Publicizing your Research Grant

Once your grant has been approved, generally, most granting agencies will ask you to refrain from making public announcements until they have made their public announcement. After such time, if applicable, you can go ahead and announce your grant, but be sure to follow the granting agency's guidelines for any formal media announcements. Here are some public announcement guidelines from some of the major granting agencies.

NSERC SSHRC CIHR CFI

NSERC

First check the NSERC web site under Funding Decisions. If your award is not listed, contact the NSERC Communications Division before making any public announcement. For further details on how to publicize your award, refer to the General Guidelines for the Public Announcement of Major NSERC Awards”.

Remember to acknowledge NSERC with a statement in your publication(s) or other appropriate method of dissemination. This statement should acknowledge funding support and collaboration with other faculty and/or students.

SSHRC

For the majority of awards, SSHRC will post the announcements on their Competition Results web page. This means that they have notified the required ministries and you are free to announce the award publicly. If your award has not been posted, please contact the SSHRC Communications Division before making any public announcement.

Remember to acknowledge SSHRC with a statement in your publication(s) or other appropriate method of dissemination. This statement should acknowledge funding support and collaboration with other faculty and/or students.

CIHR

Notification of CIHR funding decisions will be posted on the CIHR web site. For further assistance with publicizing your award please contact the CIHR Media Relations Division at 613-941-4563 or by e-mail at: mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.

Remember to acknowledge CIHR with a statement in your publication(s) or other appropriate method of dissemination. This statement should acknowledge funding support and collaboration with other faculty and/or students.

CFI

From the CFI Policy and Program Guide, Section 8.2:

“CFI makes a national funding announcement following every meeting of its Board of Directors. In most cases, a funding announcement event is organized in conjunction with a recipient institution. Following national announcements, CFI looks to the recipient institutions to showcase their individual or collective awards through various communications mechanisms. Special events also provide opportunities for institutions, their researchers, and their partners—along with government representatives, the media, and CFI—to showcase the research taking place in their community.”

Remember to acknowledge CFI with a statement in your publication(s) or other appropriate method of dissemination. This statement should acknowledge funding support and collaboration with other faculty and/or students.