December 2022 Partnership Engage Grants

Eligibility

• Applicants must normally be affiliated with an eligible Canadian institution at the time of application.
• Co-applicants may be individuals from Canadian post-secondary institutions, not-for-profit organizations, philanthropic foundations, think tanks, and municipal, territorial or provincial governments; or International post-secondary institutions.
• Collaborators are any individuals who may make a significant contribution to the intellectual direction of the proposed project. Collaborators do not need to be affiliated with an eligible Canadian post-secondary institution.
• An applicant may apply for only one (1) Partnership Engage Grant per calendar year. In addition, current Partnership Engage Grant holders may not submit a new Partnership Engage Grant application until their current grant is no longer active.
• Only one (1) Canadian or international organization from the public, private and/or non-profit sector may be involved as a partner organization.
• Co-applicants from eligible not-for-profit organizations may request a salary research allowance to release them from duties to their organization.
• There are four SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant deadlines per year: September 15, December 15, March 15, June 15

Summary

Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector.

The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through the Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors.

In addressing an organization-specific need, challenge and/or opportunity, these partnerships let non-academic organizations and post-secondary researchers access each other’s unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities on topics of mutual interest.

Submission Process

1. Complete the APPLICATION form and SSHRC CV in the SSHRC online system.
2. Complete the pre-award/application record in the U of C RMS online system; attach a downloaded copy of your application from the SSHRC portal; and submit for approvals.
3. Submit your application through the SSHRC online system (click "submit" once it has been verified as complete) so it can come to Research Services for review and institutional approval at least three business days in advance of when you wish to submit the application to SSHRC (by noon), before the relevant adjudication deadline for each competition cycle (December 12, at noon for this intake). As an optional service, if you wish to receive a detailed administrative review, with the opportunity for feedback, please submit your complete and final application at least two weeks in advance of when you wish to submit the application to SSHRC (Dec. 1, 2022 at 4:00PM).

Resources

For help with RMS, contact:

Email: rms@ucalgary.ca

Tel.:4032109309

To contact SSHRC for help:

Email: partnershipengagegrants@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

Tel.: 613-943-1007

Relevant Documents

partnership-engage-grant-guide-for-applying-2021.docx

2021-sshrc-budget-resources.docx

sshrc-budget-development-tool-2021.xlsx

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.