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Details on SSHRC Transfer Payments Programs (1):
Grants and Scholarships


Name of Transfer Payment Program Grants and Scholarships (Voted)
  Start Date 1978 End Date No end date
Description This transfer payment program consists of grants and scholarships awarded for research, research training, and research dissemination activities in the social sciences and humanities
Strategic Outcomes [1]
  • A first-class research capacity in the social sciences and humanities
  • New knowledge based on excellent research in the social sciences and humanities
  • The transfer, dissemination and use of social sciences and humanities knowledge
Expected Results [1]
  • Highly qualified personnel, expert in research, are available to pursue various knowledge-intensive careers within universities, industry, government and other sectors
  • A world-class research capacity is enhanced in social sciences and humanities in Canadian universities and research institutes through the attraction and retention of excellent researchers
  • Investigator-framed research creates a synergy contributing to observable knowledge advancement and dissemination of research results throughout the academic community and beyond
  • Excellent SSHRC-funded research is targeted in areas of importance to Canadians (as defined by SSHRC, in consultation with the research community and various stakeholders)
  • Research institutions are supported to conduct research development, and new research and researchers are attracted in strategic and critical areas
  • Interactions between researchers and between researchers and users of research are taking place
Program Activity Category ($ millions) Forecast Spending 2007-08 Planned Spending 2008-09 Planned Spending 2009-10 Planned Spending 2010-11
Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes (Grants)
Total
36.2 33.7 34.3 34.3
Canada Research Chairs (Grants)
Total
59.1 59.2 59.2 59.2
Investigator-Framed Research (Grants)
Total
85.1 85.3 84.6 84.6
Targeted Research and Training Initiatives (Grants)
Total
19.5 14.2 17.3 14.0
Strategic Research Development (Grants)
Total
23.5 23.0 20.1 20.1
Research Communication and Interaction (Grants)
Total
56.1 25.5 25.8 25.8
Total 279.5 240.9 241.3 238.0
Planned Evaluations, 2008-09, 2009-10 Aboriginal Research Pilot Program Evaluation
Evaluation of the Initiative on the New Economy (Report 2)
Evaluation of the Policy on Research Ethics / Secretariat on Research Ethics
Evaluation of the Metropolis Joint Initiative
Canada Graduate Scholarships / SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Evaluation
Research Development Initiatives Evaluation
Evaluation of the Standard Research Grants Program
Summative Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs Program
Planned Audits, 2008-09 Audit of Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Administration of the Canada Research Chairs Program
Audit of Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Administration of the Community-University Research Alliances Program

1. As presented in SSHRC, SSHRC Performance Measurement Framework, Ottawa, November 2007.

Details on SSHRC Transfer Payments Programs (2):
Canada Graduate Scholarships


Name of Transfer Payment Program Canada Graduate Scholarships (Voted)
  Start Date 2003 End Date No end date
Description This transfer payment program supports 1,300 doctoral students and 1,300 master's students in the social sciences and humanities
Strategic Outcomes [1]
  • A reliable supply of highly qualified personnel to meet the needs of Canada’s knowledge economy
Expected Results [1]
  • Increased incentives for students to enrol in and complete master’s degrees and/or PhDs in a timely manner
  • Improved access to scholarships to complete master’s degrees and/or PhDs
  • Increased retention of the next generation of researchers by Canadian universities
  • Highly qualified personnel, expert in research, available to pursue various knowledge-intensive careers within universities, industry, government and other sectors
Program Activity Category ($ millions) Forecast Spending 2007-08 Planned Spending 2008-09 Planned Spending 2009-10 Planned Spending 2010-11
Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes (Grants)
Total
65.9 67.0 68.2 68.2
Planned Evaluations,2008-09 Canada Graduate Scholarships / SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Evaluation

1. As presented in SSHRC, The Canada Graduate Scholarship Program Results-Based Management and Accountability Framework, Ottawa, June 2003.

Details on SSHRC Transfer Payments Programs (3):
Indirect Costs of Research


Name of Transfer Payment Program Indirect Costs of Research (Voted)
  Start Date 2003 End Date No end date
Description This transfer payment program supports a portion of the indirect costs associated with the conduct of academic research in institutions that receive research grant funds from any of the three federal granting agencies. Grants are awarded to eligible institutions using a progressive funding formula based on the average revenues from research grants received from CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC
Strategic Outcomes [1] The program will contribute to:
  • The attractiveness of the Canadian research environment
  • Compliance with regulatory requirements
  • The transfer of knowledge, and commercialization
  • Canada’s economic growth and improved quality of life, and Canadian research excellence and capacity
Expected Results [1]
  • The provision of well-equipped research facilities, including the operation and maintenance of these facilities, and the technical support of equipment
  • The provision of world-class research resources, including support for multi-disciplinary research and international collaboration
  • The effective management and administration of the research enterprise
  • Increased ability to meet regulatory requirements related to international accreditation standards in research, including standards that govern animal care, the handling of hazardous materials, environmental protection, and ethical treatment of human subjects in medical and social sciences research
  • The effective transfer of knowledge, including commercialization activities and the management of intellectual property generated by research activities
Program Activity Category ($ millions) Forecast Spending 2007-08 Planned Spending 2008-09 Planned Spending 2009-10 Planned Spending 2010-11
Indirect Costs of Research (Grants)
Total
313.3 314.1 314.1 314.1
Planned Evaluations,2009-10 Summative Evaluation of the Indirect Costs Program

1. As presented in SSHRC, Grants Program to Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions to Defray a Portion of the Indirect Costs of Federally Supported Research at Colleges, Universities and their Affiliated Research Hospitals and Institutes Results-based Management and Accountability Framework and Risk-based Audit Framework, Ottawa, June 2003.