George Colpitts, University of Calgary

Research

accounting fur trade economic specialization resource exhaustion

Latest funding

Credit, Gift and Barter in the changing environments of Western Canada, 1821 - 1870
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$17,305
Credit, Gift and Barter in the changing environments of Western Canada, 1821 - 1870
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$49,764
Treaty trade: cash and the monetization of Aboriginal-newcomer relations in Canada 1874-1925
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$87,385

All 5 grants and awards

Credit, Gift and Barter in the changing environments of Western Canada, 1821 - 1870

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Colpitts, George W.

Keywords: accounting; fur trade; economic specialization; resource exhaustion

$17,305

Credit, Gift and Barter in the changing environments of Western Canada, 1821 - 1870

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Colpitts, George W.

Keywords: accounting; fur trade; economic specialization; resource exhaustion

$49,764

Treaty trade: cash and the monetization of Aboriginal-newcomer relations in Canada 1874-1925

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Colpitts, George W.

Keywords: aboriginal; treaties; monetization; annuities; trade; commerce

$87,385

CHESS 2016 bison landscapes, mountain places

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Colpitts, George W.

Keywords: history; historical geography; environment; First Nations; bison; landscape; national parks

$12,664

First Nations communities and the management of game on reserved hunting spaces during the inter-war period in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Colpitts, George W.

Keywords: environmental history; conservation history; First Nations history; progressive conservation; wildlife management; traditional hunting and fishing; traditional resource management

$36,780

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: accounting Dear Professor Colpitts, 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 accounting 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 "Credit, Gift and Barter in the changing environments of Western Canada, 1821 - 1870" (2020), 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]