Alison Smith, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

The politics of the homelessness crisis in Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$23,273
The Canadian Municipal Barometer
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$344,775
The Politics of the Housing Crisis: A Pan-Canadian Perspective
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$32,579

All 8 grants and awards

No publications available.

The politics of the homelessness crisis in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Alison

Keywords: homelessness; housing; welfare state; governance; social policy; Canada

$23,273

The Canadian Municipal Barometer

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: democracy; representation; municipal government; public policy; public opinion; multilevel governance

$344,775

The Politics of the Housing Crisis: A Pan-Canadian Perspective

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Smith, Alison

Keywords: Homelessness; Housing; Governance; Welfare State

$32,579

The Politics of the Housing Crisis: A Pan-Canadian Perspective

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Smith, Alison

Keywords: Homelessness; Housing; Governance; Welfare State

$24,110

General Winter and the Snow Maiden: Cold in Russian Culture and History

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Alison K.

Keywords: Russia; environment; culture; society

$14,439

Staying Home: An International Comparison of Rent Banks as a Tool of Homeless Prevention

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Alison

Keywords: homelessness; prevention; eviction; rent bank; social protection

$24,832

Gatchina and autocratic power in Imperial Russia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Alison K.

Keywords: history; autocracy; Russia; cities; royalty; family; Empire

$104,540

Social mobility in imperial Russia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Alison K.

Keywords: Russia; history; social mobility; social structures

$51,000

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 Dear Professor Smith, 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 "The politics of the homelessness crisis in Canada" (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]