Social Sciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches ensciences humaines du Canada
Overview of SSHRC Support
Canadian Federation of Business School DeansJune 20th, 2012
Sébastien Demers, Program OfficerResearch Portfolio
Adam Yake, Program OfficerPartnerships Portfolio
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Scope of Presentation
1. Current Funding Opportunities
– Formal Partnerships
– Individuals and Small Teams
2. New Area of Opportunity
– Connection Grants
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Current Funding Opportunities
Funding Stream: Formal Partnerships
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Academic-Industry Partnerships
− The Economic Action Plan in the 2012 Federal budget proposed $7 million per year to SSHRC for its industry-academic partnership initiatives to commence in 2012-13.
− Funding in this area supports a wide range of partnerships, including industry-academic partnership initiatives. Such initiatives involve coordinated efforts between private sector and research-based organizations. For the purpose of Formal Partnerships, Industry refers to private sector organizations, or groups of private sector organizations connected by a common interest.
− For more information on partnering with Canadian and international businesses, please visit: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/about-au_sujet/partnerships-partenariats/success-reussite-eng.aspx
Structure
Individuals & Teams
Partnerships
Talent Insight ConnectionProgram
Mechanism
Partnership Development Grants (Insight and Connection)
Partnership Grants (Talent, Insight and Connection)
Master’s Scholarships (CGS)
Doctoral Scholarships (SSHRC, CGS or Vanier)
Postdoctoral Fellowships (SSHRC or Banting)
Insight Development Grants
Insight Grants
Connection Grants
Connection Grants for scholarly journals
Tools*
* Details to be confirmed Launched in 2010/11
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Partnership Development Grants: Key Features
− Applicant: Principal investigator/project director
− Duration: 1 to 3 years
− Value: $75,000 to $200,000
− Institutional and partner contributions: Secure cash and/or in-kind contributions during life of grant. While there is no minimum contribution, applicant and partners are expected to demonstrate a formal partnership exists or will be de developed.
− Application process: One-stage application
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Partnership Development Grants: Second Competition Submitted Successful
Applications 153 72* (47.1%)
Applications from business schools 16 (10.5%) 6 (37.5%)
Applications with at least one private sector partner 34 (22.2%) 21 (61.8%)
Applications that related to the Innovation, Leadership and Prosperity priority area 69 (45.1%) 34 (49.3%)
Applications that were primarily related to Management, Business and Administration Studies
15 (9.8%) 7 (46.7%)
* Different figure from the 67 awards announced on May 25, 2012. Five additional awards have been made since this date.
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Partnership Grants: Key Features
− Applicant: Institution
− Duration: 4 to 7 years
− Value: Typically $500,000 to $2.5 million, with requests for lower or higher amounts considered
− Institutional and partner contributions: Minimum 35 per cent cash and/or in-kind contributions required above and beyond SSHRC funding during life of grant
− Two-stage application process: o Letter of Intent (LOI)
o Formal Application (by invitation only)
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Partnership Grants: Second Competition (LOI) Submitted Successful
Applications 100 30 (30.0%)
Applications from business schools 6 (6.0%) 1 (16.7%)
Applications with at least one private sector partner 31 (31.0%) 11 (35.5%)
Applications that related to the Innovation, Leadership and Prosperity priority area 59 (59.0%) 15 (25.4%)
Applications that were primarily related to Management, Business and Administration Studies
6 (6.0%) 1 (16.7%)
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Common Features: PG and PDG
Formal Partnership:
− A bilateral or multilateral formal collaboration agreement between an applicant and one or more partners, of which at least one must be a Canadian postsecondary institution and at least one must be different from the institution or organization that will administer the grant funds
− Partnerships may be between academic institutions only, or between one or more academic institutions and one or more non-academic partners
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Common Features: PG and PDG (cont’d)
− Participants (individuals): – Co-applicants may be individuals from most Canadian
organizations and from international post-secondary institutions.
– Collaborators may be individuals from any organization, Canadian or international.
− Organizations:– Partners are organizations, not individuals, that participate
actively in the project and contribute in a meaningful way to the success of the endeavour.
– Supporting organizations are contributing cash and/or in-kind contributions but are not actively participating in the project.
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Common Features: PG and PDG (cont’d)
− Partnership Approaches:– Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research partnerships
– Cross-sector co-creation of knowledge and understanding
– Networks for research and/or related activities
– Partnered knowledge mobilization
– Partnered research centres (**PG Only**)
– Partnered Chairs (**PG Only**)
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Common Features: PG and PDG (cont’d)
− Adjudication committees– Emphasis on multidisciplinary/multisectoral committees
– Expertise drawn from the academic community, and the public, private, and/or not-for-profit sectors, as appropriate
– Number of committee members is a function of applications received
− Evaluation criteria– Challenge: The aim and importance of the endeavour
– Feasibility: The plan to achieve excellence
– Capability: The expertise to succeed
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Common Features: PG and PDG (cont’d)
− The following priority areas are available:
– Aboriginal Research – Canadian Environmental Issues – Digital Economy – Innovation, Leadership and Prosperity – Northern Communities—Towards Social and
Economic Prosperity
− Applicants are not obligated to choose a priority area
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Key Differences: PG and PDG
− Applicant: – Institution (PG)– Individual (PDG)
− Size and scope: – Typically between $500K to $2.5M over 4 to 7 years (PG)– $75K to $200K over 1 to 3 years (PDG)
− Adjudication process: – Two-stage (PG) and one-stage (PDG)– PG Formal applications will be reviewed by an expert panel as well
as a selection committee.
− Cash and/or in-kind contributions: – Minimum 35% required (PG)– No minimum requirement (PDG)
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Current Funding Opportunities
Funding Stream: Individuals and Small Teams
Structure
Individuals & Teams
Partnerships
Talent Insight ConnectionProgram
Mechanism
Partnership Development Grants (Insight and Connection)
Partnership Grants (Talent, Insight and Connection)
Master’s Scholarships (CGS)
Doctoral Scholarships (SSHRC, CGS or Vanier)
Postdoctoral Fellowships (SSHRC or Banting)
Insight Development Grants
Insight Grants
Connection Grants
Connection Grants for scholarly journals
Tools*
* Details to be confirmed
Launched in 2011
Insight Development Grants Overall Objectives:
To support research in its initial stages (New or Regular Scholars)
To enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches, and/or ideas (may include case studies, pilot initiatives, and critical analyses of existing research)
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Insight Development Grants - Features Applicant: Principal Investigator alone or in a
team; New and Regular Scholars Duration: 1 to 2 years Value: $7,000 to $75,000 Funding: MINIMUM 50% of budgetary
envelope for New Scholars Process: One-stage application Deadline: February 2013
Insight Development Grants - Applicants (cont’d)
New Scholars – Research:• Grants are developmental in the sense that they offer
New Scholars the opportunity for career development.
• Research may be new or may build upon graduate work.
Regular Scholars - Research:• Novelty of research more significant for Regular
Scholars. Must clearly demonstrate how proposed research differs from previous research.
• Enables them to work in new areas, in new ways, to do pilot studies, etc., without being penalized for lack of experience.
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Insight Grants – Objectives to support research proposed by scholars and
judged worthy of funding by their peers and/or other experts
to provide opportunities for the training of future researchers
to contribute to the advancement of theory and/or methodology
to support disciplinary and multidisciplinary research activities
to promote knowledge mobilization within and beyond the academic community
Insight Grants – Features Application process: Two-stage
application Mandatory NOI: August 15, 2012; form
available on June 15, 2012 - NEW! Full application: October 15, 2012; form
available from July 15, 2012 NEW!
Applicant: Principal Investigator alone or in a team
Duration: 3 to 5 years Value: $7,000 to $500,000 (maximum
$200,000 in a given year) Funding: No separate envelope for New
Scholars
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Insight and Insight Development Grants:Research Groups at the Application Stage Group 1: History; medieval studies; classics;
literature; fine arts; philosophy; religious studies; and related fields
Group 2: Anthropology; archaeology; linguistics; translation; political science; public administration; law; criminology; geography; urban planning and environmental studies; and related fields
Group 3: Business and management; economics; and related fields
Group 4: Sociology; demography; communication studies; journalism; media studies; gender studies; cultural studies; library and information science; and related fields
Group 5: Education, psychology; social work; career guidance; and related fields
Committee structure
Each broad group will be subdivided on an as-needed basis into: Disciplinary, multidisciplinary or thematic
(priority area) committees.
For each application, SSHRC staff look at:
First priority area, group selected, primary discipline
Note: if a priority area is selected, your application may be directed to a thematic committee 24
Adjudication Components
There are two basic adjudication components :
committee/committee member evaluations external assessments
Their use is tailored according to the specific funding opportunity.
Adjudication
Insight Development Grants Insight Grants
Type of Adjudication Committee
Thematic and/or Multi-disciplinary
and/or DisciplinaryThematic and/or Multi-disciplinary
and/or Disciplinary
Number of Readers 3 2 or 3
Use of External Assessments NO 2 or 3
Weighting of Criteria
Insight Development Grants Insight Grants
Challenge 50% 40%
Feasibility 20% 20%
Capability 30% 40%
Statistics - Insight Development Grants 2011IDG 2011 Submitted Successful
Applications 630 (N: 343; R: 287) 246 (N: 39.7%; 38.3%)
Applications from business schools Approximately 67 (11%)
49 associated with the CFBSD
Approximately 22 (33%)
14 (28.5%)
Applications that were primarily related to Management, Business and Administration Studies
71 (11%) 24 (33.80%)
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Statistics - Insight Development Grants 2011
Priority area and others # Projects % Success
Rate
Aboriginal Research 57 29.8
Canadian Environmental Issues 44 38.6
Digital Media 135 65.9
Innovation, Leadership and Prosperity
135 25.9
Northern Communities 12 33.3
No priority area 247 34.0
TOTAL 630
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Statistics - Insight Development Grants 2012
IDG 2012 Submitted Successful
Applications936 TBD
Applications from business schools
Approximately 91 (10%)
73 associated with the CFBSD
TBDTBD
Applications that were primarily related to Management, Business and Administration Studies 111 (12%) TBD
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Statistics - Insight Development Grants 2012Priority area and others # Projects
% Success Rate
Aboriginal Research 52 TBD
Canadian Environmental Issues 54 TBD
Digital Media 87 TBD
Innovation, Leadership and Prosperity 127 TBD
Northern Communities 16 TBD
No priority area 600 TBD
TOTAL 936 TBD 31
Statistics - Insight Grants 2011
IG 2011 Submitted Successful
Applications1799 TBD
Applications from business schools
Approximately 191 (11%)
154 associated with the CFBSD
TBDTBD
Applications that were primarily related to Management, Business and Administration Studies
212 (12%) TBD
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Statistics - Insight Grants 2011
Priority area and others # Projects % Success Rate
Aboriginal Research 93 TBD
Canadian Environmental Issues 98 TBD
Digital Economy 159 TBD
Innovation, Leadership and Prosperity 183 TBD
Northern Communities 9 TBD
No priority area 1,257 TBD
TOTAL 1,799 TBD 33
Co-operative Funding Arrangements Sport Participation Research Initiative • funding for policy-relevant research related to
Canadians’ participation in sport• Final selection by Sport Canada from the applications
that were placed in the “recommended but not funded” (4A) list
• interested applicants must select "Sport Participation Research Initiative" from the drop-down list on the Insight Grant application form
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Infrastructure Funding
• infrastructure funding possible through CFI’s Leaders Opportunity Fund
• requests and enquiries should be directed to CFI• interested applicants must select "Canada Foundation
for Innovation Leaders Opportunity Fund" from the appropriate drop-down list on the Insight Grant application form
Co-operative Funding (cont’d)
Kanishka Project New!• Collaboration between SSHRC and Public
Safety Canada • For research on pressing questions for
Canada related to terrorism and counter-terrorism
• Over the five-year life of the Kanishka project, up to $3.7M will be dedicated to the Insight Development and Insight Grants and to the Partnership Development and Partnership Grants funding opportunities
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Important DeadlinesInternal university deadline – contact your
research office!
Insight Grants NOI – August 15, 2012 Insight Grants full application- October 15,
2012 Insight Development Grants - February 1,
2013
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New Area of Opportunity
Structure
Individuals & Teams
Partnerships
Talent Insight ConnectionProgram
Mechanism
Partnership Development Grants (Insight and Connection)
Partnership Grants (Talent, Insight and Connection)
Master’s Scholarships (CGS)
Doctoral Scholarships (SSHRC, CGS or Vanier)
Postdoctoral Fellowships (SSHRC or Banting)
Insight Development Grants
Insight Grants
Connection Grants
Connection Grants for scholarly journals
Tools*
* Details to be confirmed
Launched in April 2012
Connection Grants: Key Features
Support for: Events (e.g., workshops, colloquiums, conferences,
forums, summer institutes) and outreach activities.
Applicant: Principal investigator
Duration: 1 year (no automatic extension)
Value: $7,000 to $50,000, with higher amounts considered on an
exceptional basis
Application process: One-stage application (continuous intake from
April 2012, with results announced normally within eight weeks
from the date that SSHRC confirms receipt of the application)
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Connection Grants: Participants & Organizations
Three categories of individual participants:
• Co-applicants (optional)
• Collaborators (optional)
• Event presenters, if applicable
Two categories of organizations:
• Administering organization
• Sponsoring organizations
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Important Dates and Contact Information
Funding Opportunity Next Deadline Email Phone
Insight Grants October 15, 2012 (NOI due August 15) [email protected] 613-947-9659
Partnership Development Grants November 30, 2012 [email protected] 613-943-1007
Insight Development Grants February 1, 2013 [email protected] 613-947-9659
Partnership Grants (LOI) February 15, 2013 [email protected] 613-943-1007
Connection Grants Continuous Intake [email protected] 613-943-1007