Brian Gettler, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Banks and the State: Lessons from History
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$218,650
Founding a Fiduciary Empire: The Origins and Development of the Indian Fund, 1796-1867
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$33,242
Indian Affairs and Confederation, 1860-1876
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$57,526

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Banks and the State: Lessons from History

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Celerier, Claire

$218,650

Founding a Fiduciary Empire: The Origins and Development of the Indian Fund, 1796-1867

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gettler, Brian

Keywords: colonialism; trust funds; Canada; First Nations; public finance; investment; Indian department; infrastructure; institutions; state formation

$33,242

Indian Affairs and Confederation, 1860-1876

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gettler, Brian

Keywords: (1) History; (2) Canada; (3) Confederation; (4) State Formation; (5) Indian Affairs; (6) Crown Lands; (7) Colonialism; (8) National History; (9) Indigenous History; (10) Territory

$57,526

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 Gettler, 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 "Founding a Fiduciary Empire: The Origins and Development of the Indian Fund, 1796-1867" (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]