Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Insight Award

The Insight Award recognizes outstanding achievement arising from a research project funded partially or completely by SSHRC. It is given to an individual or team whose project has resulted in significant contribution to knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world. The project’s research outcomes must have led to demonstrable impact within the nominee’s fields of research and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community. Insight Award funds of $50,000 must be used within one year to extend the project being recognized, through research, knowledge mobilization or other research-related activities. A minimum of 10 per cent of the award funds must be used to promote the recipient’s research achievements.

Eligibility: Canadian citizen or permanent resident; active SS&H researcher holding or have held SSHRC funding.

Note: These are institutional, limited submission nominations.  Institutional Strategic Awards (ISA) coordinates the internal selection of nominees and/or institutional endorsements/external expert reviews. To promote equity, diversity and inclusion, departments and faculties should ensure that all eligible candidates are considered and given the opportunity to self-identify. To recommend a candidate to the President’s Advisory Committee on Awards, Honours and Prizes, please submit a candidate suggestion form by the internal deadline. For more information, please contact awards@sfu.ca.

Agency Website: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/impact_awards-prix_impacts-eng.aspx#insight-savoir

Upcoming Deadlines

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April 01, 2024April 01, 2024 *
October 31, 2023 Oct. 31, 2023 October 31, 2023 16:00:00 October 31, 2023 16:00:00 America/Vancouver Application Deadline: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Insight Award Recognizes individuals or teams whose project has resulted in significant contribution to knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world. These are institutional and limited submission nominations. .
* NOTE: This deadline is an estimate based on previous years, but a confirmed deadline has not yet been published. We will update the deadline when it has been confirmed.
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