Facts and Figures
Posted on 12 May 2014 Views ( 2371 )
As per the surveys conducted for the year 2012-13, below are the facts and figures
Canada’s social sciences and humanities research community
Full-time professors: 23,304
Full-time doctoral students: 19,446
Full-time master’s students: 42,084
SSHRC funding
Number of applications received: 12,563
Number of experts involved in peer review: 5,053
New grants, fellowships and scholarships awarded: 3,822
New partnerships with industry, government and NGOs: 445
Value of all grants, fellowships and scholarships supported: $337.0 million
SSHRC-funded research by theme (new and ongoing projects)*
SSHRC-funded research |
Number of Projects |
Amount (in $ millions) |
Percentage of funding |
Environmental science and technologies |
441 |
$24,154,234 |
7.2% |
Natural resources and energy |
38 |
$2,055,257 |
0.6% |
Health and related life sciences and technologies |
86 |
$13,360,205 |
4.0% |
Information and communications technology |
545 |
$21,571,398 |
6.4% |
Management, business and finance |
623 |
$19,917,572 |
5.9% |
Arts and culture |
1,639 |
$53,023,613 |
15.7% |
Economy, employment and markets |
674 |
$29,744,415 |
8.8% |
Education and learning |
781 |
$29,443,974 |
8.7% |
Human development |
605 |
$22,836,549 |
6.8% |
Social development |
1,756 |
$65,660,452 |
19.5% |
Governance of society and institutions |
986 |
$35,236,631 |
10.5% |
Other areas of research |
500 |
$20,007,590 |
5.9% |
TOTAL: |
8,674 |
$337,011,891 |
100% |