Funding, News and Announcements

The SSHRC Connection Grants funding opportunity has been launched and the description is now available on the SSHRC website. Please note that the application form and instructions will be made available by June 28, 2013, at the latest.

While SSHRC is pleased by the success of the first year of the Connection funding opportunity, it led to an unprecedented demand for this type of grant. Given available financial resources, and to avoid a temporarily suspension of the competition, the following adjustments were introduced:

• Individuals may only be applicant / project director and co-applicant on one (1) active Connection Grant (individual or institutional) at a time. Furthermore, an applicant / project director may apply for only one Connection Grant per calendar year.
• The maximum value of a Connection grant for an event is now $25,000. The value of a Connection grant for other outreach activity will remain at $50,000 (with higher amounts considered on an exceptional basis).
• SSHRC will not fund the full cost of any connection event or outreach activity. Additional support in the form of cash and /or in kind contributions (excluding registration fees) equivalent to a minimum of 50 per cent of the amount requested from SSHRC must come from other sources, such as sponsors.
• Results will normally be announced to candidates within 16 weeks from confirmed receipt of the application.
• Funding decisions will be announced four times per year, i.e., in June, September, December and March. For the current fiscal year, which is ending on March 31, 2014, approximately $1,000,000 will be awarded in grants for each of the three remaining announcements.

For more information, please contact SSHRC by telephone at 613-943-1007 or by email at connection@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca