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This funding opportunity will support researchers, teams of researchers and knowledge users in producing knowledge syntheses and scoping reviews that:

• support the use of evidence in decision-making, and the application of best practices; and
• assist in developing future research agendas.

KSGs are not intended to support original research. Rather, they are intended to support the synthesis of existing research knowledge and the identification of knowledge strengths and research gaps. This call is particularly focused on the state of research knowledge emerging over the past 10 years.

This is an international competition and will only accept international, collaborative research projects. Proposed projects must involve a minimum of two researchers, one of whom is affiliated with an institution in Canada, the other with an institution in the UK. These institutions must be eligible to administer SSHRC and ESRC funding, respectively. The team may also include researchers from other countries.

Subject matter

KSG proposals may involve any disciplines and approaches or subject areas eligible for SSHRC funding. Please see for more information.

Projects whose primary objective is curriculum development are not eligible.

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Applicants

Applications must include two applicants (principal investigators), with one of these based in Canada and one in the UK. In your application, identify one of these individuals as the project co-ordinator.

Applicants must address the following three objectives of the funding opportunity in their proposal for a knowledge synthesis or scoping review:

State of Knowledge, Strengths and Gaps:

• critically assess the state of knowledge in the theme under consideration from a variety of sources, as appropriate;
• identify knowledge strengths and gaps within the theme; and
• identify the most promising policies and practices related to the theme.

Research Data:

• assess the quality, accuracy and rigour (i.e., methodological approaches) of current work in the field; and
• identify strengths and gaps in the quantitative and qualitative data available.

Knowledge Mobilization:

• engage cross-sectoral stakeholders, including government policy-makers, throughout the project to mobilize knowledge related to promising policies and practices; and
• use effective knowledge mobilization methods to facilitate sharing research findings with multisectoral stakeholders (academic, public, private and not-for-profit sectors)

The scope of the project should fall within the timeline and funding provided under the grant. A knowledge synthesis report is due within six months of obtaining the grant.

Successful applicants will be expected to attend two knowledge mobilization events with key stakeholders: a preliminary workshop in Ottawa, Canada, in July 2018; and a forum to share the knowledge synthesis reports’ results, in London, UK, in December 2018. Travel costs for these meetings should be included in the budget submitted as part of the application.

Successful applicants will be provided with details on the meetings, and guidelines for completing their synthesis report.

The call for proposals invites applications for collaborative knowledge synthesis from researchers in any discipline that may inform and contribute to the objectives of this funding opportunity. Researchers may choose to address themes and subquestions from the perspective of a particular discipline, or may address them through interdisciplinary approaches; using quantitative or qualitative research, or mixed methods; or using international comparisons, gender-based analyses or institutional perspectives.

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