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2009-10
Report on Plans and Priorities



Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council






Supplementary Information (Tables)






Table of Contents




SSHRC: Details on Transfer Payments Programs, 2008-09 to 2011-12 (TPP)

1: Grants and Scholarships

Strategic Outcomes:
  1. People: A first-class research capacity in the social sciences and humanities
  2. Research: New knowledge based on excellent research in the social sciences and humanities
  3. Knowledge Mobilization: Facilitating the use of social sciences and humanities knowledge within and beyond academia

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

Expected results1:

  • 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
  • Research results are effectively disseminated both within and beyond academia
  • Researchers interact and work with each other, across disciplines and sectors, and with potential users of research in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors

 
Program Activity
($ millions)
Forecast Spending
2008-09
Planned Spending
2009-10
Planned Spending
2010-11
Planned Spending
2011-12
PEOPLE 
Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes (grants) 33.7 36.9 36.9 36.9
Canada Research Chairs (grants) 59.2 59.2 59.2 59.2
RESEARCH
Investigator-Framed Research (grants) 85.2 82.0 81.6 81.4
Targeted Research and Training Initiatives (grants) 20.4 21.6 19.0 18.9
Strategic Research Development (grants) 26.5 26.0 26.1 26.0
KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
Research Communication and Interaction (grants) 18.5 This program activity has been split into two new program activities for 2009-10 and beyond
Research Dissemination and Knowledge Translation (grants) New program activities for 2009-10 and beyond 7.5 7.1 7.6
Research Networking (grants) 12.1 8.2 8.2
Total grants 243.5 245.3 238.1 238.2
Planned Evaluations
2009-10 to 2010-11

(dates indicate the fiscal year during which completion of the evaluation is expected)

Doctoral Fellowships (2008-09)
Postdoctoral Fellowships (2009-10)
Prizes and Special Fellowships (2009-10)
Canada Research Chairs (2009-10)
Joint evaluation of Standard Research Grants program and Research Development Initiatives program (2009-10)
Strategic Research Grants (2008-09; 2010-11)
Strategic Joint Initiatives (2008-09; 2009-10)
Initiative on the New Economy (2008-09)
Social Economy Suite (2010-11)
Joint evaluation of Major Collaborative Research Initiatives and Community-University Research Alliances (2010-11)
Joint evaluation of SSHRC Institutional Grants and Aid to Small Universities programs (2010-11)
Other Strategic Research Development (2008-09; 2009-10)
International Opportunities Fund (2009-10)
Evaluation of SSHRC’s participation in BOREAS (2009-10)
Umbrella evaluation of Knowledge Mobilization programs (2010-11)

1. As presented in SSHRC, SSHRC Performance Measurement Framework, Ottawa, April 2008.

2: Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)

Strategic Outcome:

People: A first-class research capacity in the social sciences and humanities

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) (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

Expected results2:

  • 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
($ millions)
Forecast Spending
2008-09
Planned Spending
2009-10
Planned Spending
2010-11
Planned Spending
2011-12
Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes (grants) 67.8 68.2 68.2 68.2
Total grants 67.8 68.2 68.2 68.2
Planned Evaluations
A tri-agency evaluation of the Canada Graduate Scholarships program was completed in 2008-09      

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

3: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Strategic Outcome:

People: A first-class research capacity in the social sciences and humanities

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) (voted)

Start date: 2008

End date: No end date

Description: SSHRC’s portion of this tri-agency class grant transfer payment program provides financial support to Canadian and international students who have achieved outstanding success in their studies and will pursue a doctoral program at a Canadian university in an area of the social sciences and humanities

Expected results3:

  • Establishment of a Canadian doctoral scholarship that is internationally competitive and internationally recognized, similar to other international scholarships such as the Fulbright and Rhodes
  • Enhanced capacity of Canadian universities to attract the best and brightest students from Canada and the world with the potential to become leaders in the next generation of researchers in Canada
  • Attract to Canada top students from other countries who will bring with them new knowledge and ideas and enrich the Canadian learning environment
  • Retain Canada’s top doctoral students in the face of intense international competition for the brightest researchers
  • Promote and brand Canada as a home of research excellence and Canadian universities as world-class institutions of research and higher learning, e.g. by improving their standing on the list of the 100 top universities internationally
  • Establish effective research collaborations and networks between Canada and the recipients’ home countries
  • Create an alumni of “ambassadors” for Canada worldwide who will promote Canada as a destination for research excellence and higher learning

 
Program Activity
($ millions)
Forecast Spending
2008-09
Planned Spending
2009-10
Planned Spending
2010-11
Planned Spending
2011-12
Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes (grants) 0.0 2.8 5.5 8.3
Total grants 0.0 2.8 5.5 8.3
Planned Evaluations
The evaluation of the Vanier Scholarships program will be launched in its fourth year (2012)

3. As presented in Class Grant Terms and Conditions for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program, approved by Treasury Board in July 2008.

4: Indirect Costs of Research

Strategic Outcome:

Institutional Environment: A strong Canadian science and research environment

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

Expected results4:

  • 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
($ millions)
Forecast Spending
2008-09
Planned Spending
2009-10
Planned Spending
2010-11
Planned Spending
2011-12
Indirect Costs of Research (grants) 328.3 329.1 329.1 329.1
Total grants 328.3 329.1 329.1 329.1
Planned Evaluations
An evaluation of the Indirect Costs of Research program has been completed in 2008-09

4.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.

5. Networks of Centres of Excellence

Strategic Outcome:

Knowledge Mobilization: Facilitating the use of social sciences and humanities knowledge within and beyond academia

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Networks of Centres of Excellence

Start date: 1997

End date: No end date

Description: This federal class grants transfer payment program is administered jointly by the three federal granting agencies in partnership with Industry Canada. It supports research in complex areas of critical importance to Canadian universities and hospitals in partnership with private and public sectors. The networks funded through this program are multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral partnerships that stimulate leading-edge, internationally competitive research in areas critical to Canadian economic and social development

Expected results5:

  • Acceleration of the exchange of research results within funded networks and the use of this knowledge within Canada by organizations that can harness it for Canadian economic and social development
  • Attraction and retention of world-class researchers and highly qualified personnel in areas essential to Canadian economic and social development
  • Creation of functional multi-regional interdisciplinary research teams
  • Development of a pool of highly qualified personnel in areas essential to Canadian economic and social development
  • Increase in Canada’s international visibility and reputation

 
Program Activity
($ millions)
Forecast Spending
2008-09
Planned Spending
2009-10
Planned Spending
2010-11
Planned Spending
2011-12
Research Communication and Interaction (grants) 11.8 N/A
Research Networking* (grants) * New program activity for 2009-10 and beyond 11.8 11.8 11.8
Total grants
11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8
Planned Evaluations An evaluation of the Networks of Centres of Excellence program was completed in 2007, and another will be completed in 2009-10

5.As presented in Class Grant Terms and Conditions for the Networks of Centres of Excellence Program administered jointly by NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC in partnership with Industry Canada, approved by Treasury Board in 2008.



SSHRC Internal Audits1




Name of Internal Audit


Internal Audit Type

Status


Expected Completion Date
Audit of the Indirect Costs of Research program Grant Program Complete January 2009
Audit of Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Administration of the Community-University Research Alliances Program Grant Program Underway March 2009

1. SSHRC has launched a comprehensive Risk Assessment process. Once complete, this will provide a basis for a multi-year Internal Audit plan. The Risk Assessment is expected to be complete by the end of April 2009. The table presented here provides the status of audits undertaken in 2008-09.



SSHRC Evaluations, 2008-09 to 2010-11




Name of Evaluation

Program Type Status

Completion Date
Evaluation of the Aboriginal Research Pilot Program Grants program Completed 2008-09
Evaluation of the Initiative on the New Economy Grants program In progress 2008-09
Evaluation of the Policy on Research Ethics / Secretariat on Research Ethics1 Tri-agency initiative Completed 2008-09
Evaluation of the Metropolis Joint Initiative2 Grants program In progress 2008-09
Canada Graduate Scholarships / SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Evaluation3 Grants program Completed / In progress 2008-09
Summative Evaluation of the Indirect Costs Program4 Grants program In progress 2008-09
Cluster evaluation of the Standard Research Grants Program and the Research Development Initiatives program Grants program In progress 2009-10
Summative Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs Program5 Grants program In progress 2009-10
Joint Evaluation of the Postdoctoral Fellowships program and Prizes and Special Fellowships Grants program Planned 2009-10
Evaluation of the International Opportunities Fund Grants program Planned 2009-10
Umbrella evaluation of Other Strategic Research Development activities Grants program Planned 2009-10
Evaluation of SSHRC’s participation in BOREAS: Histories from the North—Environment, Movements, Narratives Grants program Planned 2009-10
Evaluation of the Networks of Centres of Excellence – New Initiatives (NCE-NI) program6 Grants program In progress 2009-10
Evaluation of the Networks of Centres of Excellence  for Commercialization of Research NCE-CECR program7 Grants program In progress 2009-10
Evaluation of the Sports Canada Joint Initiative Grants program Planned 2009-10
Joint evaluation of the Major Collaborative Research Initiatives and the Community-University Research Alliances programs Grants program Planned 2010-11
Evaluation of the Social Economy Suite Grants program Planned 2010-11
Umbrella evaluation of Knowledge Mobilization programming (excluding the Networks of Centres of Excellence) Grants program Planned 2010-11
Joint evaluation of the SSHRC Institutional Grants program and the Aid to Small Universities program Grants program Planned 2010-11
Summative evaluation of the Research / Creation in the Fine Arts program Grants program Planned 2010-11
SSHRC’s Evaluation Plan and the reports and management responses to recently completed evaluations are available at: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/site/about-crsh/publications/pub_evaluations-eng.aspx

1. Led by NSERC, in partnership with SSHRC and CIHR.
2. Led by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, in partnership with SSHRC and other federal partners.
3. Led by CIHR, in partnership with SSHRC and NSERC. This cluster evaluation includes the Canada Graduate Scholarships program, as well as each agency’s own fellowships/scholarships programs.
4. Led by SSHRC, in partnership with NSERC and CIHR.
5. Led by SSHRC, in partnership with NSERC and CIHR.
6. Led by SSHRC, in partnership with NSERC and CIHR.
7. Led by NSERC, in partnership with SSHRC and CIHR




Non-Respendable Revenue

($ millions)   Forecast Revenue
2008-09
Planned Revenue
2009-10
Planned Revenue
2010-11
Planned Revenue
2011-12
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Refunds of previous years' expenditures

         
  1.7 1.7  1.7 1.7
Total Respendable Revenue 1.7 1.7  1.7 1.7