Wendy Porter Memorial Research Grant
Leveraging Wendy's legacy by supporting early career researchers in sports and athlete development, healthcare, and healthcare technology.
Wendy Porter
Wendy Porter — a leader, entrepreneur, researcher, and advocate — worked to champion the fields of sports and athlete development, healthcare, and healthcare technology. She innovated in these areas and exemplified inspirational leadership as she sought to enable the talents of those she worked with.
Wendy's insights, energy, and passion for research in these areas created a legacy which these Grants hope to leverage by supporting early career researchers.
Areas of research
Applications for these Grants will be solicited within the research community and will be in the areas of:
- Sports and athlete development
- Healthcare
- Healthcare technology
The Memorial is soliciting funding from Wendy's friends and colleagues. Funding for these Grants will be independent of general institutional funds and the Grants will be managed by a committee comprised of her close friends and family.
Give to the Memorial Grant
All donations to the Wendy Porter Memorial Research Grants are tax deductible. CanadaHelps will issue an official tax receipt for all donations.
Did Wendy make an impact on you?
In addition to raising funds for the Wendy Porter Memorial Research Grants, we are also collecting statements about Wendy to celebrate her life. These will be posted on this webpage. To provide a statement, please email wendyportermemorialgrantfund@gmail.com. Please specify if you would like your name to appear in the statement or if you would like your statement to remain anonymous. Statements will be reviewed before being placed on this page.
Thank you for honouring Wendy's legacy and expanding her impact!
Alex Lee (dr.alexdlee@gmail.com) and Robert Bender, for the Wendy Porter Memorial Research Grants
Grant Recipients
2025/2026
- Dr. Melissa MacMillanExploring the perceived need for an injury surveillance system in the Ontario Player Development League of Ontario Soccer: A qualitative study
2024/2025
- Liana TennantMechanisms of Shock Transmission through the Lumbar Spine in Athletes
- Emile MarineauExploring motor strategies in athletes of different levels of expertise: the role of sex, muscle fatigue, and pain