Sayed Akbary, University of Lethbridge

Research

Afghans Ukranians Refugees Immigration Resettlement Integration Racism Double standards

Latest funding

Is there still a European bias towards immigrants in Canada? A comparative study of the recent cohorts of Afghan and Ukrainian refugees
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,421

Is there still a European bias towards immigrants in Canada? A comparative study of the recent cohorts of Afghan and Ukrainian refugees

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Akbary, Sayed

Keywords: Afghans; Ukranians; Refugees; Immigration; Resettlement; Integration; Racism; Double standards; Ingroup favouritism; Outgroup bias

$25,421

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Afghans Dear Professor Akbary, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on afghans connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Is there still a European bias towards immigrants in Canada? A comparative study of the recent cohorts of Afghan and Ukrainian refugees" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]