January 2020
- Jonathan Amiel (pictured below) bolsters mental health support for students in the Faculty of Law by funding access to two Local Wellness Advisors.
February 2020
- Richard and Satoko Ingram of the Newton Foundation commit $1.1 million to the Montreal General Hospital Foundation, supporting VOICE: Views On Interdisciplinary Childhood Ethics, a cross-institutional initiative based at McGill’s Ingram School of Nursing.
April-May 2020
- 2,210 donors give $1.2 million through the McGill Student Emergency Support Fund to help students affected by the pandemic. The Scholarships and Student Aid Office distributes funding.
- The McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) draws on over $4.5 million in donor gifts to support over 50 projects through the MI4 Emergency COVID-19 Research Funding program.
July 2020
- A $3-million gift from the John Dobson Foundation paves the way for the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship to strengthen its programs and partnerships – and build a brand-new home on campus.
- The Jarislowsky Foundation (Stephen Jarislowsky pictured below) donates $2 million towards the creation of a new chair in the Department of Philosophy dedicated to addressing the ethical implications of technology and AI.
September 2020
- Research in the Department of Physiology gets a boost thanks to a $1-million gift from Pro-Heme Biotech Co.
October 2020
- A landmark $15-million gift commitment from Marc and Marie Bieler (pictured below) to the newly renamed Bieler School of Environment opens the door to more interdisciplinary teaching, research and experiential learning.
- A $1.25-million donation from Kenneth Slater and his family to the Faculty of Arts creates a doctoral fellowship and supports McGill’s role in an emerging tech policy think tank.
December 2020
- With a $2.5-million gift, Vera Gross creates the Vera and Mortimer Gross Neuroinformatics Fund at the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health.
- The Faculty of Education receives a historic $4.8-million bequest from former teacher Mary Marsh (pictured below), benefitting generous award funding for McGill’s student teachers.
- The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation continues its support of the McGill Space Institute with a new $3.6-million gift.
- A $5-million gift from The Molson Foundation will support initiatives including CoLab, a new partnership between the Faculty of Education and Trafalgar School for Girls.
January 2021
- Professor Sydney Duder endows a full Professorship in Program Evaluation at the Max Bell School of Public Policy.
February 2021
- A major gift creates the Marc and Susie Sievers Computational Neuroscience Initiative at the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health.