Grants and Funding

  • Making the Shift from Student to Learner supplemental materials (2026). Funded by: UPEI Open Education Resource grant for developing supplemental materials | $2,500
  • Authenticity in AI scale development (2025). Funded by: NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award for Noah Striker | $6,000
  • Reading With Purpose in Higher Education (2025). Funded by: AURA Arts Undergraduate Research Award for Tessa Rooseboom | $3,000
  • Designing inquiry-based learning programming and materials (2025-26). Funded by: UPEI Master of Clean Tech Development | $27,000
  • Attend the AI-cademy Summit on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Calgary, AB (2025). Funded by: UPEI VPAR/Dean of Arts funding | $800
  • The Influence of Reading With Purpose and Media Type on Information Retention, Understanding and Quality of Questions Produced (2024-26). Funded by: SSHRC Explore Research Grant | $5,000
  • Evaluating Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) approaches for training veterinary students (2024-26). Funded by: UPEI SoTL Research Grant | $2,500
  • Full-time senior undergraduate research assistant for the Curiosity & Inquiry Research Collaboration Lab (CIRCL) (2024). Funded by: SkillsPEI Summer Student Hiring Grant | $10,500
  • Developing and testing an information validation protocol for the responsible and ethical use of generative AI as a learning/assessment tool (2023). Funded by: UPEI Internal Gen AI and Assessment Innovations Research Grant | $7,300
  • Beyond the Syllabus: A Student Guide to Using Inquiry for Greater Learning (2022). Funded by: UPEI OER Development Grant | $6,000
  • (Re)Examining Conditions for Meaningful Learning Experiences (2020). Funded by: Elon University Centre for Excellence in Learning three year research development group | $4,500
  • Reigniting Curiosity & Inquiry in Higher Education (2018). Funded by: SSHRC Individual Connection Grant | $24,798
  • Developing Trust in Students, Professors and the Process within Short-term Higher Education Inquiry-based Learning Environments (2018). Funded by: Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Research Grant | $38,288
  • Developing Trust in Students, Professors and the Process within Short-term Higher Education Inquiry-based Learning Environments (2018). Funded by: UPEI Internal Research Grant | $5,000
  • Facilitating Facilitators: Creating a guide by and for undergraduate learning mentors (2016). Funded by: UPEI SCENT Instructional Development Grants | $1,000
  • Redesign and Implement UPEI 102 Inquiry Studies (2015). Funded by: UPEI VP Academic Office | $30,000
  • The Curiosity Project as a first year advantage (2013). UPEI SCENT Instructional Development Grant | $1000
  • Recapturing Curiosity, Increasing Competence, and Strengthening Self-Efficacy through Intrinsically-Motivated Learning in Social Psychology (2012). UPEI Discretionary Research Grant | $500
  • The impact of group discussion and expressive writing on desire for retaliation (Part 2) (2012). UPEI Internal Funding Grant | $5,400
  • Recapturing Curiosity, Increasing Competence and Strengthening Self-Efficacy: Intrinsically-Motivated Learning (2011). Funded by: UPEI Students Come First Development Grant | $5,000