Imagining Canada’s Future Ideas Lab: Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century

SSHRC, in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada and Genome Canada, has launched the ICF Ideas Lab: Global Health and Wellness for the 21^st Century, a novel, two-year pilot funding opportunity designed to encourage innovative research partnerships and projects. By breaking down methodological barriers and empowering participants to explore novel approaches to research, the ICF Ideas Lab will promote knowledge sharing and provide foundations for future interdisciplinary projects. This Ideas Lab is part of SSHRC’s Imagining Canada’s Future (ICF) initiative.

In this ICF Ideas Lab, researchers from across Canada will come together in a series of in-person and virtual interactive workshops to address the global challenge of Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century. Up to 35 researchers will be selected to participate in a multiple-day workshop to form research teams and develop proposals. The workshop will take place over a three-week period, through in-person and virtual sessions, in August 2023. Participants will be required to take part in all sessions.

During the workshops, participants will form research teams and develop ground-breaking project ideas with the potential to inform policies and programs addressing the needs of diverse sectors throughout Canada. Following the workshops, teams will be invited to apply for funding to further develop their ideas and research projects. SSHRC will award up to five grants, valued up to $250,000 per grant.

Value and duration

Stage 1: Hybrid workshop

No research funding will be provided during Stage 1 of the ICF Ideas Lab. SSHRC will cover the costs of travel and accommodation to Ottawa for attendance at the in-person workshop meeting in August 2023.

Stage 2: Funding opportunity

Each team that presents a project idea at the end of the workshop will be invited to apply for funding.

ICF Ideas Lab grants are valued at up to $125,000 per year over two years, up to a total of $250,000. Up to five grants could be awarded.

Webinars

Information webinars for this funding opportunity will be held on April 18 (English) and April 20 (French); for more details and to register please see SSHRC’s webinars page.

Application process and UPEI internal deadlines

UPEI application process for Stage 1 – Expression of Interest (EOI)

Complete an EOI using the Convergence Portal according to SSHRC’s instructions, and submit it for UPEI approval using the Romeo Research Portal. Note: as there is no funding associated with the EOI stage, information regarding the budget does not need to be completed in the Research Grants Approvals Form.

Deadline for receipt by Research Services: May 22, 2023

Submit the EOI in the Convergence Portal by May 24, 2023. Research Services will then forward your EOI to SSHRC by the deadline of May 25, 2023.

The call for Stage 2 will be released in September 2023. Only participants in the workshop will be invited to apply.