Christopher Orr, University of Waterloo

Research

capacity building cities climate change data management policy sustainability

Latest funding

TRANSFORM: Deepening and Accelerating Transformative Sustainability Action in SMEs
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$60,534
High-level Sustainability Summit: Building Transformative Capacity to Support Ontario SMEs
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$12,000

All 2 grants and awards

TRANSFORM: Deepening and Accelerating Transformative Sustainability Action in SMEs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Burch, Sarah L.M.

Keywords: sustainability; small businesses; policy; knowledge mobilization

$60,534

High-level Sustainability Summit: Building Transformative Capacity to Support Ontario SMEs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Burch, Sarah L.M.

Keywords: sustainability; small businesses; policy; capacity-building

$12,000

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: capacity building Dear Professor Orr, 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 capacity building connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]