Offered by the MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation, and Excellence in Teaching at McMaster, the Student Partners Program (SPP) provides any undergraduate and graduate students with paid opportunities to participate as partners with faculty, instructors and staff on projects that contribute to the enhancement of teaching and learning at McMaster. Projects supported by the SPP provide opportunities to contribute to activities such as: design and development of new courses, creation of resources for faculty and students, and collaboration with staff and faculty?partners on research projects related to teaching and learning.
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Collaborate on a Team
Partners with a faculty, instructors and staff on projects that contribute to the enhancement of teaching and learning at McMaster.
Earn a Paid Award
The Student Partner’s Program operates on an award-based model. Funds awarded and distributed up to a maximum of $2000 per project (to fund Student Partner hours).
Make a Change
All projects to towards making changes to courses or to programs, advancing teaching and learning at McMaster.
Social Sciences Students Encouraged
As a student in the social sciences or in the interdisciplinary liberal arts, you are especially encouraged to apply to become a student partner. You have all the right skills, interests, and talents to contribute to a team, and to help develop and redevelop teaching and learning at the university — even if the project in question is not your own field of study.
Project Cycles
Project cycles run during two phases of the year:
Spring-Summer Cycle Apply as Student in March
May to August, Annually
Fall-Winter Cycle Apply as Student in Summer
September to April, Annually
