Vered Amit, Concordia University

Research

mobility migration life transitions privilege nonmovers livelihoods

Latest funding

Gearing down: an anthropological study of changing mobility patterns among previously peripatetic professionals
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$95,529
RECONCEPTUALIZING Sociality: An Anthropological Interrogation of Key Concepts
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$14,851
Coming of age as dual nationals: an anthropological study of belonging and mobility among young Canadians
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$59,291

All 5 grants and awards

Gearing down: an anthropological study of changing mobility patterns among previously peripatetic professionals

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Amit, Vered

Keywords: mobility; migration; life transitions; privilege; nonmovers; livelihoods

$95,529

RECONCEPTUALIZING Sociality: An Anthropological Interrogation of Key Concepts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Amit, Vered

Keywords: sociality; sociability; social field; social space; social drama; sodality; networks; disjuncture

$14,851

Coming of age as dual nationals: an anthropological study of belonging and mobility among young Canadians

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Amit, Vered

Keywords: dual nationality; youth; generation; transnational mobility

$59,291

Coming of age in an era of globalization: achieving cultural distinction through student travel abroad

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Amit, Vered

Keywords: travel; coming of age; transnationality; youth

$110,706

Itinerant consultancy: an anthropological study of transnational travel, work and social location among mobile professionals

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Amit, Vered

Keywords: transnational; elites; ethnography; mobility; travel

$20,000

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: mobility Dear Professor Amit, 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 mobility 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]