Program

For More Information

For additional information, please visit the program’s websites for

• NSERC Announcement page [1]
• 2016 Application materials for the T-AP Digging into Data Challenge [2]

Note the Canada-specific documentation here:

• Joint Canadian Funders Addendum (English) [3] (267.42 KB) – for eligibility criteria
• Joint Canadian Funders Addendum (French) [4] (411.01 KB) – for eligibility criteria
• SSHRC Budget Form [5] (14.19 KB)
• NSERC Budget Form [6] (10.8 KB)
• FRQSC - FRQNT Budget Form [7] (15.61 KB)

Description

This an opportunity to support research projects that use "big data" to address questions in the social and natural sciences, humanities and engineering. This research is expected to involve sets of data so large and/or complex that traditional processing applications are inadequate. These data sets can include sources such as texts, images, music, photographs, audio or audiovisual data. The projects must involve both social sciences or humanities partners and partners outside of Canada.

Sponsors

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada,  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQNT/FRQSC) and launched by the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP)

Eligibility

NSERC will fund the computer science and mathematics component of up to six projects with up to $100,000. The projects must involve both social sciences or humanities partners and partners outside of Canada. SSHRC-eligible partners can also apply for up to $100,000 for the project (up to six projects funded). If the project lead is based in Quebec, the project leader can apply to the FRQSC/FRQNT for an additional supplement of up to $75,000, bring the total maximum Canadian funding for a project to $275,000. 

Maximum Project Value

$100,000 plus supplementary funds depending on the eligibility of participating partners.

Indirect Costs

0%

Project Duration

Each international project will have a duration ranging between 24 (twenty-four) and 36 (thirty-six) months.

Special Notes

The Digging into Data Challenge has been funding cutting-edge digital research in the humanities and social sciences since 2009. Now under the auspices of T-AP, the program will support collaborative research teams from three continents: Europe (Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal (to be confirmed) and the United Kingdom); North America (Canada, Mexico, the United States); and South America (Brazil and Argentina). A "team" is a group of principal investigators from at least three of the participating countries. Because this is a "trans-Atlantic" grant program, your team must have PIs on both sides of the Atlantic.

How to Apply

Application procedure

6.1 Applications must be received by June 29, 2016 and must be submitted via the online submission system hosted by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), http://www.diggingintodata.org/ [9].
6.2 The coordinator of each transatlantic project partnership must submit the joint research proposal on behalf of the whole partnership.
6.3 Applications must be submitted in English
6.4 Researchers can participate in no more than 2 (two) applications and submit only 1 (one) application as main Principal Investigator/coordinator.
6.5 Applications that are late, incomplete, or ineligible will not be reviewed
6.6 Please consult the relevant National Eligibility Requirements before applying.
6.7 All research teams are strongly advised to contact their relevant Funding Organisations at least four weeks before the application deadline to check the eligibility of the national teams involved.