Transcript SSHRC Research Community Meeting

SSHRC Partnership and Partnership
Development Grants
Rosemary Ommer
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Renewal Structure
Three program umbrellas or “hats”:
Insight
Connections
Talent
Two modes of delivery under each
hat:
Individuals & Teams
Partnerships
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INSIGHT Programs (“Hats”)
 for Individuals and Teams
 Research Development Grants
 Research Grants
 for Partnerships
 Partnership Development Grants
 Partnership Grants
Partnerships are part of both “Insight” and
“Connection” – see later
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2. INSIGHT...hat #2
 Support research activities according to the
approach best suited to address the nature of
the research
 Support individuals, groups and formal
partnerships
 Engage more effectively in internationalization
of research
 Lever research support for a variety of sources
 Build knowledge and understanding about
people, society, and the world
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3. CONNECTION...(Hat#3)
 Realize potential of the social sciences and
humanities research for intellectual, cultural,
social and economic influence, benefit and
impact on and beyond the campus
 Support multi-directional flow of knowledge
 Funding for workshops, conferences, outreach,
tools, publications and partnered knowledge
mobilization
 Supports individuals, teams and formal
partnerships
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CONNECTION: Objectives
 Facilitate multi-directional flow of knowledge
among researchers and between campus and
community, to enhance intellectual, cultural,
social and economic influence, benefit and impact
 Increase accessibility of social sciences and
humanities research knowledge
 Build reciprocal relationships among researchers
and between researchers and knowledge cocreators and/or users
 Support development of networks and tools to
facilitate scholarly work and increase accessibility
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CONNECTION: Partnership
Programs
 Partnership Grants
 Partnership Development Grants
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
PARTNERSHIPS
 SSHRC recognizes that formal partnerships may cross
the boundaries of Insight & Connection umbrellas
 Applications may be put forward as Insight or as
Connection, or a combination thereof
 Intellectual leadership and governance may come from
the research community and/or the partners from the
public, private and not-for-profit sectors, but funding
would be administered by an eligible institution.
 Funding opportunities for formal partnerships
 Salary replacement stipend available for not-for profit
partners
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
 Partnership Grant
 2-stages: LOI, for invitation to full
application
 $20,000 if invited to full application
 Typically $500,000 to $2.5 million,
lower/higher to be considered
 4 to 7 years;
 Formal partnerships
 Must be led by an institution
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
 Partnership Grant
 Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research
partnerships
 Cross-sector co-creation of knowledge and
understanding
 Networks, and networks among research
centres
 Partnered research chairs
 Partnered research centres
 Other partnered knowledge mobilization
projects
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION:
Evaluation Criteria
1. Challenge: the aim and importance of the
endeavour
2. Feasibility: the plan to achieve excellence
3. Capacity: the expertise to succeed
Complex criteria across Insight and
Connection programs
Each incorporates multiple dimensions
and indicators
Are weighted differently for each program
Are identically weighted for new and
established scholars
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Criteria: Challenge
 Originality, significance and expected
contribution to knowledge
 Appropriateness of the theoretical
approach or framework
 Quality of training and mentoring for
HQP and emerging scholars, and
contribution opportunities
 Likelihood of influence and impact within
and/or beyond the social sciences and
humanities research community
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Criteria: Feasibility
 Meet objectives of Insight and/or Connection
program, the funding opportunity, and where
appropriate, thematic priority objectives
 Appropriateness of:
 Methodologies or approaches; strategies
and timelines for design and conduct of
research and/or related activity
 Budget, justification of costs, indications of
other planned resources (leveraging)
(continued I)
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Criteria
Feasibility (continued)
 Quality of knowledge mobilization plans,
effective dissemination, exchange and pans to
engage with and/or beyond research community
 Quality and genuineness of formal partnership;
management and governance, leadership and
involvement of partners
 Potential for long-term viability and progress
indicators (for PDG program)
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
Criteria: Capability
 Quality, quantity and significance of past
experience and published outputs of principle
team members relative to role in partnership,
and stage in career
 Evidence of other contributions through other
possible publications, professional practice,
public discourse, public policies, products and
services, and talent development (HQP)
 Experience in collaboration and formal
partnerships
 Potential for future contributions
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Partnerships: Leveraging
 Partnership Grant
 Demonstrate commitments in proposed
leveraging plan
 Applications involving natural sciences,
engineering and/or health partners must
demonstrate a leveraging plan for 25% funding
(cash and/or in-kind) over life of the grant: NOT
NSERC/CIHR funds
 Minimum 35% cash and/or in-kind commitments
from partners, contributors, other agencies
over and above total $ from SSHRC, as indicator of
commitment.
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION:
Adjudication
 Commensurate with the size and complexity of
the research or related activity
 Generally a multidisciplinary, cross-sector
committee of scholars from the research
community and experts from other sectors
 May also include:
 Relevance review for alignment with
priority themes prior to adjudication
 An additional set of guidelines in regard
to priority themes
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
 Insight based partnerships:
 Research focus and emphasis
 Connection based partnerships:
 Knowledge mobilization/application focus and
emphasis
 Emphasize and balance each as appropriate for the
proposed partnership and project objectives
 Include meaningful opportunities for students and new
scholars to participate
 Flexibility of partnership program for full range of
potential partners with which to engage
 Flexibility of dissemination options for full range of
publication and communication across sectors
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION:
Criteria Weighting
Partnership
Development Grant
Partnership Grant
 Challenge 50%
 Feasibility 20%
 Capability 30%
 Challenge 40%
 Feasibility 30%
 Capability 30%
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
 Partnership Development Grant
 $75,000 to $200,000, over 1 to 3 years
(lower/higher amounts considered)
 New and existing formal partnerships
 Led by individuals or institutions
 To develop new partnership activities with existing and
potential partners in order to conduct research and related
activities (knowledge mobilization, meaningful HQP
involvement)
 To design and test new methodologies and research
partnership approaches that have potential for replication
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INSIGHT & CONNECTION
 Partnership Development Grant
 Disciplinary and interdisciplinary
research partnerships
 Cross-sector co-creation of knowledge
and understanding
 Networks, and networks among research
centres
 Partnered research centres
 Other partnered knowledge mobilization
projects
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Program Clarifications
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Matching funds for partnership program may be cash or in-kind.
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SSHRC anticipates that most funding will still be allocated to open
research (subject chosen by the applicants) as is the current
situation. The priority areas will not be a limiting factor to what
research is funded.
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The weighting of the evaluation criteria, as proposed by SSHRC,
apply equally to all applicants, regardless of career stage.
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The project budget will play a role in the evaluation of projects: the
evaluation will be commensurate with the level of funding requested
and the complexity of the proposed project. Appropriateness of the
budget and the justification of the proposed costs will be assessed.
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SSHRC will still use special calls as required for new joint or
strategic initiatives as they arise.
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