Grants and Contributions

This project will test hypotheses and experiment with new mechanisms to design optimize a repeatable and scalable business process, which may result in new business methods for automatic document processing.

Design of a digital maturity assessment model tailored to hydroelectric companies to analyze their ability to adopt advanced technologies such as AI, IoT, and analytics.

Aviridi is undertaking an R&D project to develop a large-format hot press platen and tooling system for advanced molded fiber manufacturing. The project focuses on analyzing and managing thermal expansion in a 1.2 m × 1.2 m platen used in pulforming equipment, the largest size currently deployed in the molded fiber industry.

The project will look into the feasibility of creating a framework tool that supports the development of a supplier intelligence data pipeline methodology to enable reliable sourcing activities with new electronic product designs and the ongoing maintenance of supplier risk.

Vivacity Technologies is developing a Secure AI-Powered Document Sharing and Redaction System. This Canadian platform will use AI to automatically classify document sensitivity and redact information in compliance with Canadian defense protocols.

This project will enable the testing of hypotheses and the experimentation with new mechanisms to establish a replicable and scalable business process, which could lead to new commercial methods in the field of knowledge management.

Ionic Mechatronics, a leader in industrial automation, proposes to upgrade and market its SafeGap cybersecurity device for defence applications. The project will enhance device resilience, integrate defence-specific features, and develop targeted marketing to promote adoption in defense sectors.

The INDIGOE program, led by the Marine Institute (MI), aims to strengthen Canada’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific by funding graduate student and faculty research placements focused on sustainable ocean economies, marine resource management, and climateBPT resilience. Over three years, the program will award 41 scholarships to master’s and PhD students and 9 faculty fellowships, supporting 2–4 month placements in Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam.

With support from Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Red Cross is working with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to deliver life-saving health and humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank. Project activities include: (1) delivering emergency medical services, including ambulance services, medical evacuations, and trauma stabilisation; (2) operating hospitals, field hospitals, medical points, clinics, and mobile medical units in response to population movements; and (3) providing mental health and psychosocial support for affected communities, staff, and volunteers. The project benefits conflict-affected civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, with a focus on internally displaced persons, women and children, injured individuals, and persons with disabilities. | P017234002: Gaza and the West Bank continue to face severe humanitarian conditions following prolonged hostilities, large-scale and repeated displacement, and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure and essential services.

Through two cycles of funding, the project will support 12 graduate scholarships and 6 researchers fellowships (each valued up to $25,000), enabling UM scholars to engage with regional partners for 2 to 8 months.