Knowledge Mobilization Bursary for Graduate Students

Since its introduction in 2017, the University of Guelph's Certificate in Knowledge Mobilization has offered training in knowledge mobilization and evidence-informed decision-making to hundreds of professionals. Over the course of three eight-week courses, participants learn to identify and address barriers to knowledge mobilziation, and use tools and techniques to enhance the impact of research and facilitate the development of evidence-informed policy and practice. 

While this professional development opportunity is typically targeted toward academic, policy, and service delivery professionals, CESI also recognizes its potential to be useful for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. As the cost of the certificate could be prohibitive for students and early-career researchers, in 2021 CESI began to offer a bursary to partially cover the cost of enrolment to recipients at the University of Guelph. This knowledge mobilization bursary is offered as part of CESI’s efforts to build capacity for engaged scholarship and impactful research; it is open to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows at the University of Guelph, and awarded based on overall motivation and the expected impact of learnings on applicants' current or future research. 

Learn more about the Certificate in Knowledge Mobilization to gain more insight into what the recipients are learning and have gained through this experience. You can also learn more about the 2021 bursary recipients and the 2022 bursary recipients, including their research interests and what they hope to gain through completing the Certificate.