Knowledge Mobilization & Research-Creation Grant for SSHRC-Related Research

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Knowledge Mobilization & Research-Creation Grant for SSHRC-Related Research are designed to support innovative and creative knowledge mobilization and research-creation activities in the social sciences, arts and humanities. The intended outcomes are three-fold:

  1. To enhance the dissemination, exchange, and engagement of knowledge within and/or beyond academia;
  2. To enhance research-creation activity at Western; and
  3. To broaden faculty researchers’ experience developing published and/or creative outputs that may contribute to competitive future grant applications.

Valued at a maximum of $7,500 (CDN), funds are intended to support a new research-creation activity and/or the development of a knowledge mobilization (includes mobilization, dissemination, implementation science) activity that cannot be accomplished with funding currently available to the faculty researcher or through other internal research funding opportunities.

Specific objectives include:

  • To develop innovative and creative knowledge mobilization activities/outputs;
  • To support new research creation activities;
  • To build capacity by supporting individuals who can lead and champion knowledge mobilization and/or research creation;
  • To improve uptake, application, and influence of SSHRC-related research;
  • To enhance Western's engagement in and capacity for research creation; and
  • To enhance the visibility of Western’s SSHRC-related research and researchers.

Please review the Knowledge Mobilization & Research-Creation Grant guide to understand the types of research that can be supported by this grant (Western ID & password required).

Applicants are encouraged to work with a student hired from a Western SSHRC-related faculty (Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Education, Ivey School of Business, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Faculty of Social Science, Don Wright Faculty of Music) in the knowledge mobilization or research creation activity.

Program Details

Guidelines

Please consult the guidelines for further information

Application

Important Dates

 

Date Deadline
April 26, 2024 Launch
June 10, 2024 ROLA submission deadline
June 17, 2024 by 3 p.m. EST Application submission to the online portal
July 1, 2024 Anticipated Project Start Date
June 30, 2025 Project End Date
September 30, 2025 Final report submission form deadline

Submission

Applications are to be submitted via the online form no later than June 17, 2024 by 3:00pm (EDT)

The application should include, in a single document (Word or PDF):

  • Application form;
  • An appendix containing any references or diagrams. For research creation projects, support materials (e.g., website links to provide samples of artistic work that illustrate your qualifications and/or the nature of your proposed research creation, titles/dates of creation/production and brief context for the works etc.) may be included (maximum 1 page); and
  • CV of the Prinicpal Investigator only (maximum 5 pages).

All applications require a ROLA proposal to be submitted by the deadline date.

Western Research, in consultation with an Associate Vice-President (Research), reserves the right to exclude from competition any submissions that are incomplete or inconsistent. Excluded applications will not be presented to reviewers for consideration.

Resources

Looking to hire students skilled in videos, stories, journalism etc.? Western FIMS has many talented Master of Media in Journalism & Communication students.

Contact

All general program questions can be directed to intgrant@uwo.ca.

Application development support can be requested by contacting the following individuals: