Stefanie Bernaudo is the Partnerships and Awards Specialist at UTM’s Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation. In this role, she advises faculty on partnership agreements, funding strategies, and the pursuit of prestigious prizes and awards. Stefanie earned her PhD in biological sciences, specializing in the molecular mechanisms of ovarian cancer. Her previous experience includes her role as Research Officer in the Faculty of Science at York University. She brings a wealth of expertise in supporting grant applications, high-profile awards, partnerships, contracts, and securing external funding.
Contact Stefanie for the following:
- Advancing research aligned with partnership needs
- Building partnerships and preparing industrial grant applications (e.g., NSERC Alliance, Mitacs, OCI) and other related funding opportunities
- Negotiating partnership agreements and contract terms
- Creating strategies to maximize the economic and social impact of commercialization partnerships
- University of Toronto "Blue Door" Service
- Leading UTM's strategy for honors and awards nominations (across sciences, humanities, and social sciences)
- Editing services for grant applications and award nominations, ensuring alignment with program requirements
- Providing bibliometric analysis and visualizations (Scopus & SciVal)
- Designing targeted workshops for the UTM community
- Access to and management of the Award Nomination Repository