International collaboration at SSHRC

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) fosters global innovation by supporting Canadian researchers to work with people and organizations around the world. Through our funding opportunities, special initiatives and strategic partnerships, we facilitate international collaboration that strengthens Canadian research excellence and tackles the world’s most pressing challenges.

SSHRC’s International Framework

SSHRC’s International Framework sets out clear objectives, mechanisms, and directions to guide the agency’s ongoing and future international activities.

Read the framework

Services and information

Opportunities for international collaboration within SSHRC programs

Connect with researchers around the globe using a SSHRC scholarship, award or grant.

International joint initiatives

Explore special funding opportunities that support international research collaboration.

Positioning Canadian research on the world stage

Learn about SSHRC’s international activities that help raise the profile of Canadian research and researchers around the world.

International research collaboration data

SSHRC’s Competition Statistics Dashboard provides key metrics and data related to international collaboration, including SSHRC scholarships and fellowships held abroad, and SSHRC grants with international co-applicants, collaborators and partners. For data on the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), which funds interdisciplinary, high-risk / high-reward, transformative research led by Canadian researchers working with Canadian and international partners, see the NFRF Dashboard.

Contact information

For inquiries about SSHRC's international initiatives, or how to partner with SSHRC on an international joint initiative, contact Z-S-International@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.