Partnership Engage Grants
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Sponsor’s Website
Visit the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) website for more information on the Partnership Engage Grants.
Internal Contacts
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.
Deadlines
Faculty deadline: consult your Faculty Research Facilitator
| Deadline | Funding Cycle #1 | Funding Cycle #2 | Funding Cycle #3 | Funding Cycle #4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal cuResearch Approval Form | March 10, 2026 | June 8, 2026 | September 8, 2026 | December 8, 2026 |
| Submission of application to SSHRC | March 16, 2026 by 9 a.m. | June 16, 2026 by 9 a.m. | September 15, 2026 by 9 a.m. | December 15, 2026 by 9 a.m. |
Overview
Partnership Engage 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. They are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program.
The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through the 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.
SSHRC welcomes applications involving Indigenous research, as well as those involving research-creation.
Value and Duration
Partnership Engage Grants are valued at $10,000 to $50,000 for one year.
Eligibility
Subject Matter
Proposals may involve any discipline, thematic area, approach or subject area eligible for SSHRC funding.
Projects whose primary objective is curriculum development are not eligible for funding.
Applicants
Applications may 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 an eligible Canadian postsecondary institution at the time of application. Researchers who maintain an affiliation with a Canadian postsecondary institution, 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 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 researchers are eligible to be applicants if they have formally established an affiliation with an eligible institution at the time of application, and maintain such an affiliation for the duration of the grant period.
Students are not eligible for applicant or co-applicant status on Partnership Engage Grants
How to Apply
- Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database cuResearch.
- Submit an external application to SSHRC by following their submission guidelines.
Contact Us
Questions? Please reach out to your Faculty Research Facilitator.