SSHRC launches Storytellers challenge

Great research matters – but how you tell a story is just as important.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has launched its fourth-annual Storytellers contest, which challenges post-secondary students to show Canadians how social sciences and humanities research is improving their lives, world and future.

Starting Tuesday, January 5 at 10 a.m., students can send in their best three-minute or 300-word pitch promoting a great SSHRC-funded project happening at their school. Students can pitch their own research project or a professor’s, with permission.

The stories should be creative, compelling and clear. Use video, audio, text or infographics to answer questions such as:

• Where is the research taking us?
• What is the story?
• How does it impact Canadians?

Contest details:

• Phase 1: Pitch - SSHRC will select 25 finalists to receive a $3,000 cash prize.
• Phase 2: Share - Finalists will attend the 2016 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Calgary, where they will receive specialized training in research communications. They will then deliver a live presentation at the Storytellers Showcase, where judges will select the final five winners. The top five finalists will present at the prestigious 2016 SSHRC Impact Awards ceremony.

View the full contest rules and regulations.

Submission deadline: Friday, January 29 at 5 p.m.

• Visit The Storytellers website.
• Follow SSHRC on Twitter and watch the #SSHRCStorytellers hashtag.
• View the event poster.
• Participants can email their questions to storytellers@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

For more information, please contact: 

David Holton
Communications Advisor
SSHRC
613.996.0520