Adam Lajeunesse, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

Arctic Manhattan resources oil gas Northern Inuit territories

Latest funding

The Manhattan Voyage and the Creation of the Modern Canadian North
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$63,686
Canadian Defence and Security Network
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,339,223
Canadian Defence and Security Network
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$797,327

All 3 grants and awards

The Manhattan Voyage and the Creation of the Modern Canadian North

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lajeunesse, Adam D.

Keywords: Arctic; Manhattan; resources; oil; gas; Northern; Inuit; territories

$63,686

Canadian Defence and Security Network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: Canadian armed forces; Canada defence policy; military personnel; defence procurement; national security; human security; NATO; Arctic security; principal-agent theory

$1,339,223

Canadian Defence and Security Network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Grants

Keywords: Canadian armed forces; Canada defence policy; military personnel; defence procurement; national security; human security; NATO; Arctic security; principal-agent theory

$797,327

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: Arctic Dear Professor Lajeunesse, 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 arctic 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 "The Manhattan Voyage and the Creation of the Modern Canadian North" (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]