Ajay Shrestha, Vancouver Island University

Research

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Latest funding

Youth-Centred Governance of Decentralized AI: Privacy, Agency, and Accountability in Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$80,102

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Youth-Centred Governance of Decentralized AI: Privacy, Agency, and Accountability in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Shrestha, Ajay

$80,102

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Shrestha, 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 "Youth-Centred Governance of Decentralized AI: Privacy, Agency, and Accountability in Canada" (2026), 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]