Siân Echard, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Writing (on) History: Manuscripts of Medieval British Histories over Time
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$84,310
Fac-simile: making, likeness, and Medieval manuscripts
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$43,395
Printing the Middle Ages, 1700 - 1930
SSHRC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$66,614

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Writing (on) History: Manuscripts of Medieval British Histories over Time

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Echard, Sian E.

Keywords: history of the book; manuscript studies; Medieval studies; Anglo-Latin

$84,310

Fac-simile: making, likeness, and Medieval manuscripts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Echard, Siân E.

Keywords: history of the book; Medieval literature

$43,395

Printing the Middle Ages, 1700 - 1930

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Echard, Sian

Keywords: medieval literature; bibliography; eighteenth century; nineteenth century; antiquarianism; history of the book

$66,614

The Book Unbound: Manuscript Studies and Editorial Theory for the Twenty-First Century

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Echard, Sian

Keywords: manuscript studies; editing; medieval studies; computer-assisted humanities research; medieval literature

$9,883

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 Echard, 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 "Writing (on) History: Manuscripts of Medieval British Histories over Time" (2020), 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]