Claudio Ferraz, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Accountability, Bureaucratic Capacity, and the Quality of Public Services in Developing Democracies
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$150,620
Political Inequality: History, Political Selection, and the Effects of Reforms in Brazil
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$160,200
Political Inequality: History, Political Selection, and the Effects of Reforms in Brazil
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$65,700

All 3 grants and awards

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Accountability, Bureaucratic Capacity, and the Quality of Public Services in Developing Democracies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ferraz, Claudio

$150,620

Political Inequality: History, Political Selection, and the Effects of Reforms in Brazil

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ferraz, Claudio

Keywords: political inequality; political selection; campaign finance; education; gender

$160,200

Political Inequality: History, Political Selection, and the Effects of Reforms in Brazil

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ferraz, Claudio

Keywords: political inequality; political selection; campaign finance; education; gender

$65,700

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 Dear Professor Ferraz, 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 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 "Accountability, Bureaucratic Capacity, and the Quality of Public Services in Developing Democracies" (2025), 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]