Queen's University researchers have secured more than $8.3 million through four Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funding programs, supporting research that explores complex social, economic, and societal challenges and generates knowledge to help build a more resilient and equitable future.This funding is part of a Government of Canada investment of more than $289 million supporting 1,788 social sciences and humanities research projects and partnerships across the country.
Insight Grants
Insight Grants support large-scale research initiatives that advance knowledge and understanding in the social sciences and humanities.
- Benjamin Kutsyuruba (Education): Fostering Hope Through Educational Leadership – $212,650
- Thashika Pillay (Education): Anti-colonial land-based climate justice pedagogies for Canadian secondary classrooms: Education for repair, healing, joy, and "relational renewal" – $379,736
Insight Development Grants
Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages, enabling researchers to develop new research questions and explore new methods, theoretical approaches, or ideas.
- Michelle Searle (Education): Learning in partnership: A multi-site, cross-institutional examination of community-engaged pedagogy in a Canadian context – $91,757
- Benjamin Bolden (Education): The Choir Motivation Questionnaire: Investigating Motivational Diversity to Enhance Inclusion – $85,628
- Kristy Timmons (Education): The Sound Start Pilot Project: Building ECE Expertise in Early Phonological Awareness – $95,410