Ori Simchen, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Pragmatic Encroachment in Metaphysics
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$54,600
Conflating representation and represented
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$52,000
Particular possibilities
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$54,000

All 4 grants and awards

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Pragmatic Encroachment in Metaphysics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Simchen, Ori

$54,600

Conflating representation and represented

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Simchen, Ori

Keywords: philosophy of language; philosophy of linguistics; history of analytic philosophy

$52,000

Particular possibilities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Simchen, Ori

Keywords: modality de re; essentialism; material constitution

$54,000

Cognitive relativity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Simchen, Ori

Keywords: philosophy of mind; philosophy of language; metaphysics; epistemology

$60,500

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 Simchen, 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 "Pragmatic Encroachment in Metaphysics" (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]