Nikhita Obeegadoo, University of British Columbia

Research

Archipelagos Oceans Undersea

Latest funding

From coelacanths to mangroves: A multilingual, multispecies and decolonial approach to global archipelagic literature
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$13,217

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From coelacanths to mangroves: A multilingual, multispecies and decolonial approach to global archipelagic literature

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Obeegadoo, Nikhita Sonia Richa

Keywords: Archipelagos; Oceans; Undersea

$13,217

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: Archipelagos Dear Professor Obeegadoo, 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 archipelagos 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 "From coelacanths to mangroves: A multilingual, multispecies and decolonial approach to global archipelagic literature" (2023), 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]