sshrc has launched a new funding opportunity: destination horizon grants.  these grants are intended to support sshrc-eligible researchers whose primary affiliation is with an eligible canadian post-secondary institution, to build capacity, foster existing partnerships, and further develop networks and/or consortia with partners in the european union and other “associated countries”, with the ultimate goal of applying to horizon europe (he)—pillar ii calls with a collaborative proposal.  applications for the destination horizon grants are submitted on the sshrc convergence portal. 

all he pillar ii projects are implemented by an interdisciplinary consortium (partnership of organizations across different nations, which must include at least 3 partners (beyond canada, this must include a partner from at least one eu member state).  most he research consortia consist of 10-20 partners, and have one lead institution.

consortium partners can be legal entities engaging in breakthrough research, including

• academics
• industrial researchers
• small- to medium-sized enterprises
• non-profit and charity sector entities
• other research and innovation actors in canada

the purpose of this initiative is to assist canadian researchers in making the connections and developing the networks needed to successfully join a research consortium in preparation to apply to horizon europe.

funding:  sshrc will provide up to $15,000 for one year; 100% matching cash funds is required, for a total maximum funding of $30,000.  matching funds will be provided through the internal vpri international research partnership award mechanism for any applications selected and funded by sshrc. 

funds may be used for connection-type activities, including but not limited to:

• travel expenses for pi, co-investigators and collaborators (travel to europe or to canada)
• workshops or conferences
• networking
• proposal development
• team-building consultants

funds may not be used to conduct actual research activities.

eligibility & selection:  there are no merit criteria for selection.  all applications deemed eligible will be entered into a randomized selection process to determine awards. an eligible application that is not randomly selected for an award may be re-submitted for a future competition.

to be eligible for this funding opportunity, applicants must demonstrate:

• their eligible affiliation and primary affiliation in the social sciences or humanities;
• their readiness to further develop networks and/or consortia with eu and other associated countries’ researchers, with the ultimate goal of applying to a horizon europe—pillar ii call;
• eligible budget requests; and
• 100% matching cash contributions from the host institution.

sshrc’s competition is now open, with three deadlines in 2025 - the largest number of awards will be made from the first intake in early january, so it is strongly encouraged to submit for that intake.  any application that is submitted but not selected by sshrc may be re-submitted for the next round.

institutional selection and submission:  each post-secondary institution may only submit up to three destination horizon grant applications for a given deadline.  if more than 3 eligible applications are received for a given deadline, the office of the vpri will apply the same two-stage random selection process to select the applications that will be submitted.  therefore, a strict internal deadline will be treated as an expression of interest - at a minimum, a draft of the program description must be received by that date.  eois received after the eoi/internal deadline will not be considered for that round, but may be considered for the following round.  please submit a copy of the program description directly to either nicole westlund stewart or jill sherman.  if required, the selection process will take place within 24 hours and you will be notified asap if you can proceed to complete the application.

applications are submitted on the convergence portal.  for the purpose of this application, please note that lakehead is the "host" organization, and only one letter of support (from the vpri) is required.  (ignore the plural "letters" of support indicated in the application portal).

this funding opportunity follows the agreement signed by the government of canada and the european commission giving canada status as an "associated country" status (pillar ii only) and enables canadians to participate in horizon europe funding.

for examples of past and current he calls for proposals involving a ssh component, please click here.   while some he calls are currently open, the 2025 and the 2026-27 work plans are expected to be released in early 2025 (detailing new calls 2025-2027), with increased opportunities for ssh participation. 

for examples of he funded projects with an ssh component, please click here.

for questions or assistance, please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca or nicole westlund stewart, sshrc.research@lakeheadu.ca.

existing since march of 2001, brain star is a program of cihr’s institute of neurosciences mental health and addiction (cihr-inmha). brain star is administered under the institute community support grants and awards program and is designed to recognize the excellence of research done in canada by 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and trainees in all fields and disciplines covered by cihr-inmha.

the specific objectives of the brain star program are to:

• promote research careers in neuroscience, mental health and addiction in canada.
• stimulate the involvement of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and trainees in the institute and increase awareness of inmha activities among 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and trainees.

in continued partnership, the canadian institutes of health research – institute of health services and policy research (cihr-ihspr) and canadian association for health services and policy research (cahspr) are pleased to launch the annual article of the year competition. the article of the year competition aims to recognize ground-breaking health services and policy research (hspr) published in the prior year in a peer-reviewed journal that has significantly contributed to the field of hspr. the recipient is honored with an award of $10,000, a certificate of excellence presented at the annual cahspr conference, and has the opportunity to present their article at a cahspr hspr talks webinar.

our grants support and encourage legal writing that is of value to canadian lawyers, notaries and judges in their day-to-day work in the law and in the administration of justice. our grants are generally in amounts greater than $5,000 and less than or equal to $15,000.

hfsp research grants support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries (see guidelines).

participation of scientists from disciplines outside the traditional life sciences such as biophysics, chemistry, computational biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, nanoscience or physics is recommended because such collaborations have opened up new approaches for understanding the complex structures and regulatory networks that characterize living organisms, their evolution and interactions.

research grants are provided for teams of scientists from different countries who wish to combine their expertise in innovative approaches to questions that could not be answered by individual laboratories. preliminary results are not required and applicants are expected to develop new lines of research through the research collaboration.

it is understood that such research inherently contains risks and hfsp expects that teams of applicants address the risks and outline mitigation strategies for their research in case of failure and how they intend to achieve their goals.

applications for applied research, including medical research typically funded by national medical research bodies, will be deemed ineligible (see guidelines).

two types of grant are available: research grants – early career and research grants – program.

for more information, please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca

this funding opportunity is seeking submissions from researchers to conduct a scoping review on the available peer reviewed research and grey literature on the experiences and biopsychosocial impacts of perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause on women veterans’ health and well-being outcomes.

researchers are encouraged to use a broad search strategy so that applicable research from different militaries and contexts is included. research conducted internationally, including the united states of america, united kingdom, new zealand and australia, should be considered. sub-analysis or interpretation may be needed for each country to show availability of research and literature between countries and what is most relevant to the canadian women veteran population.

studies from grey literature should be captured in addition to peer-reviewed literature and publications on information about women veterans’ and the civilian women populations’ experiences with perimenopause, menopause and post menopause are to be included. sub-analysis or interpretation may be needed to demonstrate generalizability to women veterans of the canadian armed forces.

partnership engage grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the research partnerships program.

these 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. the small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through partnership engage grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. in addressing an organization-specific need, challenge and/or opportunity, these partnerships let non-academic organizations and postsecondary researchers access each other’s unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities on topics of mutual interest.