SSHRC Connection Grant – Aug 1st Competition (July 31st Brescia Deadline)

SSHRC’s Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and outreach activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to those participating.

Matching Funds: 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 sponsoring organizations.

Description: Connection Grants support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities that facilitate:

• disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary exchanges in the humanities and social sciences;
• scholarly exchanges between those working in the social sciences and humanities and those working in other research fields;
• intersectoral exchanges between academic researchers in the humanities and social sciences and researchers and practitioners from the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors; and/or
• international research collaboration and scholarly exchanges between researchers, students and non-academic partners from other countries.

Amount: The maximum value for a SSHRC Connection Grant is now dependent on whether it is an “event” Connection Grant OR if it is a Connection Grant with “outreach activities”.

• “Event” Connection grants are a maximum of $25,000 over one year. (Minimum $7,000 and maximum $25,000). This would require $12,500 in-kind and/or cash contribution.
• Connection grants with “outreach activities” are a maximum of $50,000. (Minimum $7,000 and maximum $50,000). This would require $25,000 in-kind and/or cash contribution.
• SSHRC is willing to consider amounts higher than $50,000, although such applications must satisfactorily justify the need for the higher amount, as well as provide evidence that the entire award can be managed within the one-year time frame.

Application Deadlines:

Brescia Research Officer: July 31st, 2015. (2 days prior to SSHRC deadline). If you wish to have feedback on your application from the Research Officer allow at least one week.
**NOTE: All applications must be “submitted” in the SSHRC web-based forms by Friday July 31st at 2PM ET. Brescia is closed on Monday August 3rd (Civic Holiday), and therefore any applications submitted after Friday July 31st will NOT be transmitted to SSHRC. (SSHRC’s deadline is actually August 3rd, as the Aug 1st deadline falls on a Saturday and they follow “next business day” procedures).

Brescia Deadline	SSHRC Deadline	Decision Date
July 31st  2015 at 5PM (ET) *see note about holiday	August 3, 2015 at 2PM (ET) *see note above about holiday	Wednesday September 30th, 2015

Submission process in the SSHRC web-based forms:

1. When the applicant clicks “submit”, the application is sent to the Brescia Research Officer first, and then the Brescia Research Officer is required to forward your application with institutional approval to SSHRC.
2. When you “submit”, the Brescia Research Officer will email you to tell you that she has received your application as well as what date/time it will be forwarded to SSHRC. If you are going to be away on the day of the deadline or be unavailable by email, please contact the Brescia Research Officer, elizabeth.minda@uwo.ca
3. Once you receive the email from the Brescia Research Officer you can ask to have the application returned to you (if you need to make changes). Please note: Returning an application will be based on whether there is enough time provided prior to the sponsor deadline to make changes and submit again before the system closes. i.e. the Brescia Research Officer does not usually return applications on the day of the SSHRC deadline.

NOTE:

1. Applicants can have whatever combination of cash or in-kind they can confirm from sponsoring organizations. That is to say, support from the sponsoring organization can now be entirely in-kind, provided it is justified and calculated appropriately. For information regarding the value of in-kind contributions as per SSHRC, please visit the SSHRC Guidelines for cash and in-kind contributions.
2. There is a restriction on the number of applications per year. As of June 18, 2014, “An applicant may apply for one Connection Grant per calendar year. An applicant may not apply for or hold more than one Connection Grant for the same event or outreach activity.” Please refer to SSHRC’s regulations regarding multiple applications for more information.
3. Applicants may draw on complementary funding from SSHRC research grants and/or other research funding agencies, but must make it clear in their budget proposal that there is no duplication of financial support for the same budget expenses. While SSHRC funds may be used in this complementary way, these funds cannot be counted towards the 50 per cent requirement for matching funds. 

More Information and link to Applications