SSHRC 2014-15

This page is for tracking SSHRC awards to be held during the 2014-2015 academic year.

SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships support the most promising Canadian new scholars in the social sciences and humanities and assist them in establishing a research base at an important time in their research careers.

SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships provide stipendiary support to recent PhD graduates who are:
 * undertaking original research;
 * publishing research findings;
 * developing and expanding personal research networks;
 * broadening their teaching experience; and
 * preparing to become competitive in national research grants competitions.

Fellowships will normally be awarded to candidates affiliated with a university other than that which awarded the PhD. SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship awards are tenable at Canadian or foreign universities and research institutions.

NOTE: Applicants should be aware that as of the 2014-2015 competition, SSHRC’s Postdoctoral Fellowships will undergo the following changes:


 * Postdoctoral Fellowships awards will increase from $38,000 per year to $40,500 per year for up to two years, while provision for a separate research allowance will no longer be offered.
 * Applicants will be eligible to apply up to two years after completion of a PhD (instead of the previous three-year window).
 * Applicants who have previously held a postdoctoral award from SSHRC, CIHR, or NSERC, including a Banting postdoctoral fellowship, will no longer be eligible to apply.
 * Postdoctoral Fellowships evaluation criteria will align with other SSHRC grants, which assess proposals based on three main criteria: challenge, feasibility and capability.

The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2014-2015 competition is October 2, 2013.

Stats
Applying as an ABD: 25

Applying with a PhD (0-1 years out): 13

Applying with a PhD (2-3 years out):2

Total: 39

Applying to hold at a Canadian institution: 28

Applying to hold at a non-Canadian institution: 12

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SEE ALSO: Humanities and Social Sciences Postdocs 2013-14 (Banting and Killam postdocs posted here)

Acknowledgement of application received
Sep 30, 2013 - I just forwarded my application. Am I supposed to receive an acknowledgement by email?

Oct 1, 2013 - just submitted as well. The application status reads as Forwarded first, and then should change to Received--usually within a day or so. Good luck!

Oct. 2, 2013 - Just submitted. Again. Here goes nothing! Good luck, everyone!

Oct. 2, 2013 - Submitted this morning. The status is still "Forwarded." Hope it changes to "Received" soon... Good bluck to you all!

Oct 8, 2013 - Submitted late on Oct 1st and received acknowledgement via email yesterday (Oct 7).

Oct. 9, 2013 -- Just received an email acknowledgement, although I submitted my application well over two weeks ago. Anyway, the acknowledgement is a giant leap for SSHRC because when I first applied (obviously unsuccessfully) in 2011 they didn't even bother to send me an email or anything.

Feb. 1, 2014 - Anyone want to place wagers on when we'll hear from SSHRC this month (hopefully!)? --> Hmm. Well, last year people were told by SSHRC to expect results in mid-Feb, but didn't actually hear back till late Feb. I'm guessing a similar timeline...(02/01)

Feb. 2, 2014 - I'm really hoping for mid-Feb--can't take the suspense!

Feb. 2, 2014 - I'm guessing mid-Feb-- last year there were 900 applications; this year's eligibility criteria seem to have reduced the numbers and this may speed the process up! (02/2) x2. I'm trying not to get my hopes up because of the possibly reduced application numbers. Last year I was sure I'd get it and seem to have just missed the score cutoff for funded apps. But each year is a new ballgame. Ugh.

Feb 2, 2014 - This waiting game already feels awful altough no letter can be expected at this point. I am not sure if they will do it this year - but last year they announced the mailing date via twitter: https://twitter.com/SSHRC_CRSH/status/305036230444322816 (over the years, the mailing date seems to have changed from beginning to end of February...although I hope I am wrong, I am expecting we'll hear back in early March)

Feb. 3, 2014 - I just e-mailed SSHRC and they informed me that results will probably be mailed out in the middle of the month. Looks like we are indeed looking at a timeline similar to last year's. (Good to know - thanks! Though I was really hoping it would be earlier. 02/04)

Feb. 3, 2014 - I'm going to assume Feb 20th, just so I can stop thinking about it. Though there's some relief in knowing we're all waiting in agony together!

Feb. 7, 2014 - Does anyone know whether they send emails in addition to the letters? I might be out of town when they do send the mail. Feb. 11, 2014 - This waiting is killing me! Anyone have any updates on the date the results are mailed-out? Feb 14, 2014: A tweet from half an hour ago says results will be mailed out "by the end of next week"
 * I applied last year and there was no e-mail - only a letter (and offers and rejections are mailed out at the same time).
 * Thanks for the info.! I'm going to have to wait when I get back, unfortunately!
 * None here... but I keep checking this wiki and SSHRC's twitter every day. FML.
 * LINK to Twitter Feed: https://twitter.com/SSHRC_CRSH
 * Feb 13, 2014 - in response to a query on twitter they say that postdoctoral results have not yet been mailed but "will be soon" (and they will announce on twitter).


 * Agh, so by mid-February they really mean late February.
 * This (mailing date of Feb 21, just like last year) probably means that people in major Canadian cities will receive their letters Feb 27 or 28 (again, judging from last year's wiki; also, Toronto letters seem to always arrive first)

Feb 14, 2014: Does anyone know how long Canadian post typically takes to get to get to the US?


 * Typically I think around a week.
 * Does anyone know why they don't do email? Is there a reason?

Does anyone have any news about the Killam postdoc competition (UBC in particular)? Has anyone heard? Last year around this time some universities had already sent out notifications (via e-mail). Sorry if this is off-topic! Feb. 17, 2014: "Happy Friday! The SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships notifications will be mailed out by the end of next week." https://twitter.com/SSHRC_CRSH
 * NOTE: the UBC Killam postdoc is posted on the main Postdocs page: LINK

Feb. 19, 2014: Sorry if this is a bit off-topic when everybody is waiting to hear the results; but I was wandering whether the members of the selection commitee have any access to the identity of the applicants or there is a blind-review process. I couldn't find any specific information on this matter. Any thoughts?

I am sure they know your name -- the referees use your name in their letters, you list your pubs., etc. Feb. 20, 2014: I just wanted to throw it out there that anyone can ATIP their SSHRC Postdoc. In other words, after the results are out you can make a request and see what reviewers said about your proposal. (https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/atip-aiprp/index-eng.asp)
 * x2 I've never heard of it being blind - and I imagine that if it was, we'd get instructions on how to prepare our apps for blind review rather than leaving it up to some poor soul on SSHRC support staff to redact thousands of pages. If you're concerned about your app ending up in the hands of someone in your field who doesn't like your work for personal reasons... well, I guess it's a risk and i is a problem that SSHRC should address somehow, but I don't think it's a very big risk. Chances are, the people reviewing your app are not in your subdiscipline or even your discipline (at least, I think that must be the case - it certainly is for the doctoral award adjudication, according to my advisor).
 * Comments from a former professor who sat on the selection committee leads me to believe that it's certainly not blind.
 * That sounds ominous.