Reframery Funding

Fueling innovation through strategic partnerships and evidence-based funding initiatives that power inclusive entrepreneurship worldwide.

Active & Awarded Grants

These successful funding awards are fueling our programs, research, and community collaborations across four continents.

NSERC

CREATE Grant: Controlled Release Leaders (ContRoL) Program

Developing a micro-credential course for engineering PhD students, blending innovation leadership with real-world interviews and case studies from industry leaders.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Partnership Engage Grant: Virtual Incubator for Seniors in Ontario

A pilot program supporting older adults in urban and rural communities to develop entrepreneurial skills and confidence.

McMaster University

Provost Research Grant

Supporting a student Research Assistant to help develop programming and content.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Insight Grant: Researching Entrepreneurship

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Insight Development Grant (IDG) 2021: Researching Entrepreneurship

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Partnership Development Grant (PDG) 2024: Developing and Incorporating

Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS)

New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Special Call 2022: Expanding Virtual Incubators for Marginalized Persons

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Special Call (NFRF) 2022: Expanding Virtual Incubators

Internal-McMaster University

COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund

Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange

BIRMAC Project and Ideas Fund

MITACS

RTA 2020

McMaster University

Digital Transformation Research Centre Grant

McMaster University

Research Excellence Fund

Proposals & Grants Under Review

Strategic funding applications aligned with our mission to co-create inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems.

SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Under Review

Selling Beauty, Building Power

Investigating women-led entrepreneurship in medical aesthetics within emerging markets.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Under Review

Virtual Incubator for Ukrainian Refugees in Poland

A Polish-language program designed to support displaced women entrepreneurs.

SSHRC Partnership Grant

Under Review

RISE: Research in Inclusion and Social Enterprise

Building a global research program to explore models of inclusion in entrepreneurship.

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant

Under Review

Virtual Incubation for Senior Immigrant Women

Tackling intersectional barriers by supporting senior immigrant women through virtual business mentorship and training.

Global Affairs Canada

Concept Note Submitted

Inclusive Virtual Incubation for Refugee Women in Kenya (with HIAS)

Global Affairs Canada

Concept Note Submitted

Mental Health & Entrepreneurship for Refugee Women (with RefuSHE)

NFRF Transformation

Notice of Intent Submitted

Transformative AI for Social Good

Exploring how AI can support marginalized entrepreneurs facing precarious labour conditions and health vulnerabilities.