IRGF_FundingAwards_Research

Congratulations to the Internal Research Grant Fund (IRGF) winners! IRGF is designed to support eligible faculty in developing their research programs through pilot projects, large-scale applications, and other projects qualified for internal research funds. See program guidelines and submission requirements for more information on how you can qualify. 

 

For reporting and impact assessment purposes, final reports submitted by principal investigators on completed projects will now be posted on this page. They outline what the project outcomes were and how the Principal Investigator used their funds. 

 

Fall 2024 Award Recipients

Standard Grants

Applicant Name Project Name Award
Carol Armstrong  Stripes in the cerebellum: exploring a new model $7,000

Breda Eubank

Jared Fletcher (Co-Investigator)

Development of a high-fidelity computerized decision support system for a provincial shoulder clinical care pathway (MAP SHOULDER) $7,000

Peter Choate

Christina Tortorelli (Co-Investigator)

The narrative experiences of mothers impacted by birth alerts: An exploratory study

$7,000

Sandra Goldsworthy

Nabil Rombough (Co-Investigator)

Sylwia Ciezar Andersen (Co-Investigator)

Patricia Prince (Co-Investigator)

 

The impact of pet therapy on anxiety reduction among undergraduate and graduate nursing students

 

$7,000

Heather MacLean 

Roberta Catena (Co-Investigator) 

Exploring Cross Cultural Undergraduate Nursing Students Understanding of Team Communication and Patient Safety in Virtual Simulation $7,000
Roberta Lexier Encampments on Campus: Pro-Palestinian Occupations at Canadian Universities $7,000

Michele Wellsby

Cass Foursha-Stevenson (Co-Investigator)

Auditory Versus Articulatory Word Learning $7,000
Lauren Dwyer Shaping Agency: The Effect of User Communication Styles on Autonomy and Decision Support in Intelligent Conversation Agent Interactions $7,000
Gabriel Jarry-Bolduc Implementing derivative-free optimization techniques in the open-source programming language called Python $7,000