SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship 2012-13

Deadline: October 6, 2011

Home page of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Fellowship Competition [www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca]

For information on last year's competition (2011-12): http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/SSHRC

See also: Humanities and Social Sciences Postdocs 2011-12

Stats
How many people are applying? 22

Are you applying to hold the award within Canada? 15

Outside Canada? 7

Where did the stats from last week go? ''This count was in the 30s the last time that I checked. ''

A: I think you might be getting the above confused with last year's page ... I don't believe the count has ever gotten so high on the 2012-2013 page (at least not yet).
 * earlier this week this page was at 35, then dropped back down yesterday. Not sure why though. Not that I check on an almost compulsive basis to see if people have heard yet or anything :)
 * I noticed the change. No idea why.
 * hmmm ... could have been an error ... not sure too much stock should be put in the self-reported numbers on this page in any event. From the award letter recorded below, the official numbers: "145 of 986 applications were successful."

Receipt of application
Has anyone received email confirmation of receipt? (posted 11/5)

Nope. (22)

Yes.

(02/02) Glad to hear others haven't received email confirmations......every now and then I have short bursts of panic that my application didn't go through.....

(03/02) I did not receive one at first; but I emailed to confirm my application had been received. I got a quick response with an application number in it!

Notification of Awards
(03/02) In response to an email asking when decision letters might be sent out, I received a reply that my letter was sent out today (with a confirmation of my mailing address). We should all hear soon!

(04/02) Let the sleepless nights begin......good luck to everyone!

(05/02) Good Luck everyone!

(06/02) Yes, good luck everyone! What discipline are you all in? (I'm in business.)


 * (06/02) Environment and Resource Studies
 * (07/02) English literature; Sociology of Education
 * (07/02) Sociology

(06/02) No letter yet. (Hamilton)

(06/02) No letter yet (Toronto) x 8

(06/02) No letter yet (Montreal) x 3

(06/02) No letter yet (New Brunswick)

(06/02) No letter yet (Unitet States)

(06/02) No letter yet (Waterloo)

(06/02) Nay. Still waiting (Edmonton)

(07/02) Not today (Hamilton)

(07/02) No letter today;( (Toronto) x 5

(07/02) No letter yet (Montreal) x 2

(07/02) No letter yet (Winnipeg)

(07/02) Received happy letter today (Ottawa):


 * Letter dated February 6th.

(07/02) Letter dated Feb. 6 2012. Score 23.6/30. Recommended for funding but not funded.
 * 145 of 986 applications were successful.
 * My score was 29.25/30. I'm ABD in Sociology.
 * Wow! What an amazing score! Congratulations! I'm pretty sure I will not be even close to getting funded, but I can't give up hope until I get that letter....
 * Is that 145 of 986 apps total, or in your field? Congratulations, by the way, those are amazing scores!
 * Must be total applications. Official stats can be downloaded here: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/stats-statistiques/index-eng.aspx. You can see that 175 awards were actually given from 877 applications in last year's competition. You can also see the breakdowns by committee and research area. They seem to have consistently given the same % of awards as there were applicants for each committee (e.g. if 22% applicants were literature and fine arts 22% of the awards went there). It does appear that a lower percentage of applicants are being granted awards this year though across the board if the numbers above are correct.
 * Sorry to hear that; are you on the waitlist now? What discipline?

Waitlistings
Got my letter today (Feb 7th- Ottawa) and I am on the waiting list with a score of 24.7 ....I am really not sure what my chances are of getting anything!
 * I was second on the short-list in the 2011-2012 competition and never made it through. A friend was fourth on the short list in 2010-2011 and was offered an award in June. So it really depends.

Questions & Discussion
(05/02) Does anybody know if having been put on the waitlist for the 2011 application makes a difference for this application? (Nope, makes no difference. Everybody starts the next year with a clean slate.)

(07/02) Is there a bias towards funding students who will take the money to Canadian vs. international institutions? ''Not officially, but for the past few years at least, you have a better chance if you're taking your SSHRC out of the country. ''

What evidence are you basing that claim on? ''Check out the annual stats on the SSHRC website. It's pretty interesting.''

(07/02) Any idea if decisions on the Bantings are likely to be announced earlier than last year, as well? Seems like SSHRC is pretty on the ball this year. Be nice not to have to wait until early April.