Benjamin Gianni, Carleton University

Research

housing Canada housing policy housing finance housing supply housing providers housing affordability China

Latest funding

ICCCASU6-HUMANIZING URBANIZATION: Housing, Livelihoods, and Resilient Cities in a Changing World
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$44,954
Millennials and the Housing Market
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,527

ICCCASU6-HUMANIZING URBANIZATION: Housing, Livelihoods, and Resilient Cities in a Changing World

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Cao, Huhua

Keywords: Humanizing Urbanization; Housing; Livelihoods; Resilient Cities; a Changing World; Canada; China; Africa; and beyond

$44,954

Millennials and the Housing Market

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Gianni, Benjamin

Keywords: housing; suburbanization; urban design; affordable housing; homeownership; millennials; Canada; affordability; housing policy; urban history; development industry; co-housing; housing finance; sustainability; housing market; housing typology; wealth accum

$24,527

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: housing Dear Professor Gianni, 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 housing 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 "Millennials and the Housing Market" (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]