Sponsor

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Program

Partnership Development Grants (PDG)

For More Information

Please review the competition notice, including but not limited to, SSHRC’s Evaluation Criteria and Scoring section. 

In October, SSHRC will be hosting a series of webinars to provide information and answer questions about this funding opportunity. 

For additional information, please log on the program’s website for Guidelines and related support material:

Description

The Partnership Development Grants description and application form are now available on the SSHRC website at the following link: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/partnership_development_grants-bourses_partenariat_developpement-eng.aspx

Partnership Development Grant proposals are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight program or the Connection program, or a combination thereof. Please see the Insight and Connection program descriptions for more details.

Eligibility

Applicants: Applicants must be affiliated with an eligible Canadian institution at the time of application.

Co-applicants: May be individuals from any of the following:

  • Canadian: Postsecondary institutions; not-for-profit organizations; philanthropic foundations; think tanks; and municipal, territorial or provincial governments.
  • International: Postsecondary institutions.

Partner organizations: May be Canadian or international institutions or organizations (public, private, not-for-profit) of any type. Please see the definition of formal partnership.

Maximum Project Value

$75,000 to $200,000

Indirect Costs

There are no indirect costs on the funding provided by SSHRC, however, indirect costs may apply to the funding provided by partners.

Project Duration

1 to 3 years

Special Notes

  • Quality and commitment of formal partnerships
    Applicants will be expected to include relevant documentation to allow for an informed evaluation of the quality and level of commitment of the proposed formal partnerships
  • Institutional and partner organization contributions: Applicants are expected to include a plan to seek and secure cash and/or in-kind support for their initiative during the life of the grant (one to three years). While there is no minimum contribution requirement, institutions and their partner organizations are expected to demonstrate that a formal partnership currently exists, or is in the process of being developed, by supporting the activities of the formal partnership through cash and/or in-kind contributions. For more information, please see the SSHRC Guidelines for Cash and In-Kind Contributions.

SSHRC would like to remind researchers of the two new joint initiatives that are now available for Partnership Development Grants applicants:

  • the Healthy and Productive Work Joint Initiative with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and,
  • the Societal Implications of Disruptive Innovation with Genome Canada

Deadlines

If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.

TypeDateNotes
Internal Deadline

Please submit your application/proposal, along with an OR-5 Form to research.services@uoguelph.ca

External Deadline

How to Apply

Applicants and partner organizations must complete the application form (available under Apply  and follow the accompanying instructions. Applications must be submitted electronically by the Office of Research Services on behalf of the applicant for the University.

For Questions, please contact

Tel: 613-943-1007
E-mail: partnershipgrants@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

Office of Research

Katie Meyer Beck, Director, Research Support Services
Research Services Office
519-824-4120 x54059
kmeyerbe@uoguelph.ca

Alert Classifications
Category:
Funding Opportunities and Sponsor News

Disciplines:
Humanities
Social Sciences