Great Research Tells a Story.

The SSHRC’s annual Storytellers contest challenges students across Canada to create compelling narratives about the impact of their work.

Every day, researchers in the social sciences and humanities tackle some of society’s greatest challenges. Our research is key to improving people’s lives, contributes to global knowledge and advances the health and well-being of the world around us.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has been seeking out the best of these research stories from across the country for the past six years.

Through SSHRC’s annual Storytellers contest, post-secondary students from every Canadian institution are encouraged to “show Canadians how social sciences and humanities research affects our lives, our world and our future prosperity.”

Participants are invited to demonstrate in three minutes or 300 words how SSHRC-funded research makes a difference in our society. Contestants from past years have covered fields ranging from economics, community engagement, Indigenous knowledge, and food security.

Two years ago, Madeline Mant from the Department of Anthropology won an honorable mention (watch her entry). The next SSHRC Storyteller could be you!

The top 25 finalists each receive $3,000 and go on to compete in the Storytellers Showcase at the 2018 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Regina, Saskatchewan. Submit research story before January 31!