Safia Aidid, University of Toronto

Research

modern africa horn of africa northeast africa somalia ethiopia nationalism decolonization popular politics

Latest funding

Pan-Somali Dreams: Ethiopia, Greater Somalia, and the Somali Nationalist Imagination
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$26,148

Pan-Somali Dreams: Ethiopia, Greater Somalia, and the Somali Nationalist Imagination

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Aidid, Safia

Keywords: modern africa; horn of africa; northeast africa; somalia; ethiopia; nationalism; decolonization; popular politics; borders; state formation; space

$26,148

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: modern africa Dear Professor Aidid, 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 modern africa 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 "Pan-Somali Dreams: Ethiopia, Greater Somalia, and the Somali Nationalist Imagination" (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]