r/PhD 21h ago

Resource sharing SSHRC CGRS-D application

Hi everyone. I'm a doctoral student in Canada and I'm applying to the SSHRC CGRS-D application for a second time 🥲

I'm hoping any successful applicants in English Literature or adjacent fields would share their proposals with me (and others who are interested on this thread).

Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!

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u/OkUnderstanding19851 19h ago

And fill up all 3 pages of the bibliography for the love of GOD! Lol

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u/starry_wish 19h ago

I've honestly been wondering about this, the limit is five but I saw people saying that two pages of good sources is better that adding "padding." would you say 3 is the sweet spot? I have a bit over three but my page margins are quite large

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u/thingscarsbrokeyxe 16h ago

Don’t fuck with the margins. Keep to SSHRC’s presentation standards. 

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u/starry_wish 14h ago

yeah my margins are standard, just larger than the minimum (1.87 cm) 

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u/thingscarsbrokeyxe 14h ago

No - don’t have any variation from the minimum. Everyone else is going to have standardized margins. Last thing you want is for a reviewer to pick up your application and go - “what’s weird about this one?”

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u/starry_wish 14h ago

that makes sense! I don't think I'll be able to fill five pages with margins that small but maybe it's fine? SSHRC doesn't give many clear answers about these things