Partnership Grants—Stage 1

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.
 
Partnership Grants undergo a two-stage merit review process. This funding opportunity description applies to Stage 1 applications. Only applicants successful in the Partnership Grants—Stage 1 process are invited to apply at Stage 2.
 
 In Stage 1, applicants must include a proposed plan to secure, over and above the budget requested from SSHRC, a minimum of 35% in additional cash and/or in-kind contributions from sources other than SSHRC during the term of the grant (four to seven years). For example, if $1 million is requested from SSHRC, a minimum of $350,000 in additional contributions must be secured from partner organizations, bringing the actual project budget total to $1.35 million. SSHRC recognizes that the project can grow beyond the original planned amount as additional partner organizations become involved over the duration of the grant.
 
Please review the guidelines on the SSHRC website if you are interested in applying and review SSHRC’s Partnerships Tool-Kit to assist in the planning and implementation of your partnership.

Stage 1: up to $30,000. Stage 2 (by invitation only): up to $2.5 million