Timothy Compeau, Western University

Research

United Empire loyalists migrations American revolution colonization refugees migrants

Latest funding

Loyalist Migrations: Mapping Refugees and Exiles in Revolutionary North America
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$18,221

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Loyalist Migrations: Mapping Refugees and Exiles in Revolutionary North America

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Compeau, Timothy

Keywords: United Empire loyalists; migrations; American revolution; colonization; refugees; migrants

$18,221

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: United Empire loyalists Dear Professor Compeau, 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 united empire loyalists 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 "Loyalist Migrations: Mapping Refugees and Exiles in Revolutionary North America" (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]