Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant

Value:

Connection Grants supporting events are valued at $7,000 to $25,000 over one year.

Connection Grants supporting outreach activities are valued at $7,000 to $50,000 over one year.

Disciplines:

• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Social Sciences

Sponsors:

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Deadlines:

Additional Dates:

• ROADS - Notice of Intent - March 3, 2025
• ROADS - Draft Application - April 10, 2025
• ROADS - Final Application - April 24, 2025
• Sponsor - Final Application - May 1, 2025

Description:

These grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage with participants on research issues they value. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.

Additional Program Information:

Connection Grants support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities that facilitate:

• disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary exchanges in the humanities and social sciences;
• scholarly exchanges between those working in the social sciences and humanities and those working in other research fields;
• intersectoral exchanges between academic researchers in the humanities and social sciences, and researchers and practitioners from the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors; and/or
• international research collaboration and scholarly exchanges between researchers, students, and non-academic partners from other countries.

Eligibility:

Individuals can apply, as an applicant, for only one Connection Grant per calendar year. An applicant cannot apply for or hold more than one Connection Grant for the same event or outreach activity.

Resources:

Additional Details.

Contact:

For more information and to apply, contact Amanda Graveline, Senior Advisor, ROADS.