I emailed SSHRC about waitlist ranking position. Looks like they won't be telling us the ranking but that it is indeed committee specific. This was their response:
Good morning,
Thank you for your email.
Applicants who are advised that their application has been recommended by the committee but not funded are placed on a waiting / recommended list. SSHRC uses these lists, which are committee specific, to offer awards as funds become available. Periodically, supplementary funds may become available as a result of declines of offered awards, interruptions of awards, early termination of previous awards, etc. These factors make it complex to predict when or if a particular candidate is likely to secure funding during this competition cycle. Consequently, while SSHRC offers candidates with their relative score, SSHRC does not offer candidates their committee specific ranking.
Should an award become available, SSHRC will contact the next eligible alternate candidate email.
We thank you for your understanding.
