Potential Funding Sources
SSHRC
Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada
http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/conferences_e.asp
Workshops: Up to $25,000
Conferences: Up to $50,000
Standard Research Grants
http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/standard_e.asp
Up to $100,000 per annum, but not totalling more than $250,000 in a three-year period
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$38,000 per annum plus a research allowance of up to $5,000
http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/fellowships/postdoctoral_e.asp
The Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights Research
“The purpose of this fellowship is to support research, preferably of a multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary nature, and to develop Canadian expertise in the field of human rights, with emphasis on themes and issues relevant to the Canadian human rights scene.”
Value: $55,000/ 12 months
http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/fellowships/bora_laskin_e.asp
Knowledge Impact in Society
Up to $100,000 annually
The KIS pilot program will fund postsecondary-institution-based strategic knowledge mobilization initiatives that systematically enable non-postsecondary institution stakeholder communities to benefit from existing academic research knowledge in the social sciences and humanities.
http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/knowledge_impact_e.asp
Aid to Scholarly Journals
“Through the Aid to Scholarly Journals program, SSHRC will contribute to the broad dissemination and impact of original research results in social science and humanities scholarship via Canadian scholarly journals. The program will also assist journals as they seek to take advantage of advances in communication technologies.”
Up to $30,000 per annum
http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/scholarly_journals_e.asp
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
Guelph is in the “07 - Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin” section. Arts and culture
“We invest in arts, culture and heritage activities that expand community access and involvement, build community capacity to support activities in arts and culture and recognize the role this sector plays in stimulating economic activity. We support both amateur and professional organizations in their efforts to expand volunteerism and to be more effective and responsive within their community. We fund initiatives that celebrate community heritage and diversity, expand the availability of arts and cultural events and encourage tourism.”
The centre would likely be eligible for both the “operating grants” (for ongoing cost) or “project grants” (one-time activities or activity with a defined time frame).
However, they do not fund “Municipalities with populations over 20,000 (i.e. universities) unless “they are part of a community collaborative that involves at least one eligible organization and has a clear benefit to the community.”
The MacArthur Foundation does fund organiztions interested in understanding the global context of the world. The only caveat is that the funding would likely be related to a specific project or aspect of the Centre and not to the Centre as a whole. The areas potentially related to the Centre are as follows:
Global Migration: “Through this initiative, the Foundation will support a small number of institutions and projects, with the aim of advancing three main objectives: 1) to develop improved understandings of global migration through support of policy-relevant empirical research and improved sources of data on migrant flows; 2) to encourage better governance of migration at global, regional, and national levels; and 3) to stimulate new thinking on broader issues of global human mobility. “(http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1494505/k.6946/Grantmaking_Guidelines.htm)
Human Rights and International Justice: “The Foundation makes grants to selected human rights organizations that work internationally and to projects that seek to further the development of an international justice system.” (http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.932831/k.3FFA/International_Grantmaking__Human_Rights_and_International_Justice__Grantmaking_Guidelines.htm)
General Guidelines: http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.913959/
