Johanne Jonathas Jean-Pierre, York University

Research

first generation graduate students university postsecondary experiences higher education access Francophone official language minority (olm)

Latest funding

A bilingual study of the institutional resources that promote persistence and academic success among first generation graduate students
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$67,604

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A bilingual study of the institutional resources that promote persistence and academic success among first generation graduate students

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Jonathas Jean-Pierre, Johanne

Keywords: first generation; graduate students; university; postsecondary experiences; higher education; access; Francophone; official language minority (olm); Ontario; institutional resources

$67,604

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: first generation Dear Professor Jonathas Jean-Pierre, 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 first generation 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 "A bilingual study of the institutional resources that promote persistence and academic success among first generation graduate students" (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]