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2025 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant | Research at UCalgary | University of Calgary 2025 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant 2025 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Award amount and duration: $75,000 to $200,000 over 1 to 3 years Applications must be submitted by the applicant (project director) on behalf of the partner organizations of the formal partnership .
Applicants must be affiliated with an eligible Canadian institution at the time of application. Researchers who maintain an affiliation with a Canadian postsecondary institution, but whose primary affiliation is with a non-Canadian postsecondary institution, are not eligible for applicant status within the Partnership Development Grants funding opportunity.
Postdoctoral researchers are eligible to be applicants if they have formally established an affiliation with an eligible institution within five months of the grant start date, and maintain such an affiliation for the duration of the grant period.
Co-applicants may be individuals from any of the following: Canadian: eligible postsecondary institutions; not-for-profit organizations; philanthropic foundations; think tanks; and municipal, territorial or provincial governments. International: postsecondary institutions. Collaborators : Any individual who may make a significant contribution to the project.
Individuals from the private sector or federal government may only participate as collaborators. Partner organizations may be Canadian or international institutions or organizations (public, private, not-for-profit) of any type. Please see the definition of formal partnership .
An individual may not be an applicant on more than one application in the competition and may not also be the named project director in a Partnership Grants—Formal Application in the same calendar year.
Partnership Development Grants provide support over one to three years to teams/partnerships, led by a project director, to: Develop research and related activities in the social sciences and humanities, including knowledge mobilization and the meaningful involvement of students and emerging scholars , by fostering new partnerships for existing and/or potential partners; or Design and test new partnership approaches for research and/or related activities that may result in best practices or models that either can be adapted by others or have the potential to be scaled up to a regional, national or international level.
Funding is intended for teams working in formal partnership between academic institutions, or between one or more academic institutions and one or more non-academic partner organizations. Partnership Development Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program. Institutional and agency milestones are listed below, additional instructions follow.
Activity: Submit internal Notice of Intent to Research Services via email to ipd@ucalgary.
ca Use iNOI template provided in the “Resources” section Deadline: By 9:00 am July 2, 2025 Activity: Kickoff communications involving PI, Research Services, Faculty Activity: Submit draft application to Research Services for SUPPORT and Faculty review Deadline: By 9:00 am September 8, 2025 (TBD) Activity: Review of draft application by SUPPORT Date: September 15–25 (TBD) Activity: Optional SSHRC informational webinar on competition and application process for applicants; registration is required Date: September 25, 2025 ( English ) 9:00 – 11:00 am MST; September 26, 2025 ( French ) 9:00 – 11:00 am MST Activity: SUPPORT review feedback distributed to PIs Activity: Submit final Letter of Engagement to Research Services Deadline: By 9:00 am November 3, 2025 Activity: Submit final application to Research Services in the SSHRC portal for mandatory final administrative review; approvals obtained in the Research Management System (RMS) Note: create a pre-award application record in RMS.
Select the “ SSHRC Partnership Development Grant ” funding opportunity in RMS, 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.
Deadline: By 9:00 am November 6, 2025 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 . Consult the guide for NSERC CCI Indigenous research with peoples or communities . The Knowledge to Impact team in Research Services can consult on community partnerships, partnership principles, and knowledge mobilization plans.
Applicants can reach out by email to Knowledge to Impact at Knowledge. Impact@ucalgary. ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline.
For more information about KI, please visit the Knowledge to Impact webpage . For assistance in identifying international partners: Contact the International Research and Innovation Team at UCIresearch@ucalgary. ca .
RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application RSO final internal review deadline November 6, 2025 - 9:00 AM Program application deadline November 17, 2025 - 6:00 PM 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.
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: 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 . SSHRC will hold informational webinars on the PDG 2025 competition and application process on the following dates: English : September 25, 2025, 9:00 am – 11:00 am MST French : September 26, 2025, 9:00 am – 11:00 am MST Registration is required via the above links. Presentations and links to the webinar recordings will be uploaded to this posting once they become available.
To better support PDG applications: Research Services will share tips and guidelines gathered from past applicant experience, assist in fulfilling administrative requirements, and be available to respond to questions about the program. There will be a mandatory review by an internal multi-disciplinary panel of researchers ( SUPPORT ) in September to provide strategic advice and guidance to applicants.
The SUPPORT review is in addition to any faculty reviews and approvals. Partners are required to accept invitations via SSHRC’s online system. For UCalgary researchers participating on applications elsewhere : If you have been asked by the submitting institutions to confirm we are aware of your involvement, please notify Research Services via email to ipd@ucalgary.
ca . Completion of the Pre-Award record in RMS (follow the instructions under Submission Process below) is required. Once all approvals are obtained in RMS, our Director will email the RSO of the lead institution to confirm.
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. Partnership Development Grant Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
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