Min-Jung Kwak, Saint Mary's University

Research

COVID-19 socio-economic impacts immigrant entrepreneurship business strategies transnational ties mixed embededness model Nova Scotia

Latest funding

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on international students' school-to-work transition and pathways to permanent residency
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$50,388
COVID-19 The Socio-Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Nova Scotia
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,000
Intellectual migration: the China-Canada-US dynamics
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$185,558

All 3 grants and awards

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on international students' school-to-work transition and pathways to permanent residency

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kwon, Eugena

Keywords: International Students; School-to-Work Transition; Pathways to permanent residency; Post-Graduation Work Permit; Employment Outcomes; Migration Decisions; Career Transition; COVID-19; Pandemic; Immigration

$50,388

COVID-19 The Socio-Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Nova Scotia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Kwak, Min-Jung

Keywords: COVID-19; socio-economic impacts; immigrant entrepreneurship; business strategies; transnational ties; mixed embededness model; Nova Scotia

$24,000

Intellectual migration: the China-Canada-US dynamics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lo, Lucia P.C.

Keywords: talent migration; transnational network; intellectual capital; immigration; higher education; policy; China; Canada; the United States

$185,558

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: COVID-19 Dear Professor Kwak, 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 covid-19 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 "COVID-19 The Socio-Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Nova Scotia" (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]