Contact the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Contact SSHRC with general or technical inquiries, if you need help with online applications, or for information about funding opportunities, use of award funds and awards administration.
General inquiries
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
125 Zaida Eddy Private, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1R 0E3
- Toll free: 1-855-275-2861
Helpdesk and online application form support
For technical inquires and assistance with online applications:
- Telephone: 613-995-4273
- Email: webgrant@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
Business hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (eastern)
During peak periods, technical support will be available during extended hours:
- Early September to mid-December: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (eastern)
Leave a detailed message, including your name, area code and telephone number; your question; and the funding opportunity to which your inquiry relates.
Frequently asked questions
We provide answers to frequently asked questions about SSHRC’s other online application forms and fillable PDFs.
Accessibility for community members with disabilities
If you have one or more disabilities and are experiencing barriers in SSHRC’s processes, consult the SSHRC web page on Accessibility in programs and services at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to seek an adaptive measure.
Funding opportunities
Research Partnerships
Partnership Grants
Partnership Development Grants
Partnership Engage Grants
Connection Grants
- Email: connection@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
General Inquiries
Insight Research
Insight Grants
Insight Development Grants
General Inquiries
- Email: research@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
Research Training and Talent Development
Undergraduate Student Research Awards; Canada Graduate Research Scholarships—Master’s program; Canada Graduate Research Scholarships—Doctoral program; Canada Postdoctoral Research Awards program
- Email: fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
Impact Awards
Imagining Canada’s Future
Knowledge Synthesis Grants; Imagining Canada’s Future Ideas Lab
- Email: ksg-ssc@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
Joint initiatives
International affairs
Access to information and privacy (ATIP)
- Email: atip-aiprp@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
Data requests
For data-related requests or questions about competition statistics, interactive dashboards or fact and figures, contact SSHRC’s Corporate Data team:
Use of funds and awards administration
Annual reconciliation of active awards (statement of account / forms 300 and 301)
Annual reconciliation of the General Research Fund and General Graduate Studies Fund
Inquiries regarding financial administration, guidelines and requirements
Use of grant funds
Grants administration
Scholarships and fellowships administration
Institution audit requests
- Email: receivable@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca