CU SSHRC Exchange Grant: Knowledge Mobilization

Priority will be given to faculty members who either:

• currently hold or have held a SSHRC grant within the last two years; or
• plan to reapply SSHRC within 12 to 18 months

• The subject matter of the proposal must be consistent with SSHRC’s mandate. (Please see Subject Matter Eligibility for more information)
• This grant cannot be held concurrently with a CU Development Grant (SSHRC Explore, NSERC or CIHR) or a Carleton International Research Seed Grant
• Previous recipients of a CU SSHRC Exchange KM Grant must wait 3 years after the completion of their grant term and have submitted the corresponding final report prior to being eligible to apply again.

Expenses must be eligible under the Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration and can include the following:

• KM activities (e.g. conferences, workshops, events, forums, etc.) and products (e.g. digital resources, databases, adaptation of texts, policy briefs, etc.)
• Stipends to students and postdoctoral fellows
• Salaries of technical and professional staff
• Speaker travel and accommodations
• Materials, supplies and services, including technical services
• Rental of equipment and space (e.g. for workshops, meetings)
• Open access publication costs, to maximum of $750. Note that this is restricted to those who have not already received open access funding through the Library’s CURIE Fund for the same project.  
• If requesting funding for non-traditional publications, please note that the overall application must address all of the evaluation criteria listed below.

Expenses that are NOT eligible include the following:

• Research activities (e.g. field work, clinical trials, data gathering, etc.)
• Traditional scholarly publication costs (book, journal article, etc.), except open access publication costs
• Teaching Release
• Collection or preparation of material primarily intended for personal classroom needs or teaching purposes
• Purchase of equipment
• Technology transfer costs (e.g. patent filing)
• Alcoholic beverages

• Clarity and presentation of the KM activity(ies) for adjudication by a multidisciplinary committee
• Appropriateness of intended stakeholders/users and feasibility of engagement through the proposed activity(ies), i.e. strategies to ensure engagement
• Potential of anticipated KM outcomes and impacts within and outside of academia
• Potential for enhancing the visibility/profile of the researcher and Carleton University
• Quality of the HQP mentoring and training
• Soundness of the budget (i.e. justification of expenses in relation to the proposed knowledge mobilization activity or product and leveraged funding)

• Download and complete the application form
• Save the application form with attachments in a SINGLE pdf file
• Login to the cuResearch portal
• Choose “Apply New” from the top right menu, then under Section A: CORIS Awards, select “Approval Form”
• Project Info Tab: Enter your project title and SAVE
• Project Sponsor Info Tab: click on “Add New”, then click on “Agency” and select:

Carleton University – Carleton Office for Research Initiatives and Services, select appropriate Program, and SAVE

Note: You can search “CORIS” to find the agency.

• Attachments Tab: Upload your completed application package
• Approval Form Tab: Complete all required fields and SAVE
• “SUBMIT”

(Your application will be routed for electronic approval by your Department Chair/School Director and Associate Dean, Research (ADR). To view the signing authority routing for your file, consult the “Approvals” tab.)