Bishakha Mazumdar, Cape Breton University

Research

older adults Victoria County healthy aging population aging social engagement community partnership small and medium enterprises mentoring

Latest funding

Adding lives to years: Exploring avenues for engaging older adults of Victoria County
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,228
Channeling Mature Talents into Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Nova Scotia
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

Adding lives to years: Exploring avenues for engaging older adults of Victoria County

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Mazumdar, Bishakha

Keywords: older adults; Victoria County; healthy aging; population aging; social engagement; community partnership

$24,228

Channeling Mature Talents into Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Nova Scotia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Mazumdar, Bishakha

Keywords: older adults; small and medium enterprises; mentoring; population agingPos-retirement work intentions; SME needs assessment for support; matchmaking for jobs

$25,000

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: older adults Dear Professor Mazumdar, 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 older adults 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 "Adding lives to years: Exploring avenues for engaging older adults of Victoria County" (2022), 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]