Ted McCormick, Concordia University

Research

history of science and technology history of Empire history of economic ideas Irish history British history Caribbean history Atlantic history

Latest funding

Engines of Division: Invention, Colonization, and Labor in Ireland and the English Caribbean, 1640-1660
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$56,403
Engines of Division: Invention, Colonization, and Labor in Ireland and the English Caribbean, 1640-1660
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$10,669
The idea of population in the British enlightenment 1660-1800
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$43,000

All 3 grants and awards

Engines of Division: Invention, Colonization, and Labor in Ireland and the English Caribbean, 1640-1660

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McCormick, Ted G.

Keywords: history of science and technology; history of Empire; history of economic ideas; Irish history; British history; Caribbean history; Atlantic history

$56,403

Engines of Division: Invention, Colonization, and Labor in Ireland and the English Caribbean, 1640-1660

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McCormick, Ted G.

Keywords: history of science and technology; history of Empire; history of economic ideas; Irish history; British history; Caribbean history; Atlantic history

$10,669

The idea of population in the British enlightenment 1660-1800

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: McCormick, Ted

Keywords: intellectual history; history of science; history of demography; history of economics; religious history; Atlantic history; history of empire; history of public health; enlightenment studies; scientific revolution; Britain; Ireland; Colonial America

$43,000

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: history of science and technology Dear Professor McCormick, 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 history of science and technology 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 "Engines of Division: Invention, Colonization, and Labor in Ireland and the English Caribbean, 1640-1660" (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]