Research | Faculty of Public Affairs

Research is at the heart of our mission in the Faculty of Public Affairs.

Our researchers publish in high-profile venues, receive significant external grant funding and attract high-caliber graduate students and research partners. We offer them comprehensive support.

External Research Funding (2018 fiscal year)

$5.28 Million

Externally Funded Research Projects (as of January 1, 2019)

100

Home to 3 active SSHRC Partnership Grants
Home to 3 Early Career Researcher Award Winners
Home to 3 Canada Research Chairs

Celebrating Excellence
Exemplary Faculty of Public Affairs researchers are recognized in a number of ways, both internally and externally. These faculty members reflect the dynamic research environment within our Faculty.

Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chair program was created by the federal government in 2000 to build capacity for research excellence in Canada.

FPA Research Overview →

Spotlight on Research

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Research in the News

June 1, 2020

FPA Researchers Win COVID-19 Research Grants

A dozen FPA researchers have received funding from Carleton University through the new COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grants. The grants “provide seed funding for individuals or teams of researchers for... More

May 26, 2020

Insight Grant 2020: Determinants of sustainable Citizen-State relationships

As the director of Arthur Kroeger College and a professor of Communication and Media Studies, Mary Francoli’s research has focused on open government and transparency between government institutions and members... More

May 25, 2020

Insight Grants 2020: The Paradox of Digital Trust

In describing his SSHRC-funded research project, Professor Fen Hampson refers to a long list of the ways in which the Internet ecosystem challenges the trust of users and undermines our... More

May 22, 2020

Insight Grants 2020: Swarming Comic-Con 2021

Communication and Media Studies Professor Benjamin Woo, author of Getting A Life: The Social Worlds of Geek Culture, is building on his Comic-Cons Research Project with the support of... More

Research Support

Awards & Bursaries

Other

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Immersive Storytelling (pdf)
Mandatory Internal Peer Review (pdf)
FPA SSHRC Insight Competition Report (protected pdf. Contact Kyla Reid for password)
SSHRC Insight Competition Report – Executive Summary (pdf)
PDG Support Program application (online form)
FPA Research Engagement Grants
FPA Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
FPA Research Teams Program

About Us

The Faculty has dedicated faculty members and staff working on the research portfolio, as well as a number of bursaries to support high-quality research. Chris Worswick is the Associate Dean (Research and International). He works closely with Kyla Reid, Research Facilitator, and Kevin Nzomo, Post-Award Support Officer.

Contact

Chris Worswick
Associate Dean – Research and International

Kyla Reid
Research Facilitator

Kevin Nzomo
Post Award Support Officer