The 2021 Cohort Completes its Scholarship Program!
We would like to express our pride and admiration for the Scholars of the 2021 cohort, who are completing their three-year program with the Foundation.
From October 18 to 20, the Scholars organized a closing conference in Wendake, on the Nowensio territory of the Huron-Wendat nation.
At this event, they presented their research projects, highlighting the Foundation's four founding themes. These presentations demonstrated not only their academic expertise, but also their deep commitment to causes that are crucial to our society:
Human Rights and Dignity
- Monique Auger: “Culture first”: Wise practices for decolonizing Métis child welfare
- Lydie C. Belporo: Life after Boko Haram? Lessons from public policies and the trajectories of former “terrorists”
- Étienne Cossette-Lefebvre: Self-ownership and a person’s rights in her body, image, voice and personal information
- Anick Desrosiers: Invisible Homelessness
- Joshua Okyere: Safeguarding Young People: Local Peacebuilders experiences in addressing Child labour in Ghana
Responsible Citizenship
- Maria Juliana Angarita Bohórquez: Understanding Perennial Dignity: My Journey through Grassroots Memorial Heritage
- Raphaël Grenier-Benoit: Judicial Power and Constitutional Authority
- Jasmine Mah: Aging, social vulnerability, and end of life planning
People and their Natural Environment
- Kowan O’Keefe: Climate policy for achieving net zero in Canada
- Cristina Wood: Oral and material histories in environmental storytelling
Canada and the World
- Roxana Akhmetova: The Use of AI in Canadian Bureaucratic Decision-Making
- Prativa Baral: Navigating Insufficient Data, Uncertainty, and Trust in the Scientific Process during a Global Crisis
- Kylie Heales: Emotions, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship: A New Frontier in Economic Development
- Bryon Maxey: Handwriting “The Book”: Before Paper, Beyond Print
- Chanelle Robinson: Womanist theology and poetry
Once again, congratulations on your exceptional journey! We look forward to seeing the positive impact of your research and future contributions to our society.
