Knowledge Synthesis Grants

The Knowledge Synthesis Grants aim to mobilize, examine and synthesize social sciences and humanities research on The Arts Transformed with the objective of identifying the roles the academic, public, private and not-for-profit sectors can play in promoting more inclusive and equitable societies.

Visit the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for more information on the Knowledge Synthesis Grants.

Value and Duration

$30,000 for one year.

Eligibility

Streams 1 and 2 (applicants affiliated with a Canadian institution)

Most SSHRC funding is awarded through open competitions. Proposals can involve any disciplines, thematic areas, approaches or subject areas eligible for SSHRC funding.

Projects whose primary objective is curriculum development are not eligible under this funding opportunity.

Stream 2 (applicants affiliated with an institution in the United Kingdom)

The majority of the UK component must fall within UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council’s remit and/or Economic and Social Research Council’s remit.

Applicants — Stream 1:

Applications can be submitted by an individual researcher or a team of researchers (consisting of one applicant and one or more co-applicants and/or collaborators).

Applicants must be affiliated with a Canadian institution that holds institutional eligibility before funding can be released. Researchers who maintain an affiliation with a Canadian institution that holds institutional eligibility, but whose primary affiliation is with a non-Canadian postsecondary institution, are not eligible for applicant status.

Applicants who have received a SSHRC grant of any type but have failed to submit an end of grant or achievement report by the deadline specified in their Notice of Award are not eligible to apply for another SSHRC grant until they have submitted the report.

Postdoctoral fellows are eligible to be applicants if they have formally established an affiliation with an eligible institution at the time of application and maintain this affiliation for the duration of the grant period. Before applying, postdoctoral researchers must confirm with their institution’s research grants officer that the institution can administer the funding if awarded.

Students enrolled in a program of study are not eligible to apply.

Applicants — Stream 2:

Applications must include two applicants (principal investigators), with one based in Canada and one in the UK. In your application, identify one of these individuals as the project coordinator. In the application form, ensure the Canadian principal investigator is the primary applicant. The UK primary applicant should be included in the UK budget form.

Deadlines

• Faculty deadline: consult your Faculty Research Facilitator
• The Office of the Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International) (OVPRII) Approval Form and application deadline: November 27, 2025
• Submission to sponsor: December 2, 2025 (8 p.m. eastern)

Submitting Your Application

1. Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database cuResearch.
2. Submit an external application to SSHRC by following their submission guidelines.

Contact Us

Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.