John Shipley, Université de Sherbrooke

Latest funding

From plant traits to plant communities
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$158,416
Vehicles and mobile laboratory for field research in ecology / Véhicules et laboratoire mobile pour la recherche de terrain en écologie
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$110,651
From plant traits to vegetation structure/Des traits des végétaux à la structure de la végétation
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$250,000

All 7 grants and awards

From plant traits to plant communities

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shipley, John William (Bill)

$158,416

Vehicles and mobile laboratory for field research in ecology / Véhicules et laboratoire mobile pour la recherche de terrain en écologie

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Pelletier, Fanie

$110,651

From plant traits to vegetation structure/Des traits des végétaux à la structure de la végétation

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shipley, JohnWilliam(Bill)

$250,000

The theoretical and practical significance of tree species and functional diversity in designing novel forest ecosystems

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Messier, Christian

$356,087

Near infrared spectrometer for ecological research

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Shipley, JohnWilliam

$81,467

Research vehicles / Véhicules de terrain

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Thomas, Donald

$68,514

Modelling plant strategies in comparative plant ecology/modelisation des stratégies végétales en écologie comparative

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shipley, JohnWilliam

$198,500

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 Dear Professor Shipley, 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 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 NSERC-funded project "From plant traits to plant communities" (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]