Siddarth Sankaran, University of Manitoba

Research

shimura varieties automorphic forms theta functions arithmetic geometry

Latest funding

Geometry of special cycles on Shimura varieties
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$31,000
Theta functions in differential and arithmetic geometry
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$147,000

All 2 grants and awards

Geometry of special cycles on Shimura varieties

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sankaran, Siddarth

Keywords: shimura varieties; automorphic forms; theta functions; arithmetic geometry

$31,000

Theta functions in differential and arithmetic geometry

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sankaran, Siddarth

$147,000

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: shimura varieties Dear Professor Sankaran, 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 shimura varieties 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 "Geometry of special cycles on Shimura varieties" (2024), 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]