Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches en
sciences humaines du Canada
Overview of SSHRC Support
Canadian Federation of Business School Deans
June 20th, 2012
Sébastien Demers, Program Officer
Research Portfolio
Adam Yake, Program Officer
Partnerships Portfolio
Scope of Presentation
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2.
Current Funding Opportunities
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Formal Partnerships
–
Individuals and Small Teams
New Area of Opportunity
–
Connection Grants
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Current Funding Opportunities
Funding Stream: Formal
Partnerships
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Academic-Industry Partnerships
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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.
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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.
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For more information on partnering with Canadian and
international businesses, please visit: http://www.sshrccrsh.gc.ca/about-au_sujet/partnerships-partenariats/successreussite-eng.aspx
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Program
Talent
Structure
Insight
Connection
Mechanism
Master’s Scholarships
(CGS)
Individuals &
Teams
Doctoral Scholarships
(SSHRC, CGS or Vanier)
Insight Development
Grants
Insight Grants
Connection Grants
Connection Grants for
scholarly journals
Tools*
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
(SSHRC or Banting)
Partnerships
Partnership Development Grants (Insight and Connection)
Partnership Grants (Talent, Insight and Connection)
* Details to be confirmed
Launched in 2010/11
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 inkind 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
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%)
Applications
* 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
100
30 (30.0%)
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%)
Applications
Applications from business schools
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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 inkind 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
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Program
Talent
Structure
Insight
Connection
Mechanism
Master’s Scholarships
(CGS)
Individuals &
Teams
Doctoral Scholarships
(SSHRC, CGS or Vanier)
Insight Development
Grants
Insight Grants
Connection Grants
Connection Grants for
scholarly journals
Tools*
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
(SSHRC or Banting)
Partnerships
Launched in 2011
Partnership Development Grants (Insight and Connection)
Partnership Grants (Talent, Insight and Connection)
* Details to be confirmed
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)
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
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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
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
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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
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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
Type of Adjudication
Committee
Thematic and/or Multidisciplinary and/or
Disciplinary
Insight Grants
Thematic and/or Multidisciplinary 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 2011
IDG 2011
Applications
Applications from business
schools
Applications that were
primarily related to
Management, Business and
Administration Studies
Submitted
Successful
630 (N: 343; R: 287)
246 (N: 39.7%; 38.3%)
Approximately 67 (11%)
Approximately 22 (33%)
49 associated with the CFBSD
14 (28.5%)
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
12
33.3
No priority area
247
34.0
TOTAL
630
39.0
Northern Communities
Statistics - Insight Development Grants 2012
IDG 2012
Submitted
Successful
936
TBD
Applications
Applications from business
schools
Approximately 91 (10%)
73 associated with the CFBSD
Applications that were
primarily related to
Management, Business and
Administration Studies
111 (12%)
30
TBD
TBD
TBD
Statistics - Insight Development Grants 2012
Priority area and others
# Projects
% Success Rate
Aboriginal Research
52
TBD
Canadian Environmental Issues
54
TBD
Digital Media
87
TBD
127
TBD
16
TBD
No priority area
600
TBD
TOTAL
936
TBD
Innovation, Leadership and Prosperity
Northern Communities
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Statistics - Insight Grants 2011
IG 2011
Submitted
Successful
1799
TBD
Applications
Applications from business
schools
Approximately 191 (11%)
154 associated with the CFBSD
Applications that were primarily
related to Management,
Business and Administration
Studies
212 (12%)
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TBD
TBD
TBD
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
9
TBD
1,257
TBD
1,799
TBD
Northern Communities
No priority area
TOTAL
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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 Deadlines
Internal 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
New Area of Opportunity
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Program
Talent
Structure
Insight
Connection
Mechanism
Master’s Scholarships
(CGS)
Individuals &
Teams
Doctoral Scholarships
(SSHRC, CGS or Vanier)
Insight Development
Grants
Insight Grants
Connection Grants
Connection Grants for
scholarly journals
Tools*
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
(SSHRC or Banting)
Partnerships
Launched in April 2012
Partnership Development Grants (Insight and Connection)
Partnership Grants (Talent, Insight and Connection)
* Details to be confirmed
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
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