Amal Elsana, McGill University

Research

community economic development stateless women's economic empowerment participatory action research cooperatives

Latest funding

Local power: economic development for Palestinian women
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$25,000

Local power: economic development for Palestinian women

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Elsana, Amal

Keywords: community economic development; stateless; women's economic empowerment; participatory action research; cooperatives

$25,000

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: community economic development Dear Professor Elsana, 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 community economic development 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 "Local power: economic development for Palestinian women" (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]