1. SSHRC Institutional Grant Programs @Trent University
October 2018

2. SSHRC Institutional Grant (SIG)
SSHRC provides annual block grants to help eligible Canadian postsecondary institutions fund, through their own merit review processes, small-scale research and research-related activities by their faculty in the social sciences and humanities
SIG funds are intended to help Canadian postsecondary institutions strengthen research excellence in the social sciences and humanities
Value of grant is based on SSHRC performance in external competitions
Trent must apply annually for the SIG and report on the use of funds

3. SSHRC Talent, Insight, Connections
SSHRC Explore (Talent, Insight) up to $7000
SSHRC Exchange International Travel (Connections) up to $1500
SSHRC Exchange Knowledge Mobilization (Connections) up to $3000

4. SSHRC Explore Grant - Purpose
Modest funding to develop a research project or pilot program
Small scale experimentation and innovation
Enable the hiring of students to participate in research and contribute to their own professional development
Training must incorporate dimensions of the Guidelines for Effective Research Training

5. SHSRC Explore Grant - Eligibility
A full-time academic staff member with professional or academic librarian rank
Postdoctoral Fellows or Limited Term Appointments provided they maintain their affiliation for the duration of the award
Adjunct Professors where Trent University is their only academic appointment
Not currently holding an external SSHRC award

6. SSHRC Explore Grants – Allowable Expenses
Research Personnel (RA’s/technical staff)
Professional/secretarial services
Actual costs of use of specialized equipment
Research related travel (field work, meetings with research team, travel to libraries)
Supplies not normally provided to research by the University (should not exceed 10% of award)

7. SSHRC Explore Grants – Ineligible Expenses
Conference travel
Purchase of research equipment
Equipment servicing
Publication page charges
Visiting professors or lectureships
Start-up funding
Costs of research leading to a degree including support for research conducted by graduate students in partial fulfilment of degree requirements unless such research is part of the faculty member’s ongoing research program

8. SSHRC Explore Grants – Review Criteria
Demonstrated Need for Funding
Innovation and Experimentation
Student and HQP Training
Budget and Feasibility
Future Funding Plans
Appeals

9. SSHRC Explore Grant –Conditions of Awards
Value = maximum of $7,000
Tenable for 18 months
Competitions May 1st and December 1st
May only hold one award at a time and larger projects may not be simultaneously funded by several small grants
Must be used for the approved project without variances
Requires a final report which will be posted on the Trent website
SSHRC must be acknowledged
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10. SSHRC Exchange Grant – International Conference Travel - Purpose
The purpose of this program is to enable scholars to present a paper in international meetings of major scholarly significance and therefore contribute to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the social sciences and humanities. The conference must take place outside Canada.

11. SSHRC Exchange Grant – International Conference Travel -Eligibility
A full-time academic staff member with professional or academic librarian rank;
Post-Doctoral Fellows or Limited Term Appointments, provided they maintain their affiliation for the duration of the grant period; an
Adjunct Professors, where Trent University is their only academic appointment (Adjunct professors who hold academic rank at another Canadian institution are not eligible)
In addition, the applicant must be taking an active role in the conference, normally through the presentation of a scholarly paper. Applicants acting as a chair of a session or not presenting a paper are not considered eligible for funding

12. SSHRC Exchange Grant – International Conference Travel – Review Criteria
Priority is given to:
Invited presentations such as "keynote address" at a major or annual conference;
Papers selected by an academic panel at a major or annual conference;
Regular presentations at a major or annual conference
Applicants awaiting confirmation of participation from the conference organizers, at the time of application, can indicate this on their application forms. Funding may be awarded pending confirmation of their role in the conference

13. SSHRC Exchange Grant – International Conference Travel – Eligible Expenses
Airline transportation, plus reasonable ground transportation to and from airports;
Registration fee; and
Subsistence costs (maximum of four days)
The maximum award available for any conference will be limited to $1,500.00

14. SSHRC Exchange Grant – International Conference Travel – Conditions of Award
Value = maximum of $1,500
Tenable for 12 months
Competitions May 1st and December 1st
Applicants may not apply more than once in any academic year
Retroactive applications will not be considered
Requires a final report which will be posted on the Trent website
SSHRC must be acknowledged

15. SSHRC Exchange Knowledge Mobilization - Purpose
to support the organization of small-scale knowledge mobilization activities, such as workshops and seminars, in order to encourage collaboration and the dissemination of research results both within and beyond the academic community.

16. SSHRC Exchange Knowledge Mobilization -Eligibility
A full-time academic staff member with professional or academic librarian rank
Postdoctoral Fellows or Limited Term Appointments provided they maintain their affiliation for the duration of the award
Adjunct Professors where Trent University is their only academic appointment

17. SSHRC Exchange Knowledge Mobilization- Review Criteria
Seed funding to organize a workshop or research meeting which will assist future SSHRC Grant applications;
Support for workshops, visiting speakers or conferences connected with an applicant's externally funded research program;
A small amount of funding to organize an event which will support research capacity.
Priority for these grants will be given to:
Knowledge mobilization activities that engage with an interdisciplinary audience in local, national, and international communities;
Activities that allow for the development of meaningful relationships and network building that, in the future, will lead to collaboration; and
Activities that distribute research knowledge to non-academic communities in an inclusive, accessible manner.

18. SSHRC Exchange Knowledge Mobilization- Ineligible Activities
Research activities (e.g. literature reviews, field work, data collection, interviews, etc.);
Development of stand-alone volumes;
Annual general meetings or any other activity directly related to an associations business meetings;
Book launches or similar report dissemination;
Receptions for association members; and
Any activities normally paid for by an association's operating fees
Honoraria for guest lecturers.

19. SSHRC Exchange Knowledge Mobilization- conditions of Awards
Value = maximum of $3,000
Tenable for 12 months
Competitions May 1st and December 1st
May only hold one award at a time and larger projects may not be simultaneously funded by several small grants
Must be used for the approved project without variances
Requires a final report which will be posted on the Trent website
SSHRC must be acknowledged

20. Contacts: SSHRC Mentor: David Sheinin dsheinin@trentu.ca
Faculty A-L: Leah Kindree
Faculty M-Z: Karen Johnson
SIG Program: Cathy Gates