Transcript SSHRC’s Program Architecture: Partnerships Funding

Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches en
sciences humaines du Canada
SSHRC’s Program Architecture
Gail Zboch, Senior Program Officer
Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives
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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Program
Talent
Insight
Connection
Mechanism
SSHRC Doctoral
Awards
Individuals & SSHRC Postdoctoral
Teams
Fellowships
(CGS, Vanier and
Foreign Study
Stipend)
(in future)
Partnerships
Research
Development Grants
Research Grants
Workshops &
Conferences
Scholarly Journals
Outreach and Tools
Partnership Development Grants
Partnership Grants
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CURRENT PROGRAMS
RENEWED PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE
Research Development Initiatives
Research Development Grants
INSIGHT
Strategic research development grants (several)
International Opportunities Fund: Development Grants
Standard Research Grants
Strategic research grants (several)
Research Grants
Aid to Scholarly Workshops & Conferences
International Opportunities Fund: Workshops & Conferences
Workshops and Conferences
CONNECTION
Public Outreach: Workshops & Conferences Grants
Aspects of Image, Text, Sound and Technology
Public Outreach: Dissemination Grants
Tools aspects of Standard Research Grants
Outreach and Tools
Image, Text, Sound and Technology: Summer Institutes
Aid to Scholarly Journals
No changes at this time
Major Collaborative Research Initiatives
Strategic Knowledge Clusters
Knowledge Impact in Society
Partnership
Partnership
Development &
Grants
Grants
Aspects of International Opportunities Fund
Fellowships and scholarships
No changes at this time
INSIGHT &
TALENT
CONNECTION
Community-University Research Alliances
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Talent
− The objectives of the Talent program are to:
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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:
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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:
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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 nonacademic 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
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Committee structure for the Insight program
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Assessment criteria:
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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:
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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:
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The Research Grants funding opportunity will be reviewed, and a new
structure announced in spring 2011.
For some funding opportunities these sizes will be decreased.
Deadlines for applications
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These will be adjusted to better meet the needs of applicants and
institutions.
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Proposed Timeline for Implementation
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Thank you / Merci
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: 613-943-1007
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