Professor Farrell has been awarded 4 SSHRC Insight Grant Awards as Sole Investigator (2009-2013; 2014-2018; 2021-2024; 2025-2028).
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant, April 2025- April 2028: Pre-service ESL Teachers Embracing Uncertainty Through Reflective Practice.
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant, April 2021-April 2024: Exploring The Lived Experiences of Early Career ESL Teachers
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant, April 2014-April 2018: Novice ESL Teacher Induction In The First Year of Teaching
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant, April 2009-April 2013 (SSHRC): Teacher Development Through Reflective Practice.
- Nominated 2009 SSHRC Aurora Award: Top 24 Scholars in Canada nominated from successful SSHRC Standards Grants Competition.
Other Grants
- Council for Research in Social Sciences (CRISS), Brock University, Feb 2024, $2,141
- Council for Research in Social Sciences (CRISS), Brock University Feb 2022, $3,000
- COVID-19 Research Dean’s Discretionary Fund, June-April 2021: $10,000
- Research Initiative Award (RIA), Brock University, June 2020: $7,000
- Research Initiative Award (RIA), Brock University, June 2019: $7,000
- Council for Research in Social Sciences (CRISS), Brock University CRISS Research Award, Brock University Feb 2019: $3,000
- Council for Research in Social Sciences (CRISS), Brock University CRISS Research Award, Brock University Feb 2017: $3000