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Lincoln Alexander School of Law's Katie Hammond wins SSHRC Insights Grant

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) recently awarded an Insight Grant to "Ova Obscura: Egg Donors in Canada", a project that aims to run a Canada-wide study on the experiences of Canadian egg donors and the role of law and policy in those experiences.
June 28, 2021
Professors Cattapan, Hammond and Gruben headshots

Alana Cattapan, a professor of political science from the University of Waterloo, served as the primary grant applicant while University of Ottawa's Vanessa Gruben and the Lincoln Alexander School of Law's Katie Hammond - both professors of law - were co-applicants for this award.

According to the SSHRC, "Insight Grants support research proposed by scholars and judged worthy of funding by their peers and/or other experts." Research studies can be undertaken by an individual researcher or a team of researchers working in collaboration.

A full listing of the applicants and collaborators can be found below.

Applicant: Cattapan, Alana R. | University of Waterloo

Co-applicants:
Gruben, Vanessa T. | University of Ottawa
Hammond, Kathleen A. | Ryerson University

Collaborators:
Brian, Jennifer | Arizona State University
Burns, Claire | Other/Unknown
Cameron, Angela | University of Ottawa
Léveillé, Marie-Claude | University of Ottawa
Nelson, Erin L. | University of Alberta
Ravitsky, Vardit | Université de Montréal
Weir, Lorna E. | York University


Title: Ova Obscura: Egg Donors in Canada
Funding: $136,508

A full list of Insight Award recipients for the October 2020 competition can be found on SSHRC's website (external link) .

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