- Certification Requirements
- Impact Assessment
- Keywords
- Disciplines
- Areas of Research
- Temporal Periods, Geographical Regions and Countries
Certification Requirements
INSTRUCTIONS
State whether or not your proposal involves human beings as research subjects. If it does, select “Yes” and consult the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – TCPS 2 (2018) and submit your proposal to your organization’s research ethics board.
State whether or not your proposal involves animals. If it does, consult the resources available at animalcare.ubc.ca and submit a protocol application.
Impact Assessment
INSTRUCTIONS
The Impact Assessment Form must be completed and submitted with grant applications ONLY if at least one of the following situations applies to your research or research-related activities, as per the Impact Assessment Act, 2019 (IAA):
- any phase of the proposed research takes place on federal lands, other than lands under the administration and control of the Commissioner of Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, as interpreted in section 2 of the IAA;
- any phase of the proposed research takes place in a country other than Canada;
- the grant funds permit a designated project (listed in the Physical Activities Regulations) to be carried out in whole or in part; or
- any phase of the proposed research depends on a designated project (listed in the Physical Activities Regulations) being led or carried out by an organization other than SSHRC.
Please note the first two points apply ONLY to designated projects / physical activities listed in the Physical Activities Regulations (e.g., projects that involve physical work / alterations to the land or environment). The Impact Assessment Form will appear if you answer “Yes” to any of the four questions. If none of these situations apply to your research or research-related activities, the form is not needed.
For more information, see SSHRC’s Guidelines on Impact Assessment.
STRATEGIC ADVICE:
Note that the SSHRC wording around Impact Assessments can be confusing. This piece is typically only required of projects that make a physical impact on the environment (e.g., archaeological digs). If you are, for example, simply conducting interviews in a country other than Canada, you do not need to include this Appendix. If in doubt, feel free to reach out to SPARC.
Keywords
INSTRUCTIONS
List up to 10 keywords that best describe the proposal.
STRATEGIC ADVICE
SSHRC Program Officers may use the keywords you list here to assign primary reviewers from within your adjudication committee. Be sure to choose terms that are specific and relevant.
Disciplines
INSTRUCTIONS
Indicate and rank up to three disciplines relevant to your proposal, with #1 the most relevant, and #3 the least relevant.
Areas of Research
INSTRUCTIONS
Indicate and rank up to three areas of research relevant to your proposal, with #1 the most relevant and #3 the least relevant. If you select “Not Subject to Research Classification” in #1, the system will automatically remove any other areas of research when you save this page.
Temporal Periods, Geographical Regions and Countries (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
Indicate and rank each entry relevant to your proposal, with Entry 1 as the most relevant and the last entry the least relevant.