Applicant	Sandeep Agrawal	University of Alberta
Collaborator	Seraphine Zeitouny	City of Edmonton
Title	Settlement experiences of Syrian refugees in Alberta
Funding	$24,990.00

 

Applicant	Rukhsana Ahmed	University of Ottawa
Co-applicant	Kevin Pottie	University of Ottawa
	Luisa Veronis	University of Ottawa
Title	Staying in touch, connecting, integrating: social media use of newly arrived Syrian refugee youth in Canada
Funding	$25,000.00

 

Applicant	James Baker	Memorial University of Newfoundland
Title	White post-secondary youths observations of racism towards refugees in two Canadian cities
Funding	$17,169.00

 

Applicant	Keith Banting	Queen's University
Collaborator	Beesan Sarrouh	Queen's University
Title	Mapping the terrain: assessing the scope, strength and future potential of civil society organizations active in Syrian refugee sponsorship and early integration
Funding	$15,955.00

 

Applicant	Chedly Belkhodja	Concordia University
Co-applicant	Michèle Vatz-Laaroussi	Université de Sherbrooke
Collaborator	Javorka Zivanovic Sarenac	Université de Sherbrooke
Title	Accueil et intégration des réfugiés syriens dans des villes secondaires au Nouveau Brunswick et au Québec : les cas de Moncton et Sherbrooke-Granby
Funding	$24,905.00

 

Applicant	Sandra Bucerius	University of Alberta
Co-applicant	Carolyn Greene	Athabasca University
Title	Building bridges: exploring police and community partnerships among Syrian refugees
Funding	$24,760.00

 

Applicant	Christina Clark-Kazak	York University
Collaborator	Idil Atak	Ryerson University
	Janet Dench	Canadian Council for Refugees
	Jennifer Hyndman	York University
	Michaela Hynie	York University
Title	Ethical guidelines for research with Syrian refugees
Funding	$19,361.00

 

Applicant	Victoria Esses	Western University
Co-applicant	Ajith Pyati	Western University
	Leah Hamilton	Mount Royal University
	Mohammed El Hazzouri	Mount Royal University
Title	Optimizing the provision of information to facilitate the settlement and integration of refugees in Canada: case studies of Syrian refugees in London, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta
Funding	$23,560.00

 

Applicant	Tony Fang	Memorial University of Newfoundland
Title	Syrian refugee arrival, resettlement and integration in Newfoundland and Labrador
Funding	$24,332.00

 

Applicant	Steven Farber	University of Toronto
Co-applicant	K. Bruce Newbold	McMaster University
	Michael Widener	University of Toronto
Title	Transportation barriers and access to destinations
Funding	$24,737.00

 

Applicant	Yan Guo	University of Calgary
Co-applicant	Shibao Guo	University of Calgary
	Srabani Maitra	University of Calgary
Title	Exploring initial school integration among Syrian refugee children
Funding	$25,000.00

 

Applicant	Richard Janzen	Centre for Community Based Research
Co-applicant	Joanna Ochocka	Centre for Community Based Research
Collaborator	Carl Cadogan	Reception House Waterloo Region
	Eunice Valenzuela	Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support
	Tara Bedard	Immigration Partnership of Waterloo Region
Title	The impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on local systems of support: disruption leading to innovation
Funding	$25,000.00

 

Applicant	Sharalyn Jordan	Simon Fraser University
Title	Enhancing psychosocial adaptation of LGBT refugees resettling from Syria: mixed methods pilot for longitudinal community-engaged research
Funding	$24,998.00

 

Applicant	Anna Kirova	University of Alberta
Co-applicant	Rebecca Georgis	University of Alberta
	Rebecca Gokiert	University of Alberta
	Sophie Yohani	University of Alberta
Collaborator	Sabah Tahir	Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative
	Winnie Chow-Horn	Multicultural Family Resource Society
	Yvonne Chiu	Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative
Title	Cultural brokering with Syrian refugee families with young children: an exploration of challenges and best practices in psychosocial adaptation
Funding	$24,991.00

 

Applicant	Agnieszka Kosny	University of Toronto
Co-applicant	Stephanie Premji	McMaster University
Title	Needs and opportunities for employment preparation of Syrian refugees
Funding	$24,982.00

 

Applicant	Christopher Kyriakides	York University
Title	Rural reception contexts: a study of the inclusion and exclusion of sponsored Syrian refugees in Northumberland County, Ontario
Funding	$24,986.00

 

Applicant	Audrey Macklin	University of Toronto
Co-applicant	Anna Korteweg	University of Toronto
	Jennifer Hyndman	York University
	Luin Goldring	York University
Title	The sponsor's perspective: motivations, expectations and experiences of private sponsors of Syrian refugees
Funding	$24,816.00

 

Applicant	James McDonald	University of New Brunswick
Co-applicant	Michael Haan	Western University
Title	A quantitative investigation of Syrian refugee retention in New Brunswick
Funding	$25,000.00

 

Applicant	Kwame McKenzie	University of Toronto
Co-applicant	Branka Agic	University of Toronto
	Brenda Roche	The Wellesley Institute
	Michaela Hynie	York University
Title	Exploring the mental health and service needs of Syrian refugees within their first two years in Canada
Funding	$25,000.00

 

Applicant	Garine Papazian-Zohrabian	Université de Montréal
Co-applicant	Ghayda Hassan	Université du Québec à Montréal
Title	Favoriser l'intégration sociale et scolaire des élèves réfugiés syrians en développant leur sentiment d'appartenance à l'école, leur bien-être psychologique et celui de leurs familles
Funding	$24,999.00

 

Applicant	Ito Peng	University of Toronto
Co-applicant	Melissa Milkie	University of Toronto
	Neda Maghbouleh	University of Toronto
Title	Parenting stress in settlement: assessing parenting strains and buffers among Syrian refugee parents during early integration into Canada
Funding	$24,541.00

 

Applicant	Lourdes Rodriguez del Barrio	Université de Montréal
Co-applicant	Marie-Claire Rufagari	Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes
	Marie-Jeanne Blain	Institut national de la recherche scientifique
	Roxane Caron	Université de Montréal
Collaborator	Mailka Agnoug	Centre social d'aide aux immigrants
	Mounia Chadi	Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes
	Nisrin Al-Yaha	La Maisonnée
	Sylvain Thibault	Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes
Title	Regards croisés sur le parrainage privé au Québec enjeux, défis et leviers d'intervention
Funding	$24,996.00

 

Applicant	Damaris Rose	Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Collaborator	Kathleen Sherrell	Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia
	Valerie Preston	York University
Title	Finding housing for the welcome Syrians refugee newcomers: a cross-Canada analysis of initiatives, challenges and lessons learned
Funding	$20,407.00

 

Applicant	Janice Stewart	The University of Winnipeg
Title	Refugee student integration: a focus on settlement, education, and psychosocial support
Funding	$25,000.00

 

Applicant	Michael Ungar	Dalhousie University
Co-applicant	Abdolmohammad Kazemipur	University of Lethbridge
	Elke Winter	University of Ottawa
	Howard Ramos	Dalhousie University
	Jennifer Jenkins	University of Toronto
	Johanne Paradis	University of Alberta
	Karin Zimmer	German Institute for International Education Research
	Lori Wilkinson	University of Manitoba
	Patrick McGrath	IWK Health Centre
	Xi Chen	University of Toronto
	Yoko Yoshida	Dalhousie University
Title	Canada-Germany research collaboration
Funding	$25,000.00

 

Applicant	Hassanali Vatanparast	University of Saskatchewan
Co-applicant	Carol Henry	University of Saskatchewan
	Joseph Garcea	University of Saskatchewan
	Judy White	University of Regina
	Kaye Mehta	Flinders University, South Australia
	Louise Racine	University of Saskatchewan
	Marwa Farag	University of Saskatchewan
	Mustafa Koc	Ryerson University
	Rachel Engler-Stringer	University of Saskatchewan
	Romaina Iqbal	Aga Khan University
	Tamer Qarmout	University of Saskatchewan
Title	The impact of socio-economic and cultural factors on household food security of Syrian refugees in Canada
Funding	$25,000.00

 

Applicant	Margaret Walton-Roberts	Wilfrid Laurier University
Co-applicant	Luisa Veronis	University of Ottawa
	Sarah Wayland	Hamilton Economic Development
Title	A comparative evaluation of Local Immigrant Partnerships (LIPs) and their role in the Syrian refugee resettlement process in three Ontario reception centres
Funding	$24,994.00