Competition

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

SSHRC’s Storytellers Challenge asks postsecondary students to show Canadians, in up to three minutes or 300 words, how social sciences and humanities research is affecting our lives, our world and our future for the better. Tell us about a great SSHRC-funded project happening at your postsecondary institution. Your story must be compelling, creative and clear.

Prizes

Phase 1: Twenty (20) applicants in Phase 1 are eligible to receive $3,000 in exchange for SSHRC’s right to use their successful submission as marketing-communications content on SSHRC’s platforms (e.g., website, social media channels). The winning applicants of Phase 1 will be considered the finalists. The finalists will be expected to attend an online research communications workshop organized by SSHRC (to be made available in English and French) before finalists present to the jury and to the Storytellers Showcase audience in Phase 2. Finalists will be responsible for their travel and accommodation costs to present at the Storytellers Showcase in Montréal, Quebec, and attend the SWCC conference. SSHRC will initiate the request on behalf of the student and encourage finalists’ institutions to support their travel and accommodation costs, though it will be the finalists’ responsibility to continue the conversation and secure the funding. The odds of success in Phase 1 depend on the total number and quality of eligible entries received before the Phase 1 closing date.

Phase 2: From among the Phase 2 submissions, five (5) Phase 2 submissions will be selected as final winners. The final winners will receive an additional $1,000, in exchange for SSHRC’s right to use their winning submission as marketing-communications collateral. The odds of success in Phase 2 will be no less than one in four and will depend on the number of Phase 2 submissions.

Engagement Prize: SSHRC may award one (1) Engagement Prize to the finalist who most creatively and consistently promotes:

• their submission;

• the submissions of other finalists; and

• the Challenge generally.

The recipient of the Engagement Prize will be determined by the finalists online, through voting moderated by SSHRC. Should a collaborative submission win the Engagement Prize, the financial remuneration awarded would be distributed evenly among the applicants (two (2)) who entered that collaborative submission. To be eligible to receive the Engagement Prize, a finalist must attend the Storytellers Showcase in Montréal, Quebec, and must participate in voting for the recipient of the Engagement Prize. The Engagement Prize will consist of $1,000, and the winner will be announced at the Storytellers Showcase, in exchange for SSHRC’s right to use their winning submission as marketing-communications collateral. The chances of winning the Engagement Prize will be no less than one in 20.

Submit directly to the unit or funding agency as per their instructions. Applications do not get submitted to Memorial for review first.