Insight Grants support emerging and established scholars pursuing individual or collaborative research in the social sciences and humanities to advance knowledge about individuals and societies.
The October 2026 Insight Grants competition has changed from open to closed. Registration links for the English and French webinars have been replaced with webinar presentation PDFs.
Insight Development Grants from SSHRC fund innovative, early-stage research projects in the social sciences and humanities to advance new ideas and approaches.
Partnership Grants support teams of postsecondary institutions and organizations in formal partnerships to advance social sciences and humanities research, research training and knowledge mobilization.
Connection Grants support researchers, teams and institutions with events and outreach that share social sciences and humanities research, engage wider audiences and build connections across sectors.
Partnership Development Grants support teams pursuing partnered social sciences and humanities research, knowledge sharing and new partnership approaches to develop adaptable practices or scalable models.
Exploration supports research teams pursuing bold, high-risk projects that integrate disciplines in novel ways to challenge current paradigms and generate significant scientific, social or other impacts.