Calls for proposals 12 – Fall 2025

Société inclusive 2025 financing opportunity

Updated June 2025

Société Inclusive’s Participatory and Intersectoral Research Program offers funding of up to $35,000 to support collaborative research projects.

WHAT WE FUND: Project proposals developed from a need or issue identified by a community organization to improve the lives of people living with disabilities.

This program will support innovative projects that aim to :

  • Bring about concrete changes in the lives of people living with disabilities,
  • Help transform the environments of caregivers, community organizations and public agencies,
  • Implement solutions to reduce the environmental and social barriers that people living with disabilities encounter in their daily lives.

The main partner must be a non-profit organization (NPO) whose mission concerns people living with disabilities.

The research team must be a principal investigator representing two different scientific sectors.

The project must be cross-sectoral, in line with the FRQ definition, i.e. it must be based on a genuine integration of approaches, frameworks of thought and tools from distinct disciplines or sectors, with a view to co-constructing a common object, method or results. (https://frq.gouv.qc.ca/recherche-intersectorielle/)

Novelty 2025

At least one of the co-principal investigators must be affiliated with one of these networks:

 

Interested in submitting a project?
Follow the steps below:

  1. Download the complete application kit.
  2. Submit your application before 5 p.m. on November 3, 2025.

Those interested in submitting a project proposal can obtain the support of a Société Inclusive intersectoral coordinator to establish contacts with researchers or partners. Please let us know what you need by writing to us at info@societeinclusive.ca

The results will be announced in March 2026.

 

Some definitions

Intersectorality: A research and collaboration approach that brings together researchers from two or more disciplines or research practices on a common research object, problem, issue, method or question, in order to shed new light on common or shared issues.

Researchers as defined by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec. Definition p.5

 

Frequently asked questions

Does the main partner have to have a charity number?

The partner must be an NPO but it is not mandatory to have a charity number.

Can a CIUSSS be a partner?

The CIUSSS can be a partner but not the main partner of the application. The main partner receiving the funds must be an NPO.

Is it possible to apply for a continuation of a project that has already been funded?

Yes, it is possible

Can a partner or researchers based outside of Quebec respond to this call for proposals?

The partner or researcher based outside of Quebec would have to be associated with a team and a partner in Quebec who would assume responsibility for the project and manage the budget. The partner or researcher based outside of Quebec would not be eligible to receive funding. The principal investigators of the project must have a profile as defined by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec. Definition p.5

Can the NPO, the main partner of the project, not be in the field of disability?

Yes, if people with disabilities are actively involved in the project, in particular by being part of the research team. It is nevertheless recommended to involve in the project another partner who is in the field of disability.

Is it possible to submit two projects?

No. A researcher cannot submit two projects during the same call for proposals. The same goes for the partner organization.

Can a non-profit organization participate in one project as a lead partner and another project as a partner?

No, this is no longer possible.

What role can Inclusive Society’s facilitator (ACI) play in the preparation of the application?

Inclusive Society’s facilitator (ACI) can provide support in developing the project and the partnership. For example, it can put the team in contact with partners or researchers, remind them of the intersectorality criteria, or review the project’s compliance with the eligibility criteria.

Would it be possible to add the concrete benefits table in section 2 as an appendix, in order to conserve space within the 4 1/2-page limit?

No, this is not possible. Please organize your text to make it as clear and concise as possible.

Documents to download

Complete application kit

Special thanks

The Inclusive Society Partnership Research Program is funded thanks to the support of the Mirella & Lino Saputo Foundation and the Azrieli Foundation.