Jenna Millar

Jenna Millar is Director, Grant Development at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine and an established research development professional with more than 15 years of experience. She founded the Grant Development Office in 2016 and has led its evolution into a comprehensive research development unit supporting faculty and postdoctoral scholars. Jenna provides strategic leadership across grant development, internal peer review, researcher training and mentorship, funding programs, and new research development initiatives. Her work focuses on building practical, sustainable approaches that strengthen research competitiveness, develop researcher capacity, and respond to the evolving needs of researchers and the broader research environment.