Funding Decisions for Grants to Researchers

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SSHRC offers research grants to postdoctoral fellows/researchers and faculty member researchers to support research in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is awarded on the basis of merit. Program Officers for SSHRC's research grant opportunities provide program-related information (including types of funding opportunities, eligibility requirements, deadlines, etc.) to potential funding applicants (postdoctoral fellows/researchers, faculty members and administering institutions). Technical assistance with online and paper applications is provided to applicants. Research funding applications are received; applications are reviewed for eligibility; ineligible applicants are notified and responses are provided to enquiries regarding eligibility; merit review of applications are conducted; recommendations regarding funding decisions are made; and applicants are notified of research funding decisions. For some programs, financial and personal information is requested and received from successful applicants. Enquiries from both successful and unsuccessful applicants regarding funding decisions are received and further information is provided, as needed. Information on competition results, statistics and program expenditures is posted online, made public and posted on the extranet. Facilitation and administration of research reporting is conducted. (Insight Research,Research Partnerships,New Frontiers in Research Fund, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.)

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