JIBC Internal Research Funding

• Support social sciences and humanities researchers with modest research funding requirements at any stage of their career.
• Allow for small-scale innovation and experimentation by providing funding to develop a research project or to conduct pilot work.
• Enable researchers to hire students at any level to participate in their research projects, thereby contributing to the students’ professional development.
• Maximum funding per grant is $7,000.

• 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.
• Allow researchers to attend or present their research at scholarly conferences and other dissemination venues that align with SSHRC’s mandate in order to advance their careers and encourage the exchange of ideas and research results at the national and international level.
• Maximum funding per grant is $7,000.

• Application Deadline: January 15, 2024
• Results Announced: by February 15, 2024
• Workshop: January 10, 2024 from 1pm to 4pm. 

Applicant and Co-Investigator Eligibility

• All JIBC faculty, sessional faculty, and staff who maintain their affiliation with JIBC for the duration of the grant are eligible to apply.
• JIBC students and research associates are not eligible to apply.
• Priority will be given to applicants with no other sources of funds.
• Applicants who have not fulfilled requirements of previous JIBC SSHRC Institutional Grants (Explore and/or Exchange) are ineligible to apply.
• Applicants currently holding an Explore or Exchange grant are ineligible for a grant of the same kind but are eligible to apply for a grant in the other stream.

Subject Matter Eligibility

SSHRC Institutional Grants can only be used to fund research that falls within SSHRC’s mandate. Health-related research falls under the mandate of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and is ineligible. The use of social sciences or humanities theories, methodologies and hypotheses is, in and of itself, not sufficient to make a proposal eligible for SSHRC funding.

Research that is primarily intended to improve health, produce more effective health services and products and/or strengthen the health care system in Canada or internationally (e.g., research concerning the treatment, prevention or diagnosis of a condition, the evaluation of the effectiveness of health programs, the development of health management systems, etc.) is not eligible for consideration at SSHRC.

Examples of eligible health-related research include:

• Economic or management analysis unrelated to improved health or healthcare (e.g., the impact of the health-care industry on national or local economies; the impact of epidemics on the profitability of insurance companies);
• Cinematic or other artistic portrayals of illness in which health promotion is not a central aim; or
• Historical and/or archaeological research where there is no intent to influence health (e.g., biographies of health practitioners or health scientists; health and hygiene in ancient civilizations).

Examples of ineligible research include:

• Clinical education for health care professionals.
• Psychomotor research and kinesiology.
• Clinical research (e.g., treatment, prevention or diagnosis of a condition, disorder or disease; testing or evaluating the impact of interventions, medication or medical aids).
• Therapy (e.g., counselling, interventions, psychotherapy, rehabilitation, speech and occupational therapy, validation/testing of diagnostic tools).
• Epidemiology.

For more information, please consult SSHRC’s Subject Matter Eligibility (https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/background-renseignements/selecting_agency-choisir_organisme_subventionnaire-eng.aspx).

Other Eligibility Requirements

There must be no duplication of funding for the project or activity from other sources – internal or external.

Applications with significant conceptual and/or budgetary overlap with existing internal or external awards will not be accepted.

• JIBC SSHRC Institutional Grant - Explore Application
• JIBC SSHRC Institutional Grant - Exchange Application

Please note that the online application form for the JIBC SSHRC Institutional Grant cannot be saved.  A jibc.ca email address is required to access the forms. Should you require assistance, please contact appliedresearch@jibc.ca.

We kindly advise you to work on and submit your applications in one session. To facilitate the application process, working copies of the forms are available for your reference.

Final reports must be submitted within 3 months of the end date of the award.

• JIBC SSHRC Institutional Grant - Explore Final Report Form
• JIBC SSHRC Institutional Grant - Exchange Final Report Form

Please note that the final reports for the JIBC SSHRC Institutional Grant cannot be saved.  A jibc.ca email address is required to access the forms. Should you require assistance, please contact appliedresearch@jibc.ca.

We kindly advise you to work on and submit your applications in one session. To facilitate the application process, working copies of the forms are available for your reference.

Funding is conditional upon reviewing, meeting, and completing all JIBC research policies:

• JIBC Research Policies and Procedures
• TCPS2 CORE2022 (Course on Research Ethics)
• Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (2021)
• Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration