Competition

* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)

The CPRA program is a federal research talent investment program in the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The CRTAS aims to support the next generation of innovators by providing funding and high-quality research training, cultivating research skills, fostering creativity, and empowering awardees to make significant contributions to Canada’s research ecosystem, economy and prosperity.

To help build a world-leading innovative economy, reinforce a diverse culture of critical thought and improve Canadian productive capacity, the CPRA supports and promotes promising research talent in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of health, natural sciences and engineering and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. This support allows postdoctoral researchers to add to their experience by engaging in research either in Canada or abroad and facilitates their transition to the next phase of their career.

If you are an applicant seeking to be housed in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Memorial University, please contact Savanna Muscat (smuscat@mun.ca) as soon as possible for detailed information about the supports HSS can provide, as well as the internal processes in obtaining the necessary signatures.

Although applicants submit directly to the funding agency as per their instructions and do not need to submit through Memorial's Researcher Portal, please note that the Institutional Nomination Commitment form is part of the application and should be completed by HSS's Associate Dean (Research), who will coordinate with the supervisor and the department head (or designate) at Memorial where the proposed postdoctoral research will take place. The form is available in the SSHRC application portal. Use Dr. Meghan Burchell, Associate Dean (Research), assocdeanreshss@mun.ca, as the signatory for this form. In order for the ADR, Department Head and supervisor to be able to provide support to the applicant on the institutional documents, please adhere to the above listed HSS internal deadline.

Please note: Research Initiatives & Services will require a copy of the application and applicable documentation through the Memorial Researcher Portal for all successful fellowships awarded at Memorial University. The timing of your submission through the Memorial Researcher Portal will be at the discretion of your academic unit once you have received award notification. You may contact an HSS Grants Facilitator for further information, at that time.