Support
Support for Research and Knowledge Mobilization
The CRP offers a suite of supports for community-engaged research and knowledge mobilization between faculty, students and our platform partners. We help to:
- Initiate, build, and sustain relationships between researchers and platform partners
- Broker, catalyze and incubate new research partnerships and projects
- Develop MOUs, partnership agreements, data management templates, etc.
- Support grant applications such as SSHRC’s Research Partnership and Mitacs
- Leverage financial and in-kind resources from university and community sources
- Mobilize students to support research collaborations, and mobilize funding for students (e.g. CER Grad Internship Program, Mitacs, etc.)
- Facilitate integrated knowledge mobilization
- Leverage partner networks to deepen and broaden the impact of research results
- Nourish cultures of research at partners organizations, and community engagement among researchers.
- Support instructors in developing and executing experiential learning opportunities
We also collaborate with other Offices, Programs, Research Platforms, Centres, and Institutes at McMaster to leverage expertise, resources, and capacity and to advance McMaster’s role as a community-engaged university.
Opportunities
Community Engaged Research (CER) Graduate Student Internships
Community Engaged Research (CER) Graduate Student Internships
The CER Graduate Student Internship Program provides opportunities for MA and PhD students to work with CRP partner organizations on research projects that support their organizational needs and priorities and have tangible benefits for communities.
CER Grad Interns will have the opportunity to:
- Increase knowledge, skills, and expertise in Community-Engaged Research
- Gain a deeper understanding of the non-profit sector and its role in civil society
- Expand professional networks
- Contribute to the advancement of social impact research and knowledge mobilization
Internships will take place over 1 or 2 academic terms. The value of the internship award varies by position (minimum $6,000).
To be eligible, students must:
- Be registered as a student in the Faculty of Social Sciences (in exceptional circumstances, students in other Faculties may be eligible).
- Be in good academic standing, and good financial standing, with the university
- Additional qualifications for each internship are outlined in a posting specific to the organization and its research objectives
For more information on positions and application process please see Current Internship Opportunities.
Past Internships
- Community Engaged-Research (CER) Fall 2023 – Knowledge Moblization Facilitator Internship
- CMHA Fall 2023 Means Safety: Creating Suicide Safer Homes
- Centre[3] Fall 2023 Development and Testing of Centre[4] Arts + Research Tools, Resources and Services
- Centre[3] Winter 2023 Development of the Centre[4] Arts + Research
- HPL Winter 2023 Investigating the role and impact of Hamilton Public Library’s (HPL) programs and services on newcomers (i.e. immigrant and refugee populations) in the Hamilton community.
- HPL Spring 2023 Developing an Evaluation Framework & Plan for the Hamilton Public Library’s Social Worker program
- YWCA Fall 2023 Research support for two initiatives including Women of Distinction and Gender Based Community Health Clinic
- CMHA Fall 2022 Emotions Matter: Skill Building, Emotional Resilience and Social Support for Care Workers
- JHSO Fall 2022 University-Community Collaboration on Research on Incarceration and Reintegration
- YWCA Fall 2022 Developing a Centre for Feminist Research and Evaluation at the YWCA of Hamilton
The CRP offers several additional opportunities for student engagement. Including, but not limited to:
- Graduate and undergraduate RA-ships
- Mitacs internships
- Community-engaged research opportunities through undergraduate and graduate courses
- Student placements
For more information please contact the CRP Program Manager, Leora Sas van der Linden, at sasvandl@mcmaster.ca.