SSHRC Impact Talent Award
The Talent Award is given to an individual who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization and has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader within and/or outside the academic sector.
The Talent Award can either be:
- taken up as a fellowship to fund the recipient’s doctoral or postdoctoral research over a one-year period; or
- used within one year of receiving the award as a grant to support research, knowledge mobilization or other research-related activities.
At least 10% of the award funds must be used to promote the recipient’s research achievements.
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Awarded at $50,000 for one year.
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a “protected person” under subsection 95(2) of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, by the nomination deadline;
- Be an active social sciences and humanities researcher or student;
- As of April 1, 2024, hold a SSHRC doctoral scholarship or fellowship or postdoctoral fellowship. This includes, but is not limited to, a Canada Graduate Scholarship, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship or Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.
- Be in good standing with SSHRC;
- Be affiliated with an eligible institution; and
- Maintain affiliation with an eligible institution for the duration of the Impact Award.
For detailed eligibility and selection criteria information, please refer to the SSHRC Impact Talent Award website.
Interested students should contact their home departments for their internal deadlines. Students must submit a “mini-package” to their home department.
A complete mini-package includes:
1. Summary of work undertaken (4 pages total)
Deadline for Departments to submit the “mini-package” via the GSMS portal is Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 4pm.