Jan Holtge, Dalhousie University

Research

incarceration children youth family resilience intersectoral interdisciplinary

Latest funding

Unite to Enlight: The Beginning of an Intersectoral, Long-term, Research-based Endeavour to Support Children with Incarcerated Parents
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$44,985

All 1 grants and awards

Unite to Enlight: The Beginning of an Intersectoral, Long-term, Research-based Endeavour to Support Children with Incarcerated Parents

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Holtge, Jan S.

Keywords: incarceration; children; youth; family; resilience; intersectoral; interdisciplinary

$44,985

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: incarceration Dear Professor Holtge, 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 incarceration 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 "Unite to Enlight: The Beginning of an Intersectoral, Long-term, Research-based Endeavour to Support Children with Incarcerated Parents" (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]