Margaret Kovach, University of British Columbia

Research

Indigenous research higher education post-secondary support services Indigenous cultural theory cross disciplinary

Latest funding

An Indigenous PeerPlus approach in building graduate student support theory and programing in Canadian universities
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$21,740
Western Indigenous Health Research Mentorship Network
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$25,000

An Indigenous PeerPlus approach in building graduate student support theory and programing in Canadian universities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kovach, Margaret

Keywords: Indigenous research; higher education; post-secondary support services; Indigenous cultural theory; cross disciplinary

$21,740

Western Indigenous Health Research Mentorship Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Training Grant: Indigenous Mentorship Network Program - LOI

Principal investigators: Loppie, Charlotte J; Butler Walker, Jody E; Clement, Kenneth; Letendre, Angeline D; Masching, Renee; Pooyak, Sherri D; Turner, David; Bourassa, Carrie A; Caron, Nadine R; Cook, Catherine L; Episkenew, Jo-Ann M; Greenwood, Margo L; Kovach, Margaret E; Reading, Jeffrey L; Weber-Pillwax, Cora K

Keywords: Indigenous Health Research Training; Regional Network; Research Mentorship

$25,000

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: Indigenous research Dear Professor Kovach, 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 indigenous 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 "An Indigenous PeerPlus approach in building graduate student support theory and programing in Canadian universities" (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]