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Latest funding
- $17,000
Certificate of Science Communication: Interactive Workshops on Science Communication for Graduate Students
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
Certificate of Science Communication: Interactive Workshops on Science Communication for Graduate Students
Principal investigatorNSERC2020Science Communication Skills Grant
Principal investigators: Penner, Christina
$17,000
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
Dear Professor Penner,
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 NSERC-funded project "Certificate of Science Communication: Interactive Workshops on Science Communication for Graduate Students" (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]