LINK TO PRIMARY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP: REACH

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / PRINCIPAL APPLICANT                                        

Subtotal, Principal Investigator / Principal Applicant: $236,612.80 CAD; $12,290.60 USD

Williamson, R. L. (Principal Applicant). (2024–2025). Transformative education for refugee children and youth: Strengthening well-being and shaping futures [Knowledge Synthesis Grant]. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). $30,000 CAD.

Williamson, R. L. (Principal Investigator). (2021–2024). Pathways to education: An international study to understand the educational experiences of refugee children with dis/abilities [Partnership Development Grant]. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). $199,772 CAD.

Williamson, R. L. (Principal Investigator). (2017–2019). Project CARS: Examining virtual token economies [SSHRC-supported Small Research Grant]. $6,840.80 CAD.

Williamson, R. L. (Principal Investigator). (2007–2009). Transitioning students with disabilities into post-secondary school or employment [Research grant]. Memphis Assisi Foundation. $9,790.60 USD.

Williamson, R. L. (Principal Investigator/Practitioner). (2008–2009). Development of the iPod as an instructional tool[Instructional grant]. Bartlett Education Association/Shelby County Schools. $2,500 USD.

CO-INVESTIGATOR PROJECT FUNDING

Subtotal, Co-Investigator Project Funding: $1,406,514 CAD

Hole, R. D. (Principal Investigator), et al., including Williamson, R. L. (Co-Investigator). (2018–2023). TYDE: Transitioning Youth with Disabilities and Employment [Healthy and Productive Work Partnership Grant]. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), $742,089 CAD, with Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) partner funding, $589,561 CAD. Total project funding: $1,331,650 CAD.

O’Neill, D. K. (Principal Investigator), D’Amico, L., Williamson, R. L., & Hatala, M. (Co-Investigators). (2021–2023). Beyond lip service: Investigating teacher educators’ pursuit of inclusive practice during COVID-19 [Insight Development Grant]. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). $74,864 CAD.

PARTNER / SUBPROJECT FUNDING

Subtotal, Partner/Subproject Parent Awards: $593,592 CAD

Lin, C.-C. (Principal Investigator). (2023–2026). Re-storying community: Arts-based digital storytelling for community inquiry [New Frontiers in Research Fund, Research for Postpandemic Recovery]. Parent award: $493,608 CAD.
Williamson, R. L., Woven Futures Türkiye and Afghanistan subproject lead/participant.

MOSAIC. (2025–2026). Woven Futures: Catapult Canada [Catapult Canada Grant]. Rideau Hall Foundation. Project award: $99,984 CAD.
Williamson, R. L., SFU-REACH Partner Lead.

FACULTY-SUPERVISED RESEARCH AWARDS

Subtotal, Faculty-Supervised Research Awards: $13,000 CAD

Williamson, R. L. (Academic Supervisor). (2026). L2M-InclusivAI: AI-powered instructional design agent [Mitacs L2M Validate Business Strategy Internship Grant, IT48757]. Intern: Aigerim Shilibekova; Partner Organization: I-INC Foundation of Business Development. $10,000 CAD.

Williamson, R. L. (Faculty Supervisor). (2018–2019). Perspectives of autism, culture, and personhood from parents of children with autism and from colleagues delivering services to children with autism [Mitacs Award IT15652]. Researcher: Yearin Kim. $3,000 CAD.

Internal / Institutional Research Funding

Total Internal / Institutional Funding: $14,500 CAD; $6,000 USD

Williamson, R. L. (Principal Investigator). (2024–2025). Woven Futures: Empowering complex youth through art[Community Engagement Grant]. Simon Fraser University. $4,500 CAD.

Williamson, R. L. (Principal Investigator). (2016–2017). Project CARS: Class-wide Augmented Reward System[President’s Research Start-up Grant]. Simon Fraser University. $10,000 CAD.

Williamson, R. L. (Co-Principal Investigator). (2012–2014). Examining the treatment of children with disabilities in the hospital setting [Competitive Internal Research Grant]. University of Memphis. $6,000 USD.