Geoffrey Kistruck, York University

Research

development entrepreneurship innovation training poverty alleviation field experiments

Latest funding

Reshaping entrepreneurship as a tool for poverty alleviation
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$263,685
Social impact research lab
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$197,918
Social impact research lab project planning workshop
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$24,500

All 3 grants and awards

Reshaping entrepreneurship as a tool for poverty alleviation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kistruck, Geoffrey M.

Keywords: development entrepreneurship; innovation training; poverty alleviation; field experiments

$263,685

Social impact research lab

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kistruck, Geoffrey M.

Keywords: poverty; field experiments; social impact; action research

$197,918

Social impact research lab project planning workshop

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Kistruck, Geoffrey M.

Keywords: methods refinement; problem deconstruction; experimental design; brainstorming; knowledge sharing

$24,500

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: development entrepreneurship Dear Professor Kistruck, 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 development entrepreneurship 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]