UW Senate Graduate and Research Council
UW/SSHRC Grant Review Committee
Terms of Reference
Preamble:
The UW/SSHRC Grant Review Committee is a sub-committee of Senate Graduate and Research Council with membership and powers and duties as set out herein.
Membership:
- The following members ex-officio:
- Vice-President, Research and International, or designate Associate Vice-President from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and International, who shall serve as Chair of the Committee
- The following members are appointed by the Senate Graduate and Research Council on the recommendation of the Vice-President, Research and International, in consultation with the Faculty Deans and/or Associate Deans of Research; each of whom shall serve a term of three years renewable once; and none of whom shall hold an administrative office which involves them in the preliminary evaluation and endorsement of applications.
- Two members of faculty from the Faculty of Arts, one from the humanities and one from the social sciences
- One member of faculty from the Faculty of Environment
- One member of faculty from the Faculty of Health
- One member of faculty from the Faculty of Engineering
- The Senior Manager (SSHRC), Funding Agencies and Non-Profit Sponsors (FANS), shall serve as secretary to the Committee.
Powers and duties:
- To allocate funds received annually through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Institutional Grant (SIG), the Humanities and Social Sciences Endowment Fund, and additional support as may be provided by the University of Waterloo.
- To advise the Vice-President, Research and International, and the Senate Graduate and Research Council on the operations of the UW/SSHRC research support programs and on all policy matters related thereto and in particular to recommend to the Senate Graduate and Research Council appropriate terms of eligibility for awards under this program.
- To review all applications for support under the UW/SSHRC support programs and to make awards as appropriate in accordance with the terms of eligibility.
- To submit an annual report to the Senate Graduate and Research Council which shall include a list of all grant submissions, decision of the Committee on each and amount of awards dealt with.
- The Committee will meet twice per year to review applications for research grants, conference travel grants, and the Robert Harding/Lois Claxton Humanities and Social Sciences Endowment grants.
Original Approval: Senate Research Council - 14 September 1989.
Revised: Senate Graduate and Research Council - 08 April 2024
UW/SSHRC Explore Grant Program (formerly Seed Grant)
UW/SSHRC Exchange Grant Program (includes former Travel Grant)
Bob Harding and Lois Claxton Humanities and Social Sciences Endowment Fund