Details
| Opportunity Name | Insight Development Grants |
| Agency | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
| Value | $7,000 to $75,000 |
| Indirect Costs | Ineligible |
| Duration | 1 to 2 years |
Deadlines
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 01-20-2025 |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 01-27-2025 |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 01-30-2025, by 10:00AM |
| Application due at agency | 02-03-2025, by 12:00PM (noon) |
Objective
- To enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas; and
- To foster research in its early stages, but are not intended to support large-scale initiatives
Proposed projects may involve, but are not limited to, the following types of research activities:
- case studies
- pilot initiatives
- critical analyses of existing research
Projects can also involve national and international research collaboration, and the exploration of new ways of producing, structuring and mobilizing knowledge within and across disciplines and sectors.
SSHRC welcomes applications involving Indigenous research, as well as those involving research-creation.
Eligibility
NOTE: Normally, researchers cannot apply as an applicant for an Insight Grant and an Insight Development Grant in the same calendar year. However, in 2017, SSHRC approved an exception to this multiple applications regulation that has been extended for the foreseeable future: researchers who applied unsuccessfully for an Insight Development Grant in February of a given year can apply for an Insight Grant in October of that same year. Therefore, researchers who apply for an Insight Development Grant in February 2025 and are not successful can apply for an Insight Grant in October 2025.
A researcher who applied for an Insight Grant in October 2024 can apply for an Insight Development Grant in February 2025, provided that the objectives of the research are significantly different.
How to Apply
York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature. Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.