Sean Carleton, University of Manitoba

Research

Residential Schools Settler Colonialism Education History

Latest funding

Examining the Church-State-Police Partnership and the Origins of Residential Schooling in Western Canada, 1870-1900
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$15,772

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Examining the Church-State-Police Partnership and the Origins of Residential Schooling in Western Canada, 1870-1900

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Carleton, Sean

Keywords: Residential Schools; Settler Colonialism; Education History

$15,772

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: Residential Schools Dear Professor Carleton, 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 residential schools 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 "Examining the Church-State-Police Partnership and the Origins of Residential Schooling in Western Canada, 1870-1900" (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]