Connection Grants — Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research
$50,000.00
Grant
Description:
Canadian Heritage is partnering with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to provide funding support through arms-length Connection Grants. These grants provide assistance to selected events and outreach activities for short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage on research issues related to online disinformation and other related online harms as well as their impact in the Canadian context.
The Joint Initiative has 3 broad objectives:
to promote Canadian research that will develop better understanding — based on empirical evidence — of the impacts of online disinformation in Canada in order to better inform programs and policies
to build Canada’s capacity to conduct research on and related to countering online disinformation and other related online harms, specifically in the target areas described below
to help foster a community of research in the digital citizenship and countering online disinformation space in Canada
Comments on Funding:
The SSHRC will not fund the full cost of any Connection project. Additional support in the form of eligible cash and/or in-kind contributions (excluding registration fees) equivalent to a minimum of 50% of the amount requested must come from sponsoring organizations.
The Application deadline date is expected to be announced in the near future. Please ensure that you visit this webpage in the coming months.
Eligibility:
Applications may be submitted by institutions or individual applicants and teams (consisting of one applicant or project director and one or more co-applicants and/or collaborators).
Application Steps:
Interested applicants must submit their application to the SSHRC’s Connection Grants funding opportunities.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
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