Policies, regulations and guidelines
The policies, regulations and guidelines listed below relate to scholarships, fellowships and grants offered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). They include guidelines on the merit review process and the administration and use of SSHRC funds.
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Government of Canada policies
- Official languages
- Public Communications Policy
- Safeguarding Your Research
- Guidelines on impact assessment
- Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern
Tri-agency policies
- Agreement on the Administration of Agency Grants and Awards by Research Institutions
- Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality
- Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement for Review Committee Members, External Reviewers, and Observers
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Dimensions Charter
- Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the development and review of research grant proposals
- Institutional eligibility—guidelines and requirements
- Joint Policy on Peer/Merit Review Financial Recompense
- Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency
- Self-Identification Data Collection in Support of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Tri-agency financial administration
- Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (2021)
- Tri-agency guidance on the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP)
- Tri-agency guidance on research security
- Tri-agency guideline on remuneration for Indigenous people participating in funded projects
- Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications
- Tri-Agency Policy on Legal Assistance and Indemnification Provisions for Volunteers Serving on External Advisory Bodies
- Tri-agency policy on the use of funds for federal government employees applying to granting agency programs
- Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy
- Tri-agency research training award holder’s guide
- Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management
- Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans—TCPS 2 (2022)
SSHRC policies
- Acknowledging SSHRC support
- Appeals of decisions based on merit review
- Award holder’s guide for Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
- Collection, use and disclosure of personal information
- Guidelines for cash and in-kind contributions
- Guidelines for effective knowledge mobilization
- Guidelines for effective research training
- Guidelines for partnered chairs
- Guidelines for partnered research training initiatives
- Guidelines for research-creation support materials
- Guidelines for setting up joint initiatives
- Guidelines for support of tools for research and related activities
- Guidelines for the General Graduate Studies Fund
- Guidelines for the General Research Fund
- Guidelines for the merit review of Indigenous research
- Guide to addressing equity, diversity and inclusion considerations in Partnership Grant applications
- Guide to including diversity considerations in research design for doctoral and postdoctoral award applicants
- Intellectual property and copyright
- Indigenous Research Statement of Principles
- Multiple applications for grants, fellowships and scholarships
- Non-Discrimination Policy
- Regulations governing the use of SSHRC funds
- Salary research allowances
- San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
- SSHRC Manual for Merit Review Committee Members
- Subject matter eligibility