Lesley Jacobs, Ontario Tech University

Latest funding

The Inclusive Entrepreneurship Network (IEN): Inspire, Elevate, Empower
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Empowering Higher Education: Collaborative Network for Commercialization Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Mobilization Training (CollabNet)
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$199,922
Using automatic speech recognition for second language writing
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$107,280

All 4 grants and awards

The Inclusive Entrepreneurship Network (IEN): Inspire, Elevate, Empower

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Lab to Market grants

Principal investigators: Jacobs, Lesley

$200,000

Empowering Higher Education: Collaborative Network for Commercialization Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Mobilization Training (CollabNet)

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Lab to Market grants

Principal investigators: Armstrong, Souzan

$199,922

Using automatic speech recognition for second language writing

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Johnson, Carol E.

Keywords: automatic speech recognition; second language writing; second language pedagogy; computer-assister language learning

$107,280

Building knowledge and understanding of the intersection of race and disability in accessing pediatric rehabilitation services

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Lloyd, Meghann

Keywords: disability; race; pediatric rehabiliation services; intersectionality; community-based services; children; knowledge mobilization; survey; qualitative inquiry

$70,360

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 Dear Professor Jacobs, 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 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 NSERC-funded project "The Inclusive Entrepreneurship Network (IEN): Inspire, Elevate, Empower" (2023), 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]