Funding, News and Announcements

The IDG competition is now open. The updated funding opportunity description is now available on SSHRC's website, along with the application form, application and CCV instructions.

SSHRC will be holding two webinars on the Insight Development Grants (IDG) 2025 competition. The webinars will provide an overview of the funding opportunity. They will outline what is new this year and will include a question period. Advance registration is not required. The webinars will be held via MS Teams on the following dates:

SSHRC is pleased to announce that the Tri-Agency Interdisciplinary Peer Review (TAIPR) Committee has moved beyond its pilot phase and will continue as a regular part of Insight Development Grants. More details, including on eligibility and how to apply, can be found on the TAIPR landing page.

On January 16, 2024, the Government of Canada published its Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC), which applies to this funding opportunity. Grant applications that involve conducting research and related activities that aim to advance a sensitive technology research area will not be funded if any of the researchers involved in activities supported by the grant are affiliated with, or in receipt of funding or in-kind support from, a university, research institute or laboratory connected to military, national defence or state security entities that could pose a risk to Canada's national security.

In the application form, the applicant must indicate whether research activities funded by this grant will advance any of the areas in the Sensitive Technology Research Areas (STRAs) List. For more information, read the Tri-agency guidance for this policy.

Deadlines

ORS Internal: January 13, 2025 at 4:30pm.

Funder: February 2, 2025 (9pm AST). Since this deadline falls on a weekend, the online application system will stay open until 9pm AST Monday February 3, 2025.For further details, please visit the website: Insight Development Grants (sshrc-crsh.gc.ca)

Unless otherwise specified, the standard ORS internal deadline is 10 business days ahead of the funder deadline. Researchers are encouraged to check with their faculty regarding their incremental internal deadline. 

The grants facilitator for your faculty or this opportunity can be found on the staff contact page. For additional resources, click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.