Dwan Vilcins, University of Guelph

Research

Latest funding

Building the Autonomy of Indigenous Communities to Make their Data Work for Decision-Making
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$3,017,160

Building the Autonomy of Indigenous Communities to Make their Data Work for Decision-Making

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lewis, Diana M; Castleden, Heather E; Cormier, Stephania; Furgal, Christopher M; Jolly, Dyanna; O'Faircheallaigh, Ciaran; Orihel, Diane M; Parker, Beth; Prosser, Ryan; Vilcins, Dwan

Keywords: Environment; Health; Indigenous

$3,017,160

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: Environment Dear Professor Vilcins, 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 environment 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 CIHR-funded project "Building the Autonomy of Indigenous Communities to Make their Data Work for Decision-Making" (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]