Please forward this message to all York University faculty members who conduct research in the social sciences, arts and humanities.
SSHRC PARTNERSHIP GRANTS
Partnership Grants provide support for new and existing formal partnerships over four to seven years to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities through mutual co-operation and sharing of intellectual leadership, as well as through shared resources as evidenced by cash and/or in-kind contributions.
Complete details on this funding program can be found by visiting SSHRC’s web site here.
Guidelines from the 2020 SSHRC Partnership Grant Stage 1 competition (subject to changes with SSHRC’s official 2021 Competition Launch) can be found here.
Please see the SSHRC website for definitions of “Partner Organization” and “Formal Partnership.”
Partnership Grant proposals are expected to respond directly to the objectives of the Insight, Connection or Talent programs.
Value of Awards
Stage 1: Letter of Intent – Up to $20,000
Stage 2: Full Application (by invitation only) – between $500,000 and $2.5 million over 4-7 years
PLEASE NOTE: SSHRC has not formally launched the 2021 competition, but York University is launching an internal Notice of Intent (iNOI) process early given the competitiveness and strategic importance of the competition to the university.
The SSHRC-hosted PG Stage 1 webinar will likely be held in November (date TBA by SSHRC). Once a date has been announced, we will send out notice with the date and login information.
INTERNAL NOTICE OF INTENT
All researchers planning to apply to the SSHRC Partnership Grants program – Letter of Intent phase are required to submit an Internal Notice of Intent (iNOI) to Diana Frasca, SIRI Specialist in the Office of Research Services (ORS) no later than 9am on November 23, 2020. iNOI packages will be reviewed by the Strategic Project and Opportunity Review Team (SPORT), as well as a SIRI Specialist, and reviews will be returned to Project Directors by December 16, 2020.
Please Note: Because SSHRC Partnership Grants are institutional awards and require the support of researchers’ respective Departments, Faculties, Organized Research Units (ORU), and the Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation (VPRI), the iNOI package should be accompanied by confirmed commitments. In order to secure these commitments, all researchers should notify their Department, Faculty Research Office, ORU, and Diana Frasca as soon as possible about their intention to apply (ideally in September). Doing so will both streamline the process of securing supports for the partnership and ensure that researchers receive adequate support in application preparation.
Application components include:
- NOI application form
- Project Goals and Description (8 pages)*
- Description of Team (3 pages)*
- Proposed Contributions Plan (1 page)*
- Funds Requested from SSHRC (use the attached budget template)*
- Project Director Investigator SSHRC CV and attachment (Research Contributions and Relevant Experience – 5 pages)*
- NEW THIS YEAR: SSHRC will be introducing a co-director model. A Co-Director could be an individual, participating in a grant application, who shares intellectual leadership with the Project Director and other Co-Directors, as applicable. A Co-Director plays a significant role in the planning and conduct of the research and research-related activity. While the Project Director and host institution are accountable for coordinating the overall financial administration of the grant, the Co-Director(s) may have some responsibility for financial aspects of the research. Co-directors will also submit CVs for the committee’s consideration. As far as eligibility goes, a Co-Director will have the same eligibility guidelines as Co-Applicants. Please note that having a Co-Director model for any project is optional, so if a project is planned with a single Project Director and Co-applicants and Collaborators as normally seen on PG applications, that is perfectly fine. If you do choose to include a Co-Director(s), please also include their CV for SPORT review.
- Project Alignment with University and Faculty Strategic Plans (1 page)
- Confirmation of York University commitments to the proposed partnership (i.e. email communications, Dean’s memo)
*For bullets 2-6, please follow SSHRC Partnership Grant Stage 1 Guidelines. SIRI also has templates available for all sections of the application, so please contact Diana Frasca if you would like access to these documents.
IMPORTANT DATES and DEADLINES:
- SSHRC Partnership Grant webinar: November (English) & (French), 2020
- iNOI + Confirmation of Resources/Institutional Support Submitted to ORS: November 23, 2020
- SPORT Committee + SIRI Specialist Feedback: December 16, 2020
- ORS Deadline for Final Technical Review of Completed Application: February 1, 2021
- Final ORS deadline for complete Letter of Intent: Friday February 12, 2021
- Agency Deadline for Stage 1 application: Monday February 15, 2021 (Family Day)
- SSHRC Results: Spring 2021
- Full Application Deadline (by invitation only): October 29, 2021
- SSHRC Interview Phase (all applicants invited to full application): March 2022
- Funds Released: March 2022
For more information and to set up a one-on-one meeting contact Diana Frasca, SIRI Specialist, at dfrasca@yorku.ca.
Enclosed: York iNOI Form