David Zimmerman, University of Victoria

Research

refugees dispalced scholars Holocaust Jewish history forced migration German universities Nazism First World War

Latest funding

Scholars-in-Flight From Hitler
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$29,766
Scholars-in-Flight From Hitler
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$59,164
The origins of the military-scientific revolution: the beginning of military scientific cooperation, 1900-1939
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$57,915

All 5 grants and awards

Scholars-in-Flight From Hitler

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zimmerman, David

Keywords: refugees; dispalced scholars; Holocaust; Jewish history; forced migration; German universities; Nazism

$29,766

Scholars-in-Flight From Hitler

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zimmerman, David

Keywords: refugees; dispalced scholars; Holocaust; Jewish history; forced migration; German universities; Nazism

$59,164

The origins of the military-scientific revolution: the beginning of military scientific cooperation, 1900-1939

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zimmerman, David

Keywords: First World War; interwar; science; technology; sonar; aviation; invention; submarine

$57,915

The scientific translator and introduction of advanced technology into the military, 1914 to 1945

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Zimmerman, David

Keywords: history; military; technology; innovation; translators; World War Two; World War One; interwar

$50,000

The society for the protection of science and learning and the rescue of German refugee scholars

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Zimmerman, David

Keywords: Rescue; refugees; German; scholars; science; Britain; Beveridge

$41,000

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: refugees Dear Professor Zimmerman, 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 refugees 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 "Scholars-in-Flight From Hitler" (2021), 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]