SSHRC Explore Grants and SSHRC Exchange Grants are administered by Western Research and are adjudicated internally at Western. They support social sciences and humanities researchers with modest research funding requirements.

SSHRC Explore Grants 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)

SSHRC Exchange Grants support the organization of small-scale knowledge mobilization activities, such as workshops and seminars, to encourage collaboration and the dissemination of research results both within and beyond the academic community; and, allow researchers to attend or present their research at scholarly conferences and other dissemination venues that align with SSHRC’s mandate to advance their careers and encourage the exchange of ideas and research results at the national and international level.

Amount: up to $5000 (over 1 year)

Deadlines:
Faculty Research Office: 1 week prior to Western Research deadline. (If you wish to have feedback on your application allow at least two weeks – contact Karen Kueneman)
ROLA: June 17
Western Research:  June 24, 3:00 pm

Eligibility: Applicants may be at any stage of career and 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.

COVID-19 Note: Proposed research and knowledge mobilization activities should be adaptable to changing local public health directives in relation to COVID-19. If applicable, contingency plans related to the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the proposed research and knowledge mobilization activities may be discussed in the application.