Robin Elliott, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

European Refugee Musicians in Canada
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$99,423
Canada 150: music and belonging
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$24,984
The social efficacy of art music partnerships in Canada
SSHRC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$180,154

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

European Refugee Musicians in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Elliott, Robin

Keywords: music in Canada; refugee musicians; exile studies; music scholarship; music performance; music and immigration

$99,423

Canada 150: music and belonging

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Elliott, Robin

Keywords: Canada 150; music; Canadian music; music scholarship; musicology; ethnomusicology; music theory; performance studies; opera studies; popular music; music librarianship; cultural studies; music criticism; music education

$24,984

The social efficacy of art music partnerships in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Ingraham, Mary I.

Keywords: Canadian art music; cultural studies; First Nations peoples and culture; creative co-production

$180,154

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 Elliott, 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 "European Refugee Musicians in Canada" (2020), 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]