Given the perception that there was a funding overlap between SSHRC and the CIHR when it came to funding health research from the perspective of the humanities and social sciences, …
Considering Funding Part V: Going Forward
The 2009 announcements by SSHRC and the AMS meant that graduate students and post-doctoral fellows experienced a sharp drop in funding for research in the history of health. The graduating …
Considering Funding Part IV: The AMS
Associated Medical Services Inc. (AMS) is a Canadian charitable organization. The AMS supports “the history of medicine and healthcare, health professional education, compassionate care and bioethics.” The AMS was a …
Considering Funding Part II: SSHRC’s Support for Health Research
Humanities and social sciences scholars in Canada at all levels of research benefit from the support of the predominant Canadian federal funding agency, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council …
Considering Canadian Federal Funding for the History of Health: An Introductory Post
To coincide with the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine/La Société canadienne d’histoire de la médecine and the Canadian Society for the History of Nursing/ l’Association canadienne pour l’histoire du nursing annual meeting running from May 30 – June 1 in Ottawa, I’m writing a series of posts exploring the state of federal funding supporting history of health research in Canada over the past decade with a particular emphasis on graduate students and post-doctoral researchers.
Considering Funding Part I: Trends in the Discipline of History
Introduction The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funding competitions for graduate students and post-doctoral students have become increasingly competitive, leading to discussion about the anxieties of young researchers …