Funded Research Projects
MHRC is committed to advancing or co-funding research that has the potential for deep and broad impact in the lives of Canadians, and that bridges the gap between research and practice.
Discover the recipients of our ongoing projects below.
We achieve this by partnering with like-minded organizations and funding promising research across the country through each of our two funding streams:
Seed-Funding
1.5 - 2 years | $50,000 - $150,000
Grants and Awards
Our 1.5-2 year grants and awards are awarded to experienced academic researchers and community researchers/service providers collaborating to address gaps in community mental health and addressing community needs.
Early Career Funding
6 - 12 months | $15,000 - $60,000
Studentships
Our six-month studentships are awarded to early career researchers enrolled in a Masters, PhD, or post-graduate college program to conduct community mental health research projects under the co-supervision of an academic supervisor and a community partner.
Fellowships
Our one-year fellowships are awarded to early career researchers, who are currently working as post doctoral fellows to conduct community mental health research projects under the co-supervision of an academic supervisor and a community partner.
Our funded projects are designed to meaningfully involve both academia and community at every stage, with the authentic engagement of people with lived experience.
Our Seed Funding Stream supports collaborations between academic researchers and community-based researchers or service providers, while our Early Career Funding Stream pairs emerging researchers with both academic and community supervisors and mentors.
Together, these approaches help the project maintain academic rigor, while also addressing gaps in community mental health and respond to community needs.
Ongoing Projects
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Denise Sinclair
MHRC-BMHC Mental Health Studentship 2026
Voices of Resistance: Exploring Mental Health and Coping Among Justice-Involved Black Youth
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Gabrielle Kang-Auger
MHRC-FRQS Award 2025-2026
Association between facial fractures and long-term mental health
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Taylor Spock
MHRC-Mitacs-iA Workplace Mental Health Studentship Fall 2025 (in partnership with SHRF)
Understanding Counsellors’ Perspectives on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Farmers: An Interpretive Descriptive Study
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Molly Stewart
MHRC-Mitacs-iA Workplace Mental Health Studentship Fall 2025
Supporting Mental Well-being and Savouring at Work with Personalized AI Generated Images
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Laurence Sonier
MHRC-Mitacs-iA Workplace Mental Health Studentship Fall 2025
Exploring the role of organizational and personal factors on the mental health of Edmundston firefighters
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Alashua Crawley
MHRC-Mitacs-iA Workplace Mental Health Studentship Fall 2025
Inuit Mental Health Workers: Strength, Challenges, and Retention
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Karen Aglukark
MHRC-Mitacs-IWFC 2025 Annual Indigenous Mental Health Studentship
Understanding the role of relationships among Inuit healing from trauma: Examining pathways for Inuit-led, culturally grounded research
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Peter Gilhuly
MHRC-Mitacs-Health Research BC 2025 Annual Indigenous Mental Health Studentship
Sacred Synergy
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Maria Paula Godoy
MHRC-Mitacs-iA Workplace Mental Health Studentship Fall 2024
Thriving At Work: Evaluating a New Psychological Health Training Program
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Amy Ecclestone
MHRC-Mitacs Winter 2024 Mental Health Studentship
Monitoring the mental health impact of COVID-19 on Canadians: a longitudinal study
Completed Projects
Explore the links below to learn more about our successfully completed funded projects
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