Canada Postdoctoral Research Award—Applicant Instructions

Merit review
Documents to read before applying
Application process and deadline
Application profile
Teaching appointment letter (if applicable)
Program of work
Bibliography and citations
Diversity considerations in research design module
Program information
Tenure location
Areas of study
Referees
Allowable inclusions (if applicable)
Research contributions
Supplement justification (if applicable)
Specific requirements for joint or special initiatives (if applicable)
Contact information

Merit review

Applications are reviewed, and available funds awarded, through a competitive merit review process. SSHRC bases funding decisions on the recommendations of the merit review committee and on the funds available.

Merit review process

Step 1: In the application form, applicants will be asked to select the multidisciplinary merit review committees they consider most appropriate for the review of their proposal.

Step 2: Once applicants submit their completed application and supporting documents (see Application procedures), SSHRC staff review all applications and forward eligible applications to the multidisciplinary merit review committees.

Step 3: The multidisciplinary merit review committees review an entire cohort of applications and make recommendations about funding that are subject to SSHRC approval. The scores assigned to each application indicate the relative standing of an application within a given committee.

SSHRC’s Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research are relevant for researchers (applicants and project directors) and students preparing SSHRC applications related to Indigenous research. SSHRC provides these guidelines to merit reviewers to help build understanding of Indigenous research and research-related activities, and to assist committee members in interpreting SSHRC’s specific evaluation criteria in the context of Indigenous research. The guidelines may also be of use to external assessors, postsecondary institutions and partner organizations that support Indigenous research. SSHRC makes concerted efforts to include experts in Indigenous research in doctoral and postdoctoral merit review committees.

Evaluation criteria and scoring

The following criteria and scoring scheme are used to evaluate applications:

Research potential and experience (50%):

fellowships, scholarships or other awards obtained;
previous research experience and/or publications; and
timely completion of doctoral studies, taking into account the nature of the program and any related personal circumstances that may have delayed the applicant’s academic career.

Quality of proposed research program (50%):

originality and potential significance of the proposed program of work;

feasibility of the proposed program of work;
appropriateness of the intended place of tenure; and
effectiveness of the overall support provided by the host institution according to the Guidelines for Effective Research Training.

Scoring table

Merit review committee members assign a score for each of the two criteria above, based on the following scoring table. The appropriate weighting is then applied to arrive at a final score. Applications must receive a score of 3.0 or higher for each of the criteria to be recommended for funding.

The subcriteria listed above are themselves not weighted and, instead, represent factors that reviewers would consider in scoring the corresponding criteria.

Score	Descriptor
5-6	Very good to excellent
4-4.9	Good to very good
3-3.9	Satisfactory to good
Below 3	Unsatisfactory

Communication of results

SSHRC makes competition results available to applicants via the SSHRC Extranet for Applicants.

Institutions eligible to administer SSHRC funding are notified of successful applications to be hosted by their institution via the Grants and Scholarships Administration Portal.

Results are not provided by telephone or email.

Documents to read before applying

We suggest you consult this web document as well as Help with Online Forms while you are completing your online application. You can refer to this document by clicking “Instructions” at any time within a screen.

If you experience technical difficulties, contact the helpdesk as early as possible in the application process. The helpdesk has a higher volume of requests during peak periods (i.e., September 1 to December 1) and on deadline days.

Application process and deadline

Accommodations and accessibility

If you need help completing online application forms due to circumstances arising from a disability, contact your institution (scholarship liaison officer, research grant office or other applicant support office) as early in the application process as possible to investigate available supports. If your institution cannot provide help, or needs SSHRC to collaborate on a solution, refer to the Accessibility in programs and services webpage for information on requesting assistance or contact accessibility-accessibilite@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca directly. You can also contact SSHRC if you have questions or are seeking specific adaptation arrangements. You do not need to share your medical or sensitive personal information, and, to protect your privacy, should avoid doing so.

Frequently requested accommodations include, but are not limited to:

one-on-one phone or video appointments to clarify funding program information or the application process, or to receive technical support;
alternative formats of online materials to enable access using assistive technology; and
submission of the application (in full or part) through alternate means or format (e.g., hard copy, voice recording or data entry by SSHRC staff on the applicant’s behalf).

Applicant responsibilities

Applicants must complete and verify the online Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program application form and their SSHRC web-based curriculum vitae (SSHRC web CV).

To ensure verification:

You must click “Preview” and “Verify” on each page of your application as you complete it. SSHRC’s online system will not accept applications that contain unverified sections.
If you make changes on a page, you must click “Verify” again to confirm that SSHRC’s online system accepts the new information.
The criteria for final verification of the entire application can be stricter than for individual modules; therefore, you may need to adjust previously verified sections of the application.
Validation only confirms that mandatory sections (including uploads and letters) have been completed; it does not validate the application content.

In addition to verifying content, it is the applicant’s responsibility to:

ensure all required application components are submitted in English and/or French only, including:
- the applicant’s SSHRC web CV;
- two Letter of Appraisal forms;
- the Research Appraisal form;
- the Institutional Nomination and Commitment form; and
- all PDF attachments.

You can view and print the complete application, including the PDF attachments (uploads) and the SSHRC web CV, but you must submit your application electronically to SSHRC before 8 p.m. (eastern), September 11, 2025. If a deadline falls on a weekend or a public holiday observed in Ontario, where SSHRC’s offices are, the online application system will remain open until 8 p.m. (eastern) on the next business day.

SSHRC’s online system will not accept incomplete applications. At 8 p.m. (eastern) on the deadline day, the “Submit” button will disappear, and no further changes or submissions will be possible.

If your personal contact information changes after you have submitted your application, email fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca to update it.

Notes:

SSHRC strongly encourages applicants to submit applications ahead of the deadline date. Typically, the online system handles a very high volume of users on the last day, which could create delays and put timely submission at risk.
Applicants requiring assistance while preparing their application are encouraged to communicate with SSHRC’s Research Training Portfolio team at fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca well in advance of the application deadline.
Under no circumstances will applications be accepted after the deadline.

Follow these steps:

Review the funding opportunity’s merit review section and address the selection criteria when completing the application form and the SSHRC online CV.
Upload all mandatory PDF documents required for your application.
Provide application contributors with your program of work, related documents and the evaluation criteria well in advance of the application deadline.
Ensure both of your referees have submitted their Letter of Appraisal form so that the status reads “Referee form completed.”
Ensure your proposed supervisor has submitted the Research Appraisal form so that the status reads “Referee form completed”.
Ensure the department head has read SSHRC’s Guidelines for Effective Research Training and has submitted the Institutional Nomination and Commitment form so the status reads “Referee form completed”.
Verify and correct the data until the Verification Report indicates successful verification.
Click “Submit.”

Note: Once the application has been submitted, its status will first be updated to “Received,” before being set to “Forwarded.” Both statuses confirm the application has been properly submitted.

Attaching a document

Many modules in your application will require you to attach a PDF file. You must follow the specified requirements for margins and font size, or your application will be deemed ineligible. An error message will appear if the file you are trying to attach does not meet the required specifications for page length and file size. Once you have attached the electronic file, we recommend you click “View attached file” to ensure it is the proper file and it is not corrupted.

Electronic submission process and acknowledgement of receipt of applications

After SSHRC receives your verified and completed application form, the data provided in your application and CVs are transferred to SSHRC’s corporate database. SSHRC will acknowledge receipt of your electronic application form and will assign you an application number. Cite this number in all correspondence with us.

The email acknowledging receipt of your application form will be sent to your primary email address as entered in the CV. It will, arrive four to six weeks after the deadline date. If you do not receive an email from the Research Training Portfolio team within six weeks of the deadline date, contact us at fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.

Applications remain available for download via the SSHRC online system for 30 days after the deadline, after which they are deleted.

Application profile

Application title

Provide a short, descriptive title for your program of work in nontechnical terms. Restrict use of acronyms (e.g., UN, NATO, etc.). Use upper case only for the first word of the title, proper nouns and acronyms. Your application title will automatically be included in the “Activity details” screen.

Preferred merit review committee

Based on the subject and discipline(s) of your program of work, choose a committee using the “List…” button.

The disciplines represented by each committee are as follows:

Committee 1 (7061)	Fine arts, literature (all types)
Committee 2 (7062)	Classical archaeology, classics, classical and dead languages, history, mediaeval studies, philosophy, religious studies
Committee 3 (7063)	Anthropology, archaeology (except classical archaeology), criminology, folklore, sociology
Committee 4 (7064)	Education, linguistics, psychology, social work
Committee 5 (7065)	Economics, industrial relations, law, management, business, administrative studies, political science
Committee 6 (7066)	Archival science, communications and media studies, demography, environmental studies, geography, library and information science, urban and regional studies

For example, if your main discipline is women’s or gender studies, choose the appropriate committee for the focus of the research you are working on. For example, if your research involves women’s literature, you should choose Committee 1.

If your main discipline is interdisciplinary studies, choose the committee based on the most prevalent discipline among those related to your research. Committee membership is composed of experts in the disciplines listed for each committee; however, SSHRC cannot guarantee expertise in each discipline listed. When selecting a committee, therefore, select the committee that lists areas most relevant to your research proposal and career trajectory. All decisions regarding committee selection rest with the applicant.

Supplement

If you wish to be considered for a supplemental award and meet the eligibility criteria, select the supplement from the drop-down menu. For each supplement selected, provide a maximum one-page justification. Successful candidates will be notified.

Joint or special initiative

If you wish to be considered for a joint or special initiative, and meet the eligibility criteria, select the initiative from the drop-down menu. For each initiative selected, provide a maximum one-page justification or other required information or form, as applicable. Successful candidates will be notified in the months following the competition results.

Note: By indicating you wish to be considered for a supplement and/or a joint or special initiative, you are agreeing to SSHRC sharing information with the partner organization.

Does your proposal involve Indigenous research, as defined by SSHRC?

SSHRC is committed to supporting and promoting research by and with Indigenous Peoples. As such, SSHRC’s Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research are provided to merit reviewers to help build understanding of Indigenous research and research-related activities, and to assist committee members in interpreting SSHRC’s specific evaluation criteria in the context of Indigenous research. Concerted efforts are made to include experts in Indigenous research in postdoctoral merit review committees.

Review SSHRC’s Indigenous Research Statement of Principles and its Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research. Applications that meet SSHRC’s definition of Indigenous research will be reviewed in the context of these guidelines. Select “Yes” in the application form to signal to the multidisciplinary merit review committee members that your application should be reviewed according to these guidelines.

Do you hold a teaching appointment?

Indicate whether you hold a teaching appointment of any kind. If “Yes,” you must attach a PDF of a letter to your application package (see the Teaching appointment letter section of the application form).

Applicant

The information listed in this section has been automatically transferred from your SSHRC web CV. Use the “Current position” screen in the SSHRC web CV to make any necessary changes to your current place of employment or institutional affiliation. If you wish to have a different affiliation on record for this application, use this section to enter it.

Teaching appointment letter (if applicable)

If you answered “No” to the question “Do you hold a teaching appointment?,” you do not need to attach a letter in this module.

If you answered “Yes”, you must attach a PDF of a letter from a university official confirming you do not hold a tenured or tenure-track position. SSHRC will also accept a scanned copy of your contract. This document will not be shared with merit review committee members.

Program of work

Maximum four pages

Attach a PDF copy of your program of work. Write your proposal in clear, plain language. Avoid discipline-specific jargon, acronyms and highly technical terms. Your application will be reviewed by members of a multidisciplinary merit review committee, not all of whom will be familiar with your area of research.

Prepare your program of work as follows:

State the title and subject of your doctoral thesis, and discuss the relationship of your doctoral thesis to your proposed research. If the two areas of research are closely related, explain how your proposed research will develop or expand on your thesis. If the areas of research are not related, describe your proposed area of research.
Outline your plans for achieving your research objectives. Clearly describe your theoretical approach, your methodology and how your proposed research will contribute to the advancement of knowledge.
Outline a preliminary plan for knowledge mobilization and dissemination activities that will engage appropriate audiences or participants within and/or beyond the research community.
Justify your choice of proposed university or research institution based on the purpose of the award, as outlined in the CPRA funding opportunity description, including activities beyond the original research to be undertaken. See the Tenure location section of the application form for additional information.
If applicable, indicate any other organizations with which you will be affiliated, and provide justification. You must clearly identify your primary place of affiliation and outline how your work at the secondary location(s) of tenure will intersect with and enhance your research at the primary location.
If your proposed research overlaps with areas funded by other granting agencies, justify your submission of this proposal to SSHRC rather than to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) or the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), based on the General Guidelines for the Eligibility of Subject Matter at SSHRC. If in doubt about the eligibility of your proposed research for SSHRC funding, consult with SSHRC staff by emailing fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca before preparing your application.
If your proposal involves Indigenous research, refer to the section Does your proposal involve Indigenous research, as defined by SSHRC? before preparing your program of work.
If your project uses a research-creation approach, clearly indicate the research component of your proposed work. Outline the objectives of your research and the context, methodology and contribution to the advancement of knowledge. Refer to the Guidelines for Research-Creation Support Materials for information on including website links to provide samples of work that illustrate your qualifications and/or the nature of the proposed research-creation.
Include all relevant information in the outline. Except where your application discusses your achievements in the field of research-creation, do not refer committee members to URLs or other publications for supplemental information. Such additional information will not be reviewed.
Do not use footnotes or endnotes in the program of work. Items should be cited in the bibliography.

Bibliography and citations

Maximum 10 pages

Attach a PDF file of:

a bibliography for your proposed program of work; and
bibliographic details for all citations included in your program of work (ensure these are clear and complete, to allow reviewers to locate the sources easily).

SSHRC recognizes and allows the use of different referencing styles.

Diversity considerations in research design module

Once you’ve answered “Yes” or “No” to the question “Do diversity considerations apply to your proposed research design?”, use the text box provided (maximum 1,700 characters) to indicate how diversity considerations are or are not applicable or to your research proposal.

Before completing this module, read the Guide to Including Diversity Considerations in Research Design for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Award Applicants.

Note: Although mandatory, this module is not subject to merit review and is not shared with committee members.

Program information

Expected start date of the award

Indicate when you expect to start your award. The award can begin on the first of any month between May 2026 and January 2027.

Note: You cannot start your award until after you have successfully completed all the degree requirements for your doctoral degree, including the successful defence and submission of the corrected copy of your doctoral dissertation. These requirements must be completed by December 31, 2026, at the latest.

Languages

Specify the language(s) required to carry out your proposed program of work. Indicate your current proficiency in each.

Tenure location

Identify the organization and department/division where you plan to hold the award by clicking the “List…” button. If your organization and department/division are not listed, select “Other/Unknown” from the list and type the information into the box provided.

Applicants who wish to hold their award at a Canadian institution eligible to administer SSHRC funds will be paid through their host institution. Applicants should contact the proposed location of tenure in advance of submitting their application to determine the specifics of the institutional support offered by the host institution.

You can propose to affiliate with more than one organization. If applicable, identify the secondary location of tenure by clicking the “List…” button in the section “Secondary tenure location” and select the appropriate organization and department/division. If your organization and department/division are not listed, select “Other/Unknown” from the list and type the information in the box provided. Secondary locations of tenure can include, for example, academic, not-for-profit or community/cultural organizations, as well as organizations from the private sector.

In the “Tenure location” and the “Secondary tenure location” sections of the application form, you can list up to two places of affiliation. If you propose to affiliate with more than one organization, indicate it in your program of work and justify your choice for each host institution. Both the appropriateness of the institution and the supervisor will be taken into account in the evaluation of your application. Research Appraisal forms and Institutional Nomination and Commitment forms from secondary host institutions are not required and will not be accepted.

Note: The eligibility criteria, including eligible locations of tenure, for Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, and protected persons differ from the eligibility criteria for international applicants. For guidance on eligible locations of tenure and associated restrictions, consult the “International applicants” and “Proposed location of tenure” sections underneath the “Eligibility” section.

Areas of study

The information provided in this section refers to your research/study.

Ethics

State whether or not your proposed research/study involves human beings as research subjects. If it does, select “Yes” and consult the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans and submit your proposal to the research ethics board of the institution where you will undertake your graduate or postdoctoral studies. You need not submit your proposal to the research ethics board prior to submitting your application.

Keywords

List keywords, separated by semicolons, that best describe your proposed research/study.

Select appropriate entries under each of the sections below using the “List…” button. Duplicate entries are not permitted.

Disciplines

Indicate and rank up to three disciplines relevant to your research/study, with Entry 1 as the most relevant and Entry 3 as the least relevant.

For entries 2 and 3, if an applicable discipline is not listed, you can select an entry such as “Other (relevant discipline)” (e.g., Other psychology, Other anthropology, Other sociology) from the list, and provide the information in the box provided.

You can choose “Other (relevant discipline)” only once. For instance, you cannot choose “Other psychology” in Entry 2 and choose it again in Entry 3. Also, you can choose “Other” (with an explanation) only once.

Example:

Entry 1	Sociology
Entry 2	Other psychology
Entry 3	“Other”

In 2023, SSHRC worked with Statistics Canada, NSERC, CIHR and the Canada Foundation for Innovation in reviewing the fields of research for the Canadian Research and Development Classification, as part of a commitment to continuous improvement, and to better represent Canada’s current research landscape. This latest version has been integrated into a more modern platform.

No changes will be made to the legacy systems at SSHRC (including the online system and research portal), given the systems’ fragility. If a discipline is not well represented, applicants are invited to provide suitable keywords (see above) to describe their research.

Areas of research

Indicate and rank up to two areas of research related to your research/study, with Entry 1 as the most important and Entry 2 as the least important.

Temporal period

If applicable, indicate the historical period covered by your research/study.

Geographical regions

If applicable, indicate and rank up to two geographical regions covered by or related to your research/study, with Entry 1 as the most important and Entry 2 as the least important.

Countries

If applicable, indicate and rank up to five countries covered by or related to your research/study, with Entry 1 as the most important and Entry 5 as the least important.

Referees

Instructions for requesting support letters

Enter the family name, given name and email address of each referee. These fields will be used to autopopulate the referee form.

After the data are saved, the system will automatically generate an email to each person, inviting them to provide a letter of appraisal.

Inform your referees they will receive an email with the subject line “Invitation to evaluate an application—Invitation à évaluer une demande.” It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure each invited person verifies and completes the form in advance of the application deadline.

Status	Definition
Email sent—Referee form not yet created	The referee has not yet accepted the invitation. If the referee has deleted the system-generated invitation email by error, click “Resend email” to send the same invitation to the referee again.
Referee unable to complete the form	The referee has declined the invitation, which will be confirmed by a system-generated email that notifies you. You must remove the person from the application by clicking “Clear entry.” You can then add a new referee.
Referee form created	The referee has accepted the invitation. Referees who have accepted will be able to view an electronic version of your application form to inform their letter of reference.
Referee form completed	The referee has submitted the form. The referee’s letter will be attached to your application only after your application has been submitted.

Your application cannot be successfully verified until each referee’s form has been completed, verified and submitted.

Note: You will not be able to view the appraisals at the time you complete and submit your application.

It is your responsibility to ensure all required application components have been submitted (including all attachments and letters). The system does not accept incomplete applications.

Notify your referees in advance that they will be receiving an invitation, as firewalls and/or spam filters might limit their ability to receive the official system email inviting them to complete a referee form.

Make sure you give your referees enough time to complete and submit their letters so your application can be submitted in advance of the deadline date. Typically, the online system handles a very high volume of users on the last day, which could create delays and put timely submission at risk.

Letters of appraisal

Provide information about the two referees who will each complete a Letter of Appraisal form:

one letter must be completed by someone who can comment on your past and potential contributions to research (normally, your doctoral thesis supervisor); and
the other letter should be completed by another acknowledged expert in your discipline, who can provide the merit review committee with insight into your application package in relation to the evaluation criteria.

Letter writers will receive an email that allows them to access the Letters of Appraisal form.

Research appraisal

Provide information about the (proposed) research supervisor at the organization where you plan to hold the award.

If you propose to affiliate with more than one institution, ask the supervisor at the primary location of tenure to complete the research appraisal. Research appraisals from supervisors at secondary host institutions are not required and will not be accepted.

Proposed supervisors will receive an email that allows them to access the Research Appraisal form.

Institutional nomination and commitment

Provide information about the department head or designate at the proposed institution of affiliation.

If you propose to affiliate with more than one institution, the department head or designate at the primary location of tenure should complete the Institutional nomination and commitment form. Secondary host institutions do not have to complete this form.

The designated person at the proposed institution of affiliation will receive an email that allows them to access the Institutional Nomination and Commitment form.

Note: If the department head and the research supervisor are the same person, they should provide the information requested for the Institutional nomination and commitment form as well as that requested for the Research Appraisal form.

Allowable inclusions (if applicable)

Maximum one page

If applicable, attach a PDF document indicating your allowable inclusions, which are also labelled “special circumstances”.

SSHRC asks its merit review committees to take into consideration special circumstances that could have affected applicants’ research, professional career, record of academic or research achievement, or completion of degrees. Relevant circumstances might include administrative responsibilities, maternity/parental leave, child-rearing, illness, disability, cultural or community responsibilities, socio-economic context, health-related family responsibilities, trauma and loss, or the COVID-19 pandemic. Specify the dates for any delays or interruptions.

As part of SSHRC’s Indigenous Talent Measures, Indigenous applicants are encouraged to use the “Allowable inclusions” section of their application form to describe special circumstances that could have had an impact on their academic or career paths.

All information provided to SSHRC is subject to the Privacy Act. Information included in the “Allowable inclusions” section of your application will be shared with merit review committee members for consideration as part of your application. SSHRC merit reviewers cannot share this information outside of the merit review process, which is subject to the Tri-Agency Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy. For more information, see the principles for SSHRC merit review.

Note: To be eligible, applicants who completed their doctorate between September 1, 2019, and September 1, 2022, must describe the career interruptions or delays experienced since completion of their doctorate in this section.

Applicants who completed their doctorate after September 1, 2022, can also choose to describe relevant career interruptions or delays should they wish to do so.

Research contributions

Maximum two pages

Attach a PDF of your research contributions, grouped according to the categories listed below. List the most recent contributions first.

1. Research contributions

For each item, provide details as follows:

Specify your role in co-authored publications.
For published contributions, provide complete bibliographic notices (including co-authors, title, publisher, journal, volume, date of publication and number of pages) as they appear in the original publication.
For publications in languages other than French or English, provide a translation of the title and the name of the publication.
Do not include your thesis in this list. Instead, address your thesis and its relationship to your proposed research in your program of work.

Include all relevant information in the application package. Do not refer members to URLs or other publications for supplemental information, except in relation to examples of your achievements in research-creation.

Group your contributions by category in the following order, as applicable, listing your most recent contributions first.

Refereed contributions

Examples include books (where applicable, subdivide according to those that are single-authored, co-authored and edited works), monographs, book chapters, articles in scholarly refereed journals and conference proceedings.

A “refereed work” is assessed:

in its entirety—not merely an abstract or extract;
before publication; and
by independent (at arm’s length from the author), anonymous, qualified experts.

Other refereed contributions

Examples include papers presented at scholarly meetings or conferences and articles in professional or trade journals.

Nonrefereed contributions

Examples include book reviews, published reviews of work, research reports, policy papers and public lectures.

Forthcoming contributions

Indicate one of the following statuses: “submitted,” “revised and submitted,” “accepted” or “in press.” Provide the name of the journal or book publisher and the number of pages. Do not list contributions that have not been submitted.

Creative outputs

Examples of creative outputs may include exhibitions, performances, publications, presentations, and film, video and audio recordings. Applicants who work in research-creation may include website links to provide samples of work that illustrate their qualifications. Refer to the Guidelines for Research-Creation Support Materials before including links in the application package.

2. Other research contributions

Describe any other contributions to research and the advancement of knowledge, including your research contributions to non-academic audiences (e.g., public, policy-making, private sector and not-for-profit organizations).

3. Most significant career research contributions

From this list, choose your three most significant research contributions, and describe to the merit review committee the significance in terms of influence on the direction of thought and activity within the target community and in terms of significance to, and use by, other researchers and knowledge users.

4. Relevant experience

Describe your previous experience relevant to the topic and objectives you are investigating in the application. For each experience, include:

a brief description of the nature of the work you performed;
an explanation of how this work has prepared you for your role in the project; and
a description of the skills you developed (e.g., training, mentoring, analysis, networking), especially those that will aid you in the proposed activity.

Examples of relevant experience can include:

working within or with communities and/or organizations (e.g., not-for-profit, public and private sector organizations);
non-academic positions;
volunteer work; and
engaging in and/or leading formal partnerships and collaborative research.

Note: Contributions in the context of Indigenous research can be listed within these or additional categories, in line with the Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research.

Supplement justification (if applicable)

Provide a maximum one-page justification per supplement selected in the “Application profile” section.

Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights Research

A $10,000 supplement is awarded yearly to a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award recipient conducting research in the field of human rights.

Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship

A $10,000 supplement is awarded yearly to a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award recipient conducting research on the historical and contemporary contribution of the Crown to the life of the country.

Specific requirements for joint or special initiatives (if applicable)

Provide a maximum one-page justification per initiative selected in the “Application profile” section. Different requirements apply to the Mitacs Accelerate Fellowships and Alice Wilson Award initiatives. Refer to the specific instructions for each initiative.