Simon is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of British Columbia, a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow, and a 2024-2025 Fulbright Scholar (Stanford University). His scholarship lies at the intersection of International Relations, Political Theory, and Earth System Science. Integrating insights from both social and natural sciences and applying systems thinking, his research examines the interplay between social and ecological systems and seeks to identify promising avenues to enhance global cooperation and improve environmental governance. His doctoral work focuses on the architectures of global environmental politics and the identification of synergies across socio-ecological systems.

Simon holds a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Studies from the University of Montreal. His masters were funded by the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, the Cambridge Trust, and the Mackenzie King Scholarship. During his master’s degrees, he also received a Frontenac Fellowship to study at Science Po Paris and an Excellence Scholarship to conduct field work in Geneva. His social and academic contributions were recognized by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec’s Youth Medal.

Simon spent the last decade living, studying, and conducting research in Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. His most recent work features peer-reviewed publications on global environmental politics, biodiversity, climate, and ocean governance in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Multilateralism, International Negotiation, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. He is the lead author of a forthcoming book on global biodiversity governance.

Simon is also a certified yoga teacher, tennis coach, and nature enthusiast.

• Beaudoin, Simon. “Negotiating the Climate Long-Term Global Goal,” International Negotiation, October 5, 2024, 1–32.
• Beaudoin, Simon and Annie Chaloux. “Adoption d’un nouveau cadre mondial pour la biodiversité: Bilan critique de la COP 15,” Écoscience, April 30, 2024, 1–13.
• Beaudoin, Simon and Annie Chaloux. “Négociations climatiques: COP 27 à la COP 28. Revue des processus depuis la COP 27 et perspectives sur la COP 28,” Journal of Multilateralism, November 26, 2023, 1–6.
• Simard, Philippe, Simon Beaudoin, and Annie Chaloux. “Lorsque l’immobilisme ne tient plus : Création d’un fonds pour les pertes et préjudices à la COP27,” Le Climatoscope, October 5, 2023, 92–95.
• Beaudoin, Simon. “Revue historique de la gouvernance mondiale de l’environnement (1945–2022),” Canadian Journal of Political Science, September 4, 2023, 1–21. (Winner of the Louise-Dandurand French Publication Award).
• Beaudoin, Simon, Philippe Simard, and Annie Chaloux. “La 27e Conférence des Parties de la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques : un bilan critique,” Canadian Journal of Political Science, May 9, 2023, 474–82.
• Chaloux, Annie, Gabriel Grégoire-Mailhot, and Simon Beaudoin. “Paradiplomatie et finance climatique mondiale : Les cas du Québec, de la Wallonie et de l’Écosse,” VertigO, April 24, 2023, 1–22.
• Gasparri, Giulia, Yassen Tcholakov, Sophie Gepp, Asia Guerreschi, Damilola Ayowole, Élitz-Doris Okwudili, Euphemia Uwandu, Rodrigo Sanchez Iturregui, Saad Amer, Simon Beaudoin, and Mayumi Sato. “Integrating youth perspectives: Adopting a human rights and public health approach to climate action,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2022, 19, no. 8, 1–12.

• President’s Academic Excellence Award, University of British Columbia (2024-2029).
• Departmental Scholarship – Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia (2024-2029).
• Doctoral Research Scholarship, Fonds de recherche du Québec (2024-2028).
• Four Year Doctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia (2024-2028).
• Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral, SSHRC of Canada (2024-2027).
• Fulbright Student Award to the United States – Stanford University, Fulbright Canada (2024-2025).
• Louise-Dandurand Publication Award, Fonds de recherche du Québec (2024).
• Cambridge Trust Scholarship, Cambridge Trust (2020-2021).
• Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship, Mackenzie King Scholarships (2020-2021).
• Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal, Lieutenant Governor of Québec (2020).
• Master’s Thesis Mention of Excellence, University of Montreal (2020).
• Rector’s Honour List – Postgraduate studies, University of Montreal (2020).
• Excellence Scholarship Fellow, University of Geneva (2020)
• Mitacs Globalink Research Award, Mitacs (2020).
• Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements, SSHRC of Canada (2020).
• Joseph Armand Bombardier Graduate Scholarship, SSHRC of Canada (2019-2020).
• Dean’s Honour List, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Montreal (2015-2020).
• UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 Travel Grant, International Youth Offices of Québec (2019).
• Scholarship of Academic Excellence – Department of Political Science, University of Montreal (2019).
• Research fellowship, EDDEC Institute, HEC, Polytechnique, and University of Montreal (2019).
• International Knowledge Exchange Scholarship, University of Montreal (2019).
• Graduate Student Travel Award – University of Michigan, Smart Prosperity Institute (2019).
• Outstanding Award – Social Innovation Project, Sciences Po Paris (2018).
• Desjardins Movement’s Excellence Scholarship, Desjardins Foundation (2018).
• Frontenac Scholarship, Ministry of International Relations and Francophonie of Québec (2018).