Sonia Sikka, University of Ottawa

Research

idea of religion religious identity religious education religion public reason multiculturalism

Latest funding

Political philosophy and the idea of religion
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$134,918
Living with Religious Diversity
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$30,147
Secular paradigms and religious identity
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$76,050

All 6 grants and awards

Political philosophy and the idea of religion

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sikka, Sonia

Keywords: idea of religion; religious identity; religious education; religion public reason; multiculturalism

$134,918

Living with Religious Diversity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Sikka, Sonia

Keywords: religious diversity; religious freedom; religious education; pluralism; minority rights

$30,147

Secular paradigms and religious identity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Sikka, Sonia

Keywords: secularism; religion; liberalism; multiculturalism

$76,050

Multiculturalism and religious identity: perspectives from Ottawa and Delhi

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Sikka, Sonia

Keywords: multiculturalism; religion; identity; secularism

$24,918

Cultural identity from Herder to Heidegger

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Sikka, Sonia

Keywords: cultural identity; ethnicity; modern German philosophy

$56,596

The concept of Volk from Herder to Heideggger

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Sikka, Sonia

Keywords: Cultural identity; concept of Volk

$28,050

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: idea of religion Dear Professor Sikka, 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 idea of religion connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]