International funding opportunity:
Knowledge Synthesis Grants on the topic of governance

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May 31, 2024

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has partnered with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UKRI-AHRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (UKRI-ESRC), both part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to launch an international call for proposals for Knowledge Synthesis Grants (KSGs) on the topic of Envisioning Governance Systems that Work.

The KSGs may fund up to C$1.4 million divided between two streams:

• Stream 1 is for applicants affiliated with an eligible Canadian institution. Up to 20 grants may be funded for up to C$30,000 for one year; SSHRC may fund up to 17 projects and CIHR may fund up to three projects in this stream. The projects funded by CIHR must address governance questions that directly or indirectly impact population health and/or social inequities in health, such as governance of public health systems, healthy cities, and global health.
• Stream 2 is for international collaborations between two applicants—one based in Canada and the other in the UK—who are affiliated with eligible institutions in their respective countries. SSHRC, UKRI-AHRC and/or UKRI-ESRC may jointly fund up to 27 grants of up to C$30,000 each for one year.

Envisioning Governance Systems that Work is one of 16 future global challenges identified through SSHRC’s Imagining Canada’s Future initiative that may have a major impact on Canada in the coming decades. These global challenges have the potential to shape society in significant ways.

In todays's world, a growing number of crises, such as climate change, pandemics and the housing crisis, continue to expose the shortcomings of governance models built for a previous era. Current and future governance challenges create opportunities to rethink our perception and understanding of governance structures. This can pave the way for new models that integrate diverse perspectives, while also providing greater agency to marginalized individuals and communities excluded from, or facing barriers in, existing governance models.

The deadline for submission is December 12, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. (eastern).

For more information:

• Sign up for the information webinar taking place on June 25 at 10 a.m. (eastern)
• Contact KSG-SSC@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca