Archives: Awards

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Recipient of the 2021 Ian MacDonald Essay Prize: Dora Chan

Congratulations to the Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) students who were the recipient and runner-up of the Ian MacDonald Memorial Essay Prize. This prize recognizes the best of the single-authored student essays submitted as part of term-work for courses in the MPPA, MPNL or MA-SEP.  Receiving this prize is evidence of strong... More

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

SPPA Researchers Receive SSHRC Insight Development Grants

We are proud to announce FPA’s winners of the 2021 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (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.” Jose Galdo,... More

Friday, October 1, 2021

Sustainable Energy Alumnus Emerging Leader of the 2022 Clean50 List for Canadian Sustainability

Master of Arts in Sustainable Energy alumnus John McNally was included as an Emerging Leader and Member of the 2022 Clean50 list for Canadian Sustainability. The Clean50 is Canada's top sustainability award. McNally is currently a senior researcher of Clean Growth Policy at the Smart Prosperity Institute in Ottawa. In 2020, he was also... More

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Finding the Right Measurement to Quantify Impact of Public Health

By Tyrone Burke An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, or at least that’s how the saying goes. When it comes to preventive health care, there is no precise measure of the return on investment. Public health makes up a relatively small percentage of overall health-care spending, but how much money... More

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

SPPA Researchers Establish Lab to Study Decentred Governance in the Digital Era

Processes like seafood sustainability labelling programs or efforts to improve working conditions in the transnational supply chains for apparel and electronics are being devised and driven by non-governmental actors. Digital era tools are interwoven in these efforts. Block chain technologies, for example, are increasingly used for secure... More

Monday, August 9, 2021

Moving Fast and Breaking Public Trust: How Digital Reforms in Government Must be More Accountable to Citizens

Amanda Clarke is a recipient of the 2021 Early Researcher Award. By Joseph Mathieu Even as the Ontarian and Canadian governments are boldly considering digital reforms to meet their citizens’ needs, there is a risk that this work is undermining citizen trust, not bolstering it. “We know very little about what Canadians actually want, and... More

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Recipient of the 2021 Resource Futures International Scholarship in Environmental Governance: Jamie Ness

Resource Futures International Scholarship in Environmental Governance The award is named after the local environmental consulting firm – Resource Futures International (RFI) – that has been a long-standing champion of sustainable development through its work with governments, communities and companies. RFI endowed the award in 2004 as a means... More

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Recipients of the 2021 Bruce Doern Graduate Award: Matthew Bologna, Sarah Bond & Lydia MacKay Swiatkowska

Left: Matthew Bologna, Center: Sarah Bond, Right: Lydia MacKay Swiatkowska      ... More

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Recipients of the 2021 R.O. MacFarlane Memorial Award: Hannah Dubber & Jevera Knelsen

Pictured: Hannah Dubber      ... More

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Recipient of the 2021 SPPA 50th Anniversary Graduate Scholarship: Megan Linton

SPPA 50th Anniversary Graduate Scholarship Awarded annually to an outstanding student enrolled full-time in either the MPPA program or the PhD in Public Policy. The 50th Anniversary Graduate Scholarship was set up in 2014 to celebrate 50 years of public administration at Carleton University. The School has always prided itself on its collegiality.... More

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Recipients of the 2021 Lloyd Stanford Award: Molly McGuire & Dietrich Gunther

Left: Molly McGuire, Right: Dietrich Gunther    ... More

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Recipients of the 2021 Borealis Foundation Graduate Scholarship: Silke Popescu & Lauren Kathryn Johnson

Left: Silke Popescu, Right: Lauren Kathryn Johnson      ... More

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