Sylvia Grewatsch, Brock University

Research

Grand challenges Energy transitions Sustainability National innovation systems Government Oil sands Technology development Innovation

Latest funding

Reimagining the role of government in catalyzing solutions to grand challenges: Lessons from a 20-year experiment
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$59,786

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Reimagining the role of government in catalyzing solutions to grand challenges: Lessons from a 20-year experiment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Grewatsch, Sylvia

Keywords: Grand challenges; Energy transitions; Sustainability; National innovation systems; Government; Oil sands; Technology development; Innovation

$59,786

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: Grand challenges Dear Professor Grewatsch, 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 grand challenges 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 "Reimagining the role of government in catalyzing solutions to grand challenges: Lessons from a 20-year experiment" (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]