Mary Luka, University of Toronto

Research

arts culture sector non-profit funding creative labour impact evaluation participatory methods collaboration community-engaged

Latest funding

Au coeur de la pratique et de l'identité disciplinaire en histoire. L'Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française et sa revue (1947-2024)
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$73,652
The Politics of Open Models
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$309,947
Funding Matters: Rebuilding the work [role] of arts funders in Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,987

All 7 grants and awards

Au coeur de la pratique et de l'identité disciplinaire en histoire. L'Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française et sa revue (1947-2024)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dorais, François-Olivier

Keywords: Historiographie; histoire; disciplinarisation; institutionnalisation; professionnalisation; pratiques historiennes; culture savante

$73,652

The Politics of Open Models

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McKelvey, Fenwick

$309,947

Funding Matters: Rebuilding the work [role] of arts funders in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Luka, Mary Elizabeth

Keywords: arts; culture sector; non-profit funding; creative labour

$24,987

IA (re)générative pour la culture : acteurs, controverses et devenir des politiques à travers la francophonie canadienne

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Roberge, Jonathan

Keywords: intelligence artificielle générative; milieux culturels; politiques publiques; mobilisation des connaissances

$60,678

Activating artistic intelligence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Destination Horizon Grants

Principal investigators: Luka, Mary Elizabeth

$14,996

Expanding impact: activating arts and culture today

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Luka, Mary Elizabeth

Keywords: arts; impact evaluation; participatory methods; collaboration; community-engaged

$49,992

Fair Play: Remuneration, IP management and Accessibility in the Independent Media Arts Sector Today

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Luka, Mary Elizabeth

Keywords: media arts; accessibility; creative economy; creative rights; impact assessment

$24,959

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: arts Dear Professor Luka, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on arts connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Funding Matters: Rebuilding the work [role] of arts funders in Canada" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]