Submit your 2026 SSHRC Impact Awards nomination | These awards celebrate outstanding researchers by recognizing their achievements, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities. If you know a Canadian researcher whose work offers vital insights into human behaviour, cultures, histories or social relationships, nominate them for a 2026 SSHRC Impact Award by April 1, 2026. | |
HEADLINES
The latest from SSHRC and its partners
| | | | Leadership transition at SSHRC | The term of SSHRC’s longstanding president, Ted Hewitt, ended late February. We are grateful for Hewitt’s vision, dedication and service during his 11 years at SSHRC’s helm. As the Government of Canada pursues its search for the next president, Normand Labrie, our governing council chair, assumes the powers of the president, in accordance with the SSHRC Act. Sylvie Lamoureux, vice-president, Research, serves as chief operating officer, leading daily operations. Under this new interim leadership, SSHRC remains focused on advancing research excellence across Canada. | | | | In Conversation With Myriam Denov recording now available | Watch the latest edition of In Conversation With, an annual public talk organized by SSHRC in partnership with The Conversation Canada. Titled “What we learn when we listen to children of war,” this edition features Myriam Denov, recipient of SSHRC’s 2025 Impact Award Gold Medal and Canada Research Chair in Children, Families, and Armed Conflict at McGill University. You can also read her article in The Conversation Canada on the same topic. | |
FUNDING FOCUS
Application deadlines, program updates, application tips and more
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Funding tip of the month: Is your project’s subject matter eligible for SSHRC funding?
| SSHRC, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research all support and promote high quality research and research-related activities in a wide variety of disciplines and areas. However, it can sometimes be difficult to know which agency you should apply to for funding. To learn whether your project can receive SSHRC funding, see our subject matter eligibility guidelines. On this page, you will find general guidelines for the eligibility of subject matter at SSHRC, as well as guidelines specifically on the eligibility of applications related to health and psychology. | | | |
SPOTLIGHT
Featured stories and articles
| | Exploring how women overcome barriers in the skilled trades | While completing her master's degree of science in management, supported by a Canada Graduate Research Scholarship—Master’s Program, Daniela Gatti began documenting the stigma women face in the skilled trades. Since then, her research has evolved into investigating the role online communities play in supporting these women. | | Helping students in francophone communities distinguish facts from opinions and beliefs | As debates become more polarizing in our society, it can be hard to know how to address complex or controversial topics in the classroom. It’s one of the main topics Stéphanie Tremblay, religious studies professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal, is exploring in her research. With funding from a SSHRC Insight Grant, she is currently leading an interdisciplinary research project looking at how schools in Quebec, Belgium, France and Switzerland are handling conversations around conflicting truths. | | | | |
