Chiara Del Gaudio, Carleton University

Research

community-based design community building design driven innovation ecosystem innovation financial sustainability scenario building seeding small businesses

Latest funding

Seeding for sustainable ecosystem innovation in community-driven small business models
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$25,000

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Seeding for sustainable ecosystem innovation in community-driven small business models

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Del Gaudio, Chiara

Keywords: community-based design; community building; design driven innovation; ecosystem innovation; financial sustainability; scenario building; seeding; small businesses; social innovation; strategic design

$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: community-based design Dear Professor Del Gaudio, 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 community-based design 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 "Seeding for sustainable ecosystem innovation in community-driven small business models" (2021), 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]