Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Storytellers Challenge 2025

Deadline: January 21, 2025

Applications are open for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Storytellers Challenge 2025. The SSHRC Storytellers Challenge asks postsecondary college students to indicate Canadians, in as much as three minutes or 300 phrases, how social sciences and humanities analysis is affecting our lives, our world and our future for the higher. Tell them about an important SSHRC-funded challenge occurring at your postsecondary establishment. Your story have to be compelling, artistic and clear.

Prizes

Phase 1

• Twenty (20) Applicants in Phase 1 are eligible to obtain $3,000 in change for SSHRC’s proper to make use of their profitable submission as marketing-communications content material on SSHRC’s platforms (e.g., web site, social media channels).
• The profitable candidates of Phase 1 will likely be thought-about the 20 finalists. The finalists will likely be anticipated to attend a web based analysis communications workshop organized by SSHRC (to be made obtainable in English and French) earlier than finalists current to the jury and to the Storytellers Showcase viewers in Phase 2.
• Finalists will likely be chargeable for their journey and lodging prices to current on the Storytellers Showcase in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and attend the SWCC convention. SSHRC will encourage Finalists’ establishments to assist journey and lodging prices.
• The odds of success in Phase 1 rely on the entire quantity and high quality of eligible entries obtained earlier than the Phase 1 time limit.

Phase 2

• From among the many Phase 2 submissions, 5 (5) Phase 2 submissions will likely be chosen as last winners. The last winners will obtain an extra $1,000, in change for SSHRC’s proper to make use of their profitable submission as marketing-communications collateral.
• The odds of success in Phase 2 will likely be at least one in 4 and will rely on the variety of Phase 2 submissions.

The Engagement Prize will include $1,000, and the winner will likely be introduced on the Storytellers Showcase, in change for SSHRC’s proper to make use of their profitable submission as marketing-communications collateral.

Eligibility

• Open to residents of Canada who on the time of entry:
  • are college students (undergraduate or graduate) enrolled at a Canadian postsecondary establishment; and
  • are nineteen (19) years of age or older (the candidates or applicant). The Challenge will not be open to postdoctoral researchers.
• Employees of SSHRC, together with quick relations and/or these residing in the identical family (whether or not legally associated or not) are not eligible. For the needs of the Challenge, quick relations are outlined as partner, home associate, mother and father, authorized guardians, in-laws, grandparents, siblings, youngsters and grandchildren.
• Previous winners are eligible to enter the Challenge if:
  • the analysis featured of their submission is materially completely different, as decided by SSHRC, from that of their earlier profitable submission(s); and
  • they meet all different eligibility necessities.

Application

• Create a video or audio clip of as much as three minutes or a textual content or infographic of as much as 300 phrases.
• Submit unique work that includes SSHRC-funded analysis carried out on the establishment at which you’re enrolled on the time of submission.
• Feature your personal analysis or a trainer’s (ensure you get permission).

The deadline to submit your story is Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m. (jap).

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to SSHRC Storytellers Challenge.