Sponsor
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Genome Canada have joined SSHRC as funding partners to explore the future challenge of Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century.
Program
Imagining Canada’s Future Ideas Lab: Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century
Description
SSHRC, in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada and Genome Canada, has launched the ICF Ideas Lab: Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century, a novel, two-year pilot funding opportunity designed to encourage innovative research partnerships and projects. By breaking down methodological barriers and empowering participants to explore novel approaches to research, the ICF Ideas Lab will promote knowledge sharing and provide foundations for future interdisciplinary projects. This Ideas Lab is part of SSHRC’s Imagining Canada’s Future (ICF) initiative.
In this ICF Ideas Lab, researchers from across Canada will come together in a series of in-person and virtual interactive workshops to address the global challenge of Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century.
During the workshops, participants will form research teams and develop ground-breaking project ideas with the potential to inform policies and programs addressing the needs of diverse sectors throughout Canada. Following the workshops, teams will be invited to apply for funding to further develop their ideas and research projects. SSHRC will award up to five grants, valued up to $250,000 per grant.
More information about the ICF Ideas Lab can be found on the ICF webpage.
Information webinars for this funding opportunity will be held on April 18, 2023 (English) and April 20, 2023 (French). Please check the ICF webpage for registration details.
Eligibility
The ICF Ideas Lab is open to researchers from the social sciences and humanities as well as other disciplines. For more details about eligibility requirements, see the Eligibility.
The ideal workshop participants will be dynamic thinkers who are interested in developing innovative solutions to global challenges in collaboration with other disciplines. They must be willing to experiment with new and imaginative ways of approaching research questions, to participate in creative group activities and to move beyond their comfort zones. They should be interested in the theme Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century, although participants are not expected nor encouraged to develop project ideas in advance of the workshop.
The dynamic workshop environment that is responsible for the success of Ideas Labs is created by bringing together researchers representing different research areas and breaking down disciplinary silos. Project ideas will be developed in an intensely collaborative workshop environment. The ideal workshop participants must be able to work with others when under pressure and should be capable of adapting their specialist knowledge to meet the needs of an interdisciplinary team.
Workshop materials will be available in both English and French, and presentations from the workshop organizers will be made in both official languages. Workshop participants will be free to participate in the official language of their choice.
Funding Availability
Stage 1: Hybrid workshop
No research funding will be provided during Stage 1 of the ICF Ideas Lab. SSHRC will cover the costs of travel and accommodation to Ottawa for attendance at the in-person workshop meeting in August 2023.
Stage 2: Funding opportunity
Each team that presents a project idea at the end of the workshop will be invited to apply for funding.
ICF Ideas Lab grants are valued at up to $125,000 per year over two years, up to a total of $250,000. Up to five grants could be awarded. Applicants will need to include the costs of travel and accommodation to Ottawa to attend the working forum, scheduled tentatively for Fall 2025, to present research findings.
Indirect Costs
0%
Project Duration
Two years
Special Notes
Please note that research activities carried out in the context of COVID-19 need to adhere to the University of Guelph COVID-19 research principles, policies, guidelines and processes as they may be updated from time to time and communicated on the Office of Research web-page.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Stage 1: Hybrid Workshop Please submit your "Stage 1: Hybrid workshop" application in the Convergence Portal by 9:00am on May 23, 2023. An OR-5 form is not required at this stage. A representative from RSO will review your application and is responsible for submitting the application to SSHRC, through the Convergence Portal, by the deadline of May 25, 2023 at 8pm. | |
External Deadline | Stage 1: Hybrid Workshop The Research Services Office will submit the completed application directly through the Convergence Portal on behalf of the applicant. | |
Internal Deadline | Stage 2: Funding Opportunity Please submit your "Stage 2: Funding Opportunity" application in the Convergence Portal by November 15, 2023 at 4:30pm. A PDF copy of your application and an a signed OR-5 form should also be emailed to research.services@uoguelph.ca at the same time. A representative from RSO will review your application and is responsible for submitting the application to SSHRC, through the convergence portal, by the deadline of November 22, 2023 at 8pm. | |
External Deadline | Stage 2: Funding Opportunity The Research Services Office will submit the completed application directly through the Convergence Portal on behalf of the applicant. |
How to Apply
Stage 1: Hybrid workshop
Applicants must complete the application in accordance with the accompanying instructions. Applications must be submitted electronically by an authorized research grants officer, or equivalent, from the applicant’s institution.
Applicants needing help while preparing their application should communicate with SSHRC well in advance of the application deadline.
Applications must include the following:
- a completed applicant eligibility profile;
- a letter of interest no longer than 2,000 words that explains how the applicant’s research interests, academic and professional experience, and past collaborations and knowledge mobilization activities will allow the applicant to contribute to this Ideas Lab; and
- a curriculum vitae (CV) no longer than seven pages. The CV should highlight experiences and outputs that demonstrate innovation, interdisciplinarity, ability to collaborate and/or an interest in the workshop theme. Applicants are encouraged to review the evaluation criteria and scoring for applying to participate in the workshop when preparing their CVs.
All application materials must be received by 8:00 p.m. eastern on May 25, 2023, however, the Research Services Office has an internal deadline one week in advance of the deadline established by SSHRC. Please see the "Deadlines" section of the research alert for more information.
Stage 2: Funding opportunity
All teams established in the hybrid workshop will be invited to apply for funding and will be provided with access to an application form and detailed instructions in September 2023. As part of the application process, teams will be required to submit more detailed project proposals, including project budgets. The deadline for submission of funding applications will be 8:00 p.m. eastern on November 22, 2023, however, the Research Services Office has an internal deadline one week in advance of the deadline established by SSHRC. Please see the "Deadlines" section of the research alert for more information.