Joshua Gans, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Innovation and Entrepreneurial Experimentation in Artificial Intelligence Startups
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$46,677
Big science and small incentives: how crowdfunding, incubators and prizes influence the rate and direction of university innovation
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$301,615
Digital challenges in news, media, and advertising
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$153,096

All 3 grants and awards

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Innovation and Entrepreneurial Experimentation in Artificial Intelligence Startups

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gans, Joshua S.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; experimentation; artificial intelligence; innovation; disruption; judgment; Bayesian

$46,677

Big science and small incentives: how crowdfunding, incubators and prizes influence the rate and direction of university innovation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Agrawal, Ajay K.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; universities; innovation; commercialization; licensing; venture financing; incubators; accelerators; crowdfunding; patents; digital economy

$301,615

Digital challenges in news, media, and advertising

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Goldfarb, Avi

Keywords: digital media; online advertising; targeting

$153,096

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 Gans, 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 "Innovation and Entrepreneurial Experimentation in Artificial Intelligence Startups" (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]