Partnership Engage Grants Program in Canada

📖 About Partnership Engage Grants Program

The Partnership Engage Grants Program in Canada provides short-term and timely support for partnered research activities. These grants aim to inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private, or not-for-profit sector.

The program fosters small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships that address immediate needs, challenges, or opportunities. It enables non-academic organizations and postsecondary researchers to collaborate and leverage each other’s unique knowledge, expertise, and capabilities on topics of mutual interest.

Key Details:

• Sponsor Organization: Government of Canada
• Date Published: August 27, 2025
• Application Deadline: September 15, 2025
• Category: Fully Funded, Grants
• Opportunity Location: Canada
• Eligible Applicants: Canadian institutions and researchers

🎁 Benefits of the Program

• Grants valued between $7,000 and $25,000 for a duration of one year.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Applications can be submitted by an individual researcher or a team of researchers (including one applicant, and one or more co-applicants and/or collaborators).
• Applicants must be affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution that holds institutional eligibility at the time of application.
• Researchers with a primary affiliation to a non-Canadian postsecondary institution are not eligible for applicant status.
• Applicants who have received a SSHRC grant but failed to submit an achievement report by the specified deadline are not eligible to apply for another SSHRC grant until the report is submitted.
• Postdoctoral researchers are eligible if:
  • They have formally established an affiliation with an eligible institution at the time of application.
  • They maintain this affiliation for the duration of the grant period.
  • They confirm with their institution’s research grants officer that the institution can administer the funding if awarded.
• Students are not eligible for applicant or co-applicant status.
• Federal scientists affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution must demonstrate that their proposed research is unrelated to the mandate of their employer or their normal duties.

📝 Application Process

1. Applicants must complete the application form in accordance with the accompanying application instructions.
2. Applications must be submitted electronically by an authorized research grants officer or equivalent from the applicant’s institution.
3. Applicants needing assistance while preparing their application should contact SSHRC well in advance of the application deadline.

Important Notes:

• The application server will be offline for two business days after the 8:00 PM (Eastern) application deadline. During this time, applications in progress will be retained for the next competition deadline.

📅 Application Deadline

September 15, 2025

🌐 Application Portal

• View details of the Partnership Engage Grants Program in Canada.
• Apply for the program here.

This program is an excellent opportunity for Canadian researchers and institutions to collaborate with non-academic organizations and address pressing challenges through innovative research partnerships.

• Partnership Engage Grants are valued at $7,000 to $25,000 for one year.