SSHRC CURA CV Instructions
Once you have successfully logged in, you will be transferred to the My Portfolio screen. A CV will be created
for you automatically. Click "Edit CV" to complete it. In addition, you may also create a blank form by clicking
"Create New Form." Once your form is created, you may select "Edit" to access applications in progress.
Note that mandatory fields are marked by boldfaced labels.
When you click the “Verify” button, the system ensures that all mandatory sections and fields on your
application form or CV have been completed. The system will then generate a verification report that lists
the information to be provided or corrected before your form is considered complete. Once your form has
been verified, the word “Checked” will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of the first page of your
printed application form or CV.
If, when previewing any application form or your CV, the words "PLEASE VERIFY” or “DRAFT" appear on the
first page, it means you have not yet successfully verified the data. If that occurs, go to your My Portfolio
screen and click the "Verify" button. The system will then generate a verification report that either confirms
your application form/CV is complete or lists the fields to be completed or corrected. Once you have
completed or corrected the information, "PLEASE VERIFY” or “DRAFT" will disappear from the Preview.
The instructions for accepting an invitation are as follows:
1. Complete and verify CV.
2. Accept invitation.
3. Obtain code that was included in your initial email and insert where prompted.
4. The spot to attach two attachments—1) Research Contributions and 2) Work Experience—will appear.
Both attachments must comply with the following requirements to be accepted:
Your electronic file attachment must meet the following specifications:
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PDF format (.pdf extension); unprotected
Maximum file size of 500 Kb
8 ½" x 11" (216 mm x 279 mm)
General Presentation
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Body text in a minimum 12 pt Times New Roman font
All margins set at a minimum of 3/4" (1.87 cm)
SSHRC recommends that you compile your application information in a word processor document. Once
completed, you can then copy and paste this information into the PDF application form.
Research Contributions – Maximum 4 Pages
Consists of the following:
1. Research Contributions Over the Last Six Years;
2. Other Research Contributions;
3. Most Significant Career Research Contributions (for Regular Scholars);
4. Career Interruptions and Special Circumstances; and
5. Contributions to Training.
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Provide details, as appropriate, on the contributions you listed, as follows:
 In the left margin, identify refereed publications with an "R". A refereed work involves its
assessment:
 in its entirety — not merely an abstract or extract;
 before publication;
 by appropriately independent, anonymous, qualified experts. "Independent" in this context
means at arm's length from the author.
 In the left margin, identify research contributions that resulted from previous SSHRC support with
an asterisk (*).
 Specify your role in co-authored publications.
 New Scholars, please list your theses.
 For published contributions, provide complete bibliographic notices (including co-authors, title,
publisher, journal, volume, date of publication, number of pages, etc.) as they appear in the original
publication.
 For publications in languages other than French or English, provide a translation of the title and the
name of the publication.
Group your contributions by category in the following order, listing your most recent contributions first:
1. Refereed contributions: books (where applicable, subdivide according to those that are single
authored, co-authored, and edited works), monographs, book chapters, articles in scholarly refereed
journals.
2. Other refereed contributions, such as: conference proceedings, papers presented at scholarly
meetings or conferences, articles in professional or trade journals, etc.
3. Non-refereed contributions, such as: book reviews, published reviews of your work, research
reports, policy papers, public lectures, creative works etc.
4. Forthcoming contributions: indicate one of the following statuses: "submitted", "revised and
submitted", "accepted" or "in press". Contributions not yet submitted should not be listed. Provide
the name of the journal or book publisher and the number of pages.
2. Other Research Contributions
Describe any other contributions to research and the advancement of knowledge within the last six years,
including your research contributions to non-academic audiences (e.g., general public, policy makers, private
sector, non-profit organizations, etc.).
3. Most Significant Career Research Contributions
For Regular Scholars only: List and rank up to five of your most significant contributions over your entire
career. In this case, the six-year rule does not apply. Therefore, your list of publications may differ from
those you have listed under the "Publications" section of your CV. Please ensure that you explain briefly the
significance of the contributions listed.
4. Career Interruptions and Special Circumstances
SSHRC asks its adjudication committees to take into consideration both career interruptions and special
circumstances that may have affected the Record of Research Achievement of candidates. In doing so,
adjudication committee members will be able to more accurately estimate the productivity of each
researcher, independent of any career interruptions or special circumstances. Previous productivity is one
element that may predict the success of the proposed research programs.
Career interruptions occur when, for health, administrative, family or other reasons, a researcher is taken
away from his or her research work for an extended period of time. In these cases, as explained above in
relation to 1. Research Contributions Over the Last Six Years (2004-2010), the researcher should explain the
absence(s) and ask that an equivalent period of research activity prior (but as near as possible) to the sixyear mark be taken into consideration by the adjudication committee.
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Special circumstances involve slow-downs in research productivity created by health, administrative, family
or other reasons (i.e., the researcher was not taken completely away from his or her work).
The Council entrusts its adjudication committees with the responsibility to reach an assessment of research
productivity that takes into account the impact of career interruptions and/or special circumstances.
Note: If you are applying to the Standard Research Grants program as a new scholar (category 4), you must
complete 4. Career Interruptions and Special Circumstances.
5. Contributions to Training
Provide information on students you have helped train within the last six years by:
 Indicating your role in supervising or co-supervising on-going and/or completed theses by the
student's level of studies.
 Describing contributions you made to involve students in your research activities (e.g., doctoral,
masters, undergraduate).
Specify if your opportunities for such contributions have been limited because your university does not have
graduate degree programs in your field or discipline.
Work Experience – Maximum 2 Pages
Explain any previous work experience which relates to the subject of your application. Please justify how
this experience will aid you in the proposed research. Examples of relevant work include voluntary work,
work within or with Aboriginal, community or not-for-profit organizations, or work in non-academic
positions.
Include the following information:
 A brief description of the nature of the duties you performed
 An explanation of how this work has prepared you for your role in the project
 A description of the skills you developed (e.g., training, mentoring, analysis, networking)
If you require technical assistance, you may also contact SSHRC’s technical support directly at
613-995-4273 or webgrant@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca. Support is available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Eastern) five days
a week.
See also Help with Online Forms at http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/formsformulaires/help_forms-aide_formulaires-eng.aspx
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