SSHRC Insight Grants 2025

Research Admin Offices:

ROADS

Funding Type:

Grant

Opportunity Type:

Grant

Value:

As of the October 2025 competition cycle onwards, the value of these grants will be adjusted as follows:

Stream A: $10,000 to $125,000 (previously $7,000 to $100,000)
Stream B: $125,001 to $500,000 (previously $100,001 to $400,000)
Minimum request: $10,000 in at least one year
Maximum per year: $125,000

Disciplines:

DeGroote School of Business
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
Health Sciences

Sponsors:

Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline:

September 24, 2025

Sponsor Deadline:

October 1, 2025

Additional Dates:

ROADS NOI - August 1, 2025
ROADS First Draft Application - September 11, 2025
ROADS Final Application - September 24, 2025
Sponsor Final Application - October 1, 2025

Description:

To support increased funding values and support for long-term research (2-5 years) in the social sciences and humanities. This grant enables emerging scholars and established scholars to address complex issues about individuals and societies, and to further our collective understanding.

Additional Program Information:

Webinar Information:

SSHRC will host two webinars via MS Teams to provide updates and answer questions. Registration is required.

August 21, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (ET) – French
- Registration and Meeting Link
August 21, 2025 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (ET) – English
- Registration and Meeting Link

Eligibility:

Proposals can involve any discipline, thematic area, approach or subject area eligible for SSHRC funding. See subject matter eligibility
Ineligible projects include: Curriculum development; program evaluation; teaching material; preparation; conference/workshop organization; digitization or database creation
Applicants may only apply for one Insight Grant at a time. However, unsuccessful Insight Development Grant applicants from February 2025 may apply for an Insight Grant in October 2025

Resources:

Additional details.

Contact:

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