Award recipients
On this page you will find information about winners of recent Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) competitions.
The month and year listed for each competition refers to the application deadline.
2026
2025
- Aid to Scholarly Journals: September 2025 Competition
- Connection Grants: February 2025 Competition
- Connection Grants: May 2025 Competition
- Connection Grants: August 2025 Competition
- Connection Grants: November 2025 Competition
- Destination Horizon Grants: January 2025 Competition
- Destination Horizon Grants: May 2025 Competition
- Destination Horizon Grants: September 2025 Competition
- Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research Connection Grants: September 2025 Competition
- Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants: 2025-26 Competition—Stage 1
- Indigenous Science and the Impacts of Plastic Pollution: October 2025 Competition
- Insight Development Grants: 2025 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: December 2025 Competition—The Arts Transformed
- Partnership Engage Grants: March 2025 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: June 2025 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: September 2025 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: December 2025 Competition
- Policy Innovation Partnership Grants: September 2025 Competition
- Research on Research Joint Initiative: February 2025 Competition
2024
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Envisioning Governance Systems that Work
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s Program: Fall 2024 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements: Fall 2024 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Program: Fall 2024 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships to Honour Nelson Mandela: 2024 Competition
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: Fall 2024 Competition
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships: Fall 2024 Competition
- Partnership Grants Stage 2: October 2024 Competition
- Partnership Development Grants: 2024 Competition
- Insight Grants: 2024 Competition
- Connection Grants: February 2024 Competition
- Connection Grants: May 2024 Competition
- Connection Grants: November 2024 Competition
- Connection Grants: August 2024 Competition
- Insight Development Grants: February 2024 Competition
- Joint Initiative for Digital Citizenship Connection Grants: May 2024 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: March 2024 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: May 2024 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: September 2024 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: December 2024 Competition
- Open Research Area 8th Call for Proposals
2023
- Open Research Area 8th Call for Proposals
- Partnership Engage Grants: Generating Evidence for Public Health Decision Making
- Imagining Canada’s Future Ideas Lab: Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements: Fall 2023 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Program: Fall 2023 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s Program: Fall 2023 Competition
- Insight Grants: October 2023 Competition
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: Fall 2023 Competition
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships: Fall 2023 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: December 2023 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: September 2023 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: June 2023 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: March 2023 Competition
- Partnership Development Grants: November 2023 Competition
- Partnership Grants: October 2023 Competition
- Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65: 2023 Competition
- Insight Development Grants: 2023 Competition
- Connection Grants: November 2023 Competition
- Connection Grants—Joint Initiative for Digital Citizenship: November 2023 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories
- Connection Grants: August 2023 Competition
- Connection Grants: Joint Initiative for Digital Citizenship: August 2023 Competition
- Connection Grants: May 2023 Competition
2022
- Canada Graduate Scholarships to Honour Nelson Mandela: 2022 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements: 2022 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s Program: Fall 2022 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Program: Fall 2022 Competition
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: Fall 2022 Competition
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships: 2022 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: December 2022 Competition
- Insight Grants: October 2022 Competition
- Partnership Development Grants: November 2022 Competition
- Partnership Grants: October 2022 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Shifting Dynamics of Privilege and Marginalization
- Gender-Based Violence Research Initiative: 2022 Competition
- Connection Grants: November 2022 Competition
- Connection Grants: August 2022 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Gender-Based Violence
- Partnership Engage Grants: September 2022 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: June 2022 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants—Residential Schools Joint Initiative
- Insight Development Grants: February 2022 Competition
- Connection Grants: May 2022 Competition
- Connection Grants: February 2022 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: March 2022 Competition
2021
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s Program: Fall 2021 Competition
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships: 2021 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships to Honour Nelson Mandela: 2021 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements: 2021 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Program: Fall 2021 Competition
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: Fall 2021 Competition
- Open Research Area Seventh Call for Proposals
- Connection Grants: August 2021 Competition
- Connection Grants: May 2021 Competition
- Partnership Grants: October 2021 Competition
- Partnership Development Grants: November 2021 Competition
- Insight Grants: October 2021 Competition
- Aid to Scholarly Journals: September 2021 Competition
- Imagining Canada's Future Ideas Lab: Canada and the Circular Economy
- Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative: 2021 Competition
- Connection Grants: November 2021 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: December 2021 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: September 2021 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Emerging Asocial Society
- Partnership Engage Grants: June 2021 Competition
- Insight Development Grants: February 2021 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: March 2021 Competition
- Connection Grants: February 2021 Competition
2020
- Canada Graduate Scholarships to Honour Nelson Mandela: 2020 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Program: Fall 2020 Competition
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: Fall 2020 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s Program: Fall 2020 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements: 2020 Competition
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships: September 2020 Competition
- Insight Grants: October 2020 Competition
- Partnership Grants: October 2020 Competition
- Partnership Development Grants: November 2020 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Mobility and Public Transit
- Connection Grants: November 2020 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: December 2020 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Skills and Work in the Digital Economy
- Partnership Engage Grants COVID-19 Special Initiative: September 2020 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: September 2020 Competition
- Insight Development Grants: February 2020 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: March 2020 Competition
- Connection Grants: August 2020 Competition
- Connection Grants: May 2020 Competition
- Connection Grants: February 2020 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants COVID-19 Special Initiative: June 2020 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: June 2020 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Living Within the Earth’s Carrying Capacity
2019
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: Fall 2019 Competition
- Connection Grants: November 2019 Competition
- Connection Grants: August 2019 Competition
- Connection Grants: Mai 2019 Competition
- Insight Grants: October 2019 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s Program: December 2019 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Program: October 2019 Competition
- Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements: 2019 Competition
- Partnership Development Grants: November 2019 Competition
- Partnership Grants: October 2019 Competition
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships: September 2019 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: September 2019 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants—Informing Best Practices in Environmental and Impact Assessments
- Partnership Engage Grants: June 2019 Competition
- Insight Development Grants: February 2019 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: March 2019 Competition
2018
- Canada Graduate Scholarships to Honour Nelson Mandela: 2018 Competitions
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: Fall 2018 Competition
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships: September 2019 Competition
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral: October 2018 Competition
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s: December 2018 Competition
- Insight Grants: October 2018 Competition
- Partnership Development Grants: November 2018 Competition
- Partnership Grants: October 2018 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: December 2018 Competition
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Program: 2018 Competition Awards
- Insight Development Grants: 2018 Competition Awards
- Partnership Engage Grants: September 2018 Competition Awards
- Partnership Engage Grants: June 2018 Competition Awards
- Partnership Engage Grants: March 2018 Competition
- Special Call: Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation — Connection Grants 2018
2017
- Canada Graduate Scholarships to Honour Nelson Mandela: 2017 Competition Awards
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s: December 2017 Competition
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Scholarships: November 2017 Competition
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: November 2017 Competition
- Healthy and Productive Work Initiative—Partnership Grants: November 2017 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Understanding the future of Canada-UK trade relationships
- Partnership Development Grants: November 2017 Competition
- Partnership Grants: November 2017 Competition Awards
- Insight Grants: November 2017 Competition Awards
- Connection Grants: November 2017 Competition
- Connection Grants: August 2017 Competition
- Connection Grants: May 2017 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: December 2017 Competition
- Partnership Engage Grants: September 2017 Competition
- Insight Development Grants: February 2017 Competition
2016
- Canada Graduate Scholarships to Honour Nelson Mandela: 2016 Competition
- Insight Grants: October 2016 Competition
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program: Doctoral Scholarships November 2016 Competition
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program: Master's Scholarships December 2016 Competition
- Partnership Development Grants: November 2016 Competition
- Partnership Grants: November 2016 Competition
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Program: November 2016 Competition
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Program: September 2016 Competition
- Connection Grants: 2016-17 Competition
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants—How will Canada continue to thrive in an interconnected world and evolving global landscape?
- Knowledge Synthesis Grants—How are the knowledge systems, experiences and aspirations of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples essential to building a successful shared future for all Canadians?
- Targeted Research: Syrian Refugee Arrival, Resettlement and Integration: June 2016 Competition Awards
- Insight Development Grants: February 2016 Competition Awards
2015
- Canada Graduate Scholarships to Honour Nelson Mandela: 2015 Competition
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships: Doctoral Scholarship November 2015 Competition
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program: Master's Scholarships December 2015 Competition
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Program: November 2015 Competition Awards
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Program: October 2015 Competition Awards
- Partnership Grants: November 2015 Competition
- Healthy and Productive Work - Partnership Development Grants: November 2015 Competition Awards
- Connection Grants: 2015-2016 Competition
- Community and College Social Innovation Fund: November 2015 Competition Awards
- Community and College Social Innovation Fund: March 2015 Competition Awards