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Faculty of Educatiom SSHRC Program
Renewal Information Session
March 17, 2010
Robert Olaj
Research Development and Grants Facilitator, FoE
Beth Haverkamp
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs & Research, FoE
Alison Ariss
Research Development Officer, ORS
Special thanks…
… to Alison Ariss, Research Development Officer in the
Office of Research Services (UBC), for developing the
basic slides for this presentation and for sharing them
with us, and to Dr. Ralph Matthews, Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Coordinator at UBC, for his guidance
in the development of this presentation.
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Goal and Key Principles
Goal:
SSHRC’s goal is to “create a simpler, more flexible
and effective application and assessment system”
Key Principles:
Eliminate overlaps in program objectives
Minimize logistical barriers for applicants
Support research activities undertaken by individuals,
teams, and formal partnerships
Continue to support research in all fields through
disciplinary, interdisciplinary and cross-sector
approaches.
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Renewal Structure
Three program umbrellas they
have proposed:
Insight
Connections
Talent
INSIGHT CONNECTIONS
INDIVIDUALS & TEAMS PARTNERSHIPS •INDIVIDUALS & TEAMS PARTNERSHIPS
Research Development Partnership •Aid to Scholarly Journals Partnership
Grants Development Grants •$90K; over 3 yrs Development Grants
•$7K-$100K; over 1-3 yrs •$25K-$500K; 1-3 yrs •Journals may apply once •$25K-$500K; 1-3 yrs
•Short term support for •To start developing new every three years •To start developing
inInitial stages of partnership activities new partnership
research with new and existing Workshops and activities with new
•Develop new partners, for research Conference Grants and existing partners
approaches, tools, •Must include leveraging •$7K-$50K; one year for knowledge
questions, pilots, case plan •Workshops & conferences mobilization (KM) to
studies may take any format, to community
•Foundation for larger Partnership Grants any audience (scholars, •Must include
grants, so questions •$500K - ?; over 4-7yrs other sectors, etc.) as long leveraging plan
must be delimited •$20K after successful as there is a SS&H
•Multidisciplinary review LOI to develop full research component Partnership Grants
proposal •$500K - ?; 4-7yrs
Research Grants •Large-scale inter- Outreach and Tools Grants •$20K after
$7-$500K; over 3-5 yrs institutional research •$7K-$500K; over 1-5 yrs successful LOI to
•Longer-term research projects •Develop creative develop full proposal
initiatives •Large-scale academic- knowledge mobilization •Large-scale formal
•Peer review non-academic co- processes and practices. partnerships for KM
creation of knowledge •Policy briefs, summer •50% project costs to
(research) projects. institutes, innovative web be leveraged from
•50% project costs to be content, digital tools not partners; in-kind or
leveraged from partners; CFI eligible, research- cash
cash or in-kind related documentaries
Priority Areas
The following have been identified as
priority subjects for special attention:
Aboriginal research
The environment
The north
New Media
Innovation, leadership and prosperity
Research/creation in the fine arts
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1. TALENT
Student (HQP - highly qualified
personnel) support programs
Undergraduate, graduate and
postdoctoral
No changes to existing programs at this
stage
However may be more amenable to
supporting post doctoral research
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2. INSIGHT
Support research activities according to the
approach best suited to address the nature of
the research
Support individuals, groups and formal
partnerships
Engage more effectively in internationalization
of research
Lever research support for a variety of sources
Build knowledge and understanding about
people, society, and the world
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INSIGHT Programs
Programs for Individuals and Teams
Research Development Grants
Research Grants
Programs for Partnerships
Partnership Development Grants
Partnership Grants
(NOTE: As Partnerships are part of both ‘Insight’
and ‘Connection’ we will discuss partnerships in
more detail later – for now, we will focus on the
grants for individuals and teams)
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INSIGHT: Programs for Individuals
and Teams
Research Development Grants
$7,000 to $100,000, over 1 to 3 years
Two funding envelopes: new and
established scholars
Research Grants
$7,000 to $500,000, over 3 to 5 years
Two evaluation groups: $7K- $300K, and
$300K - $500K
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INSIGHT: Individuals and Teams -
Research Development Grant
Intended to:
Generate knowledge that the researcher can build
upon in future research initiatives
Develop new research questions
Support research in new areas of inquiry for the
researcher
Explore new theoretical or methodological approaches
to research; and
Build the research capacity of new scholar
Evaluation:
Multi-disciplinary review committee
May be judged for priority area relevance.
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INSIGHT: Individuals and Teams -
Research Grant
Intended to:
Support research as proposed by scholars and judged
by their peers and/or other experts
Provide opportunities for training of future researchers
Contribute to the development or elaboration of new
theoretical or methodological approaches
Maintain and develop disciplinary and multidisciplinary
research activities
Promote the mobilization of research knowledge both
within and beyond the academic community.
Evaluation:
External review and peer-review committees
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INSIGHT: Evaluation Criteria
1. Challenge:
the aim and importance of the endeavour
2. Feasibility:
the plan to achieve excellence
3. Capability:
the expertise to succeed
NOTE: Important to realize that each of these is multi-
faceted.
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INSIGHT Criteria: Challenge
Appropriateness of theoretical approach
Quality of training and mentoring for students,
emerging scholars and other HQP, including
opportunities for them to contribute
Originality, significance and expected
contribution
Likelihood of influence and impact within
and/or beyond social sciences and humanities
research communities
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INSIGHT Criteria: Feasibility
Feasibility to meet objectives of Insight
program, the RG opportunity, and thematic
priority objectives where appropriate
Appropriateness of:
methodologies, strategies and timelines
for design and conduct of the research
and related activity
Requested budget, justification of
proposed costs, indications of other
planned resources (leveraging)
Quality of knowledge mobilization plans
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INSIGHT Criteria: Capability
Quality, quantity and significance of research
activity and published outputs relative to the
stage of the applicant’s career [emphasis
added]
Evidence of other contributions through other
possible publications, professional practice,
public discourses, policies, products and
services, talent development (HQP), experience
in collaboration
Potential for future contributions
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INSIGHT: Criteria Weighting
Research Research Grant
Development Grant
Challenge 50% Challenge 40%
Feasibility 40% Feasibility 40%
Capability 10% Capability 20%
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INSIGHT: Adjudication
External and internal review remains the same
Applications divided into two groups by
budget:
$7,000 to $300,000; and
$300,000 to $500,000
Relevance committee review may be applied if
application is linked to a priority area
Committee membership will be published in
advance to simplify committee selection for
applicants
Program officers may assist with committee
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INSIGHT
Questions and Discussion…
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3. CONNECTION
Realize potential of the social sciences and
humanities research for intellectual, cultural,
social and economic influence, benefit and
impact on and beyond the campus
Support multi-directional flow of knowledge
Funding for workshops, conferences, outreach,
tools, publications and partnered knowledge
mobilization
Supports individuals, teams and formal
partnerships
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CONNECTION: Objectives
Facilitate multidirectional flow of knowledge
among researchers and between campus and
community, to enhance intellectual, cultural,
social and economic influence, benefit and impact
Increase accessibility of social sciences and
humanities research knowledge
Build reciprocal relationships among researchers
and between researchers and knowledge co-
creators and/or users
Support development of networks and tools to
facilitate scholarly work and increase accessibility
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CONNECTION: Programs
Individuals and Teams
Aid to Scholarly Journal
Workshops and Conference Grants
Outreach and Tools Grants
Partnerships
Partnership Development Grants
Partnership Grants
Note: As before we will delay discussion of the
Partnership program to discuss it in context
with the Insight grants
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CONNECTION: Programs for
Individuals and Teams
Aid to Scholarly Journals - no changes
Workshops and Conference Grants
$7,000 to $50,000 for 1 year
Outreach and Tools Grants
$7,000 to $500,000 over 1 to 5 years
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CONNECTIONS: Individuals and Teams
Workshops & Conferences
To defray cost for:
workshops, symposia, conferences in support of social
science and humanities scholarship
May be held in Canada or abroad (with justification)
Event size will determine budget range
To facilitate:
disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary exchanges
Scholarly exchanges between academics and other
fields
International research collaboration and scholarly
exchanges with researchers, students and partners in
other countries
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CONNECTIONS: Individuals and Teams
Outreach & Tools
To develop innovative knowledge mobilization processes
/ practices to benefit practitioners, non-academic and
academic researchers.
Initiatives may include:
Knowledge dissemination, transfer, exchange
Knowledge synthesis
Development of digital tools for more effective
knowledge mobilization
Infrastructure initiatives (non-CFI eligible) such as
new media tools, and social networking
Broad range of target audiences eligible
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CONNECTIONS: Individuals and Teams
Outreach & Tools con’t
Broad range of activities targeted to many
different audiences - some examples:
Policy briefs
Summer institutes
Knowledge synthesis initiatives
Innovative web content
Digital tools (non-CFI eligible)
Research-related documentaries
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CONNECTION:
Evaluation Criteria
1. Challenge: the aim and importance of the
endeavour
2. Feasibility: the plan to achieve excellence
3. Capability: the expertise to succeed
Complex criteria specific to Connection program
Each incorporates multiple dimensions and
indicators
Are weighted differently for each program
Are identically weighted for new and established
scholars
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CONNECTION
Criteria: Challenge
Clarity of stated objectives, defined scope and
expected contribution to the mobilization,
preservation and/or access to research knowledge
Appropriateness of approach; evidence of quality
and significance of research involved
Quality of training for HQP, and emerging scholars,
and opportunities for contribution
Likelihood of influence and impact within and/or
beyond the social sciences and humanities research
community
Quality of KM plan, including effective
dissemination (for W&C)
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CONNECTION
Criteria: Feasibility
Feasibility to meet objectives of the program
and funding opportunity, and where
appropriate, the thematic priorities
Strategies and timelines for design and conduct
of the activity / event
Appropriateness of the requested budget,
justification of costs, and indication of other
planned resources (leveraging)
Plans to engage within and/or beyond the
research community
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CONNECTION
Criteria: Capability
Quality, quantity and significance of past
experience and published outputs relative to
the stage of the applicant’s career
Evidence of other contributions through other
possible publications, professional practice,
public discourse, policy, products and services,
talent development, collaboration experience,
etc.
Potential for future contributions
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CONNECTION:
Criteria Weighting
Workshops & Outreach & Tools
Conferences
Challenge 45% Challenge 40%
Feasibility 30% Feasibility 35%
Capability 25% Capability 25%
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CONNECTION: Adjudication
Competitive process
External reviewers involved
Peer-review will be carried out by a discipline-
based, multidisciplinary or thematic committee,
based on the nature of the application
Adjudication will be commensurate with the
size and complexity of the proposed activity
Committee membership published in advance
where possible
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CONNECTION
Questions & Discussion…
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
PARTNERSHIPS
SSHRC recognizes that formal partnerships may cross
the boundaries of Insight & Connection umbrellas
Applications may be put forward as Insight or as
Connection, or a combination thereof
Intellectual leadership and governance may come from
the research community and/or the partners from the
public, private and not-for-profit sectors, but funding
would be administered by an eligible institution.
Funding opportunities for formal partnerships
Salary replacement stipend available for not-for profit
partners
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Partnership Development Grant
$25,000 to $500,000, over 1 to 3 years
New and existing formal partnerships
Led by individuals or institutions
To develop new partnership activities with existing
and potential partners in order to conduct research
and related activities (knowledge mobilization,
meaningful HQP involvement)
To design and test new methodologies and research
partnership approaches that have potential for
replication
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Partnership Development Grant
Disciplinary and interdisciplinary
research partnerships
Cross-sector co-creation of knowledge
and understanding
Networks, and networks among research
centres
Partnered research centres
Other partnered knowledge mobilization
projects
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Partnership Grant
2-stages: LOI, invitation to full
application
$20,000 if invited to full application
Minimum $500,000, no maximum
4 to 7 years
Formal partnerships
Must be led by an institution
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Partnership Grant
Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research
partnerships
Cross-sector co-creation of knowledge and
understanding
Networks, and networks among research
centres
Partnered research chairs
Partnered research centres
Other partnered knowledge mobilization
projects
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION:
Partnership Evaluation Criteria
1. Challenge: the aim and importance of the
endeavour
2. Feasibility: the plan to achieve excellence
3. Capability: the expertise to succeed
Complex criteria across Insight and
Connection programs
Each incorporates multiple dimensions and
indicators
Are weighted differently for each program
Are identically weighted for new and
established scholars
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Partnership Criteria: Challenge
Originality, significance and expected
contribution to knowledge
Appropriateness of the theoretical
approach or framework
Quality of training and mentoring for
HQP and emerging scholars, and
contribution opportunities
Likelihood of influence and impact within
and/or beyond the social sciences and
humanities research community
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Partnership Criteria: Feasibility
Meet objectives of Insight and/or Connection
program, the funding opportunity, and where
appropriate, thematic priority objectives
Appropriateness of:
methodologies or approaches; strategies
and timelines for design and conduct of
research and/or related activity
Budget, justification of costs, indications of
other planned resources (leveraging)
(continued -----
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Partnership Criteria
Feasibility (continued)
Quality of knowledge mobilization plans,
effective dissemination, exchange and pans to
engage with and/or beyond research community
Quality and genuineness of formal partnership;
management and governance, leadership and
involvement of partners
Potential for long-term viability and progress
indicators (for PDG program)
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Partnership Criteria: Capability
Quality, quantity and significance of past
experience and published outputs of principle
team members relative to role in partnership,
and stage in career
Evidence of other contributions through other
possible publications, professional practice,
public discourse, public policies, products and
services, and talent development (HQP)
Experience in collaboration and formal
partnerships
Potential for future contributions
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION:
Partnership Criteria Weighting
Partnership Partnership Grant
Development Grant
Challenge 40% Challenge 40%
Feasibility 30% Feasibility 30%
Capability 30% Capability 30%
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION:
Partnership Adjudication
Commensurate with the size and complexity of
the research or related activity
Generally a multidisciplinary, cross-sector
committee of scholars from the research
community and experts from other sectors
May also include:
Relevance review for alignment with
priority themes prior to adjudication
An additional set of guidelines in regard
to priority themes
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Partnerships: Leveraging
Partnership Development Grant
Show leveraging plan for an appropriate level of
cash and/or in-kind support from partners
Applications involving natural sciences,
engineering and/or health partners must
demonstrate a leveraging plan for 25% funding
(cash and/or in-kind) over life of the grant
NOTE: VP Research & International may assist
with leveraging activities
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Partnerships: Leveraging
Partnership Grant
Demonstrate commitments in proposed
leveraging plan
Applications involving natural sciences,
engineering and/or health partners must
demonstrate a leveraging plan for 25% funding
(cash and/or in-kind) over life of the grant
Minimum 50% cash and/or in-kind
commitments from partners, contributors,
other agencies
Note : VP Research & International may assist with
leveraging activities
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Insight based partnerships:
Research focus and emphasis
Connection based partnerships:
Knowledge mobilization/application focus and
emphasis
Emphasize and balance each as appropriate for the
proposed partnership and project objectives
Include meaningful opportunities for students and new
scholars to participate
Flexibility of partnership program for full range of
potential partners with which to engage
Flexibility of dissemination options for full range of
publication and communication across sectors
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Potential Partnerships advantages:
Greater flexibility of types/forms of partnerships
and partners with whom to do research and/or
knowledge mobilization activities
Greater potential for large social science and
humanities based research networks outside of
the NCE program
Access to NSERC funds for social science
integration
Greatly increases partnership development and
fund leveraging activities
Greater ability to integrate research and
knowledge mobilization into one project
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Potential Partnership Disadvantages
Uncertainty of what will be considered
fundable
No benchmarks except those internally
established for each proposal
Buy-in of NSERC and CIHR, other
agencies
Challenge securing 50% total project
costs from partners
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The proposed changes
The core elements of research activity that SSHRC will
fund remain unchanged
The underlying structure of how programs are offered
does change
No changes will be made to eligible expenses
Changes to the number and composition of committees
Changes to include a set of priorities (research
themes/issues).
Changes to the review process and to committee
structures
Changes to the evaluation criteria and weighting of those
criteria across each program.
Changes to application packages submission process as
electronic submissions will be introduced.
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Program Clarifications
The SRG competition will run as usual for fall 2010.
Matching funds for partnership program may be cash or in-kind.
SSHRC anticipates that most funding will still be allocated to
open research (subject chosen by the applicants) as is the
current situation. The priority areas will not be a limiting factor
to what research is funded.
The weighting of the evaluation criteria, as proposed by SSHRC,
apply equally to all applicants, regardless of career stage.
The project budget will play a role in the evaluation of projects:
the evaluation will be commensurate with the level of funding
requested and the complexity of the proposed project.
Appropriateness of the budget and the justification of the
proposed costs will be assessed.
SSHRC will still use special calls as required for new joint or
strategic initiatives as they arise.
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What this architecture renewal may mean for your research
More ways to approach a research project than the SRG model
previously in place; broader range in grant values to reflect different
research opportunities, teams, project goals and research
/networking/ dissemination activities
More diversity to scope and scale of projects
More opportunities to launch new large-scale projects via the
“Development” programs proposed – (question will be if SSHRC will
be more ‘risk-tolerant’ in the development programs?)
More support for outreach, andtools networking
Partnership grants offer more variety in types of partnerships, scope
of projects, duration, outcomes, including network and knowledge
mobilization opportunities.
Cultivation of relationships with partners should be be done early on
in the process
Raising the issue of contributions from partners with them should be
done early on (for Partnership grants) in the process.
More stability – 3-5 years for Research Grants
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Program change “drivers”
Federal government published Mobilizing Science and
Technology to Canada’s Advantage in May 2007
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/04715.html
Their key points Entrepreneurial advantage, Knowledge
advantage and People advantage are linked to and
reflected in SSHRC’s report, Framing our Direction (2007)
http://www.sshrc.ca/site/about-
crsh/publications/framing_our_direction_e.pdf
The proposed program architecture has translated these
three points into Connection, Insight and Talent
respectively.
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Time Line: 2010 - 2011
Summer •Presentation to SSHRC Council for formal
2010 endorsement
•Launch of funding opportunities for Partnership
Grant and Partnership Development Grants
with application deadlines in early 2011
Fall 2010 •The current Standard Research Grant
competition will be held in the fall of 2010
Spring 2011 •Launch of Research Development Grants with
applications deadlines in spring 2011
•Launch of funding opportunities for Research
Grants
Spring 2012 Launch of funding opportunities for Workshops
and Conferences and Outreach and Tools
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Time Line:
Program Architecture Renewal
Timelines over next three years:
Planning Phase (July 2009 – June 2010) Implementation Phase (~2010 to 2013)
November 2009 to May 2010: P&Q to
October to May 2010: review renewed Summer 2010:
September 2009: June 2010:
December, 2009: Briefings for program (draft Begin roll-out of
Detailed renewed program
Details of program researchers, design and renewed program
architecture and structure submitted
design and SSHRC Leaders, implementation starting with the
communications for approval by
implementation administrators, key plan) and make launch of
plan SSHRC Council
plan partners recommendation to Partnerships
Council
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SSHRC CURRENT PROGRAMS RENEWED PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE
INSIGHT
Research Development Initiatives
Strategic research development grants (several) Research Development Grants
International Opportunities Fund Development Grants
Standard Research Grants
Strategic research grants (several)
Research Grants
Aid to Scholarly Workshops & Conferences
International Opportunities Fund: Workshops-Conferences Workshops and Conferences
CONNECTION
Public Outreach Workshops & Conferences Grants
Public Outreach Dissemination Grants
Tools aspects of Standard Research Grants Outreach and Tools
Image, Text, Sound and Technology: Summer Institutes
Aid to Scholarly Journals No changes at this time
CONNECTION
INSIGHT &
Community-University Research Alliance
Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Partnership Partnership
Strategic Knowledge Clusters Development & Grants
Knowledge Impact in Society Grants
Aspects of International Opportunities Fund
TALENT
Fellowships and scholarships
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Proposed programs
Talent Insight Insight & Connection
Connection
Research Partnership Workshops &
Development Development Conferences
No change Grant Grant
Research Partnership Outreach &
Grant Grant Tools
Aid to
Scholarly
Journals (no
change)
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Existing programs
Research Strategic Strategic Research Grants to Special Masters Doctoral Postdoc
Grants Research Joint Communic Institution Research Scholarshi Awards Fellowship
Grants initiatives ation s Fellowship ps
SRG Aboriginal Automotive Workshop / ASU Laskin CGS-MS Doctoral Postdoc
Research* Conference Foreign S. Awards Fellowship
MCRI CURA* Elections Aid to SIG Casgrain Bombardier Aileen Ross Aileen Ross
Study Scholarly F. F.
Journals
ITST Data ITST: Inst CISS Leger CGS - MS Postdoc
Training Foreign S. Prize
IOF Access to Public RDI Queen’s F. Sport Part.
Data Outreach*
Northern CCIP Taylor F.
RCG Digging
Into Data
RDI ARIACC
Tri-Agency
Ptn. Envir.
Metropolis
NORFACE
Sport Part.
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Feedback
What do you want SSHRC to understand?
To change?
Discussion…
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Contacts
Send your questions and feedback to:
Faculty of Education SSHRC
Robert Olaj Email: PA-Project@sshrc-
robert.olaj@ubc.ca crsh.gc.ca
Tel.:604-822-0580
UBC
Alison Ariss
alison.ariss@ors.ubc.ca
Tel.: 604-822-6257
Ralph Matthews
Email: ralph.matthews@ubc.ca
Tel.: 604-822-4386
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THANK YOU
