2010 Internal Research Grant – Public Libraries as Sites of Adult Education (Co-Applicant)

2009 SSHRC (International Opportunities Fund) – An International Study of Contemporary Adult Non-formal Educational Practices in Arts and Culture Institutions in Canada and Europe  (Principal Investigator)

2009  Internal Research Grant - An Exploration of Contemporary Lifelong Learning Practices in Arts Institutions in Canada and the United Kingdom (Principal Applicant)                                          

2009 Collaborative Faculty Incentive Grants, York University –  Ending Homelessness: “What Works and for Whom?”       A Knowledge Mobilization Partnership (Co-Investigator)                   

2008 Shastri Indo Canadian Institute - Women’s Nonformal Political Education and Learning in Canada and India: An International Study to Promote Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (Principal Investigator)                                 

2008 SSHRC - Teacher Education Beyond the Classroom Walls:Supporting Learning in Community Places and Spaces (Co-Investigator)                                                                            

2007 SSHRC (International Opportunities Fund) – An  Exploration of Women’s Nonformal Political Education              And Learning in Canada and India                                                    

2007 SSHRC (UVic Internal) - Beyond the Classroom Walls: A Mapping Project in Support of Pre-service Civic and Social Learning for Teacher Education Students, (Applicant)                                           

2006 Adult Learning Knowledge Centre/Canadian Council for Learning - Street-Life’s Creative Turn: Knowledge Mobilisation and Dissemination of Community Arts-Based Learning For Homeless/Street-Involved Women in Victoria, B.C. (Principal Investigator)