Sponsor
Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Sports Canada
Description
The joint Sport Participation Research Initiative (SPRI) supports the goals of the Canadian Sport Policy by funding selected doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and postsecondary institution-affiliated researchers to conduct research on matters related to enhancing participation in sport—and to the outcomes thereof—in Canada.
The initiative offers three separate funding mechanisms (SSHRC Insight Grants, PostDoctoral Fellowships) to support research on participation in sport in Canada.
Note that the initiative is designed to complement, not replace, existing SSHRC support for sport participation research offered through the Insight program.
Objectives
The SPRI has two broad objectives:
- to promote Canadian research that will develop better understanding, based on empirical evidence, of Canadians' participation in sport, in order to better inform programs and policies; and
- to build Canada's capacity to conduct research on and related to participation in sport, specifically in the target areas described below.
To help achieve these objectives, all SPRI grant and award holders are expected to participate in an annual Sport Canada Research Initiative conference as a condition of holding their grant or award.
Eligibility
Emerging and Established Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows and research teams affiliated with an eligible Canadian postsecondary institution who are working in Canada in one or more of the target areas of interest.
Funding Availability
SPRI Research Grants are available for Insight Grant applications and are worth up to a maximum of $100,000 annually, but not totalling more than $400,000 in a three to five year period. Sport Canada considers for funding applications that propose programs of research relevant to its policy priorities and that SSHRC adjudication committees have recommended for funding, but that, due to budgetary constraints, do not receive an Insight Grant.
SPRI Postdoctoral Fellowship Supplements are tenable for 12 months and are worth $10,000, in addition to the annual value of the SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship. Only applications that are recommended for funding at SSHRC are referred to Sport Canada. Postdoctoral researchers who already hold a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship are ineligible to apply for this supplement.
Indirect Costs
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Project Duration
Insight Grants: 3 - 5 years
Postdoctoral Fellowship Supplements: 12 months
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Applicant to submit copy of Insight Grant and OR5 form to: research.services@uoguelph.ca | |
External Deadline | Insight Grant applications will be submitted electronically by the Office of Research Services For more information on this initiative, please see the SSHRC Sport Participation Research Initiative website. | |
External Deadline | Applicant to submit Postdoctoral Fellowship application directly ot SSHRC. For more information on this initiative, please see the SSHRC Sport Participation Research Initiative website. |