SSHRC Connection Grant – February 2026
Aboriginal Peoples
Arctic and Northern Regions
Community, Regional & Enterprise Development
Creative Arts, Culture and Heritage
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Governance and Public Policy
Information and Communication Technology
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Social Justice
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Wednesday 28th, January 2026
External Deadline: Monday 2nd, November 2026
Description
SSHRC will be holding webinars regarding the above-mentioned competitions via MS Teams. They will outline what is new this year and will include a question period. Registration is required for these webinars. Detailed information for the webinars is below:
| Date | Time (eastern) | Topic | Language | Webinar Access |
| November 25, 2025 | 11 a.m. to 1 p. m. | Connection Grants | English | Registration and webinar link |
| November 26, 2025 | 11 a.m. to 1 p. m. | Connection Grants | French | Registration and webinar link |
Connection Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program.
These grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage with participants on research issues they value. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.
Connection Grants support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, documentaries or other events or outreach activities that facilitate:
- – disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary exchanges in the social sciences and humanities;
- scholarly exchanges between those working in the social sciences and humanities and those working in other research fields;
- – intersectoral exchanges between academic researchers in the social sciences and humanities and researchers and practitioners from the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors; and/or
- – international research collaboration and scholarly exchanges with researchers, students and non-academic partners from other countries.
See here for more information.