2023 SSHRC Partnership Grants - Stage 1

Eligibility

Summary

The SSHRC Partnership Grant provides support for new and existing formal partnerships spanning four to seven years with funding up to $500,000 per year for a maximum total of up to $2.5 million over seven years. Partnership Grants provide support for formal partnerships that advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities through mutual cooperation and sharing of intellectual leadership, as well as through resources as demonstrated by cash and/or in-kind contributions. 

Submission Process

Applicants are asked to email a brief overview of the project to Research Services, to help identify which internal staff/resources might best offer support with application development.  Please email a completed internal Notice of Intent (see attached iNOI template) to ipd@ucalgary.ca by November 10, 2022.

The SSHRC-PG program has a two stage adjudication process. Only applicants successful at the first stage will be invited to submit an application at the second stage.

Institutional and agency milestones are listed here and additional instructions follow.

Phase: Application Development

Submit internal Notice of Intent* to RSO via email (ipd@ucalgary.ca)

• Deadline: November 10, 2022 by 9:00 am

Prepare draft Stage 1 application

• Deadline: To January 3, 2023

Submit draft Stage 1 application to RSO for review by SUPPORT by uploading to the SSHRC portal and notifying supporting analyst

• Deadline: January 3, 2023 by 9:00 am

Phase: Review

Review of draft Stage 1 application by SUPPORT

• Deadline: January 10 – 13, 2023 (TBD)

SUPPORT feedback distributed to PIs

• Deadline: By January 20, 2023 (TBD)

Phase: Letter of Engagement

Submit draft Letter of Engagement (including details of faculty/partner support and contribution back-up) and draft complete budget to RSO via email to supporting analyst

• Deadline: January 19, 2023

Submit final Letter of Engagement to RSO

• Deadline: January 31, 2023

​​​​​​​Phase: Revision

Incorporate feedback from SUPPORT and finalize Stage 1 application

• Deadline: January 20 - February 2, 2023

Phase: Submission

Submit final Stage 1 application via SSHRC portal (incl. all partner / participant info); all approvals within RMS

• Deadline: February 2, 2023 by 9:00 am

​​​​​​​Conduct administrative review and obtain Institutional sign-off

• Deadline: February 2-10, 2023

Submit Stage 1 application to SSHRC

• Deadline: February 10, 2023

*iNOI template to be provided by RSO

Additional application information will be provided to those moving forward in the competition.

Applications, plus approval in the Research Management System (RMS) will be required by RSO by 9am, February 2, 2023. Complete the Pre-Award record in RMS (login at https://research.ucalgary.ca/rms). Please use the “SSHRC Partnership Grant” funding opportunity, and be sure to select "Submitted for approvals" (Under Save & Progress) in RMS in good time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the Research Services deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines. A step sheet for creating an application record in RMS is available in the Resources section below.

SSHRC-PG applications require strong institutional support in order to be successful with the agency. To aid researchers in achieving success in the SSHRC-PG competition, SUPPORT Partnerships and Major Grants Committee will host an optional Test Your Concept session on October 28 to discuss proposed project ideas and offer early comment. For more information please visit the Test Your Concept page. Interested applicants must register for this session by 9am October 17, 2022; space is available on a first come-first served basis.

Resources

Support for projects involving Indigenous Research:

Support with the development of your grant application is available internally through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST). Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage.

Creating a Pre-Award Application

Relevant Documents

internal-notice-of-intent-sshrc-pg-pdg-nov-2022.docx

Pre-application deadlines

RSO internal deadline

Pre-application program deadline

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

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.

Please use the internal Notice of Intent template form attached.

Projects being led elsewhere: If the University of Calgary is to be named as a partner organization, the co-applicant from the University of Calgary is encouraged to initiate discussions with their Faculty and contact Research Services (ipd@ucalgary.ca) by January 12, 2023. Research Services will provide information on the invitation process and assist with fulfilling partner requirements. 

RMS Training

As the full application will run through RMS, we encourage applicants to view the step sheets available at the RMS Training page. 

For training or technical support, you can contact RMS at: rms@ucalgary.ca and 403.210.9309.

Webinars

The presentation and recording from the SSHRC informational webinar will be made on request to ipd@ucalgary.ca.