Algoma University is one of six post-secondary institutions that has been awarded new funding through this year’s Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship (QES) program, which will go toward financing a project that explores “decolonization and cross-cultural education.”
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Kyle Darbyson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Sudbury Star
Algoma University is one of six post-secondary institutions that has been awarded new funding through this year’s Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship (QES) program, which will go toward financing a project that explores “decolonization and cross-cultural education.”
Members of the Rideau Hall Foundation and Universities Canada announced the winning proposals for the 2024 QES program on Monday, revealing that $1.6 million is being set aside for 133 students across half a dozen schools.
These winning projects will provide its participants with access to work-integrated learning opportunities, such as internships and practicums, alongside study and research experiences related to health, education and social and economic development.
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According to an accompanying news release, Algoma U’s approved project is titled “Building global leaders: Community-based experiences to advance decolonization and cross-cultural education.”
The remaining 2024 QES project winners are as follows:
- Mount Royal University (“Developing leaders and community through sport”)
- University of Victoria (“Academic diplomacy in practice”)
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- University of Northern British Columbia (“Knowledge that moves: Travelling knowledges”)
- Toronto Metropolitan University (“Water for life: Building resilience in dispersed and reserved communities in northern Colombia”)
- University of Prince Edward Island (“Integrating multidisciplinary, community-based, innovative research & training for improved sustainable livelihoods in a farming region of Kenya”)
“Global experiences provided through the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship program have helped develop community leaders for nearly a decade, and I’m pleased to see another group of students given an opportunity to lead in 2024,” Universities Canada CEO Philip Landon said in Monday’s release.
The QES program was first established in 2012 and has awarded over 2,300 scholarships to date.
With this latest round of funding, 47 Canadian universities have taken part in the program through 112 projects in 80 countries.
Algoma University is based in Sault Ste. Marie and has satellite campuses located in both Brampton and Timmins.
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