Supporting Canada’s next generation of mental health researchers

MHRC is dedicated to supporting early career researchers in mental health, and fostering an early connection between researchers, service providers and people with lived experience.

Our studentships are designed to support student researchers enrolled in either a Masters, PhD, or post-graduate College program to conduct 6-month research projects under the co-supervision of an academic supervisor and a community partner.

Our fellowships are awarded to postdoctoral fellows who have recently completed their PhDs to undertake one year project under the co-supervision of an academic supervisor and a community partner.

Each researcher we fund will share their time between academic institutions and community service providers, tying together their research with the end-users to ensure the project is tailored to and appropriate for that community’s needs, while integrating the insights of people with lived experience into each stage of their project.

  • Sianna Williamson

    McGill University

    Exploring the employment experiences of Inuit receiving employability services at Ivirtivik

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  • Sarah Prosper

    Dalhousie University

    Mobilizing the health benefits of being in nature through community-based participatory research and youth engagement

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  • Medium shot of Gabriel Gingras-Lacroix. Behind him, a blurred background of bookshelves.

    Gabriel Gingras-Lacroix

    Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

    Mental health among owners of Quebec agricultural businesses: current situation and intervention prospects

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  • Headshot of George (Zhiyang) Shi smiling at the camera, standing in front of a brickwall.

    George (Zhiyang) Shi

    University of Toronto

    Examining Mental Health Outcomes in Skilled Trades Workers in Ontario: Intersectionality of Disability, Gender, and Minority Identitiesgoes here

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  • Medium shot of Maria Paula Godoy, smiling slightly at the camera.

    Maria Paula Godoy

    University of Manitoba

    Thriving At Work: Evaluating a New Psychological Health Training Program

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  • Medium shot of Brittany Skov smiling at the camera with an iluminated background behind her.

    Brittany Skov

    Lakehead University

    Evaluating the Association of Intermediate Social Determinants of Health, Dementia Modifiable Risk Factors, and Cognitive Health for On-Reserve First Nations Peoples

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  • Medium shot of Nicki Antone-Diamond smiling at the camera with her arms crossed against an open background.

    Nicki Antone-Diamond

    University of British Columbia

    Foundations of Academic Success in Indigenous Children

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  • Amy Ecclestone

    University of Waterloo

    Monitoring the mental health impact of COVID-19 on Canadians: a longitudinal study

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  • Medium shot of Aseel Alzhagoul smiling at the camera, sitting at a table in a restaurant.

    Aseel Alzhagoul

    McGill University

    Co-producing a contextual and cultural adaptation of teaching recovery techniques (TRT) to implement with refugee claimant parents housed in temporary accommodation sites in Montreal

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Completed Studentships and Fellowships

Click the link below to explore our successfully completed co-funded projects

Interested in applying for funding?

Learn more about our open funding opportunities by following the links below