Knowledge Mobilization & Research-Creation & Innovation Grant for SSHRC-Related Research
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:
- To enhance the dissemination, exchange, and engagement of knowledge within and/or beyond academia;
- To enhance research-creation activity at Western; and
- 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
- Program Guidelines (Western ID & password required)
Please consult the guidelines for further information
Application
- Application Form (Western ID & password required)
Important Dates
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| April 26, 2024 | Launch |
| June 7, 2024 | ROLA submission deadline |
| June 14, 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 14, 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
- Knowledge Mobilization and Research-Creation Grant guide Western ID & password required
- Research-Creation Primer for Faculties Western ID & password required
- Preparing applications involving research-creation
- SSHRC guidelines for research-creation support materials
- Western Research EDID page
- Western Research Knowledge Exchange site
- SSHRC guidelines for effective knowledge mobilization
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:
For support developing mobilization/implementation science activities, contact the Knowledge Mobilization & Research Impact Specialist, Inclusive Research Excellence and Impact, Western Research.
For Research-creation support, contact Sandrena Raymond, Grants Officer, Research Grant Management & Services, Western Research.
