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Social Sciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches ensciences humaines du Canada
SSHRC’s Program Architecture
Éric Bastien, Assistant DirectorStrategic Programs and Joint InitiativesOctober 21, 2010
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Purpose of SSHRC Program Architecture Renewal
By renewing SSHRC’s program architecture we will deliver:
− greater overall program coherence− a simpler interface between applicants and
SSHRC− improved service for applicants
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Structure
Three programs:− Talent − Insight − Connection
Two funding streams:− Individual researchers and informal groups
or teams − Formal partnerships
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Individuals & Teams
Partnerships
Talent Insight ConnectionProgram
Mechanism
Partnership Development Grants
Partnership Grants
SSHRC Doctoral Awards
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships
(CGS, Vanier and Foreign Study Stipend)
Research Development Grants
Research Grants
Workshops & Conferences
Scholarly Journals
Outreach and Tools
(in future)
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Research Development Initiatives
Strategic research development grants (several)
International Opportunities Fund: Development Grants
Standard Research Grants
Strategic research grants (several)
Research Development Grants
Research Grants
Community-University Research Alliances
Major Collaborative Research Initiatives
Strategic Knowledge Clusters
Knowledge Impact in Society
Aspects of International Opportunities Fund
Partnership Grants
Partnership Development
Grants&
Public Outreach: Dissemination Grants
Tools aspects of Standard Research Grants
Image, Text, Sound and Technology: Summer Institutes
Workshops and Conferences
Outreach and Tools
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International Opportunities Fund: Workshops & Conferences
Public Outreach: Workshops & Conferences Grants
Aspects of Image, Text, Sound and Technology
Fellowships and scholarships No changes at this time
TALENT
No changes at this timeAid to Scholarly Journals
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Talent
− The objectives of the Talent program are to:
– support the development of the best or most promising highly qualified personnel with SSH research and professional skills;
– support the best or most promising SSH students and postdoctoral fellows selected through an adjudication process;
– support students and scholars in gaining exposure to international SSH scholarship; and
– mobilize SSH knowledge that has the potential to lead to intellectual, cultural, social and economic influence, benefit and impact.
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Insight
− The objectives of the Insight program are to:
– build knowledge and understanding from disciplinary, interdisciplinary and/or cross-sector perspectives through support for the best researchers;
– support new approaches to research on complex and important topics, including those that transcend the capacity of any one scholar, institution or discipline;
– provide a high-quality research training experience for students;
– fund research expertise that relates to societal challenges and opportunities; and
– mobilize research knowledge, to and from academic and non-academic audiences, with the potential to lead to intellectual, cultural, social and economic influence, benefit and impact.
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Connections
− The objectives of the Connection program are to:
– facilitate the multidirectional flow of SSH knowledge among researchers and between the campus and the larger community, in order to enhance intellectual, cultural, social and economic influence, benefit, and impact;
– increase the accessibility and use of SSH research knowledge among academic and non-academic audiences;
– support the building of reciprocal relationships among SSH, and between SSH researchers and those in a position to either co-create or use research knowledge;
– support the development of SSH research networks and tools designed to facilitate scholarly work; and
– make such networks and tools more accessible to non-academic audiences.
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Evaluation Criteria Across Funding Opportunities
− Challenge: The aim and importance of the endeavour
− Feasibility: The plan to achieve excellence
− Capability: The expertise to succeed
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Results of Program Architecture Feedback
− Committee structure for the Insight program– The Research Grants funding opportunity will be reviewed, and a
new structure announced in spring 2011.
− Assessment criteria: – The weighting of “capability” will be adjusted to between 30 and 40
per cent for all funding opportunities.
− Level of mandatory contributions in Partnership Grants for Insight and Connection programs:
– This will be reduced to 35 per cent in cash and/or in-kind contributions over and above the total amount of funding requested from SSHRC.
− Proposed maximum grant sizes: – For some funding opportunities these sizes will be decreased.
− Deadlines for applications– These will be adjusted to better meet the needs of applicants and
institutions.
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Proposed Timeline for Implementation
