Awards

Mentorship award
The WiCS-Canada+ Mentorship Award is designed to encourage established scientists of all genders to develop the research and publication skills of women and members of other equity-deserving groups including but not limited to people outside of the gender binary, people of non-heterosexual orientation, people with disabilities, and Indigenous people who are graduate and undergraduate students in cognitive science. The award honours a Canadian Cognitive Scientist who has demonstrated sustained, effective mentorship of equity-deserving students, who has also served as a research advisor or supervisor to one or more equity-deserving students during the academic year immediately preceding the nomination, and for whom there is evidence of going over and above typical mentorship activities to support equity-deserving students in cognitive science.

Small Grant for JR scientists
Diverse research experiences and cross-lab collaborations can be beneficial for emerging researchers as they develop their own programs of research.
Thus, WiCS-Canada+ offers a seed grant to junior scientists (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) based in Canada to help them foster a new research collaboration with a senior or mid-career scholar at another institution in Canada or elsewhere. The grant is intended to support junior scientists who identify as members of equity-deserving groups including but not limited to women, people outside of the gender binary, people of nonheterosexual orientation, people with disabilities, and Indigenous people.
Previous Winners
2025
Mentorship Award 2025
Dr. Dana Hayward
University of Alberta

2024
Mentorship Award 2024
Dr. Julia Spaniol
Toronto Metropolitan University

Small Research Grant 2024
Faly Golshan
University of Saskatchewan

Small Research Grant 2024
Donelle DiMarco
University of Guelph

2023
Mentorship Award 2023
Dr. Evan Risko
University of Waterloo

Small Research Grant 2023
Insiya Bhalloo
University of Toronto

Small Research Grant 2023
Yadurshana Sivashankar
University of Waterloo

Small Research Grant 2023
Alyssa C. Smith
University of Waterloo

2022
Mentorship Award 2022
Dr. Annie Roy-Charland
Universie de Mocton

Small Research Grant 2022
Manda Fisher
University of Toronto

Small Research Grant 2022
Bruna Seixas-Lima
Rotman Institue

2021
Mentorship Award 2021
Prof. Miriam Spering
University of British Columbia

Small Research Grant 2021
Sivaniya Subramaniapillai
McGill University

Small Research Grant 2021
Lauri Gurguryan
McGill University

2019
Mentorship Award 2019
Dr. Natasha Rajah
McGill University

Small Research Grant 2019
Camille Saumure
Université du Québec en Outaouais

2018
Mentorship Award 2018
Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre
Carleton University

2017
Mentorship Award 2018
Prof. Myra Fernandes
University of Waterloo
