SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants

Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant

Value:

$10,000 to $50,000 over one year

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:

Description:

These grants are expected to respond to the objectives of Research partnerships program.  They provide short-term, timely support for partnered research activities that directly inform decision-making at a single non-academic partner organization (public, private, or not-for-profit).

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; preparation of teaching materials; organization of a conference/workshop organization; digitization of a collection or database creation
• Only one partner organization permitted (Canadian or international; public, private, or not-for-profit).
• Postsecondary institutions and scholarly associations are not eligible as partner organizations.
• Partner must be independent (arm’s length) from the applicant and academic institution.
  Not eligible if the applicant:
  • Owns or is employed by the partner organization (salaried or not)
  • Is related to someone who controls or is a member of a governing board that controls the partner organization.

• While cash and/or in-kind contributions are not mandatory, partner organizations are expected to support the activities of the partnership through these contributions.
• A salary research allowance can be requested in the budget for a Canadian not-for-profit organization involved in the partnership with a co-applicant on the team, to release them from duties to their organization.
• Researchers involved in formal partnerships that have more than one partner organization are encouraged to apply for Partnership Development Grants or Partnership Grants.

Application/Nomination Process:

By August 4, 2026: Email ROADS to confirm intent to apply.

By August 25, 2026 (9:00 AM)*: Email draft application, and the partner letter of support to Amanda Graveline (gravelia@mcmaster.ca) for content review.

By September 8, 2026 (9:00 AM)*: Submit your final application through the SSHRC portal for administrative review .  Submit a completed, signed Application Approval Form to ROADS.

By September 15, 2026 (4:30 PM): ROADS will submit the application to SSHRC.

Resources:

Additional details.

Contact:

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