Partenaires d’affaires du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines (CRSH)

📋 Eligible Entities - Canadian for-profit businesses and corporations - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - Larger private sector organizations - Organizations seeking to partner with academic researchers in humanities and social sciences - Businesses located in Canada with a genuine interest in research collaboration - Both private companies and social enterprises may qualify ### 💰 Funding Details - Grant amount varies depending on project scope and partner institution involvement - Non-repayable funding (grant-based, not a loan) - Typically involves cost-sharing or matching contributions from business partners - Exact matching ratio depends on project specifics and partner institution requirements - Funding supports collaborative research initiatives between business and academic partners - Budget allocation determined on a case-by-case basis during application review ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Research and development activities in humanities and social sciences - Salaries for research personnel and project staff - Academic researcher time and expertise (through partner institution) - Equipment and technology acquisition for research purposes - Data collection and analysis - Development of innovative products and services - Market expansion research and analysis - Productivity improvement initiatives - Intellectual property development - Project management and coordination costs ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Mandatory partnership with academic researchers or institutions specializing in humanities and social sciences - Business must demonstrate clear commercial application and business benefit - Projects must aim to improve products, services, market reach, or productivity - Requirement to establish formal research collaboration agreements - Progress reporting and milestone achievement documentation required - Regular communication with SSHRC and partner institutions mandatory - Intellectual property agreements must be established upfront - Project timelines and deliverables must be clearly defined at application stage - Eligible expenses must be pre-approved before project commencement - Final reporting demonstrating outcomes, commercialization potential, and impact required upon project completion