Category Archives: Conference Funding

SSHRC Connection Grant–Changes to Application

Leave a reply

SSHRC is making some changes to the Connection Grants funding opportunity description and the application form, in an effort to streamline the application process. As a result, the form will be unavailable from 8:01 p.m. ET on November 1, 2016 to November 7, 2016.

All Connection Grants applications that are in progress will be again available on November 7, 2016. The following changes will be implemented as of November 7, 2016:

Funding opportunity description:

  • The description of events has been clarified;
  • Ineligible activities have been clarified;
  • Instructions for matching funds and letters of support have been clarified.

Application form:

  • The Research-Creation Support Material module has been moved up in the application form to avoid confusion with the applicant’s CV.

Please note that after each deadline the application server will be offline for 48 hours and will not be able to accept any additional applications.

Connection Grants – Connecting for Canada’s 150th

Leave a reply

As part of its Connection Grant program, SSHRC is offering the following opportunity as a way to mark Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017:

“SSHRC is proud to mark Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. All across the country and in a variety of ways, Canadians will be celebrating this historic occasion. We believe this anniversary is an opportunity to acknowledge and support scholarly or research-related activities which mobilize research about Canada at 150: its past, its present and its future.

Many milestones—social, political, cultural, economic—helped shape Canada as we know it today, and they continue to influence our leaders and impact our citizens from one generation to the next. Understanding these milestones, and their consequences, is the domain of the social sciences and humanities.

It is in that spirit that SSHRC is pleased to offer Connecting for Canada’s 150th, a unique series of Connection Grants to support one hundred and fiftieth anniversary-related initiatives organized by postsecondary institutions and scholars. These events or outreach activities should mark or celebrate this historic anniversary, enhancing our understanding of the social, cultural, technological, environmental and economic issues we face at 150.

This funding opportunity also provides support for connection activities which exemplify the contributions of Canadian institutions and researchers in social sciences and humanities, either to a discipline or to global fields of study.”

Application Process:

To be considered for funding under the Connecting for Canada’s 150th initiative, applicants must complete the application form and follow the accompanying instructions, as outlined in the Connection Grant funding opportunity description.

SSHRC will accept applications for this initiative for one of the following deadlines:

  • August 1, 2016;
  • November 1, 2016; and
  • February 1, 2017.

Click here for full details on the opportunity

 

SSHRC Connection Grant – February 1, 2016 Competition

Leave a reply

SSHRC Connection Grant –February 1st Competition

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. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant may often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects potentially eligible for funding through other SSHRC funding opportunities.

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.

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. For example, an applicant requesting $10,000 in funding from SSHRC, will have to provide additional support equal to $5,000. SSHRC will consider only those funds stemming from sponsoring organizations in its calculation of matching funds; individual contributions will not be considered in the calculation of matching funds.

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 for one year ($7,000 – $$25,000). Outreach Activities Connection grants are a maximum of $50,000 ($7,000 – $50,000) for one year.

Agency Deadline: February 1, 2016, by 8:00pm EST.
Brescia Research Officer: January 28th, 2016, 5:00pm. If you require institutional support, or wish to have feedback on your application, please submit to RO at least 2 weeks before agency deadline.

Brescia Deadline SSHRC Deadline Decision Date
January 28th, 5:00PM (ET)  February 1st, 2016, 8:00pm (ET)  by March 31st, 2016

Submission process: uses SSHRC web-based forms including Web CV.

For more information, visit the SSHRC Connection Grant opportunity page.

image credit: imelenchon, morguefile

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

Leave a reply

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

 

SSHRC Connection Grants

Leave a reply

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.

Amount: $7,000 – $50,000 (potentially higher amounts)

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.

Deadlines:
Brescia Research Officer:
3-4 weeks for institutional support request (funds and letters of support)
1 week for proposal review and feedback

SSHRC:
Deadline                                                      Decision Date
May 1, midnight (eastern time)                June 30
August 1, midnight (eastern time)           September 30
November 1, midnight (eastern time)    December 31
February 1, midnight (eastern time)       March 31

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.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold an eligible academic research appointment at Western.

Note these updates to the program:

Applicants can have whatever combination of cash or in-kind they can confirm from sponsoring organizations. i.e. support from the sponsoring organization can now be entirely in-kind, provided it is justified and calculated using the appropriately.

The maximum value for a SSHRC Connection Grant is now dependent on whether it is an “event” Connection Grant only 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 is $25,000).
Connection grants with “outreach activities” are a maximum of $50,000. (Minimum $7,000 and maximum is $50,000).

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.

There is now 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.

Applicants may draw on complementary funding from SSHRC research grants and/or other research funding agencies, but must make 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.

Application instructions: SSHRC Connection Grants

CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grants (Winter 2015)

Leave a reply

CIHR’s Planning and Dissemination Grants are intended to provide support for planning and/or dissemination activities consistent with the mandate of CIHR.

Amount: The maximum amount per grant varies by Institute/Initiative but will not exceed $25,000 for up to one (1) year

The availability of funding also varies with the Institute or Initiative. For example, the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes among others.

Deadlines:
Brescia Research Officer: 3-4 weeks before agency deadline (for support requests and required forms)
CIHR: February 17 (for a decision June 30/15)

Description: Events/activities may focus on, but are not limited to, the following:

Planning:

  • Activities that assist potential teams of researchers, knowledge-users and/or partners in working together to identify research questions or emerging issues and priorities that could form the basis of a grant application;
  • Stakeholder consultations, including citizen engagement activities, regarding needs, gaps and opportunities in the health research landscape, priority policy issues and/or priority research questions, where such common understanding is currently lacking or requires further development;
  • Initial planning and discussion of a research project among potential team members including researchers, knowledge-users and/or partners to assess the viability of the research project and the partnership;
  • Conducting an environmental scan or preliminary synthesis of relevant literature, activities or programs;
  • Early-stage planning to determine possible commercial viability of a discovery;
  • Opportunities for knowledge exchange involving stakeholder linkages (to inform practice, care, and/or policy) that could potentially lead to an application to a funding opportunity;
  • Gatherings of partners, health researchers, and/or knowledge users where the main objective is to facilitate regional/national and/or international collaboration among individuals or groups from a variety of backgrounds (for example, building new and existing multi-sectored partnerships that include a significant number of participants from outside the conventional scientific community, consensus meetings, networking and partnership development events) interested in applying to a funding opportunity.

Dissemination:

  • Education of groups such as patients, health professionals, community organizations, policy-makers, the general public;
  • Knowledge dissemination that will inform practice, clinical care, partnership best practices, policy and decision making;
  • Dissemination and/or discussion of research findings at scientific meetings, workshops, conferences, congresses or symposia;
  • Development and dissemination of KT products and tools (e.g., written materials in various formats, plain language summaries, decision support tools, educational materials, web sites).

More information on the program and how to apply…