Awards Grants Honors
CategoryDyzenhaus Wins SSHRC Impact Awards Gold Medal
David Dyzenhaus, professor of law and philosophy at the University of Toronto, has been awarded a Gold Medal Impact Award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). (more…)
Rockwell Prize for Best Article on Ethics, Leadership and Public Policy Awarded
The Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership at the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston has announced the winner and runner-up for its 2023 Prize for the Best Article on Ethics, Leadership, and Public Policy. (more…)
Philosophers Awarded ARC Grants
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced the recipients of its Discovery Projects grants, which includes several philosophers. (more…)
Srinivasan Wins Inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan Transdisciplinary Philosophy Prize
Amia Srinivasan, the Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, University of Oxford, has been named the winner of the inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. (more…)
Toronto Raising Funds for Waheed Hussain Memorial Award
The University of Toronto is raising funds to establish an award in memory of philosopher Waheed Hussain, who died from cancer in 2021 at the age of 48. (more…)
Inaugural Anita Silvers Prize Awarded
Kevin Mintz, a postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, is the winner of the first Anita Silvers Prize. (more…)
Philosophers Awarded ERC Starting Grants
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the winners of its substantial Starting Grants, including several philosophers.
Philosopher’s Annual – 2022 Edition
The new Philosopher’s Annual has been compiled.
$2.97 Million Grant for Course on Human Flourishing
Meghan Sullivan, professor of philosophy and director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) at the University of Notre Dame, has received a $2.97 million grant to lead a project developing courses on human flourishing. (more…)
Philosophy Professor’s Book Is Finalist for Kirkus Prize
How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind by Clancy Martin, professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Ashoka University, is a finalist for the Kirkus Prize for nonfiction. (more…)
Al-Rodhan Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize 2023 Longlist (updated with shortlist)
The Royal Institute of Philosophy earlier this month released the longlist of contenders for the inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. (more…)
Enoch Wins $1 Million Grant for Work on Liberalism
David Enoch, professor of philosophy and law at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the recipient of a roughly $1 million grant for a project called “Liberalism Rekindled”. (more…)
NEH Grants Recently Awarded to Philosophers
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced its latest grant awards.
Recipients include several philosophy faculty. (more…)
Philosophy Workshop Introduces New Kind of Prize (guest post)
One of the small number of speaker spots at the Northeast Normativity Workshop (NEN) is reserved for the winner of a prize that’s structured in an innovative manner. (more…)
Foot & Murdoch Honored With Plaques in Oxfordshire
The Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board has honored philosophers Philippa Foot and Iris Murdoch with plaques at their former homes. (more…)
Perl & Sliwa Win Sanders Metaethics Prizes
The Marc Sanders Foundation named two winners of its 2023 Prize in Metaethics: Caleb Perl (Australian Catholic University) and Paulina Sliwa (University of Vienna). (more…)
Lackey Honored by Brown University
Jennifer Lackey, professor of philosophy at Northwestern University, was awarded the 2023 Horace Mann Medal by Brown University’s Graduate School. (more…)
APA Announces Spring 2023 Award Winners
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of several recent prizes. (more…)
Baylis Wins Molson Prize
Françoise Baylis (Dalhousie University, emerita) has been named one of the 2023 winners of the Molson Prize by the Canada Council for the Arts. (more…)
Two Philosophy Students Among New Newcombe Fellows
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars has announced the recipients of its 2023-24 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. Two philosophy PhD students are among the winners. (more…)
New Essay Prize in Honor of Charles Mills
The Journal of Applied Philosophy has created a new essay prize in honor of philosopher Charles Mills (1951-2021). (more…)
History and Philosophy of Science Essay Prize Winner Announced by IUHPST
Ahmad Elabbar, a PhD student at Cambridge University, is the winner of the 2023 History and Philosophy of Science Essay Prize from the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST). (more…)
Legislation Makes Ethical and Societal Issues Part of NSF Award Process
Philosophers may find new opportunities for working with scientists owing to legislation passed last year that makes how projects address their ethical and societal effects a more important factor in how the National Science Foundation (NSF) awards grants. (more…)
New Philosophy of Disability Prize
The Society for Philosophy of Disability has created a new prize, The Anita Silvers Essay Prize, to recognize work in the philosophy of disability. (more…)
Lederman Wins Dao Best Essay Award
Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy has given its award for the best essay it published in 2022 to Harvey Lederman, professor of philosophy at University of Texas, Austin. (more…)
Philosophers Among New American Academy of Arts & Sciences Fellows
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has announced its newly elected members, and there are several philosophers among them. (more…)
Dotson and Siegel Win 2023 Lebowitz Prize
The 2023Â Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution has been awarded to Kristie Dotson (University of Michigan) and Susanna Siegel (Harvard University). (more…)
Recent NEH Grants Awarded to Philosophers (updated)
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced the projects they will be funding, and the winners include several philosophy faculty. (more…)