Entries open for SSHRC Impact Awards (Canada)

The awards recognize outstanding researchers and celebrate their research achievements, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities funded partially or entirely by SSHRC.

Award Categories

• Eligible institutions are invited to put forward nominations for the:
  • Gold Medal: The Gold Medal is SSHRC’s highest research honour. It is awarded to an individual whose sustained leadership, dedication and originality of thought have inspired both students and colleagues.
  • Talent Award: The Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual who holds a SSHRC doctoral scholarship or fellowship or postdoctoral fellowship.
  • Insight Award: The Insight Award recognizes outstanding achievement arising from a single or multiple SSHRC-funded initiatives.
  • Connection Award: The Connection Award recognizes an outstanding SSHRC-funded initiative that facilitates the flow and exchange of research knowledge within and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community.
  • Partnership Award: The Partnership Award recognizes a SSHRC‑funded formal partnership for its outstanding achievement in advancing research, research training or knowledge mobilization, or developing a new partnership approach to research and/or related activities.

Prize Information

• Gold Medal: $100,000
• Talent Award: $50,000
• Insight Award: $50,000
• Connection Award: $50,000
• Partnership Award: $50,000

Eligibility Criteria

• A nominee must:
  • 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;
  • hold or have held SSHRC funding relevant to the award category;
  • be in good standing with SSHRC;
  • be affiliated with an institution that meets the institutional eligibility requirements; and
  • maintain affiliation with an eligible institution for the duration of the Impact Award.

Nomination Criteria

• Nominees:
  • cannot nominate themselves;
  • can be nominated in two sequential years for the same award, following which two years must pass before they can be nominated in the same category;
  • can be nominated in only one category in any year;
  • can be nominated in a subsequent year for a different SSHRC Impact Award; and
  • cannot be a current member of SSHRC’s governing council, a previous Gold Medal winner or a SSHRC Impact Awards jury member.

For more information, visit SSHRC.