e-2447 (Science and technology)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) was created by the Government of Canada in 1977 to provide financial support for research by qualified scholars;
- Until 1992, the SSHRC administered its research grants directly, and it was possible for self-employed scholars and scholars between academic employments to obtain research funding;
- In 1992, the SSHRC decided it would cease to administer its own grants and co-opted universities for that purpose;
- When universities took on responsibility for administration of SSHRC research grants, they restricted access to funding to scholars with university affiliation;
- Ad hoc honorary academic appointments were used to provide continued access to funding, but these were patronage positions;
- When universities enforce regulations limiting academic appointments to those scholars needed for teaching purposes, the original intentions of the SSHRC can not be fully realized; and
- In June 2019, the SSHRC gave consideration to finding a process by which qualified but unaffiliated scholars could access funding, but voted not to create a sub-committee for that purpose.
- Open for signature
- February 24, 2020, at 3:41 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 23, 2020, at 3:41 p.m. (EDT)