A few areas of improvement related to the delivery of the DF were identified, including the transparency around the eligibility and scoring criteria and the selection process. [...] The following sections provide an overview of the Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships (Section 1.1), and of the evaluation approach, including the evaluation scope and objectives (Section 1.2), evaluation issues and questions (Section 1.3) and a brief description of the methods used and their limitations and challenges (Section 2). [...] These can be undertaken at either a Canadian or a foreign university.10 In this way, the DF provides flexibility in terms of the duration of funding and the location where the studies may be pursued.11 The amount and the duration of the award vary on the basis of the number of months of full-time study the applicant has left to complete their award at the time of application. [...] More broadly, the public in general, the public and private sectors, and the government also benefit from the results of the cultural, economic and social knowledge generated from the DF and other SSHRC programs.13 Governance SSHRC is governed by an 18-member Council, which represents the perspectives of the academic, public and private sectors across Canada, in relation to SSHRC’s mandate to prom [...] The Programs and Quality Committee monitors the overall design, coherence and performance of SSHRC’s suite of programs and program-related policies in the context of strategic direction, priorities and the pursuit of excellence, including SSHRC’s evaluation and performance functions.
- ISBN
- 9780660037523
- Pages
- 43
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
