Thomas Telfer, Western University

Research

bankruptcy insolvency law reform legal history comparative law

Latest funding

100 Years of Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, 1920-2020: Reflections on the Past and the Future
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$18,562

All 1 grants and awards

100 Years of Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, 1920-2020: Reflections on the Past and the Future

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Telfer, Thomas G.W.

Keywords: bankruptcy; insolvency; law reform; legal history; comparative law

$18,562

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: bankruptcy Dear Professor Telfer, 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 bankruptcy 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 "100 Years of Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, 1920-2020: Reflections on the Past and the Future" (2019), 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]