Benoît Laplante

Subject: Prospective PhD student: fécondité Dear Professor Laplante, 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 fécondité 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 "La baisse de la fécondité au Québec et au Canada depuis la crise financière de 2008. Le rôle des intentions, de leur réalisation et des mesures de politique familiale" (2022), 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]