Connaught Community Partnership Research Program

The Connaught Community Partnership Research Program intended to help create new collaborative research partnerships, or nurture early-stage partnerships, between the University and community partners, that support research driven by needs and priorities identified by community partners.

Funded partnership projects will equitably engage community partners and let non-academic organizations and university researchers access each other’s unique knowledge, expertise, and capabilities on issues of mutual interest. Partnerships supported should show potential to evolve into more established relationships that will attract funding through external agencies, for example, the SSHRC Partnership Grant programs. 

Eligibility:

Projects must be led by a a full-time faculty member whose primary employer is the U of T, and who is Tri-Agency active (i.e. currently holds funding from, has an active application to, or is preparing a resubmission to a Federal Tri‑Agency program). Teams must also include a co-applicant from a lead community partner organization. 

Value and duration:

Projects can request up to $100,000.

Applications and deadlines:

Applicants are required to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by April 1, 2026, to the Connaught Secretariat at connaught.secretariat@utoronto.ca.

Full applications are due May 18, 2026, and must be submitted via MRA (My Research Applications).

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