24 new projects receive FWI funding

24 projects have been funded or endorsed* in a recent request for proposals (RFP) aimed at supporting projects and initiatives that advance the principles of Forward with Integrity.

The successful projects were selected from among 62 submissions and addressed a range of themes, including community engagement, student mental health, linking research to education, fostering student involvement in research projects and creating enhanced tools for teaching and learning.

A total of $88,209 was awarded in this call for proposals. The source of the funding is the President’s Fund, made possible by the generous donations of McMaster alumni.

To date, more than $618,000 in funds has been awarded through RFPs associated with Forward with Integrity, funding a total of 145 projects across the University.

Successful projects include:

Building the Next Generation of Water Leaders

The project team plans to establish a University‐wide pilot program in water leadership, experiential learning and community engagement.

Landscapes in the Sky: Collaborative Development of First Nations Planetarium Shows

The applicants will work collaboratively with the Six Nations Community to create planetarium shows that focus on traditional Six Nations night-sky tales.

Developing a smartphone app to promote mental and emotional wellbeing among students at McMaster University

The project team will create a smartphone technology to offer techniques and tips supported by current scientific evidence that will foster and promote healthy mental and emotional habits as a way to complement the campus resources already available to students.

McMaster Mentoring Action Plan (MMAP) for Undergraduate Students in Science

The project team will create a mentorship program for students in life sciences that involves interactions with retired faculty members from McMaster, as well as workshops on professional development skills.

See a full list of funded projects

*Endorsed projects are initiatives that were approved by the FWI Advisory Group, but will be funded through other sources.

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24 projects have been funded or endorsed* in a recent request for proposals (RFP) aimed at supporting projects and initiatives that advance the principles of <a href="http://fwi.mcmaster.ca/learning-portfolio/"><em>Forward with Integrity</em></a>.

The successful projects were selected from among 62 submissions and addressed a range of themes, including community engagement, student mental health, linking research to education, fostering student involvement in research projects and creating enhanced tools for teaching and learning.

A total of $88,209 was awarded in this call for proposals.  The source of the funding is the President’s Fund, made possible by the generous donations of McMaster alumni.

To date, more than $618,000 in funds has been awarded through RFPs associated with Forward with Integrity, funding a total of 145 projects across the University.<a href="http://fwi.mcmaster.ca"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-39772" src="http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fwi-logo.png" alt="fwi logo" width="200" height="118" /></a>
<h3><strong>Successful projects include:</strong></h3>
<strong>Building the Next Generation of Water Leaders</strong>

The project team plans to establish a University‐wide pilot program in water leadership, experiential learning and community engagement.

<strong>Landscapes in the Sky: Collaborative Development of First Nations Planetarium Shows</strong>

The applicants will work collaboratively with the Six Nations Community to create planetarium shows that focus on traditional Six Nations night-sky tales.

<strong>Developing a smartphone app to promote mental and emotional wellbeing among students at McMaster University</strong>

The project team will create a smartphone technology to offer techniques and tips supported by current scientific evidence that will foster and promote healthy mental and emotional habits as a way to complement the campus resources already available to students.

<strong>McMaster Mentoring Action Plan (MMAP) for Undergraduate Students in Science</strong>

The project team will create a mentorship program for students in life sciences that involves interactions with retired faculty members from McMaster, as well as workshops on professional development skills.
<h4><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2p2MCEoZE_rWkJtWUk3V09fS2M/view?usp=sharing">See a full list of funded projects</a></h4>
<em>*Endorsed projects are initiatives that were approved by the FWI Advisory Group</em>,<em> but will be funded through other sources.</em>

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