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Community Engagement

Our Programs & Initiatives

The Office of Community Engagement has a number of programs and initiatives that sit directly within our office. Learn more below.

Information Box Group

Research Shop Learn More

Works with public, non-profit, and community organizations in Hamilton to provide plain-language answers to research questions.

Interdisciplinary Minor in Community Engagement Learn More

Designed to provide a foundation of knowledge and skills for participation, relationship building, and collaboration with communities in a principled and effective manner. The Minor consists of both theoretical and experiential components from a diversity of faculties to allow you to apply your skills to a broad range of hands-on opportunities.

President’s Awards for Community Engaged Research Learn More

Established to recognize both community and campus representatives who have demonstrated a commitment to initiating and supporting excellence in community-campus research initiatives.

Access Strategy Learn More

McMaster is developing programs and supports to make it easier for academically qualified students from under-represented groups in the Hamilton and surrounding communities to access university education at the undergraduate level.

CityLAB Hamilton Learn More

An innovation hub that brings together student, academic, and civic leaders to co-create a better Hamilton for all. CityLAB works with city staff members to identify complex challenges and matches them with faculty and courses from Hamilton’s three post-secondary institutions: Mohawk College, McMaster University, and Redeemer University College.

Catalyst Grants Learn More

Apply for up to $1000 to support new or budding partnerships aligned with McMaster’s Community Engagement strategy

Student Ambassadors and Communities of Practice Learn More

Connect with students, staff, and faculty across campus who are involved with, or interested in community-engaged initiatives.

Yaffle Learn More

Yaffle is a digital platform used to bridge community and campus knowledge, resources, and collaboration.