Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Opportunity

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) hosts a variety of funding competitions for researchers operating both individually and in teams or groups, with deadlines occurring throughout the year. For more information on upcoming deadlines, please review the Annual, and Episodic deadlines tables below, or consult SSHRC’s Upcoming Deadlines page. Please note that barring very few exceptions, grant applications require a 'new project request' in your Researcher Home Page, and the RAS institutional review team's internal deadline standard is five (5) to eight (8) business days prior to the external deadline, depending on the volume of applications to be processed.

Annual, recurring SSHRC deadlines, at a glance

Unique, episodic grants of relevance to SSH researchers

Funding Research Tools

Check out the SSHRC's full roster of grant opportunities. UAlberta's Funding Opportunities Database lists grants from a wide range of sponsors in addition to SSHRC".

Who Can Help Me?

The University of Alberta’s Research Partner Network (RPNet), its various Centres of Expertise, and your Faculty Associate or Vice Dean of Research offer proposal development assistance to UofA researchers interested in applying for SSHRC grants. For more information about the specific assistance programs available to you, please review the Research Partner Network. For SSHRC researchers, the research partners available to you are:

• Ayantika Mukherjee, AbD, Research Partner, Creative Arts and Research-Creation.

  • Ask her about Connection Grants. Key contact for Art & Design, English & Film Studies, and Music.

• Craig Taylor PhD. Research Partner, Humanities & Social Sciences Research and major SSHRC competitions.

  • Ask him about the Insight and Partnership research opportunities.

• Sylvia Ijeoma Madueke PhD, Research Partner, Business, Law, and Francophonie.

  • Ask her about Partnership Engage Grants. Key contact for Alberta School of Business, Faculty of Law, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, et quiconque préfère communiquer en français.

Research Development Supports Available for SSHRC Competitions

The University of Alberta’s RPNet and Centres of Expertise offer various supports and services to help you with your SSHRC funding competition applications, including, but not limited to:

• Workshops, bootcamps, and retreats
• Internal funding
• Research assistants
• Proprietary support materials

Additionally, several online resources are also available to researchers interested in applying to SSHRC grants, including an SSHRC Resource Bank, workshop materials, video recordings of previous info sessions, tip sheets, curated grantsmanship readings, and a Successful Grants Archive. New supports, such as the Research Whisperer Hour and grant-specific proposal development or revision sessions, such as Lemons-to-Lemonade or Forensic Reviews of unsuccessful applications, are also currently being developed. Please contact a Research Partner and subscribe to <sshrcUofA> Research Forum for the latest information. Peer review of applications to SSHRC are available from the College of Social Sciences and Humanities' Panel of SSHRC Peer Reviewers. This is available to anyone applying to SSHRC, regardless of their home faculty.

Stay Informed

The following means of communication are the best ways to stay up-to-date on SSHRC grants and related research support activities:

• Subscribe to the Listserv (<sshrcUofA>): This is where most information on grant application competitions, deadlines, and support opportunities will be shared.
• Follow the SSHRC and the U of A on Twitter:
  • @sshrcUofA
  • @UAlberta and @UofAResearch
  • SSHRC (English): @SSHRC_CRSH SSHRC (French): @CRSH_SSHRC
• Bookmark our Events Calendar and the Research Partner Network Events & Deadlines page
• Access Resources from the Education and Research Archive (ERA): SSHRC workshop materials, tip sheets, newsletters, and examples of successful grants are all housed in a dedicated ERA digital folder
• Subscribe to the SSHRC’s eNewsletter: This brings you the latest news regarding the SSHRC, its funding programs, and social sciences and humanities research in Canada

SSHRC Merit Review

SSHRC's merit review system is internationally acclaimed. SSHRC is always seeking volunteer expert reviewers. Faculty members are encouraged to serve by contacting SSHRC. Merit review committee membership is protected during the competition, but are public the year after the adjudication. You can review past committees here, and search competition statistics here. Following public announcement of results by the federal government, SSHRC posts competition results here. In the interim, SSHRC will inform Research Administrative Services of the competition results, and they will share that information with faculty members as quickly as possible. While most merit review is aligned to disciplines, multidisciplinary (humanities or social sciences) and even tri-agency interdisciplinary review is possible for IDG and IG competitions. Applicants considering a multi- or interdisciplinary review are advised to confer with a Research Partner well in advance of starting to write the proposal.

Quick Links

• SSHRC Homepage
• Agreement on the Administration of Agency Grants and Awards by Research Institutions
• New version of Financial Administration Guide
• Guide d'administration financière des trois organismes
• Renewal of the Tri-Agency Financial Administration - U of A part of pilot
• Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency
• SSHRC Definitions of Terms
• SSHRC Regulations Governing Grant Applications
• SSHRC Merit Review Process
• SSHRC Resource Centre
• SSHRC Guidelines for Support of Tools for Research and Related Activities
• SSHRC Guidelines for Effective Knowledge Mobilization
• SSHRC Indigenous Research Statement of Principles
• SSHRC Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research
• SSHRC Research Portal
• RPNet Contact Page
• Researcher Home Page Login