Andrew Heisz, University of Toronto

Research

Food Insecurity Poverty Reduction Covid-19 Pandemic Labour Market Activity

Latest funding

Reducing Food Insecurity through Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$438,008
Addressing household food insecurity in Canada: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$493,425

All 2 grants and awards

Reducing Food Insecurity through Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tarasuk, Valerie S; Heisz, Andrew

Keywords: Food Insecurity; Poverty Reduction

$438,008

Addressing household food insecurity in Canada: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tarasuk, Valerie S; Heisz, Andrew

Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic; Food Insecurity; Labour Market Activity; Poverty Reduction

$493,425

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: Food Insecurity Dear Professor Heisz, 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 food insecurity 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 "Reducing Food Insecurity through Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy" (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]