Attention McMaster Researchers: The IIMF is intended to provide small investments in first-time international research contacts or initiatives, typically originated by individual faculty members. It is meant to reduce the threshold to international research activities and serve as seed funding, ideally leading to joint projects and international partnerships.
- Each project is eligible to receive up to $5000 in funding and we expect to make up to 10 such investments in each round.
- The application process is simple and straightforward: applicants should submit a one-page (PDF format) description of the project and the intended use of the funds, accompanied by a CV (NSERC Form 100, or equivalent).
- Applications must also include an endorsement/signature from your Dean or appropriate supervisor.
- Stay tuned for the application deadline for 2023.
For more information or to submit your application, contact Bonny Ibhawoh at vpi@mcmaster.ca.
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| Faculty | Name | McMaster Email | Project Title |
| Humanities | Dr. Victor Kuperman | vickup@mcmaster.ca | The Language of Trauma in Testimonies of the Russia-Ukraine War |
| Humanities | Dr. Selina Mudavanhu | mudavans@mcmaster.ca | Contributions by African Communication and Media Studies Scholars to the South African Academy |
| Humanities | Dr. Michael Schutz | schutz@mcmaster.ca | The Power of Percussive Sounds? |
| Science | Dr. Jose Moran-Mirabal | mirabj@mcmaster.ca | Evaluation of Cancer Targeting Treatments on Lung Biomimetric Constructs |
| Science | Dr. Kathy Murphy | kmurphy@mcmaster.ca | Sex Differences in the Developing Brain |
| Science | Dr. An-Chang Shi | shi@mcmaster.ca | Theory of Soft Quasicrystals |
| Science | Dr. Greg Slater | gslater@mcmaster.ca | Biosignatures of the Microbialites in Lake Sevan Armenia |
| Science | Dr. Jeremy Walsh | walshj18@mcmaster.ca | The Impact of Acute Oral Ketone Monoester Supplementation on Resting-State Connectivity in Adults with Memory Complaints |
| Health Sciences | Dr. Arnav Agarwal | arnav.agarwal@mcmaster.ca | Avoiding Risks of Thrombosis and Bleeding in Surgery (ARTS) Trial |
| Health Sciences | Dr. Rahul Chanchlani | chanchlr@mcmaster.ca | Deriving 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Reference Values for South Asian Children (ASHA) |
| Health Sciences | Dr. Alex Drossos | drossos@mcmaster.ca | Artctic/Circumpolar Health |
| Health Sciences | Dr. Fiona Kouyoumdjian | kouyouf@mcmaster.ca | International Collaboration on Linked Health Administrative Data to Advance Population Health for People Who Experience Incarceration |
| Health Sciences | Dr. Sharon Kaasalainen | kaasal@mcmaster.ca | Building International Partnerships to Grow Green Care Farms in Canada |
| Health Sciences | Dr. Denise Bryant-Lukosius | bryantl@mcmaster.ca | Building the Evidence for a Nursing Health Human Resource Agenda in Chile |
| Social Sciences | Dr. Tristan Carter | stringy@mcmaster.ca | Reconstructing Long-Term Social Dynamics in Anatolian Prehistory: Establishing an International Collaborative & Experiential Education Project at the McMaster Archaeological XRF Lab [MAX Lab] |
| Social Sciences | Dr. Phillipa Chong | chong@mcmaster.ca | When the Creative Class Lives Next Door: Place and Belonging Among Citizens in Two ‘Creative’ Cities |
| Social Sciences | Dr. Celia Rothenberg | rothenb@mcmaster.ca | The World Holocaust Remembrance Center |
| Social Sciences | Dr. Netina Tan | netina@mcmaster.ca | Digital Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspectives |
| Social Sciences | Dr. Dana Hollander | danahol@mcmaster.ca | Experimenting with Tradition |
| Social Sciences | Dr. Alok Johri | johria@mcmaster.ca | Build Research Links with Macroeconomics Researchers at the University of Birmingham, U.K. |
| Engineering | Dr. Kathryn Grandfield | kgrandfield@mcmaster.ca | Supporting International Initiatives and Conference for the Characterization of Organic-Inorganic Interfaces |
| Engineering | Dr. Joey Kish | kishjr@mcmaster.ca | Batteries |
| Engineering | Dr. Shakirudeen Salaudeen | salaudes@mcmaster.ca | Integration of Pressurized Torrefaction and Biomass Gasification |
| Engineering | Dr. Seshasai (Sesha) Srinivasan | ssriniv@mcmaster.ca | Novel Cathodes for All Solid-State Batteries |
| Engineering | Dr. Keena Trowell | trowellk@mcmaster.ca | Moving Earth’s Energy: Aluminum as a Carrier of Icelandic Geothermal Energy |
| Engineering | Dr. Robin Zhao | robinzhao@mcmaster.ca | Net-Zero Emissions Roadmap |
| Business | Dr. Brian Detlor | detlorb@mcmaster.ca | Promoting Research Skills and Knowledge Exchange for Library Practitioners and Academics |
| Business | Dr. Manish Kacker | mkacker@mcmaster.ca | Sales Channel Design for an Experience Good in a Developing Economy |
| Business | Dr. Addisu Lashitew | lashitea@mcmaster.ca | The Human Side of Corporate Sustainability: Is Job Satisfaction Higher Among Sustainable Companies? |
| Business | Dr. Khalid Nainar | nainar@mcmaster.ca | Climate Change, Entrepreneurship and Emerging Markets |
| Business | Dr. Catherine Connelly | connell@mcmaster.ca | Does Being Drawn to Work Make Us Quiet? The Influence of Workload and Workaholism on Ethical Silence in Organizations |
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A partial list of examples of previously funded projects can be found here.
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McMaster researchers receive funding to pursue international partnerships via Brighter World.