2019 SIRC Researcher/Practitioner Match Grants
Call for Applications
SIRC, the Sport Information Resource Centre, is committed to connecting researchers and sport organizations to build capacity and contribute to advancement and innovation in the Canadian sport and physical activity sector. With funding from Sport Canada, SIRC is excited to announce a new grant initiative to support collaborative research or evaluation projects. Ten grants of $2,500 are available.
How it Works
Step 1 – The Match
A sport organization, an academic supervisor, and a graduate student develop a research or evaluation project.
Step 2 – The Application
Partners complete the electronic application template and submit their proposal to SIRC by November 29, 2019.
Step 3 – The Project
Partners receive funding to support project activities. Project outcomes and key learnings will be promoted by SIRC, and shared at the 2020 SCRI Conference!
2019 Project Priority
The Canadian sport system is committed to enhancing the participation of girls and women in all facets of sport and physical activity in Canada. Research projects that will produce insight to inform sport organization action to enhance the participation of girls and women will be prioritized for funding in 2019. Research projects can use qualitative and/or quantitative approaches, and could include stakeholder research, communications analyses, evaluations, literature reviews to inform programming or decision-making, impact assessments, etc.
Take Advantage of the SCRI Conference for Networking!
SIRC is excited to formerly launch this project at the 2019 Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) Conference, hosted in Ottawa on October 24 and 25, 2019. Facilitated discussion during the conference will provide an opportunity for sport organizations and researchers to connect and discuss project ideas and opportunities.
Funding
Ten grants of $2,500 are available. Funding will be managed by the sport organization and must be used for expenses related to the research project, e.g. data collection, transcription, associated travel or meetings, and knowledge mobilization. Please contact SIRC to discuss eligible and ineligible expenditures. Projects must be completed by August 28, 2020.
Expectations of Applicants
- Outputs to support the dissemination and mobilization of project findings and outcomes within the sport and physical activity sector must be considered (e.g. reports, resources, publications, presentations/workshops, etc.).
- Partners will be expected to complete a short narrative report about project findings and outcomes (template to be provided). Note: Projects must be completed by August 28, 2020.
- Partners will be expected to collaborate with SIRC to share findings and outcomes via a SIRC blog or article, and to profile project information on the SIRC website and at the 2020 SCRI conference.
Evaluation criteria
Proposals will be evaluated by SIRC staff based on the following criteria:
- Quality of the proposal (clarity, feasibility, etc.)
- Appropriateness of the research methods
- Alignment with the 2019 priority
- Expected impact for sport organization
- Planned knowledge dissemination materials
- Quality of learning opportunity for graduate student
- Projects that engage national sport and multisport service organizations (NSOs and MSOs) will be prioritized for this funding. Community and provincial/territorial sport organizations interested in applying are encouraged to collaborate with their associated NSO/MSO.
- Note: SIRC intends to fund a diverse group of projects, and thus seeks applications for a variety of projects from across sport organizations and academic institutions.
Applicant Benefits
Benefits for sport organizations:
- Development of new/enhanced relationships with sport-related researchers.
- Insight to inform programming and policy development.
- Experience developing and managing a research or evaluation project.
- Project profile through SIRC’s communication platforms and at the 2020 SCRI conference, demonstrating your organization’s leadership to increase the participation of girls and women.
Benefits for supervising researchers:
- Development of new/enhanced relationships with sport organizations.
- Project profile through SIRC’s communication platforms and at the 2020 SCRI conference.
- Opportunity to work on a student on a collaborative project
- Project activities could be leveraged to support a SSHRC grant or MITACS application.
Benefits for graduate students:
- Opportunity for practical research and knowledge mobilization experience with a sport organization.
- Networking and work experience in the Canadian sport and physical activity sector.
- Opportunity to work with a supervisor on a collaborative project.
- Project profile through SIRC’s communication platforms and at the 2020 SCRI conference.
Submissions
Applications must be completed electronically using the proposal template, and are restricted to a maximum of three pages. Submit completed applications to smillar(at)sirc.ca. The deadline for submissions is November 29, 2019.
Please contact Sydney Millar via smillar(at)sirc.ca or 613.231.7472 if you have any questions.
Download this overview and the proposal template here.
