevance to Canada
- Institutions contribute to creating long-term economic advantages for Canada
|
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
N/A |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation |
N/A |
| Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation |
2019–20 |
| General targeted recipient groups |
Non-profit organizations (universities and research institutions, colleges) |
| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
A variety of engagement initiatives (webinars, site visits, telephone, email, online forums) are used as part of the regular competition cycle in order to give applicants and recipients opportunities to seek and receive information and to provide feedback on service delivery. |
| Name of transfer payment program |
Research Support Fund (voted) |
| Start date |
2003 |
| End date |
Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment |
Grant |
| Type of appropriation |
Appropriated annually through Estimates |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2014–15 |
| Link to department’s Program Inventory |
Research Support Fund |
| Description |
This transfer payment program supports a portion of the indirect costs associated with the conduct of academic research in institutions that receive research grant funds from any of the three federal research granting agencies. Grants are awarded to eligible institutions using a progressive funding formula based on the average revenues from research grants received from CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC. This transfer payment program does not have repayable contributions. |
| Expected results |
Canada’s university and college research environments are strong
|
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
2014–15 |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Continuation |
| Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation |
2019–20 |
| General targeted recipient groups |
Non-profit organizations (universities and research institutions, colleges) |
| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
A variety of engagement initiatives (webinars, site visits, telephone, email, online forums) are used as part of the regular competition cycle in order to give applicants and recipients opportunities to seek and receive information and to provide feedback on service delivery. |
| Name of transfer payment program |
Networks of Centres of Excellence (voted) |
| Start date |
1997 |
| End date |
Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment |
Grant |
| Type of appropriation |
Appropriated annually through Estimates |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2008–09 |
| Link to department’s Program Inventory |
Research Partnerships |
| Description |
The program supports large-scale academically led research networks that harness the creativity and inventiveness of Canadian health, natural and social scientists, and engineers. Partners from industry, government and not-for-profit organizations contribute additional expertise and bring cash and in-kind support. This program is a tri-agency program administered by NSERC on behalf of CIHR, SSHRC and NSERC. There is no repayable contribution under this transfer payment program. |
| Expected results |
Strong linkages and partnerships between universities, government and industry, and other users (non-governmental organizations), resulting in the exploitation of leading-edge research results with economical and/or societal benefits to Canada
|
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
2015–16 |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Continuation |
| Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation |
2020–21 |
| General targeted recipient groups |
Non-profit organizations |
| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
A variety of engagement initiatives (webinars, site visits, telephone, email, online forums) are used as part of the regular competition cycle in order to give applicants and recipients opportunities to seek and receive information and to provide feedback on service delivery. |