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4 Student Positions Available at CESI - Apply by April 10th!

Join our team! The Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) is hiring four graduate students for the following positions: 

CIRCLE-CESI Research Assistant

  • Supporting a study aiming to improve health access for international students, with a specific focus on qualitative and quantitative data analysis.

Research Shop Assistant [General]

#BiteBack Social Media Takeover to Promote Awareness of Food Insecurity

Throughout March and April, CESI and Feeding 9 Billion's social media will be partially taken over to promote the #BiteBack Campaign. This initiative aims to promote education and awareness on the issue of food insecurity which is a significant problem facing many university students.

Managing Researcher Self-Care While Working with Sensitive Research: A Retrospective from a Science Shop Project

This blog post was written by student researchers from the Research Shop. Below, they reflect on managing their own care while working on projects with potentially sensitive and intense subject matter. Their work on this project and reflections throughout fact have expanded our understanding and practices of care in the research context at CESI. We will build on this work as we move forward and actively work to create a workplace culture that is humane, accessible, and enabling for all.  

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Food Self-Determination Project Documents Now Available

The Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) is excited to announce the release of project documents completed in partnership with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) to explore food self-determination in First Nation communities. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation represents 49 First Nations within Northern Ontario. The organization aims to encourage local self-determination of its communities while establishing social, cultural, spiritual, and economic independence.

Now Closed: Applications for CESI's Student CES Fund

CESI's Student Community Engaged Scholarship Fund is now open for applications!

We invite applications from students who have chosen to undertake community engaged projects. This can include research, knowledge mobilization, and other scholarly activities that incorporate CES being conducted outside of assigned course work (e.g. independent studies, thesis, dissertation).

Students may apply for up to $500 per academic year to cover eligible costs such as:

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