Post-doctoral top-up funding
The Office of the Vice-President Academic and Provost’s supports the SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships top-up fund.
As per the SSHRC guidelines, these 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. The purpose is to 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;
- preparing for research-intensive careers within and beyond academia; and
- preparing to become competitive in national research grant competitions.
The Executive Director, Academic Resource Planning leads this process annually in the summer, working with Deans.