PromoScience
Grant recipients (2021)
| Organization | Actua |
|---|---|
| Location | OTTAWA/ON |
| Project title | Inspiring science and engineering experiences for northern youth and teachers |
| Website | http://www.actua.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $200,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $200,000.00 |
| Organization | Association québécoise autochtone en science et en ingénierie |
|---|---|
| Location | GATINEAU/QC |
| Project title | Programme de l'Expo-Sciences Autochtone (ESA) Québec |
| Website | http://www.asfquebec.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $70,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $70,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $70,000.00 |
| Organization | ASTC Science World Society |
|---|---|
| Location | VANCOUVER/BC |
| Project title | Science Literacy in BC |
| Website | http://www.scienceworld.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $120,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Aurora College |
|---|---|
| Location | INUVIK/NT |
| Project title | On the ground year-round: Hands-on science for youth and educators in the Northwest Territories |
| Website | http://www.nwtresearch.com |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $158,300.00 |
| Year 2 - $158,300.00 | |
| Year 3 - $158,300.00 |
| Organization | Brainstem Alliance |
|---|---|
| Location | FORT MCMURRAY/BC |
| Project title | Engaging Underrepresented Youth in STEM and Increasing Awareness of the Contribution of Underrepresented groups in STEM |
| Website | https://brainstemalliance.com |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $30,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society |
|---|---|
| Location | NELSON/BC |
| Project title | STEMming Invasive Species: Engaging youth with hands-on science |
| Website | http://www.ckiss.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $9,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $9,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $9,000.00 |
| Organization | Compost Education Centre |
|---|---|
| Location | VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title | Soil Superstars Schools Program |
| Website | http://www.compost.bc.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $15,100.00 |
| Year 2 - $15,100.00 | |
| Year 3 - $15,100.00 |
| Organization | Dalhousie University |
|---|---|
| Location | HALIFAX/NS |
| Project title | ATLAS (ATLantic Academy of Space) |
| Website | http://www.supernova.dal.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $145,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $145,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $145,000.00 |
| Organization | Elephant Thoughts |
|---|---|
| Location | COLLINGWOOD/ON |
| Project title | The Indigenous Makerspace Expansion Program |
| Website | http://www.elephantthoughts.com |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $66,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Girls on Ice Canada |
|---|---|
| Location | REVELSTOKE/BC |
| Project title | Girls on Ice Canada |
| Website | https://www.inspiringgirls.org/goi-canada |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $90,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $90,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $90,000.00 |
| Organization | Hackergal |
|---|---|
| Location | TORONTO/ON |
| Project title | Hackergal's National Ambassador Program: Mentoring Canada's Next Technology Leaders |
| Website | http://www.hackergal.org |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $50,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $50,000.00 |
| Organization | Inside Education Society of Alberta |
|---|---|
| Location | EDMONTON/AB |
| Project title | Water Education Project |
| Website | http://www.insideeducation.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $50,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $50,000.00 |
| Organization | Le Code des filles |
|---|---|
| Location | LAC-BEAUPORT/QC |
| Project title | Défi LCDF, codons ensemble |
| Website | http://www.lcdf.ca/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $58,689.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Let's Talk Science |
|---|---|
| Location | LONDON/ON |
| Project title | Let's Talk Science Outreach Programming at McGill University |
| Website | https://outreach.letstalkscience.ca/mcgill-university.html |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $24,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $24,500.00 | |
| Year 3 - $24,500.00 |
| Organization | McMaster University |
|---|---|
| Location | HAMILTON/ON |
| Project title | LIVELab Youth Education and Outreach |
| Website | https://livelab.mcmaster.ca/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $63,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Memorial University of Nfld |
|---|---|
| Location | ST. JOHN'S/NL |
| Project title | Memorial Engineering Outreach for NL Youth |
| Website | https://www.mun.ca/engineering/community/outreach/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $30,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $30,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $30,000.00 |
| Organization | MindFuel |
|---|---|
| Location | CALGARY/AB |
| Project title | Creating a Strong, More Resilient Canada through STEM for Under-represented Youth |
| Website | http://www.mindfuel.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $200,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $200,000.00 |
| Organization | NORDIK Institute |
|---|---|
| Location | SAULT STE. MARIE/ON |
| Project title | Indigenous Youth Environmental Monitoring Initiative (IYEMI) |
| Website | https://nordikinstitute.com/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $46,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $46,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $46,000.00 |
| Organization | Queen's University |
|---|---|
| Location | KINGSTON/ON |
| Project title | Foundations for Indigenous Futures in Engineering |
| Website | http://www.aboriginalaccess.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $198,600.00 |
| Year 2 - $198,600.00 | |
| Year 3 - $198,600.00 |
| Organization | Raincoast Conservation Foundation |
|---|---|
| Location | SIDNEY/BC |
| Project title | Salish Sea Emerging Stewards Program 2022 |
| Website | http://www.raincoast.org |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $30,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $30,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $30,000.00 |
| Organization | River City Science Academy |
|---|---|
| Location | WINNIPEG/MB |
| Project title | RCSA Integrated Science Fair and Mentorship |
| Website | https://www.misef.ca/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $53,300.00 |
| Year 2 - $53,300.00 | |
| Year 3 - $53,300.00 |
| Organization | Royal Roads University |
|---|---|
| Location | VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title | PromoScience Expedition 2022-24 |
| Website | http://www.royalroads.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $83,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Saskatoon Industry Education Council |
|---|---|
| Location | SASKATOON/SK |
| Project title | SaskCode Provincial Outreach Program |
| Website | http://www.saskatooniec.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $144,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Science East |
|---|---|
| Location | FREDERICTON/NB |
| Project title | Sharing Science |
| Website | http://www.scienceeast.nb.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $100,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Scientists in School |
|---|---|
| Location | PICKERING/ON |
| Project title | Bringing STEM Enrichment to Children and Youth in Schools Across Canada |
| Website | http://www.scientistsinschool.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $200,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $200,000.00 |
| Organization | St. Boniface Hospital |
|---|---|
| Location | WINNIPEG/MB |
| Project title | Youth BIOlab |
| Website | https://youthbiolab.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $92,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | St. Francis Xavier University |
|---|---|
| Location | ANTIGONISH/NS |
| Project title | X-Oceans Mobile Outreach Program |
| Website | http://www.mystfx.ca/bio-outreach |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $55,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Techsploration Inc. |
|---|---|
| Location | DARTMOUTH/NS |
| Project title | Techsploration |
| Website | https://techsploration.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $114,800.00 |
| Year 2 - $114,800.00 | |
| Year 3 - $114,800.00 |
| Organization | The University of Winnipeg |
|---|---|
| Location | WINNIPEG/MB |
| Project title | Pathways to Graduate Studies (P2GS) |
| Website | http://www.uwinnipeg.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $36,482.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Ulnooweg |
|---|---|
| Location | TRURO/NS |
| Project title | Ulnooweg Education Centre Project Based Learning |
| Website | https://www.ulnoowegeducation.ca/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Université de Montréal |
|---|---|
| Location | MONTREAL/QC |
| Project title | Projet 'Parité sciences' |
| Website | http://www.paritesciences.com/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $35,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $35,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $35,000.00 |
| Organization | Université Laval |
|---|---|
| Location | QUEBEC/QC |
| Project title | SMAC (Sciences et mathématiques en action) |
| Website | http://www.smac.ulaval.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $82,100.00 |
| Year 2 - $82,100.00 | |
| Year 3 - $82,100.00 |
| Organization | University of Alberta |
|---|---|
| Location | EDMONTON/AB |
| Project title | Critical Transitions for Inclusive Mathematics Enrichment (CTIME) |
| Website | http://www.ualberta.ca/index.html |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $37,400.00 |
| Year 2 - $37,400.00 | |
| Year 3 - $37,400.00 |
| Organization | University of Alberta (Augustana Campus) |
|---|---|
| Location | CAMROSE/AB |
| Project title | Experiential Learning to Enhance STEM Engagement for Indigenous Youth |
| Website | https://www.ualberta.ca/augustana/index.html |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $42,600.00 |
| Year 2 - $42,600.00 | |
| Year 3 - $42,600.00 |
| Organization | University of Calgary |
|---|---|
| Location | CALGARY/AB |
| Project title | Bridging Science and Culture for Stoney Nakoda Youth |
| Website | https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/project-bridges-science-and-culture-stoney-nakoda-youth |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $200,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $200,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $200,000.00 |
| Organization | University of Manitoba |
|---|---|
| Location | WINNIPEG/MB |
| Project title | Wawatay - Fostering Indigenous Student Success in Science |
| Website | https://sci.umanitoba.ca/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $174,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $174,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $174,000.00 |
| Organization | University of Northern British Columbia |
|---|---|
| Location | PRINCE GEORGE/BC |
| Project title | Koh-learning in our watersheds: Braiding voices, well-being and ways of knowing to transform learning in the Nechako watershed |
| Website | https://www2.unbc.ca/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $63,300.00 |
| Year 2 - $63,300.00 | |
| Year 3 - $63,300.00 |
| Organization | University of Ottawa |
|---|---|
| Location | OTTAWA/ON |
| Project title | Science Minutes |
| Website | http://www.uottawa.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $8,200.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | University of Ottawa |
|---|---|
| Location | OTTAWA/ON |
| Project title | Let's Talk Science - Deepening STEM learning for Indigenous Youth |
| Website | https://outreach.letstalkscience.ca/ottawa |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $100,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $100,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $100,000.00 |
| Organization | University of Prince Edward Island |
|---|---|
| Location | CHARLOTTETOWN/PE |
| Project title | FIRES: Fostering Indigenous Representation in Engineering and Sustainability |
| Website | http://www.upei.ca/engineering |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $23,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | University of Regina |
|---|---|
| Location | REGINA/SK |
| Project title | Science Camps for Saskatchewan Indigenous Youth |
| Website | http://www.uregina.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $31,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $31,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $31,000.00 |
| Organization | University of Regina |
|---|---|
| Location | REGINA/SK |
| Project title | Actua - Expansion of Indigenous Outreach Programs |
| Website | https://eyes.uregina.ca/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $75,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $75,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $75,000.00 |
| Organization | University of Saskatchewan |
|---|---|
| Location | SASKATOON/SK |
| Project title | Kamskénow |
| Website | https://artsandscience.usask.ca/scienceoutreach/kamskenow.php |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $54,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $54,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $54,000.00 |
| Organization | University of Victoria |
|---|---|
| Location | VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title | Raincoast Kids: Hands-on science education for Indigenous youth |
| Website | http://www.web.uvic.ca/~darimont/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $25,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $25,000.00 | |
| Year 3 - $25,000.00 |
| Organization | University of Victoria |
|---|---|
| Location | VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title | Ocean Sense: Local Observations, Global Connections |
| Website | https://oceannetworks.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $183,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $183,500.00 | |
| Year 3 - $183,500.00 |
| Organization | University of Victoria |
|---|---|
| Location | VICTORIA/BC |
| Project title | Living Lab Project: Science Education and Indigenous Youth Stewardship Program |
| Website | http://www.livinglabproject.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | University of Victoria (Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre) |
|---|---|
| Location | BAMFIELD/BC |
| Project title | BMSC Field Trip Program |
| Website | http://www.bamfieldmsc.com |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $100,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | UP4 The Challenge |
|---|---|
| Location | YORK/ON |
| Project title | Up4 The Challenge STEM Design Experience Program |
| Website | https://www.up4thechallenge.ca |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $15,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Verna J. Kirkness Education Foundation |
|---|---|
| Location | POWELL RIVER/BC |
| Project title | The Verna J Kirkness Science and Engineering Education Program |
| Website | https://vernajkirkness.org |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $40,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Western University |
|---|---|
| Location | LONDON/ON |
| Project title | Indigenous STEM Scholars Program |
| Website | http://www.eng.uwo.ca/outreach |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $50,000.00 |
| Year 2 - $0.00 | |
| Year 3 - $0.00 |
| Organization | Wilfrid Laurier University |
|---|---|
| Location | WATERLOO/ON |
| Project title | Mama Aki Camp |
| Website | https://wlu.ca/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $19,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $19,500.00 | |
| Year 3 - $19,500.00 |
| Organization | Wolastoq Education |
|---|---|
| Location | TOBIQUE FIRST NATION/NB |
| Project title | WEI Technology Initiative |
| Website | |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $40,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $40,500.00 | |
| Year 3 - $40,500.00 |
| Organization | World Fisheries Trust |
|---|---|
| Location | ESQUIMALT/BC |
| Project title | Seaquaria Ocean Education - Accessible Nature Education for Marginalized youth in Challenging COVID Times |
| Website | https://worldfish.org/ |
| Funding level | Year 1 - $72,500.00 |
| Year 2 - $72,500.00 | |
| Year 3 - $72,500.00 |
