Trans-Atlantic Platform launches research funding opportunity to strengthen societies and strategies in times of transition
Date published: April 17, 2026
The Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) for Social Sciences and Humanities has launched a fifth joint research funding opportunity: Preparing for Tomorrow—Societies and Strategies in Times of Transition.
By supporting innovative, transnational social sciences and humanities research, this funding opportunity will help research teams strengthen society’s capacity to anticipate, understand and respond to future challenges and opportunities.
T-AP brings together researchers, research organizations and funders, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), from countries in South America, Africa, North America and Europe, to engage in transnational dialogue and collaboration.
This funding opportunity is open to teams with members from at least three participating countries, and must have both sides of the Atlantic represented. Successful partnerships will receive funding from their country’s national funding agency, for projects that can last 24 to 36 months.
Proposals are invited from transnational research teams to address one or more of the following overarching themes:
- Uncertainty: sources, costs, communication and improvement
- The many faces of the future and crisis: historical, cultural and regional perspectives
- Scope and coordination of response strategies
- Normative inquiry into prevention and preparation for future crises
The deadline to submit a letter of intent is July 8, 2026. The full application deadline is October 28, 2026.
Grant applications will be submitted to the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). Researchers from Canadian institutions will also have to submit additional information to SSHRC.
Consult SSHRC’s Trans-Atlantic Platform web page for application instructions.
For more information, contact partnerships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.