Connection Grants

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

One-year grants for events and outreach activities aimed at short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization: conferences, workshops and dissemination of research to practice and policy audiences.

Indicative award

$10k–$50k (total award)Canadian dollars as published for 2026: events $10,000 to $25,000; outreach activities $10,000 to $50,000. One-year term.

Timing

Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Feb, May, Aug, NovPublished deadline: 2026-11-02 — 80 days awayFour competitions a year. The page lists 2026 deadlines of February 2, May 1, August 4 and November 2. The August 4, 2026 round has closed.

Who can apply

Any faculty rank, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Postdoctoral

Eligibility

Administered through a Canadian postsecondary institution eligible to hold SSHRC funds. The scheme funds events and outreach rather than the research itself, so a project with no dissemination or convening component does not fit.

SSWR clusters

Topics

knowledge mobilization · conferences and workshops · dissemination

Apply at

https://sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/opportunities/connection-grants.aspx

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