Overview
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 impacting our lives, our world and our future for the better.
SSHRC Storytellers Challenge
Value: Up to $4,000
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Degree: Master’s research and doctorate programs
Deadline: January 20, 2026 (5:00 PM EST)
Value
Twenty applicants will be considered finalists and will 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).
From the twenty finalists, SSHRC will choose five applications as the final winners, who will receive an additional $1,000.
Application
- Submit your application through the SSHRC Storytellers portal
- Create a video or audio clip of up to three minutes or a written creative narrative or infographic of up to 300 words.
- Submit original work featuring SSHRC-funded research carried out at the institution at which you are enrolled at the time of submission.
- Feature your own research project or that of a researcher at your institution (make sure you get their permission).
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