CEWIL Canada Research Grant(s) & Submission Guide
CEWIL Canada Research Grant(s)
The CEWIL Research Grant(s) (value up to: $10,000 CDN each) was established in 2006 to promote research that helps to strengthen the development of co-operative education and work-integrated learning across Canada. The field of co-operative education and work-integrated learning benefits from research that provides a deeper understanding of what engages, encourages, and enriches students, faculty, employers, and staff, as well as studies which analyze various co-op and WIL practices and their outcomes. The grant is available to all co-op and WIL practitioners and researchers.
Why should you consider applying?
- Connect and collaborate with olleagues across Canada
- Produce and share meaningful co-operative education or work-integrated learning research
- Obtain expert feedback, support and motivation to move forward with your ideas
- Build co-operative education and work-integrated learning credibility within your own institution
- Elevate you and your institution’s involvement in co-operative education and work-integrated learning
- Provide a jumpstart for analysis and action in your own co-op or WIL program
- Extend your continuing education (Masters, PhD) research in new directions
- Contribute to CEWIL and Canada’s leadership in the domain of work-integrated learning and co-operative education.
Overview
The CEWIL Co-operative Education and WIL Research Grant(s) will be awarded to research that helps to strengthen the development of Canadian co-operative education and WIL. Priority will be given to studies that:
- Are aligned with the iHub initiatives key priorities:
- Increase Access
- Expanding access to WIL opportunities, particularly for under-represented students.
- Remove Barriers
- Removing barriers for students to participate in work-integrated learning.
- Leverage Technology
- Enhance programs or extend access, leveraging technology to support virtual or remote WIL experiences.
- Innovation & Partnerships
- Innovating work-integrated learning through new partnerships and new models for curricular WIL.
- Provide a deeper understanding of what engages, enacts, and enriches students, faculty, employers, and staff
- Make reference to and address the significance of findings to the Canadian context.
We are now accepting submissions for the CEWIL Co-operative Education and WIL Research Grant!
CEWIL Research Grant Submission Guidelines 2024
Please complete all applications before the submission deadline on Monday, May 27, 2024, 4PM PST.