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Thanks to a generous donation by Paul R. MacPherson and matching funds provided by the Office of the Provost, the MacPherson Institute encourages educators and staff with an experiential learning initiative or idea to apply for the Experiential Learning in Academic Programming (ELAP) Grant in either the Course/Program-Level Implementation or Capacity-Building Initiatives stream.
Course/Program-Level Implementation
McMaster educators can receive up to $4,000 to build experiential learning components into course and program offerings. (Application)
McMaster educators can receive up to $1,500 to hold retreats or planning meetings to discuss plans for future implementation of experiential learning opportunities within their faculty/program/department. (Application)
ELAP Recipients 2020
Experiential Learning in Academic Programing (ELAP) Capacity Building Initiatives
Build capacity for 3rd year Commerce undergrads in a community engaged learning experience
Scale up Serious Illness Conversations capacity for senior nursing students
Build capacity for more internships within public sector
Develop a multi-disciplinary project for an on-campus recycling plant
Build capacity within Humanities to offer more EL
Hold an event that will bring stakeholders together for the launch of McMaster Intercession Learning open to students across campus
A one day retreat to bring all stakeholders together to develop a new course offering for students across campus
Experiential Learning in Academic Programing (ELAP) Course/Program Level Initiatives
Queerness in the Archives: Documenting Hamilton’s 2SLGBTQ+ History
Collaborating with Instructors and Students to Develop Experiential Learning Opportunities in ESC
Traversing the Landscape
Preparing Social Work Students for Field Placements Using Trained Client Simulators
Model City Hall Hamilton- Capstone Experiential Learning Course in Politics and Public Policy
The Landscape of Craft: 7 Days in the Field With Indigenous Master Potter, Richard Zane Smith
Experiential Education Course in Urban Politics
Enhancing Spatial Data Collection in the Field
Katie Moisse (Science)
Community Engagement in Science Communication
Global Health Research Simulation Project
Innovators in Scrubs: Developing a Virtual Method for Clinical Immersion
Leveraging Job Shadowing Experiences, in Collaboration with Industry Partners, as a Key Learning and Positive Employment Outcomes Tool in a Skills Based Course