SSHRC Explore Grants are administered by Western Research and are adjudicated internally at Western. They support social sciences and humanities researchers with modest research funding requirements at any stage of career; allow for small-scale innovation and experimentation by providing funding to develop a research project or conduct pilot work; and enable researchers to hire students at any level to participate in their research projects, thereby contributing to their professional development.

Amount: up to $7,000 (over 1 year)

Deadlines:
Faculty Research Office: 5 days prior to Western Research deadline. (If you wish to have feedback on your application allow at least two weeks – contact Karen Kueneman)
ROLA: May 27
Western Research:  June 3

Eligibility: Applicants  must hold an eligible academic research appointment at Western.

More Information and link to Applications: Full Applications are to be accompanied by a completed ROLA.

Important note: The SSHRC Exchange Grant program will be delayed this year due to COVID-19-related restrictions to travel and research. The revised program deadline is September 30, 2020.

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