Sponsor
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
For More Information
For additional information, please visit the RSO's updated SSHRC SIG website for:
- Program guidelines (updated)
- Application forms
- Evaluation criteria
Description
Explore Grants will provide seed funding for research that is to result in the development and submission of an application in an external SSHRC competition. These funds can be used as bridge grants, for data collection or project completion; visiting scholars; support for students in research; workshops/symposia; and knowledge mobilization (podcasts, etc.).
Exchange Grants are intended to subsidize the cost of travel required to support national and international knowledge mobilization within and/or beyond the research community. The proposed travel cannot be related to research funded by existing SSHRC support. Exchange Grants can reimburse travel expenses which have occurred in the past (see website for details).
NOTE: Applicants who have received an Explore or Exchange Grant are expected to have applied for the external SSHRC grant they received funding for within three (3) years of the end of their Grant in order to meet application eligibility requirement. If your application does not meet this eligibility requirement, an explanation is required.
Eligibility
All regular faculty members, including probationary, tenured and contractually limited term appointees, are eligible. Contractually-limited term applicants are eligible, provided they are employed under a contract with the University for a period sufficiently long to make it feasible to carry out the proposed research project and/or travel. Professors emeriti, visiting fellows and visiting scholars are not eligible. SIG funds will support both emerging and established scholars, as defined by SSHRC.
If an applicant is a prior SSHRC SIG award holder and the SSHRC application they received funding for was not applied for within the three (3)-year period as required, applicants should provide rationale to the review committee for consideration. Eligibility to re-apply to SSHRC SIG is re-instated once an approved external SSHRC grant is applied for.
Maximum Project Value
- SIG Explore: $7,000 maximum per request in any 2-year consecutive period
- SIG Exchange: $3,000 maximum per request per calendar year
Indirect Costs
0%
Project Duration
2 years from date of award
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Applicant to submit OR-5 form along with a copy of the full application package. More information regarding these competitions found on the RSO SSHRC SIG website. |