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.

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 I $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 I $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 have recently completed their PhDs and 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.

Together, these approaches help the project maintain academic rigor, while also addressing gaps in community mental health and respond to community needs.

Discover the recipients of our ongoing projects below

Ongoing Grants and Awards

MHRC-IAM Mental Health Innovation Prize

Two grants of $50,000 each were awarded, in partnership with the Institute for Advancements in Mental Health and ATB Financial, to support projects linking artificial intelligence and mental health.

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MHRC-SHRF Solutions: Innovation Grant

A grant of $49,986 was awarded, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, to support the needs of children and their families in Saskatchewan.

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MHRC-KI Ontario Youth Mental Health, Substance Use and Addictions Grant

Two grants of $100,000 each were awarded, in partnership with the Knowledge Institute, to address the significant mental health needs of young people in Ontario.

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Ongoing Studentships and Fellowships

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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Sianna Williamson

MHRC-Mitacs-IWFC 2025 Annual Indigenous Mental Health Studentship
Exploring the employment experiences of Inuit receiving employability services at Ivirtivik

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Sarah Prosper

MHRC-Mitacs-Research NS 2025 Annual Indigenous Mental Health Studentship
Mobilizing the health benefits of being in nature through community-based participatory research and youth engagement

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Gabriel Gingras-Lacroix

MHRC-Mitacs-iA Workplace Mental Health Fellowship Fall 2024
Mental health among owners of Quebec agricultural businesses: current situation and intervention prospects

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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

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