Boyd White, McGill University

Research

museum education museum-university collaboration aesthetics self-identity formal/informal education art education arts-based research

Latest funding

CREATION of the Self: A Museum-University Collaboration
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$82,300
Material Culture and Pre-Service Teacher Identity Development
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$73,146

All 2 grants and awards

CREATION of the Self: A Museum-University Collaboration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: White, Boyd

Keywords: museum education; museum-university collaboration; aesthetics; self-identity; formal/informal education; art education; arts-based research

$82,300

Material Culture and Pre-Service Teacher Identity Development

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: White, Boyd

Keywords: teacher identity development; pre-service teacher self-definition; material culture; arts-based research

$73,146

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: museum education Dear Professor White, 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 museum education 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 "CREATION of the Self: A Museum-University Collaboration" (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]