Archives: Research Grants

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Dr. William Hébert and Dr. Michael Christensen Awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grants

Dr. William Hébert and Dr. Michael Christensen are two recipients of this year's SSHRC Insight Development Grants. These grants support research in its early stages, enabling “the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.” Learn more about their research below.... More

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Prof. Gaucher and Prof. Spencer Awarded SSHRC Insight Grants

Professor Megan Gaucher and Professor Dale Spencer have each been awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant for their respective research projects. Mapping the Discursive and Institutional Landscape of ‘Birth Tourism’ and its Perceived Attack on Canadian Birthright Citizenship Professor Megan Gaucher has... More

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Research Spotlight: Professor Dale Spencer

Law and Legal Studies Research Spotlight   The Department of Law and Legal Studies’ Research Spotlight Series highlights our faculty members’ innovative research grants and projects. In this inaugural post, we feature the research of Dale Spencer, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University. Dr.... More

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Canadian Journal of Law and Society – Collaboration with Underrepresented Scholars

Publishing is a vital part of emerging scholar’s academic work. However, the pathway to publishing is often not equal for underrepresented scholars due to inequities in available mentorship, resources and training. Providing an inclusive platform for equity, diversity and inclusion in academia and academic publishing is a key goal for the... More

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Prof. Dale Spencer Awarded Two Grants

Congratulations Dr. Dale Spencer! Associate Professor Dale Spencer is the 2020 recipient of two grants, the SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant and the CIHR Project Grant. SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant ($24,246) - Dr. Dale Spencer, Principle Investigator, COVID-19, Serious Leisure, and Risk Tolerance: A case study of a crossfit gym. CIHR Project Grant... More

Friday, July 31, 2020

Insight Grants 2020: The Case of Métis Acadians

Professor Sebastien Malette has focused on unrecognized Métis and non-status Indigenous communities in the Eastern provinces of Canada. He is the co-author of three books on the subject, including his latest, entitled Bois-Brulés: The untold story of the Métis of Western Québec (UBC, 2020). His latest project, funded by a $203,999 SSHRC... More

Friday, June 5, 2020

Doris Buss and Blair Rutherford Awarded COVID-19 Grant

Congratulations to Prof. Doris Buss and Prof. Blair Rutherford (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) who have won a Carleton University COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grant. In response to COVID-19, Carleton developed an internal funding opportunity to provide seed funding for original, innovative, and time-sensitive research to propose... More

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Special Notice | Professor Dickson Awarded SSHRC Insight Grant

Meeting the Challenges of Gladue: An Inquiry into the Use of Social Context Information in Judicial Determination of Sentences for Indigenous Offenders in Canada” In 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld changes to the Canadian Criminal Code that were intended to reduce the over-incarceration of Indigenous people in Canadian prisons. Known as... More

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Prof. Spencer Featured in 2015-2016 Research ‘Year in Review’

In the '2015 - 2016 Research and International Year in Review', a publication released by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) this week, a section has been designated to spotlight research and funding highlights within the university. Prof. Dale Spencer is among those featured, and discusses his research projects in an... More

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Prof. Smith Receives SSHRC Partnership Development Grants

Congratulations to Prof. Adrian Smith, who was Co-Applicant on a team that has successfully secured a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant, for a project entitled "Reconciling Sovereignties: New Techniques for ‘Authorizing’ Extraction On Indigenous Territories". The multi-year project will receive $176,000.  Prof. Smith also secured a... More

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Prof. Bromwich Awarded Research Grant

Congratulations to Prof. Rebecca Bromwich, who has been awarded a research grant! Her project, "Privacy Protection, Tort Law, and Emerging Uses of Mobile Technologies in Medicine", will receive funding from the Foundation for Legal Research, an organization whose mandate is to help enable the creation of top-quality legal writing—one of the... More

Friday, February 5, 2016

Professors Receive Grants Towards Sexual Assault Research

Congratulations to Professors Dawn Moore, Dale Spencer, Diana Majury, Doris Buss, and George Rigakos, who won grants totaling more than $275,000 for their research, supported by the Government of Ontario’s Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan. Earlier this afternoon, MPP Yasir Naqvi was on campus to formally announce the funding of two... More

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