Federal government invests $3.8 million in McMaster research

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Elbestawi-07.jpg” caption=”Mo Elbestawi, vice-president of research and international affairs. File photo.”]Sixty-five McMaster researchers have been awarded $3.8 million in grants, scholarships and fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

The awards were announced last week by the Honourable James Moore, Secretary of State, as part of the federal government's
$202-million investment in SSRCH researchers across the country.

Mo Elbestawi, vice-president of research and international affairs, says while these awards represent an enormous boost to McMaster's research enterprise in the areas of business, humanities and social sciences, they also have a broader impact and will benefit all Canadians.

“The research being funded is critical in advancing our understanding of a number of social issues,” he said. “It is precisely this kind of research that contributes to the social, political, economic and cultural understanding of our world and it will have significant and tangible benefits for society as a whole.”

The complete list of recipients can be found here.

The awards include scholarships and fellowships to top master's and doctoral students, standard research grants and targeted investments allocated to management, business and finance research.

Moore said the federal government is committed to fostering world-class research and increasing the supply of highly qualified and globally connected graduates that businesses need to succeed in today's economy.

“We can have all the robust technologies in the world, but we need the social sciences and humanities to know how to harness them and interpret them from a human perspective, so that they translate into tangible, everyday benefits for society,” he said.