Unlocking Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
Unlocking Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
A virtual event organized by the Sociology of Childhood and Youth Research Cluster & Student Concerns Subcommittee
Friday, September 4, 2026 @ 12:00 - 13:30 Eastern Time
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Navigating the world of research funding can be challenging. Join us for an engaging panel discussion designed to help students unlock opportunities and navigate the world of research funding, fellowships, scholarships, and grants. Our panel will share practical advice on securing competitive funding (PhD and postdoc), with examples drawn from childhood and youth research.
The panel will provide insights into major funding agencies, including SSHRC, and share practical tips based on their experiences as successful applicants, scholarship recipients, and grant holders. The event will conclude with an interactive Q&A featuring the panelists.
Moderators:
1. Jean-Frédéric Hübsch, University of Ottawa
2. Laurel Donison, King’s University College
Speakers: Refer to bios below
1. Dr. Allison Leanage, Mount Saint Vincent University
2. Abigail Mitchell, University of Guelph
3. Dr. Jessica Rizk, University of Waterloo
Allison Leanage, PhD, is a sociologist and social psychologist whose doctoral and postdoctoral research has been supported by a number of external awards, including the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST), the Clifford C. Clogg Scholarship from the American Sociological Association (ASA) for the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program, the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) Emerging Scholars Award, and a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) postdoctoral travel grant. She will be discussing her work that was funded related specifically to childhood and youth research.
Abigail Mitchell (she/her) is a Sociology PhD candidate and sessional lecturer at the University of Guelph. Her SSHRC funded dissertation research examines online child sexual abuse and cybergrooming victimization in Canada. Abigail has also assisted on projects studying domestic violence, femicide, and violence against healthcare workers, and currently serves as a graduate student representative on the University of Guelph's Advisory Committee on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.
Dr. Jessica Rizk (Coming Soon)