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The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) Storytellers Challenge asks undergraduate and graduate students to show Canadians how social sciences and humanities research is affecting our lives, our world and our future for the better. 

• Tell SSHRC a compelling, creative and clear story about a SSHRC-funded project happening at UCalgary 
• Create a three-minute video or audio clip, or a 300-word creative narrative (such as a short essay or poem) or infographic 
• Feature your own research or another UCalgary researcher’s SSHRC-funded project (make sure you get their written approval) 
• Applicants must be 19 or older and enrolled at UCalgary. International students are welcome. The Challenge is not open to postdoctoral researchers. 

Judging and prizes for this competition are administered by SSHRC.

Next Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 19, 2027, at 3 p.m. (Alberta Time) (5 p.m. Eastern)

Prizes:

• 15 finalists will each receive $3,000 
• The top 5 winners will each receive $4,000 

All finalists and winners will be invited to attend an online research communications workshop hosted by SSHRC. Finalists and winners will be notified in March 2027.