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Grant recipients (2021)
| Organization |
Actua |
| Location |
OTTAWA/ON |
| Project title |
Inspiring science and engineering experiences for northern youth and teachers |
| Website |
 http://www.actua.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $200,000.00 |
| Organization |
Association québécoise autochtone en science et en ingénierie |
| Location |
GATINEAU/QC |
| Project title |
Programme de l'Expo-Sciences Autochtone (ESA) Québec |
| Website |
http://www.asfquebec.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $70,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $70,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $70,000.00 |
| Organization |
ASTC Science World Society |
| Location |
VANCOUVER/BC |
| Project title |
Science Literacy in BC |
| Website |
http://www.scienceworld.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $120,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Aurora College |
| Location |
INUVIK/NT |
| Project title |
On the ground year-round: Hands-on science for youth and educators in the Northwest Territories |
| Website |
http://www.nwtresearch.com
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $158,300.00 |
| Year 2 - $158,300.00 |
| Year 3 - $158,300.00 |
| Organization |
Brainstem Alliance |
| Location |
FORT MCMURRAY/BC |
| Project title |
Engaging Underrepresented Youth in STEM and Increasing Awareness of the Contribution of Underrepresented groups in STEM |
| Website |
https://brainstemalliance.com
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $30,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society |
| Location |
NELSON/BC |
| Project title |
STEMming Invasive Species: Engaging youth with hands-on science |
| Website |
http://www.ckiss.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $9,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $9,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $9,000.00 |
| Organization |
Compost Education Centre |
| Location |
VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title |
Soil Superstars Schools Program |
| Website |
http://www.compost.bc.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $15,100.00 |
| Year 2 - $15,100.00 |
| Year 3 - $15,100.00 |
| Organization |
Dalhousie University |
| Location |
HALIFAX/NS |
| Project title |
ATLAS (ATLantic Academy of Space) |
| Website |
http://www.supernova.dal.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $145,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $145,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $145,000.00 |
| Organization |
Elephant Thoughts |
| Location |
COLLINGWOOD/ON |
| Project title |
The Indigenous Makerspace Expansion Program |
| Website |
http://www.elephantthoughts.com
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $66,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Girls on Ice Canada |
| Location |
REVELSTOKE/BC |
| Project title |
Girls on Ice Canada |
| Website |
https://www.inspiringgirls.org/goi-canada
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $90,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $90,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $90,000.00 |
| Organization |
Hackergal |
| Location |
TORONTO/ON |
| Project title |
Hackergal's National Ambassador Program: Mentoring Canada's Next Technology Leaders |
| Website |
http://www.hackergal.org
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $50,000.00 |
| Organization |
Inside Education Society of Alberta |
| Location |
EDMONTON/AB |
| Project title |
Water Education Project |
| Website |
http://www.insideeducation.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $50,000.00 |
| Organization |
Le Code des filles |
| Location |
LAC-BEAUPORT/QC |
| Project title |
Défi LCDF, codons ensemble |
| Website |
http://www.lcdf.ca/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $58,689.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
McMaster University |
| Location |
HAMILTON/ON |
| Project title |
LIVELab Youth Education and Outreach |
| Website |
https://livelab.mcmaster.ca/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $63,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Memorial University of Nfld |
| Location |
ST. JOHN'S/NL |
| Project title |
Memorial Engineering Outreach for NL Youth |
| Website |
https://www.mun.ca/engineering/community/outreach/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $30,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $30,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $30,000.00 |
| Organization |
MindFuel |
| Location |
CALGARY/AB |
| Project title |
Creating a Strong, More Resilient Canada through STEM for Under-represented Youth |
| Website |
http://www.mindfuel.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $200,000.00 |
| Organization |
NORDIK Institute |
| Location |
SAULT STE. MARIE/ON |
| Project title |
Indigenous Youth Environmental Monitoring Initiative (IYEMI) |
| Website |
https://nordikinstitute.com/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $46,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $46,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $46,000.00 |
| Organization |
Queen's University |
| Location |
KINGSTON/ON |
| Project title |
Foundations for Indigenous Futures in Engineering |
| Website |
http://www.aboriginalaccess.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $198,600.00 |
| Year 2 - $198,600.00 |
| Year 3 - $198,600.00 |
| Organization |
Raincoast Conservation Foundation |
| Location |
SIDNEY/BC |
| Project title |
Salish Sea Emerging Stewards Program 2022 |
| Website |
http://www.raincoast.org
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $30,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $30,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $30,000.00 |
| Organization |
River City Science Academy |
| Location |
WINNIPEG/MB |
| Project title |
RCSA Integrated Science Fair and Mentorship |
| Website |
https://www.misef.ca/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $53,300.00 |
| Year 2 - $53,300.00 |
| Year 3 - $53,300.00 |
| Organization |
Royal Roads University |
| Location |
VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title |
PromoScience Expedition 2022-24 |
| Website |
http://www.royalroads.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $83,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Saskatoon Industry Education Council |
| Location |
SASKATOON/SK |
| Project title |
SaskCode Provincial Outreach Program |
| Website |
http://www.saskatooniec.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $144,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Science East |
| Location |
FREDERICTON/NB |
| Project title |
Sharing Science |
| Website |
http://www.scienceeast.nb.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $100,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Scientists in School |
| Location |
PICKERING/ON |
| Project title |
Bringing STEM Enrichment to Children and Youth in Schools Across Canada |
| Website |
http://www.scientistsinschool.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $200,000.00 |
| Organization |
St. Boniface Hospital |
| Location |
WINNIPEG/MB |
| Project title |
Youth BIOlab |
| Website |
https://youthbiolab.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $92,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
St. Francis Xavier University |
| Location |
ANTIGONISH/NS |
| Project title |
X-Oceans Mobile Outreach Program |
| Website |
http://www.mystfx.ca/bio-outreach
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $55,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Techsploration Inc. |
| Location |
DARTMOUTH/NS |
| Project title |
Techsploration |
| Website |
https://techsploration.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $114,800.00 |
| Year 2 - $114,800.00 |
| Year 3 - $114,800.00 |
| Organization |
The University of Winnipeg |
| Location |
WINNIPEG/MB |
| Project title |
Pathways to Graduate Studies (P2GS) |
| Website |
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $36,482.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Ulnooweg |
| Location |
TRURO/NS |
| Project title |
Ulnooweg Education Centre Project Based Learning |
| Website |
https://www.ulnoowegeducation.ca/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Université de Montréal |
| Location |
MONTREAL/QC |
| Project title |
Projet 'Parité sciences' |
| Website |
http://www.paritesciences.com/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $35,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $35,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $35,000.00 |
| Organization |
Université Laval |
| Location |
QUEBEC/QC |
| Project title |
SMAC (Sciences et mathématiques en action) |
| Website |
http://www.smac.ulaval.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $82,100.00 |
| Year 2 - $82,100.00 |
| Year 3 - $82,100.00 |
| Organization |
University of Alberta |
| Location |
EDMONTON/AB |
| Project title |
Critical Transitions for Inclusive Mathematics Enrichment (CTIME) |
| Website |
http://www.ualberta.ca/index.html
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $37,400.00 |
| Year 2 - $37,400.00 |
| Year 3 - $37,400.00 |
| Organization |
University of Alberta (Augustana Campus) |
| Location |
CAMROSE/AB |
| Project title |
Experiential Learning to Enhance STEM Engagement for Indigenous Youth |
| Website |
https://www.ualberta.ca/augustana/index.html
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $42,600.00 |
| Year 2 - $42,600.00 |
| Year 3 - $42,600.00 |
| Organization |
University of Manitoba |
| Location |
WINNIPEG/MB |
| Project title |
Wawatay - Fostering Indigenous Student Success in Science |
| Website |
https://sci.umanitoba.ca/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $174,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $174,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $174,000.00 |
| Organization |
University of Northern British Columbia |
| Location |
PRINCE GEORGE/BC |
| Project title |
Koh-learning in our watersheds: Braiding voices, well-being and ways of knowing to transform learning in the Nechako watershed |
| Website |
https://www2.unbc.ca/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $63,300.00 |
| Year 2 - $63,300.00 |
| Year 3 - $63,300.00 |
| Organization |
University of Ottawa |
| Location |
OTTAWA/ON |
| Project title |
Science Minutes |
| Website |
http://www.uottawa.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $8,200.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
University of Ottawa |
| Location |
OTTAWA/ON |
| Project title |
Let's Talk Science - Deepening STEM learning for Indigenous Youth |
| Website |
https://outreach.letstalkscience.ca/ottawa
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $100,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $100,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $100,000.00 |
| Organization |
University of Prince Edward Island |
| Location |
CHARLOTTETOWN/PE |
| Project title |
FIRES: Fostering Indigenous Representation in Engineering and Sustainability |
| Website |
http://www.upei.ca/engineering
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $23,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
University of Regina |
| Location |
REGINA/SK |
| Project title |
Science Camps for Saskatchewan Indigenous Youth |
| Website |
http://www.uregina.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $31,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $31,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $31,000.00 |
| Organization |
University of Regina |
| Location |
REGINA/SK |
| Project title |
Actua - Expansion of Indigenous Outreach Programs |
| Website |
https://eyes.uregina.ca/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $75,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $75,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $75,000.00 |
| Organization |
University of Victoria |
| Location |
VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title |
Raincoast Kids: Hands-on science education for Indigenous youth |
| Website |
http://www.web.uvic.ca/~darimont/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $25,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $25,000.00 |
| Year 3 - $25,000.00 |
| Organization |
University of Victoria |
| Location |
VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title |
Ocean Sense: Local Observations, Global Connections |
| Website |
https://oceannetworks.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $183,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $183,500.00 |
| Year 3 - $183,500.00 |
| Organization |
University of Victoria |
| Location |
VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title |
Living Lab Project: Science Education and Indigenous Youth Stewardship Program |
| Website |
http://www.livinglabproject.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
University of Victoria (Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre) |
| Location |
BAMFIELD/BC |
| Project title |
BMSC Field Trip Program |
| Website |
http://www.bamfieldmsc.com
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $100,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
UP4 The Challenge |
| Location |
YORK/ON |
| Project title |
Up4 The Challenge STEM Design Experience Program |
| Website |
https://www.up4thechallenge.ca
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $15,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Verna J. Kirkness Education Foundation |
| Location |
POWELL RIVER/BC |
| Project title |
The Verna J Kirkness Science and Engineering Education Program |
| Website |
https://vernajkirkness.org
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $40,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Western University |
| Location |
LONDON/ON |
| Project title |
Indigenous STEM Scholars Program |
| Website |
http://www.eng.uwo.ca/outreach
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization |
Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Location |
WATERLOO/ON |
| Project title |
Mama Aki Camp |
| Website |
https://wlu.ca/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $19,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $19,500.00 |
| Year 3 - $19,500.00 |
| Organization |
Wolastoq Education |
| Location |
TOBIQUE FIRST NATION/NB |
| Project title |
WEI Technology Initiative |
| Website |
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $40,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $40,500.00 |
| Year 3 - $40,500.00 |
| Organization |
World Fisheries Trust |
| Location |
ESQUIMALT/BC |
| Project title |
Seaquaria Ocean Education - Accessible Nature Education for Marginalized youth in Challenging COVID Times |
| Website |
https://worldfish.org/
|
| Funding level |
Year 1 - $72,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $72,500.00 |
| Year 3 - $72,500.00 |
