Amina Jamal, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

knowledge mobilization and dissemination feminist community engagement scholarly exchange reflexive scholarship social change capacity building

Latest funding

Critical Diasporic South Asian Feminisms Symposium
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$19,616
In and against the Islam/secular dichotomy: South Asian Muslim women's struggles and transnational feminist practices
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$50,191

All 2 grants and awards

Critical Diasporic South Asian Feminisms Symposium

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Jamal, Amina

Keywords: knowledge mobilization and dissemination; feminist community engagement; scholarly exchange; reflexive scholarship; social change; capacity building

$19,616

In and against the Islam/secular dichotomy: South Asian Muslim women's struggles and transnational feminist practices

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Jamal, Amina

Keywords: women; Islam; transnationalism; Muslim women in Canada; Pakistan; India; citizenship; secularism

$50,191

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: knowledge mobilization and dissemination Dear Professor Jamal, 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 knowledge mobilization and dissemination 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 "Critical Diasporic South Asian Feminisms Symposium" (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]