Sponsor: SSHRC
Sponsor Program Link: New competition not yet launched. These are the past competition details: SSHRC Insight Grant
Value: $7,000 to $400,000, 3 to 5 years
Objectives:
- build knowledge and understanding from disciplinary, interdisciplinary and/or cross-sector perspectives through support for the best researchers;
- support new approaches to research on complex and important topics, including those that transcend the capacity of any one scholar, institution or discipline;
- provide a high-quality research training experience for students;
- fund research expertise that relates to societal challenges and opportunities; and
- mobilize research knowledge, to and from academic and non-academic audiences, with the potential to lead to intellectual, cultural, social and economic influence, benefit and impact.
SPARC Peer Internal Review Program:
- August 8: Email Danica Kell to register
- August 11: Email 1 page summary to Danica Kell
- August 17: Email full proposal to Danica Kell
- August 31: Receive reviewer feedback
- Consider incorporating SPARC peer internal review feedback into your proposal
- September 5: Email complete revised draft to Robert Olaj for review and feedback
- September 29: Receive ORE internal review feedback (latest)
Application Deadlines:
- October 6 (10 AM): Deadline ORE/Kinesiology for Associate Dean/Director signature
- October 6 (4:30 PM): Deadline ORS for RPIF + PDF copy of your full proposal
- October 13 (4:30 PM): Deadline to hit “Submit” online through your SSHRC Portfolio
- October 16: Deadline at SSHRC national