The following SSHRC grant mechanisms provide funding for research, research training and knowledge mobilization carried out by new and existing formal partnerships.
To encourage faculty to apply for these grants, UTM and U of T offer a number of supports and resources.
Before submitting a funding application to a sponsor, a Principal Investigator (PI) must secure University approval for the proposal through the My Research Application (MRA) system. Please see the MRA deadlines noted below. For more information, please see How to Submit an Application Through MRA.
Partnership Engage Grants
Overview: 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. Partnerships supported by this grant are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research partnerships program. However, Partnership Engage Grants cannot respond exclusively to the objectives of the Research partnerships program.
Value: $7,000 to $25,000
Duration: 1 year
Deadlines:
- UTM MRA deadline: December 4, 2024, 9 am
- Sponsor deadline: December 15, 2024, 8 pm ET
| UTM MRA deadline | RSO MRA deadline | Internal deadline to submit on SSHRC site (for RSO review) | Sponsor deadline | Results announced | Award start date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2024, 9 am | December 6, 2024 | December 12, 2024, 9 am ET | December 15, 2024, 8 pm ET | End of February 2025 | March 1, 2025 |
| TBA (early March 2025) | TBA (early March 2025) | TBA (mid-March 2025) | March 15, 2025, 8 pm ET | End of May 2025 | June 1, 2025 |
Links:
- U of T Research Services Office Partnership Engage Grants page (U of T-specific application instructions)
Partnership Development Grants
Overview: Partnership Development Grants provide support to teams/partnerships, led by a project director, to:
- Develop research and/or related activities in the social sciences and humanities—these can include knowledge mobilization and the meaningful involvement of students and emerging scholars, by fostering new partnerships with existing and/or potential partners; or
- Design and test new partnership approaches for research and/or related activities that can result in best practices or models—these can either be adapted by others or have the potential to be scaled up to a regional, national or international level.
Partnership Development Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program.
Value: $75,000 to $200,000
Duration: 1 to 3 years
Deadlines:
- RSO editorial review (optional): October 16, 2024, 9:00 am ET
- UTM MRA deadline: November 1, 2024, Noon ET
- RSO MRA deadline: November 5, 2024, Noon ET
- Internal deadline to submit application on the SSHRC online system: November 11, 2024, 9:00 am ET
- Sponsor deadline: November 15, 2024, 8:00 pm ET
Links:
- U of T Research Services Office SSHRC Partnership Development Grants page (U of T-specific application instructions)
Partnership Grants
Overview: Partnership Grants provide support for new and existing formal partnerships to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities. This is done through mutual co-operation and sharing of intellectual leadership, as well as through resources as shown by cash and/or in-kind contributions. Partnership Grants are intended for large teams of postsecondary institutions and/or organizations of various types that work in formal collaboration. Partnership Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research partnerships program. Proposals exclusively for partnered research training initiatives are expected to respond, instead, to the objectives of the Research training and talent development program.
Value: Stage 1: up to $20,000 (to prepare for Stage 2 application); Stage 2 (by invitation only): up to $2.5 million
Duration: 4 to 7 years
Deadlines:
- Deadline to submit Internal Expression of Interest to Research Services Office (RSO): November 15, 2024
- RSO deadline for Internal Peer Review and Editorial Review: December 11, 2024
- UTM MRA deadline: January 27, 2025
- RSO deadline for administrative review for UofT Letter of Support: January 29, 2025
- Internal deadline for submission on the SSHRC site: February 4, 2025
- Sponsor deadline: February 10, 2025, 8 pm ET
Links:
- U of T Research Services Office SSHRC Partnership Grants page (U of T-specific instructions)
Supports and Resources
For support, inquiries, or more information about any of these resources, please contact the UTM OVPRI at grants.ovpri.utm@utoronto.ca. Our Strategic Research Development Officers are available to support researchers with resources and assistance related to proposal development, including advice on building the partnership; the content, structure and preparation of application modules; and feedback on draft documents.
UTM Grant Repository
Examples of a successful PEG and several successful PDGs are available in the UTM Grant Repository. Sample successful PG grants are also available to UTM faculty upon request. To obtain access to the repository or examples of successful PGs, please email kate.steinmann@utoronto.ca, a.pogoutse@utoronto.ca or stefanie.bernaudo@utoronto.ca.
Milestone Documents
Milestone and timeline documents are available to help with planning and preparation of large partnership grant applications.
Collaborative Research Planning Grants (up to $10,000)
UTM-based lead applicants may request up to $10,000 from the OVPRI to support proposal development for submissions to collaborative grant opportunities where the total funding envelope is $200,000 or above.
Learn more about Collaborative Research Planning Grants here.
UTM-based lead applicants applying to a Partnership Grant may also request up to $10,000 to support proposal development from the Dean’s Office.
Major Research Management Project Fund (up to $50,000)
The OVPRI can provide divisional matching funds for the Major Research Project Management Fund of up to $10,000 for the proposal development stream and up to $50,000 for the project management stream. The total amount OVPRI can match will be specific to each application. In multi-divisional proposals led by UTM faculty, contributions from other divisions are encouraged.
Learn more about UTM matching for the MRPM program.
Learn more about the MRPM fund.
Course Release
The Dean’s Office at UTM will fund a 0.5 course release for UTM-based lead applicants for every year a Partnership Grant is active.