SSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

The online application form for the SSHRC Aid to Scholarly Journals (ASJ) Fall 2021 competition is now available.  SSHRC's application deadline is September 10, 2021.   

Aid to Scholarly Journals grants support Canadian scholarly dissemination by offering a contribution to enable journals to explore innovative activities as well as to help them to defray the costs associated with publishing scholarly articles, digital publishing and journal distribution on Canadian not-for-profit platforms. 

Please see SSHRC’s website for more information and eligibility requirements.  Frequently asked questions regarding the ASJ program can be found here.   

UPEI Application Process 

Applicants must submit their application using the UPEI Romeo Researcher Portal for internal review and approval by September 2, 2021 and ensure that it reaches Research Services for review by September 7, 2021. 

Deadline for applicants to submit the application in SSHRC's online system: September 8, 2021. 

Research Services is responsible for submitting applications to the agency; therefore, applicants must meet the internal deadline for e-submission to ensure that there is sufficient time to access and forward applications before SSHRC’s deadline. 

Webinars 

SSHRC will be holding webinars to provide information and answer questions about the upcoming ASJ competition via WebEx. Advance registration is not required.  

English session: 

Date: August 16, 2021 

Time: 2:30 – 4:00 PM (Atlantic Time) 

Link to meeting: click here 

French session: 

Date: August 12, 2021 

Time: 11:00 – 12:30 PM (Atlantic Time) 

Link to meeting: click here 

The online application form for the SSHRC Insight Grants October 2021 competition is now available.  SSHRC's application deadline is October 1, 2021.  Please see the SSHRC website for the more information. 

The maximum value of an Insight Grant is $400,000, over two to five years.  Applicants may choose one of two streams when applying for an Insight Grant, depending on the amount of funding required: Stream A for requests between $7,000 and $100,000, and Stream B for requests between $100,001 and $400,000.   

UPEI Application Process: 

Applicants must submit their application using the UPEI Romeo Researcher Portal for internal review and approval by September 24, 2021 and ensure that it reaches Research Services for review by September 28, 2021. 

Deadline for applicants to submit the application in SSHRC's online system: September 29, 2021. 

Research Services is responsible for submitting applications to the agency; therefore, applicants must meet the internal deadline for e-submission to ensure that there is sufficient time to access and forward applications before SSHRC’s deadline. 

Webinars 

SSHRC will be holding webinars to provide information and answer questions about the upcoming IG competition via WebEx. Advance registration is not required.  

English session: 

Date: August 19, 2021 

Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Atlantic Time) 

Link to meeting: click here 

French session: 

Date: August 20, 2021 

Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Atlantic Time) 

Link to meeting: click here 

SSHRC ’s Imagining Canada’s Future (ICF) initiative has launched the ICF Ideas Lab, an exciting new pilot funding opportunity for scholars from all disciplines who are interested in developing innovative solutions to global challenges in collaboration with others.

In the ICF Ideas Lab, researchers from across Canada will come together in a virtual workshop to address the global challenge of Living within the Earth’s Carrying Capacity with a dedicated focus on “Canada and the Circular Economy.”

At the workshop, participants will form research teams and develop ground-breaking project ideas with the potential to inform policies and programs addressing the needs of diverse sectors throughout Canada. Following the workshop, teams with the most promising project ideas will be invited to apply for funding; up to 3 grants of up to $250,000 will be awarded by March 2022, for two years.

More information about the ICF Ideas Lab can be found on the ICF webpage or contact KSG-SSC@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.

Webinars will be held on May 19 (English) and May 20 (French) to answer questions about the funding opportunity; more details can be found on SSHRC's webinars page.

UPEI application process for Stage 1 - Expression of Interest:

1) Complete your Expression of Interest (EOI) using the Convergence Portal.  

SSHRC will be holding webinars for applicants to provide information and answer questions about Connection Grants.

The webinars will be held via WebEx at the following times:

Please note that you do not need to register in advance and a question and answer period will follow the presentation. With WebEx, questions must be submitted in writing.

To join via WebEx:

·         Click on the WebEx webinar link on the date and time specified.

·         Enter your name, email address and the event password.

·         Adjust the volume on your computer.

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SSHRC ’s Imagining Canada’s Future (ICF) initiative has launched the ICF Ideas Lab, an exciting new pilot funding opportunity for scholars from all disciplines who are interested in developing innovative solutions to global challenges in collaboration with others.

In the ICF Ideas Lab, researchers from across Canada will come together in a virtual workshop to address the global challenge of Living within the Earth’s Carrying Capacity with a dedicated focus on “Canada and the Circular Economy.”

At the workshop, participants will form research teams and develop ground-breaking project ideas with the potential to inform policies and programs addressing the needs of diverse sectors throughout Canada. Following the workshop, teams with the most promising project ideas will be invited to apply for funding; up to 3 grants of up to $250,000 will be awarded by March 2022, for two years.

More information about the ICF Ideas Lab can be found on the ICF webpage or contact KSG-SSC@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.

Webinars will be held on May 19 (English) and May 20 (French) to answer questions about the funding opportunity; more details can be found on SSHRC's webinars page.

UPEI application process for Stage 1 - Expression of Interest:

1) Complete your Expression of Interest (EOI) using the Convergence Portal.  

The SSHRC Insight Development Grants (IDG) <https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/insight_development_grants-subventions_de_developpement_savoir-eng.aspx> 2021 application is available on the Research Portal <https://portal-portail.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/>.

Applicants must submit their application for internal review and approval using the UPEI Romeo Researcher Portal <https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms> by January 26, 2021, and ensure that it reaches Research Services for review by January 28, 2021.

Deadline for applicants to submit the application in SSHRC's online system: February 1, 2021
Research Services is responsible for submitting applications to the agency, therefore, applicants must meet the internal deadline for online submission to ensure that there is sufficient time to access and forward applications before the agency deadline of February 1, 2021.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is pleased to announce the relaunching of the Connection Grants arm of the Initiative for Digital Citizen Research
<https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/online-disinformation/joint-initiative-digital-citizen-research.html>
(IDCR), a joint initiative with the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) and one component of Canadian Heritage's Digital Citizen Initiative <https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/online-disinformation.html>

The IDCR aims to understand better the impacts of online disinformation in Canada to inform programs and policies better and build Canada's capacity to conduct research on and related to countering online disinformation and other related online harms. This initiative will also help foster a community of researchers engaged with
digital citizenship and online disinformation in Canada. 

IDCR funding will be offered to meritorious and relevant projects submitted to the Connection Grants funding opportunity starting from (application deadline) February 1, 2021.

In addition to the relaunched IDCR-CGs, IDCR will continue to offer funding through IDCR Insight Grants supplements, IDCR Postdoctoral Fellowship supplements for SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship holders, and IDCR Doctoral Award supplements for holders of SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships or Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program Doctoral Scholarships.

For more information on IDCR funding and how to apply, please refer to the joint initiative description
<https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/online-disinformation/joint-initiative-digital-citizen-research.html>.