SSHRC

• Frequently Asked Questions about Insight Development Grants and Insight Grants
• Payment of students and fellows from granting agency research funds
• 2011 Competitions - Discussion of Proposed Budgets and Final Reports
• SSHRC Insight Grant Webinar September 2011
• Insight Grants
• John G. Diefenbaker Award~Canada Council for the Arts & SSHRC
• Molson Prizes~ Canada Council for the Arts & SSHRC
• Submission of Multiple Grant Applications to Standard Research Grants, Research Development Initiative, Insight Research Development Grants and Insight Research Grants
• Call for Papers - Fostering Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy

• Collaboration with SSHRC

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SSHRC INSIGHT GRANTS COMPETITION 2011

Deadline: October 15 The new Insight Grants program supports research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging and established scholars for long-term research initiatives. Insight Grants research initiatives may be undertaken by an individual researcher or a team of researchers working in collaboration. The maximum value of an Insight Grant is $500,000 over three to five years. A minimum request of $7,000 is required in at least one of the years. A maximum of $200,000 is available in a single year. The total budget for new awards in this competition is approximately $100 million disbursed over five years. This budget may be adjusted subject to the volume and quality of applications received in the competition. These, along with the size of the budgets requested and awarded, will determine the number of new grants awarded in spring 2012. Full program details are available on SSHRC's website.

Information for Faculty Applicants - (Update September 2011)

Office of Research Services Approval Form – Signatory Page for SSHRC Grant Applications - (Updated September 2011)

SSHRC Insight Grants Webinar - slides from the presentation on September 12, 2011

Grants Crafting Consultant – Once again this year, Dr. Rosemary Ommer, a Grants Crafting Consultant will work in conjunction with Unit Grants Facilitators/Research Grants Officers. Dr. Ommer will provide extensive feedback on grant application content, focusing on idea development and marketing the application for SSHRC committees. Dr. Ommer is available Monday to Wednesday and is located on campus at IIC-3054. She can be reached at 864-6110 or ommer@uvic.ca

SSHRC Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Deadline: November 9, 2011** (Please note the updated Deadline)
The broad purpose of this funding opportunity is to support workshops held in and outside of Canada, and conferences held in Canada. The funding opportunity's specific objectives are to advance research and scholarship on issues of intellectual, cultural and social importance by facilitating direct interaction among researchers and students, both from Canada and abroad; promote research development, linkages and knowledge mobilization among disciplines and across institutions, sectors, linguistic groups and regions; and enhance the visibility and profile of social sciences and humanities research.

Grants are available to help defray the costs of organizing workshops inside and outside of Canada and conferences in Canada.The value and period of tenure of a workshop grant is up to $25,000 for a workshop held within 12 months following the announcement of competition results. The values and periods of tenure of conference grants are: up to $25,000 for a conference of up to 200 participants that is held within 12 months following the announcement of competition results; up to $35,000 for a conference of 201 to 400 participants that is held within 12 months following the announcement of competition results; and up to $50,000 for a conference of more than 400 participants that is held within the 12 months following the announcement of competition results. This is the second of two competitions which are held each year. For more information, go to Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

First International Conference on
Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences
Date: 22-24 November 2011
Venue: Hotel Pullman Dubai Mall of the Emirates
Full details can be found at the conference website
Important Deadlines

• Submission of Abstract :15 February 2011
• Acceptance of submission :15 April 2011
• Submission of Full Paper :30 June 2011
• Early Bird Registration and Conference Fees :15 August 2011
  
  Student Registration :15 August 2011
  Registration Fees

Public Outreach Grants

Deadline: November 28, 2011**(Please note the updated deadline) Public Outreach Grants are designed to mobilize and/or leverage existing and ongoing research in the social sciences and humanities for a range of audiences beyond academia. Through this funding opportunity, SSHRC encourages researchers to find effective ways to disseminate, transfer, exchange, synthesize and broker research results to wider audiences. Funding is available for knowledge mobilization events in the open category or any of SSHRC's priority areas: