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Inlight Funding Programs

Inlight supports faculty and student researchers across the University of Toronto through our research funding programs.

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Previous Funding Programs

Grants

2022 Inlight Strategic Research Grant Program

The Inlight Strategic Research Grant Program supports student mental health and wellness research at the University of Toronto that aims to advance understanding and impact of the intersectionality of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Indigeneity (EDIAI) on student mental health and wellbeing.

Funding amount: up to $30,000 for one year projects

Audience: University of Toronto Research Teams

Grants

2022 Inlight Research Grant Program

The Inlight Research Grant (IRG) program supports the connection of the University of Toronto’s diverse communities of students, researchers, staff and partners seeking to co-create and advance postsecondary student mental health and wellness through high-quality, impactful research and scalable research innovations. 

Funding amount: up to $30,000 for one year projects

Audience: University of Toronto Research Teams

Grants

2022 Inlight Knowledge Synthesis Grant Program

Inlight Knowledge Synthesis (IKS) grants are designed to provide funding to support rapid knowledge mobilization of evidence related to postsecondary student mental health and wellness at the University of Toronto.  

Funding amount: up to $10,000 for one year projects

Audience: University of Toronto Research Teams

Fellowships

2022 Inlight Research Fellowship Program

The Inlight Research Fellowship (IRF) program is open to support exceptional graduate scholars at the University of Toronto with the potential to become independent researchers in postsecondary student mental health and wellness. The IRF program supports applicants currently leading student mental health research at the University of Toronto.

Funding amount: $10,000 stipend

Audience: University of Toronto Graduate Students

To learn more about research at the University of Toronto, including policies related to Principal Investigator eligibility and holding research funds, please visit the Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) website.