Canadian Research Funding

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Canadian Research Funding
Humanities and Social Sciences

• Canadian High Commission
• Canberra, Australia

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Overview of Canadian Research Funding

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
  of Canada (SSHRC)
• Funds research that build knowledge and expertise
  on social, cultural and economic issues
• Foreign researchers can be funded as
  co-applicants within selected SSHRC programs or
  can be supported (travel and subsistence) as
  collaborators within any SSHRC programs
• Canadian Studies Program in Australia and New
  Zealand
• Funded by the Government of Canada
• Aims to develop a greater knowledge and
  understanding of Canada, its values and its
  culture
• Supports the Association and Centres for Canadian
  Studies
• Offers research and teaching grants to academics,
  postgraduate travel awards and funds to assist
  visiting Canadian speakers

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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
of Canada (SSHRC)

• Promotes and supports university-based research
  and training in the social sciences and
  humanities
• Funds research that build knowledge and expertise
  on social, cultural and economic issues

www.sshrc.ca
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Definitions and Eligibility

• Principal applicant
• Individual who has primary responsibility for the
  intellectual direction of the research and
  administrative responsibility for the grant
• Must hold an academic appointment at a Canadian
  institution
• Co-applicant(s)
• Makes a significant contribution to the
  intellectual direction and conduct of the
  research
• Foreign researchers are eligible to apply as
  co-applicants to selected SSHRC programs only
• Collaborator(s)
• Foreign researchers may apply as collaborators to
  any SSHRC programs
• SSHRC does not fund the collaborators research
  expenses but does provide specific travel and
  subsistence costs

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SSHRC Programs

• Foreign researchers can only apply as
  collaborators
• Standard Research Grants
• Foreign researchers can apply as co-applicants
• Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRIs)
• Community-University Research Alliances (CURA)
• Strategic Knowledge Clusters
• Image, Text, Sound and Technology (ITST)
• Research Development Initiatives (RDIs)
• Northern Research Development Program (RDI North)
• International Opportunities Fund

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SSHRC Standard Research Grants

• Supports research and develops excellence in
  research activities in the social sciences and
  humanities
• Supports individual or team research
• Principal applicant and co-applicants must hold
  an academic appointment with a Canadian
  institution
• Foreign researchers can only apply as
  collaborators with a Canada-based team
• Awards are for up to 3 years
• Up to C100,000 per annum
• Maximum C250,000 over 3 years

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Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRIs)

• Leading edge collaborative research
• Broad and critical issues of intellectual,
  social, economic and cultural significance
• Fosters opportunities for collaboration on
  important international research, in which the
  Canadian team plays the lead role in the
  direction of the research
• Encourages the involvement of foreign scholars as
  co-applicants
• But must not exceed the number of Canadian
  participants
• Foreign co-applicants may be brought to the
  Canadian research site as Visiting Scholars for a
  period of 3 months
• Grants are awarded for 7 years with a minimum
  budget of C100,000 per year

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Community-University Research Alliances (CURA)

• Supports the creation of alliances between
  community organizations and postsecondary
  institutions
• Fosters research, training and the mobilization
  of knowledge in areas of importance for the
  social, cultural or economic development of
  Canadian communities
• Development grants (successful Letter of
  Intent)
• Up to C20,000
• Limited to travel, workshops, meetings,
  secretarial support and communication and
  dissemination activities
• Full grants (successful Full application)
• Up to 200,000 annually for up to five years
• Grant may be used to cover non-physical
  infrastructure costs for the support and
  coordination of the research teams and for
  carrying out some of the research activities
• CURAs are also expected to seek funding from
  other sources

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Strategic Knowledge Clusters

• A strategic knowledge cluster is a national or
  international network of researchers in the
  social sciences and/or humanities that fosters
  collaboration or otherwise contributes to a
  particular issue, theme or content area
• Supports networking, mobilizing knowledge, and
  facilitating the impact of research knowledge
• Does not directly fund research
• Clusters should include a sufficient number and
  range of participants to cover the perspectives
  and expertise required by the issue or topic
• Clusters are encouraged to include foreign
  co-applicants and collaborators
• Up to C300,000 annually for up to 7 years (Max
  2.1M)

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Image, Text, Sound and Technology (ITST)

• Supports new and creative applications of
  advanced technology in humanities and social
  sciences research
• Assists researchers to learn and apply innovative
  digital multimedia technologies to their research
  on image, text and sound
• Encourages proposals from multidisciplinary teams
  that offer a range of intellectual, technical and
  practical expertise
• Foreign researchers are eligible to apply as
  co-applicants or collaborators
• Partners and collaborators may be drawn from the
  private sector and public sectors as well as
  academia
• Grants up to C50,000 for 12 months

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Research Development Initiatives (RDIs)

• Supports research in its initial stages,
  especially proposals which aim to
• Develop new research questions
• Explore conceptual and methodological
  perspectives and directions
• Critically analyze and assess research
• Provides short-term support only
• Enables grant holders to develop their research
  to a point where they are able to submit fully
  developed proposals to other programs
• Foreign researchers are eligible to apply as
  co-applicants or collaborators
• Awards are for 1 to 2 years
• Maximum value is C40,000 over 2 years
• RDI grants are not renewable

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Northern Research Development Program (RDI North)

• Recognises the national significance and
  international strategic importance of Canadas
  North
• Supports the revitalization of existing research
  or development of new research
• Aims to enhance capacity for Northern research
  and/or develop collaboration with Northern
  communities
• Supports activities aimed at preparing full
  research proposals for funding under other
  programs
• Funds direct costs of research or other
  research-related activities (e.g. conferences,
  workshops and networking activities)
• Foreign researchers are eligible to apply as
  co-applicants or collaborators
• Maximum value is C40,000 over 2 years

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SSHRC International Opportunities Fund

• Assists Canadian researchers to initiate and
  develop international research collaborations
• TWO TYPES OF GRANTS
• Development Grants
• To support developmental activitiessuch as
  workshops, seminars, and planning meetingsthat
  are expected to lead to significant international
  collaboration
• Value C25,000 for one year
• Project Grants
• To help secure Canadian participation or
  leadership in current or planned international
  research initiatives or networks
• Value C75,000 for one year or exceptional
  projects may be considered for up to C150,000
  for two years

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SSHRC Grants Deadlines
Program Name Deadlines
Standard Research Grants OCTOBER 15th
Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRIs) JANUARY 31st Letter of Intent SEPTEMBER 1st Full Application
Research Development Initiatives (RDIs) APRIL 9th OR OCTOBER 8th
Strategic Knowledge Clusters NOVEMBER 20th
Image, Text, Sound and Technology SEPTEMBER 22nd
Northern Research Development (RDI North) NOVEMBER 10th
Community-University Research Alliances (CURAs) MAY 5th Letter of Intent FEBRUARY 15th Full Application
International Opportunities Fund JUNE 2nd (Development Grants) SEPTEMBER 1st (Project Grants)
Guidelines and Application Forms Online At
www.sshrc.gc.ca
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Government of CanadasCanadian Studies Program

• Aims to develop a greater knowledge and
  understanding of Canada, its values and its
  culture
• Offers support to academics outside Canada for
  teaching, research and publication about Canada
  in a variety of disciplines
• 26 national and multinational Canadian Studies
  associations around the world and 3 regional
  networks (Europe, Latino-American,
  Australasian-Pacific)
• Current funding at C5 Million

www.cdnstudies.ca
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Canadian Studies Program in Australia and New
Zealand

• Managed by the Canadian High Commission in
  Canberra
• More than C2 million invested in Aus/NZ since
  1982
• Up to C150,000 annually, including
• Support for the Association for Canadian Studies
  in Aus and NZ (ACSANZ)
• Support for Centres and programs in Canadian
  Studies at the Universities of Wollongong,
  Macquarie and Western Sydney
• Awards to academics and postgraduates for
  research and teaching about Canada
• Visits by Canadian personalities

www.canada.org.au
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Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and
New Zealand

• Multi-disciplinary organization
• Recognises and encourages interest in Canadian
  Studies
• Two issue per year of scholarly journal
  Australasian Canadian Studies
• Supports visiting speaking tours by prominent
  Canadians (CPEP grants)
• Supports postgraduate scholarship in Canadian
  Studies (ACSANZ Postgraduate Travel Award)
• Participates in Canada-Australasian-Pacific-Studie
  s (CAPS) Network
• Newsletter and E-mail Announcements list for
  members
• Membership A85 for 2 years (students 50 for 2
  years)

www.acsanz.org.au
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Centre for Canadian-Australian StudiesUniversity
of Wollongong

• Research centre in the Faculty of Arts
• Dedicated to comparative and interdisciplinary
  study related to Canada and particularly to
  comparative study between Australia and Canada
• Regular activities include
• Annual Canadian Studies Address by prominent
  Canadian speaker
• Indigenous Writers Night
• Canadian Film Night (part of the City of
  Wollongongs International Film Festival)
• Conferences
• Postgraduate Forums
• Publications

www.uow.edu.au/arts/ccas/
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Centre for Comparative Law, History and
Governance University of Macquarie

• Research centre in the Division of Law
• Launched as a Centre for Canadian Studies in 2006
• Dedicated to the study of legal development and
  the historical relationship between law and
  society in comparative perspective
• Current topics include native title, history of
  legal profession, historical study of
  inheritance, court system, colonial judges, and
  Australian Canadian legal development
• Director Dr Andrew Buck andrew.buck_at_mq.edu.au

www.law.mq.edu.au/CCLHG/
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Canadian Studies GroupUniversity of Western
Sydney

• Informal cross-campus program in Canadian Studies
• Encourages and supports Canadian Studies research
  and activities across all disciplines,
  faculties and campuses
• UWS was home to the first formal Centre for
  Canadian Studies in Australia in 1994
• Convenor Dr Gregory Teal greg.teal_at_uws.edu.au

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Eligibility for Canadian Studies Grants

• Canadian Studies is research aimed at a better
  understanding of Canadian society and/or culture
• Social Sciences and Humanities
• Architecture, Arts, Business Studies,
  Communications, Policy, Education, Environment,
  Economics, Geography, History, Law, International
  Relations, Linguistics, Literature, Media
  Studies, Planning, Politics, Public
  Administration, Religion, Science Policy,
  Sociology, Social Administration
• Purely scientific subjects and proposals that
  focus exclusively on technological or
  methodological issues are not eligible

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Canadian Studies Award Programs

• For Faculty
• Faculty Research Program (FRP)
• Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP)
• International Research Linkages (PIRL)
• Canada-Asia-Pacific Award (CAPA)
• ICCS Summer Seminar Series
• For Postgraduates
• ACSANZ Postgraduate Travel Award
• ICCS Graduate Scholarship
• For Post-doctorates
• Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships
• For Visiting Canadians
• Cultural Personalities Exchange Program (CPEP)

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Faculty Research Program (FRP)

• To assist individual academics to undertake
  short-term research on Canada or aspects of
  Canadas bilateral relations with Australia and
  NZ
• Maximum value C5,800
• For airfare to and living expenses in Canada for
  maximum of 4 weeks
• Number awarded annually varies (approx. 10)
• Application deadline July 31 (annually)

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Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP)

• To assist academics to develop and teach courses
  about Canada, including comparative courses where
  not less than 50 of teaching time is spent on
  Canadian material
• Maximum value C5,800
• For airfare to and living expenses in Canada for
  a maximum of 4 weeks
• Number awarded annually varies
• Application deadline July 31 (annually)

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International Research Linkages (IRL)

• To promote and facilitate international
  collaborative research between research teams
  from Canada and one or more countries where
  Canadian studies are represented
• Will fund research seminars, workshops, or other
  forms of linkages
• Maximum value C10,000
• Application Deadline November 23
• Send application direct to ICCS Secretariat and
  copy to Canadian High Commission in Canberra

www.iccs-ciec.ca
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Canada-Asia-Pacific Award (CAPA)

• Assists scholars in the Asia-Pacific
• Research projects related to Canada and
  Asia-Pacific relations (bilateral or multilateral
  relations)
• Individual or collaborative research
• Funds direct costs related to the research
  project, which may include a research trip to
  Canada
• Valued at C5,000 C10,000
• Maximum of 2 awarded annually
• Application Deadline November 23
• Send application direct to ICCS Secretariat and
  copy to Canadian High Commission in Canberra

www.iccs-ciec.ca
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ICCS Summer Seminar Series

• Open to academics and graduate students with a
  proven interest in Canadian Studies
• Annual 5-day bilingual seminar combining oral
  presentations by academics or practitioners,
  discussion groups, and visits to major cultural
  and political sites in Ottawa
• Limited to 20 participants worldwide
• ICCS will double by a ratio of 2 to 1 a
  scholarship offered to participants by ACSANZ
  (max C1,500)
• Application deadline April 15 (annually)

www.iccs-ciec.ca
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ACSANZ Postgraduate Travel Award

• For postgraduate students to make a short-term
  research trip to Canada
• Research must be relevant to the students thesis
  and in Canadian Studies
• Applicants must be members of ACSANZ (Student
  membership A50 for 2 years. New members
  welcome!)
• Maximum value A3,000
• for airfare to and travel and living expenses in
  Canada
• Up to 5 awarded annually
• Application deadline September 30

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ICCS Graduate Scholarship

• To assist Masters and Doctoral candidates to
  undertake thesis-related research on Canada at a
  Canadian university for 4-6 weeks
• Value C3,500
• 5 awarded annually worldwide, up to 2 awarded
  from Aus-NZ
• Application deadline November 15
• NB 1500 Institutional Support Award may be
  offered in conjunction with Graduate Student
  Scholarship by participating Canadian institutions

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Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Teaching or research internships
• May be located at any university with a Canadian
  Studies program (in Canada or abroad)
• For possible locations see
• www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/otherlinks/centers/worldma
  p.html
• Must have completed a PhD on a topic primarily
  related to Canada and not be employed in a
  full-time university teaching position
• Value C2,500 per month return airfare
• Application deadline November 15

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Cultural Personalities Exchange Program (CPEP)

• To assist prominent Canadian personalities in
  academic and cultural fields to obtain better
  exposure of their work and raise the profile of
  Canada abroad
• Projects evaluated on quality and quantity of
  planned activities, audiences targeted and
  likelihood of fostering ongoing linkages
• Minimum of 5 speaking engagements
• Grant covers international airfare (economy
  only) host institution is responsible for
  visitors living expenses
• Application must be submitted by the host
  institution through a faculty member who is a
  member of ACSANZ
• Applications at any time to ACSANZ President

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Canadian Studies Awards Deadlines
Program Name Deadlines
Faculty Research Program (FRP) JULY 31st
Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP) JULY 31st
International Research Linkages Program (IRL) NOVEMBER 23th
Canada-Asia-Pacific Award (CAPA) NOVEMBER 23th
ICCS Summer Seminar Series APRIL 15th
ACSANZ Postgraduate Travel Award SEPTEMBER 30th
ICCS Graduate Student Scholarship NOVEMBER 15th
ICCS Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships NOVEMBER 15th
Guidelines and Application Forms Online At
www.canada.org.au
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Selection Process

• Selection panels of academics for each award
• Rankings sent to Ottawa for final adjudication
• Selection panels evaluate
• Merit of proposal
• Ability of applicant to accomplish proposal
• Strength of universitys commitment
• Feasibility of proposal
• Notification of Results
• November for FRP and FEP
• December for ACSANZ Postgraduate Award
• March for CAPA, IRL and ICCS Graduate

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Success Rates
2005/06 2005/06 2006/07 2006/07
Applications Awarded Applications Awarded
FRP 19 9 31 7
FEP 2 1 5 4
IRL NA NA 22 3
CAPA NA NA 6 1
ICCS Grad 5 1 6 3
ACSANZ Postgrad 12 4 15 5
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