Ellen Waterman, Carleton University

Research

Canada Music Research Creation Community Engagement Co-creation Social Impact Access and Equity Social Inclusion

Latest funding

Sonic Worlding: Co-creation, equitable participation, and climate justice
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$460,336
Improvising Futures
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$500,000
Improvising Futures
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000

All 6 grants and awards

Sonic Worlding: Co-creation, equitable participation, and climate justice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Waterman, Ellen F.

$460,336

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$500,000

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$1,000,000

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$20,000

Resonance: Towards a Community-Engaged Model of Research-Creation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Waterman, Ellen

Keywords: Canada; Music; Research Creation; Community Engagement; Co-creation; Social Impact; Access and Equity; Social Inclusion; Deaf culture; 2SLGBTQ+

$56,736

COVID-19: Expanding the Music Circle through networked improvisation across abilities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Waterman, Ellen F.

Keywords: COVID-19; disabilities exceptionalities; equity; improvisation; online music; networked music; cross ability music

$23,152

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: Canada Dear Professor Waterman, 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 canada 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 "Sonic Worlding: Co-creation, equitable participation, and climate justice" (2025), 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]