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eNewsletter of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
October 2024
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What We Heard on modernizing the federal research support system | |
The federal research funding agencies have released a joint report to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the Minister of Health synthesizing input received from the broad research community on the design and implementation of a new capstone research organization proposed in Budget 2024. | |
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HEADLINE NEWS
The latest from SSHRC and its partners
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Evidence briefs on Gender-Based Violence now online | SSHRC, in collaboration with Women and Gender Equality Canada, has posted the resulting research briefs from the Knowledge Synthesis Grants competition to examine and synthesize existing knowledge on gender-based violence. The briefs highlight synthesized research findings, and their relevance to key policy areas around gender-based violence. The briefs help grant holders not only mobilize knowledge across academia, but also engage with non-academic partners and effectively share information about their projects with policy-makers and the wider public. | | |
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Announcing the new Tri-agency Research Training Strategy | The three federal research funding agencies have released their Tri-agency Research Training Strategy. The strategy aims to ensure the suite of scholarships and fellowships the agencies deliver is equitable, inclusive, accessible and effective. The agencies will explore actions related to five themes in research training, which were identified based on guidance from the Canada Research Coordinating Committee, and data gathered during the strategy’s development and community consultation. | |
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FUNDING FOCUS
Application deadlines, program updates, application tips and more
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Upcoming deadlines—get your applications in now
Competitions close soon for:
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral program (only applicants eligible to submit directly to SSHRC: October 17, 2024)
Canada Research Chairs (nominations deadline: October 22, 2024)
Partnership Grants—Stage 2 (October 29, 2024)
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (for nominating institutions: October 30, 2024)
Connection Grants (November 1, 2024)
New Frontiers in Research Fund—2024 Exploration Competition (full application deadline: November 5, 2024)
Partnership Development Grants (November 15, 2024)
Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master's program (December 1, 2024)
SSHRC Institutional Grants (December 1, 2024)
New Frontiers in Research Fund—2024 Nordforsk-Led International Joint Initiative on Sustainable Development of the Arctic (December 3, 2024)
Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Envisioning Governance Systems that Work (December 12, 2024)
Partnership Engage Grants (December 15, 2024)
See Upcoming Deadlines.
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Funding tip of the month: Accessibility in programs and services at SSHRC
SSHRC is committed to achieving the highest possible standard of accessibility and does its utmost to provide adaptive measures. Contact your eligible Canadian institution, employer, or place of study to ensure their services and infrastructure are accessible. If you do not wish to share personal information with your institution, email accessibility at SSHRC. You can also contact SSHRC’s webmaster to report any accessibility barriers on SSHRC’s website. Adaptive measures are also available to applicants, award holders and application reviewers, including alternative file formats, and one-on-one phone and video appointments with tech support staff, with closed captions in English or French. Access instructions here on how to request an adaptive measure.
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Spotlight
Featured stories and articles
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Groundbreaking research lays out a path through “troubling new era” for elections | Born into a family that had seen the effects of dislocation and political upheaval firsthand, Yasmin Dawood, Canada Research Chair in Democracy, Constitutionalism and Electoral Law, examines the fragility of democracy in 2024, as almost half the world’s population heads to the polls. Her research examines the line between free speech and disinformation, the abuse of political power to change constitutional rulings, and why policy that protects democracy in Canada and internationally is more vital than ever. | |
Improving access to care for LGBTQI+ migrants and racialized individuals | Despite progress made in securing rights for LGBTQI+ communities, prejudices remain that affect social inclusion and acceptance in Canadian society. LGBTQI+ individuals of ethnic or religious minority status are particularly at risk of stigmatization, discrimination or injustice. Edward Ou Jin Lee, Canada Research Chair in Sexualities, Genders and Migrations, examines how discrimination affects LGBTQI+ migrants and racialized individuals just as it does those facing discrimination on the bases of ethnicity, religion, disability or age. | | | |
