Scott Simon, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Rumblings on the Horizon: Living with China's "Three Warfares" in the Indo-Pacific
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$72,351
The Challenge of China: Protecting Human Rights and Democracy in Global Institutions/La Chine : un défi à la promotion des droits humains dans les instances mondiales
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$10,975
Austronesian worlds: human-animal entanglements in the Pacific Anthropocene
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$234,772

All 6 grants and awards

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Rumblings on the Horizon: Living with China's "Three Warfares" in the Indo-Pacific

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Simon, Scott

$72,351

The Challenge of China: Protecting Human Rights and Democracy in Global Institutions/La Chine : un défi à la promotion des droits humains dans les instances mondiales

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Laliberte, Andre R.

Keywords: droits de la personne; cours internationale; auto-détermination

$10,975

Austronesian worlds: human-animal entanglements in the Pacific Anthropocene

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Simon, Scott E.

Keywords: ecology; human-animal relations; Indigenous knowledge; Anthropocene

$234,772

Mo(u)vements @ Canada150: a CASCA-IUAES conference

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Simon, Scott E.

Keywords: Canada 150; anthropology; decolonization; Aboriginal rights; knowledge dissemination

$25,000

Le monde autochtone et les défis du vivre ensemble : gouvernance, pluriculturalisme et citoyenneté

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Partnership Grants

Keywords: peuples autochtones; qualité de vie; gouvernance; citoyenneté; pluriculturalisme

$2,620,000

The underside of a miracle: ethnic dimensions of development in Taiwan

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Simon, Scott E.

Keywords: development; ethnicity; political economy; indigenous peoples; Taiwan

$136,000

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 Simon, 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 "Rumblings on the Horizon: Living with China's "Three Warfares" in the Indo-Pacific" (2026), 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]