SSHRC Partnership Development Grants

Funding Opportunity Title:

SSHRC Partnership Development Grants

Program Link:

https://sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/opportunities/partnership-development-grants/2026/competition.aspx

Sponsor:

Social Science and Humanities Research Council

Value:

$75,000 to $250,000 for 1 to 3 years

Description:

Partnership Development Grants provide support to teams/partnerships to develop research and/or related activities in the social sciences and humanities by fostering new partnerships with existing and/or potential partners; or design and test new partnership approaches for research and/or related activities that can result in best practices or models. Funding is intended for formal partnerships between postsecondary institutions and/or organizations of various types. The quality of training, mentoring and employability plans for students and emerging scholars will be evaluated as an important part of the proposed initiative.

  1. Deadline:

10:00 AM Friday, November 6, 2026

  1. Deadline Description:

Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE

  1. Additional info:

ORE internal signature deadline for RPIFs. Applicants please email Nandini Maharaj your signed (applicant and department head) RPIF + a pdf of your application. OSE applicants please contact UBC-O’s Office of Research Services for internal deadlines 

  1. Deadline:

8:30 AM Monday, November 9, 2026

  1. Deadline Description:

Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS 

  1. Additional info:

Please email signed (applicant, department head, and ADR) RPIF along with a pdf of your application to ORS (ors@ors.ubc.ca). You may continue to work on the narrative sections of the application until the deadline to hit “Submit” online. However, please note that budget totals must not be changed from the submitted RPIF. 

  1. Deadline:

8:30 AM Friday, November 13, 2026 

  1. Deadline Description:

E-submit in your SSHRC Portfolio

  1. Additional info:

To do this, complete and attach all the forms as described in the program instructions. Also, ensure that all Co-Applicants and Collaborators have electronically accepted and verified their invitation to participate in the application.  Then “Verify” and correct any reported errors until the resultant Verification Report indicates successful verification.  Then click “Submit” to submit your application to UBC ORS for institutional approval. 

  1. Deadline:

Monday, November 16, 2026 

  1. Deadline Description:

SSHRC deadline 

  1. Additional info:

Sponsor deadline (8 p.m. eastern). 

Contact:

Nandini Maharaj               nandini.maharaj@ubc.ca

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