{"id":35162,"date":"2021-07-22T15:48:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T19:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/researchdev\/2021\/07\/22\/laps-researchers-receive-more-than-2-3m-in-sshrc-funding-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T12:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:11:53","slug":"laps-researchers-receive-more-than-2-3m-in-sshrc-funding-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/2021\/07\/22\/laps-researchers-receive-more-than-2-3m-in-sshrc-funding-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LA&PS researchers receive more than $2.3M in SSHRC funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Researchers in York University\u2019s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have received more than $2.3 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada<\/a> (SSHRC). <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 20 projects led by LA&PS faculty were announced as recipients of the 2020 Insight Grants (19 awards valued at a combined $2,145,491) and 2020 Partnership Development Grants (one award valued at $199,951).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Twenty research projects out of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies were awarded more than $2.3 million in SSHRC 2020 Insight Grants and Partnership Development Grants<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Insight Grants support long-term research initiatives for two to five years, while the Partnership Development Grant will support a one- to three-year project organized through formal collaborations with public, private and not-for-profit organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLA&PS researchers are contributing crucial knowledge across the many disciplines of social science and humanities,\u201d said LA&PS Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Ravi de Costa<\/strong>. \u201cSSHRC Insight Grants enable leading experts to undertake original and innovative kinds of inquiry, and our colleagues\u2019 success in this program is a testament to the strength and depth of research going on in the Faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LA&PS researchers are investigating important topics, including social implications resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, connections between language and community in Canada, overlooked demographics in social policies and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLA&PS is steadfast in its commitment to research excellence and to building on this excellence going forward. Across the Faculty, our instructors are at the forefront of their respective fields \u2013 enriching our understanding of the humanities, social sciences and professional studies in meaningful ways,\u201d said LA&PS Dean J.J. McMurtry<\/strong>. \u201cGrant funding from SSHRC will help us continue to accomplish this goal. I\u2019m excited to congratulate this year\u2019s recipients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LA&PS 2020 Insight Grant recipients (principal investigators):<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n