Funding Recipients
The Office of Social Innovation (OSI) is piloting financial support in the form of two grants for student-initiated extra-curricular initiatives and projects that advance community-based social change: Social Innovation and Activism Fund (SIAF) and Apprenticing with a Problem.
Below is a list of our current funding recipients and their projects!
Project: Analysis of the Home Care Sector in Ontario
Recipient: Jenny Bicong Ge
Program: MA, Political Studies '21
Fund: Apprenticing with a Problem
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Project: Research in progress
Recipient: Binish Ahmed
Program: PhD Candidate, Policy Studies
Fund: Social Innovation and Activism Fund
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Project: Various events
Recipient: George Carter with Students for Harm Reduction (external link)
Program: BSW '21
Fund: Social Innovation and Activism Fund
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Project: Social Justice Cafe
Recipient: Hanen Nanaa with the Books Art Music Collective (BAM) (external link, opens in new window)
Program: BA, Politics and Governance '23
Fund: Social Innovation and Activism Fund
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Project: The EduCare Initiative
Recipient: Shannon Cherry
Program: MA, Child and Youth Care '21
Fund: Social Innovation and Activism Fund
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Project: Podcast
Recipient: Shannon Cherry
Program: MA, Child and Youth Care '21
Fund: Social Innovation and Activism Fund