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