Research

Insight Development Grants

Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application deadlines:

  • December 10: Email Danica Kell in SPARC a note to say that you would like to participate in SPARC IR.
  • December 17:Email Danica Kell your 1-page Summary for SPARC IR.
  • January 5: Email Danica Kell your full proposal for SPARC IR.
  • January 28, Noon: OGPR internal signature deadline. Applicants should email Robert Olaj a PDF of their proposal with a completed, signed and scanned ORS Research Project Information Form.
  • January 29, 3:00 pm: Robert will email your PDF application and signed RPIF to ORS on your behalf.
  • February 2 (1st is a Sunday): SSHRC national deadline.

Special notes: Applicants for the 2015 IDG competition will be ineligible to apply to the October 2015 Insight Grant Competition, even if applicants are unsuccessful in the IDG competition. SSHRC has developed a new online application portal called the Research Portal and the IDGs are the first SSHRC program to use the new system. Applicants must submit an online application, as well as a Canadian Common CV. All Co-Applicants and Collaborators must also submit Canadian Common CVs. Please allow a generous amount of time to complete your and your team member’s CCVs (60-100 hours each, from scratch).

Connection Grants

Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application deadlines:

  • January 28 Noon: OGPR internal signature deadline. Applicants should email Robert Olaj a PDF of their proposal with a completed, signed and scanned ORS Research Project Information Form.
  • January 29: Robert Olaj in the OGPR will email your PDF application and signed RPIF to ORS on your behalf.
  • February 2 (1st is a Sunday): SSHRC national deadline (next rounds: Feb. May 1, Aug. 1, Nov. 1 )

Special notes: See above for requisite 50% matching requirement. Applicants/project directors or Co-Applicants on any project funded through a SSHRC Connection Grant that is still active are not eligible to apply for an individual Connection Grant. Co-Applicants for Connections Grants (only) may be from non-academic organizations.

Operating Grant: Transitional Operating Grant 2014-2015

Sponsor: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Science, Knowledge Translation and Ethics Branch

Application deadlines:

  • February 19: OGPR deadline for faculty level signature.
  • February 23: ORS deadline for institutional signature & e-approval.
  • March 2: CIHR national deadline.

Special notes: Applications are submitted via ResearchNet and electronically approved and submitted to CIHR by ORS on behalf of the applicant. CIHR is expecting “increased application pressure” for this competition. Please contact Heather Frost if you are interested in applying.

Small Research Grants in Areas of Inquiry

Sponsor: The Spencer Foundation

Application deadlines:

  • November 13: OGPR deadline for faculty-level signature.
  • November 14: ORS deadline for institutional review and signature.
  • November 18: Spencer foundation deadline (4 pm CST).

Special Notes: The Spencer Foundation specifies that budgets of less than $50,000 may not include indirect costs. Please contact Heather Frost if you are considering applying.

Connection Grants

Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Application deadlines:

  • October 29: OGPR deadline for completeness review (only) and faculty signature.
  • October 30: Deadline to submit online your application to ORS.
  • November 1 : SSHRC national deadline (next rounds: February 1, May 1).

Special notes: See above for requisite 50% matching requirement. Applicants/project directors or Co-Applicants on any project funded through a SSHRC Connection Grant that is still active are not eligible to apply for an individual Connection Grant. Co-Applicants for Connections Grants (only) may be from non-academic organizations.