Carrie Jenkins, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

The Undisciplined Project
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$55,238
The nature of love
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$155,309
Canada Research Chair in Philosophy = Chaire de recherche du Canada en philosophie
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$75,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Undisciplined Project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jenkins, Carrie S.

Keywords: undisciplined; academia; university; enquiry; scholarship; art; disiplines; colonialism; decolonialism

$55,238

The nature of love

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jenkins, Carrie S.

Keywords: romantic love; relationships; philosophy; metaphysics; poetry

$155,309

Canada Research Chair in Philosophy = Chaire de recherche du Canada en philosophie

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Jenkins, Carrie Ichikawa

Keywords: philosophy; metaphilosophy; explanation; explanationism; epistemology; metaphysics; philosophy of language

$75,000

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 Dear Professor Jenkins, 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 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 Undisciplined Project" (2025), 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]