Press Release Department: Federal - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

The SSHRC announced ten social innovation research teams have been selected for funding through the 2018 Trans-Atlantic Platform Social Innovation funding opportunity. Nine of the 10 projects include researchers from different academic institutions across Canada. Some of the diverse issues being examined through a trans-Atlantic lens include social innovation management for bioplastics, archeological and linguistic research to understand the social, … Read more

Minister Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) announced $285 million in funding to over 6,900 researchers and graduate students across Canada. This investment, through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, will fund research in areas including education, immigration, Indigenous health and the environment. Duncan highlighted $1.6 million to support 33 projects at the University of New Brunswick. … Read more

Minister Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) announced the next phase of the New Frontiers in Research Fund ―the community consultations for the Transformation stream. To be launched in October, this competition stream will support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that have the potential to bring about real and lasting change. The 2019 competition … Read more

Minister Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) was at Laurentian University to announce the first 157 early career researchers to receive funding for exploratory research that crosses disciplinary boundaries. This first investment of $38 million will support early career researchers with five years or less of experience since their first academic appointment. Each recipient will … Read more

Minister Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) announced the Government of Canada will invest over $80 million to help establish eight new Canada Excellence Research Chairs. Duncan welcomed new Canada Excellence Research Chairs from as far away as Denmark, Italy, Germany and Finland. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-4204.

Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing $141 million to support nearly 3,000 of Canada’s most talented scholars, including early-career researchers, across the country. Also announced were the 18 recipients of this year’s Canada Graduate Scholarships to Honour Nelson Mandela. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-4204.

Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) awarded 116 winning recipients up to $50,000 to identify new ways of doing research with Indigenous communities. This investment of $5.6 million announced at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park is designed to support community gatherings and workshops that will mobilize existing knowledge, facilitating dialogue and knowledge sharing. More … Read more

Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) announced new funding to transform the way government supports research. This includes an investment of $275 million over the next five years, and $65 million per year ongoing, to support research that is international, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking and high-risk. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-4051.

Jean Grondin, Université de Montréal philosopher and leading thinker in the humanities, is this year’s 2018 SSHRC Impact Awards Gold Medal recipient. He has advanced knowledge in the fields of German philosophy, metaphysics and hermeneutics ̶ the theory of interpretation ̶ with wide-ranging impact in Canada and internationally. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-4051.

Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) reported that the Canada Research Chairs Program’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan is achieving results. In the latest round of applications, the program reached an historic high, with women accounting for over 43 per cent of nominations submitted. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-2600.