Audrey Jamal, University of Guelph

Research

Social Finance Local Economic Development Community Development Community Bonds Place-Based Economies Urban/Rural Economic Development Community Wealth Building Community-finance

Latest funding

Social Finance in Canada: Scaling community bonds to create social impact
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$30,023
Impact training: experiential learning toolkits to increase social sciences, humanities and arts (SSHA) capacity for research and innovation in the social sector
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$460,000

All 2 grants and awards

Social Finance in Canada: Scaling community bonds to create social impact

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Jamal, Audrey

Keywords: Social Finance; Local Economic Development; Community Development; Community Bonds; Place-Based Economies; Urban/Rural Economic Development; Community Wealth Building; Community-finance; Sustainable economies; Equitable economies

$30,023

Impact training: experiential learning toolkits to increase social sciences, humanities and arts (SSHA) capacity for research and innovation in the social sector

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnerships Grants Training Initiatives

Keywords: research talent; skills; innovation; partnerships; collaboration; experiential learning; community engagement; social innovation; capacity building; PhD outcomes; Social Sciences; Humanities

$460,000

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: Social Finance 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 social finance 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 "Social Finance in Canada: Scaling community bonds to create social impact" (2024), 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]