Connection Grants – Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is pleased to announce once again the Initiative for Digital Citizen Research (IDCR), a new joint initiative with the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) and one component of Canadian Heritage’s Digital Citizen Initiative. The IDCR aims to develop a better understanding of the impacts of online disinformation in Canada in order to better inform programs and policies, build Canada’s capacity to conduct research on – and related to – countering online disinformation and other related online harms, and help foster a community of researchers engaged with digital citizenship and online disinformation in Canada.
Please note that the deadline for the submission of applications to the Connection Grants’ arm of IDCR is February 1, 2020. These grants are open to institutions, individual applicants and teams, and provide funding to selected events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage on research issues related to online disinformation and other related online harms as well as their impact in the Canadian context.
Please also note that additional funding opportunities are currently offered under this joint initiative.
We would appreciate it if you could circulate this message to researchers at your respective institutions, especially those who are working in the area of online disinformation and may be interested in applying.
For more information on the IDCR Connection Grants Special Call, please contact:
Lauren Abrams
Program Officer
Research Grants and Partnerships Division
SSHRC
Tel.: 613-947-9659