Anne Vallely, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Cultivating Nonviolence: Jain Introspective Practices and the Ethics of Cognitive Flexibility
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$40,472
Animals, Jainism and the animate cosmos: accessing the experiential ground of Jain cultural imaginings
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$76,000
Nonviolence, sacrifice and the celebration of death in Jainism
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$78,093

All 3 grants and awards

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Cultivating Nonviolence: Jain Introspective Practices and the Ethics of Cognitive Flexibility

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vallely, Anne

Keywords: Jainism; Contemplative practices; Conflict Resolution; Nonviolence; Pluralism

$40,472

Animals, Jainism and the animate cosmos: accessing the experiential ground of Jain cultural imaginings

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vallely, Anne

Keywords: Jainism; animals; nature; cosmology; ethics; ethnography

$76,000

Nonviolence, sacrifice and the celebration of death in Jainism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Vallely, Anne

Keywords: jainism; non-violence and violence; the body and death; asceticism; religious ritual; gender

$78,093

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 Vallely, 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 SSHRC-funded project "Cultivating Nonviolence: Jain Introspective Practices and the Ethics of Cognitive Flexibility" (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]