Funding & statisitcs
uLethbridge attracts over $15 million annually in research funding from governmental agencies, industry, foundations and associations, and numerous international partners.
Overview of 2019/20 research funding
$15.79M
Total funding
$5.64M
The value of Tri-Agency funding
40+
Number of Sponsoring Agencies
All funding received
| Faculty member | Faculty/School | Agency | Project name | Funds awarded | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdi, Nadia | Arts & Science | Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute | Classification of Wetlands in Native Grasslands Using Optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing | 2017 | |
| Hogue, Michelle | Arts & Science | Alberta Energy | Co-design an environmental monitoring program for Piikani Nation | 2018 | |
| Wieden, HJ | Arts & Science | Alberta Economic Development & Trade | Antimicrobial Resistance - One Health Consortium | 2018 | |
| Pickles, Penny | Senior Admin | Government of Canada | Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund | 2020 | |
| Zovoilis, Athan | Arts & Science | Alberta Economic Development & Trade | Investigation of AMR spread via MGEs and developing machine learning biotools for quantitative AMR level prediction | 2018 | |
| Das, Saurya | Arts & Science | Alberta Economic Development & Trade | Quantum Technologies | 2018 | |
| Chasmer, Laura | Arts & Science | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Wildfire Network | 2019 | |
| Genee, Inge | Arts & Science | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | 21st century tools for Indigenous languages | 2018 | |
| Li, Hua | Arts & Science | Canada Foundation for Innovation | Platform for Advanced Design Leading to Manufacturing in Micro-Nano Technologies | $0 | 2016 |
| McNaughton, Bruce | Arts & Science | European Commission | Investigation of local and global cortical circuits with advanced neural probes for high-resolution | $0 | 2016 |
| Tatsuno, Masami | Arts & Science | Japan Science and Technology Agency | Investigation of mathematical principles of consolidation of procedural memory | $0 | 2016 |
| Vilk, Greg | Senior Admin | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | AgTECH: Food Innovation Facilitated by Technology | $935 | 2019 |
| Vilk, Greg | Senior Admin | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Pharma and Biotech: The Perspectives and Trends | $935 | 2019 |
| Christensen, Darren | Health Sciences | Alberta Gambling Research Institute | Multi-Factorial Model of Gambling Accessibility | $979 | 2018 |
| Wieden, Hans-Joachim | Arts & Science | The RNA Society | ARRTI RNA Salon | $1,000 | 2016 |
| Metz, Gerlinde | Arts & Science | Branch Out Neurological Foundation | The Effects of Prenatal Stress on Immune Activation and the Severity of Multiple Sclerosis in an Animal Model | $1,000 | 2016 |
| Burg, Theresa | Arts & Science | North American Bluebird Society | Range-wide genetic structure and hybridization in Sphyrapicus varius sapsuckers | $1,000 | 2016 |
| Metz, Gerlinde | Arts & Science | Branch Out Neurological Foundation | Understanding the Impact of Early Experience on MS Risk | $1,000 | 2016 |
| Doan, Jon | Arts & Science | Branch Out Neurological Foundation | Branch Out: Bykowski | $1,000 | 2016 |
| Le Roy, Danny | Arts & Science | Alberta Sugar Beet Growers | Alberta Sugar Beet Growers | $1,000 | 2019 |
| Witcher, Chad | Health Sciences | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | CIHR Travel Award (Chloe McNamee) | $1,000 | 2017 |
| Wieden, Hans-Joachim | Arts & Science | RNA Society | ARRTI Speaker Series 2017-18 | $1,000 | 2017 |
| Cheng, Howard | Arts & Science | Alberta Innovates | Participation at the 2020 ICPC North American Championship | $1,350 | 2019 |
| Patel, Trushar | Arts & Science | RNA Society | RNA Saloon Application - ARRTI | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Spenceley, Shannon | Health Sciences | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Alberta Indigenous Mentorship in Health Innovation Network (AIM-HI Network) | $1,500 | 2020 |
| MacCormack, Jeffrey | Education | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Building Comprehension with Graphic Text: An Examination of the Meaning Making Process for Students | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Oosterbroek, Tracy | Health Sciences | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health: Starting Investigator Workshop | $1,500 | 2018 |
| Cheng, Howard | Arts & Science | Alberta Innovates | Participation at the 2018 Canadian Undergraduate Computer Science Conference | $1,500 | 2018 |
| Wieden, HJ | Arts & Science | RNA Society | RNA Salon 2018-2019 | $1,500 | 2018 |
| Johnson, Dan | Arts & Science | Alberta Conservation Association | Validation of stable isotope analysis for determining dietary proportions and trophic dynamics in plains sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) | $1,595 | 2019 |
| Archibald, Valerie | Arts & Science | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | The Science of Every Day | $1,650 | 2018 |
| Gibb, Robbin | Arts & Science | Branch Out Neurological Foundation | Maternal Experience and Brain Development of Offspring - Serena Jenkins | $2,000 | 2017 |
| Gibb, Robbin | Arts & Science | Alberta Innovates Health Solutions | Research Allowance- AIHS Anna Kovalchuk | $2,000 | 2016 |
| Gibb, Robbin | Arts & Science | Branch Out Neurological Foundation | Cannabis and the Brain: Assessing the Differential Effects of Cannabis Strains on Neuroinflammation, Behaviour and Neuroanatomy in Rodent Models | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Benkoczi, Robert | Arts & Science | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | On-line data anonymization | $2,230 | 2016 |
| Vilk, Greg | OVPR | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Advanced Digital Technologies Conference | $2,295 | 2018 |
| Gibb, Robbin | Arts & Science | Palix Foundation | Beta test resilience scale | $2,500 | 2019 |
| Malacrida, Claudia | Arts & Science | Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research | World Conference on Research Integrity | $2,500 | 2017 |
| Archibald, Valerie | Arts & Science | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Family STEM Night | $2,550 | 2019 |
| Wieden, Hans-Joachim | Arts & Science | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Engagement between Designer Microbes Inc. and the University of Lethbridge to explore the mutual interest in synthetic bio- engineering development for Agriculture and other Industry sectors | $2,990 | 2017 |
| Sanders, James | Health Sciences | Alberta Gambling Research Institute | AGRI Scholarship Research Allowance | $3,000 | 2019 |
| Cheng, Howard | Arts & Science | Alberta Innovates | Participation at the ACM International Collegiate Regional Programming Contest 2018 | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Gruber, Aaron | Arts & Science | Alberta Gambling Research Institute | Investigations of dopamine circuitry involved in problem gambling | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Hanrahan, Maura | Arts & Science | Rupertsland Institute | annotated bibliography on women and water security | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Hosgood, Chris | Health Sciences | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Alberta Indigenous Mentorship in Health Innovation Network (AIM-HI Network) | $3,000 | 2019 |
| Harrowing, Jean | Health Sciences | City of Lethbridge | Poverty and its effects among post-secondary students: A mixed-methods study | $3,000 | 2017 |
| Euston, David | Arts & Science | Alberta Gambling Research Institute | AGRI Scholarship | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Wetmore, Stacey | Arts & Science | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Modeling of molecular biomolecule interactions to improve on-device detection and sensitivity | $3,120 | 2017 |
| Cheng, Howard | Arts & Science | Alberta Innovates | Participation at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Regional Programming Contest | $3,180 | 2019 |
| Demeler, Borries | Arts & Science | Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation | Caktech Travel Award | $3,348 | 2020 |