Brenda Brown, University of Manitoba

Research

shelterbelts farmsteads agroforestry multi-media rural landscape trees in wind wind in trees (1) shelterbelts

Latest funding

Manitoba Farmstead Shelterbelt Landscapes: Documentations, Analyses, Stories, Creation
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$67,487

All 1 grants and awards

Manitoba Farmstead Shelterbelt Landscapes: Documentations, Analyses, Stories, Creation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Brown, Brenda

Keywords: shelterbelts; farmsteads; agroforestry; multi-media; rural landscape; trees in wind; wind in trees

$67,487

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: shelterbelts Dear Professor Brown, 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 shelterbelts 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 "Manitoba Farmstead Shelterbelt Landscapes: Documentations, Analyses, Stories, Creation" (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]