Information on SSHRC’s Insight Development Grant 2016 is now available on the SSHRC website.
Details on the February 2016 Competition:
Award Amount: $7,000 up to $75,000
Duration: 1 to 2 years
Sponsor Deadline: February 3rd, 2016 (8:00pm EST)
BUC Research Officer Deadline: 1 week before deadline; 2 weeks if requesting feedback and detailed review.
Results Announced: June 2016
Application Form: Research Portal (application will be available by early December)
CCV: Applicants will be required to complete the Canadian Common CV as part of their application to this funding opportunity. Applicants are encouraged to begin work on their CV early.
Changes for this year’s IDG:
- The definition of Emerging Scholar has changed
- Collaborator CCVs no longer required
- Longer section to describe the research team (“Roles and Responsibilities” module); doubled to 7600 characters from 3800.
- Adjudication committee will include disciplinary committees when justified by the number of applications.
- A new resource is available: Preparing an Insight Development Grant Research-Creation application
- Social Work, Law and Criminology have moved to Group 4
Please consult the following policies and guidelines:
- The new Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications has been integrated into IDG. Consult the updated Open Access landing page for more information.
- Guidelines for Effective Knowledge Mobilization, pertaining to all IDG grant applications, are available through the updated Community Engagement page.
- Guidelines for Review of Aboriginal Research and a new Aboriginal Research Statement of Principles.
- See the Definition of Terms page for new definitions for “Aboriginal research” and “knowledge mobilization”, and for updated definitions of “emerging scholars” and “record of research achievement”.
Program Descriptions and Funding Opportunities:
- A new Joint initiative with Genome Canada, Societal Implications of Disruptive Innovation, is available to IDG applicants.
- Note: The Sport Participation Research Initiative will not be available to IDG applicants this year.
For technical questions please contact:
Helpdesk
Tel.: 613-995-4273
Email: webgrant@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
For Programs-related questions please contact:
Research Grants and Partnerships Division
Tel.: 613-996-6976
Email: insightdevelopment@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
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