Philosophy Summer Programs for Undergraduate College Students – 2026
Please use the comments section on this post to share information about Summer 2026 Programs in Philosophy for college undergraduate students.
If you are organizing such a program, please add a comment to this post that includes:
– program name
– dates
– location
– contact information
– application deadline
– a brief (one-paragraph) description of the program
– link to further information
Here’s an example:
Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy: Methods and Models
Dates: June 7 – June 26, 2026
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Contact: David Boonin – david.boonin@colorado.edu
Deadline: March 13, 2026
Description: Philosophers employ a variety of methods to develop arguments for their conclusions. These include arguments from analogy, inference to the best explanation, reflective equilibrium, conceptual analysis, debunking arguments, transcendental arguments, arguments by reductio ad absurdum, and appeals to the results of introspection. In addition, some areas of philosophy, like game theory, formal epistemology, and philosophy of physics, make special use of theoretical models to help grapple with particularly complex phenomena. The 2026 Summer Seminar will explore a variety of these methods and models as they appear in contemporary and historical works across a wide range of philosophical subfields. Some sessions of the Seminar will focus primarily on questions about a particular method or model. We may spend a day, for example, looking at arguments for and against the use of reflective equilibrium, or of appeals to intuitions about hypothetical cases. Other sessions will largely focus on assessing the merits of a particular argument that makes use of a particular method, but these sessions, too, will include attention to broader questions about the advantages and disadvantages of the method the argument uses. And as an extra bonus this year, the 2026 Summer Seminar will be run in conjunction with the 2026 Formal Epistemology Workshop, which will take place in Boulder June 19-21. During the second week of the Seminar, some faculty from the Workshop will prepare the Seminar students to participate in the Workshop by covering some fundamental background material in formal epistemology. In this way, every student in the Summer Seminar will be able to participate in the Workshop regardless of whether they have had any previous exposure to formal epistemology, and previous familiarity with formal methods in philosophy more generally is in no way a prerequisite for attending the Seminar. If anything, the 2026 Summer Seminar may be a particularly valuable experience for those students with a strong background in philosophy who have not yet had the opportunity to reflect more generally on questions raised by the philosophical techniques they have been using in their classes.
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Related:
Philosophy Summer Programs for High School Students – 2026
Philosophy Summer Programs for Graduate Students/PhDs – 2026
I list a lot of philosophy summer schools here:
https://www.georgigardiner.com/student-resources#h.vydhky7wjvj3
Here is a link to the 2026 Rutgers Summer Institute for Diversity in Philosophy (all the relevant information can be found here):
https://philosophy.rutgers.edu/events/summer-institute
Program name: Global Business and Organisational Ethics
Dates: 5-12 July 2026 (1 week: arrive Sunday 5 July, depart Sunday 12 July)
Location: University of Southampton (UK)
Contact information: Lucy Holder (Executive Assistant), [email protected]
Application deadline:
Brief description:
This one-week course addresses pressing ethical questions businesses face in a changing world, including emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, environmental concerns, and political tensions. Participants will utilise philosophical methods to explore the moral responsibility of corporations to their customers and develop solutions for ethical business practice in response to contemporary global challenges.
Further information: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/international_summer_school/themes/index.page
Application link: https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/21FO00fmt4mre20051g2yysuy9
Program Name: PIKSI-Boston
Dates: 8-16 July 2026
Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Contact information: Dana Miranda (Faculty Director), [email protected] and/or [email protected]
Application deadline: 1 March 2026
Brief description: PIKSI-Boston, founded in 2015, is a summer institutes committed to elevating and broadening inclusion in philosophy by creating opportunities for those who may not otherwise have access to similar programming and mentorship. Transportation and lodging are provided; stipends are awarded to all undergraduate Alain Locke Fellows.
Further information: https://piksiboston.weebly.com/
MCMP Summer School for Widening Participation in Mathematical Philosophy
20th – 24th July 2026
LMU Munich, Bavaria, Germany
[email protected]
https://www.mathsummer.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/index.html
Application Deadline 15th March
The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) is organizing the third edition of the Summer School for Widening Participation in Mathematical Philosophy, which will take place from the 20th to 24th July 2026 in Munich, Germany. The summer school continues a successful tradition, which began in 2014 with eight editions of the summer school on mathematical philosophy for female students and was expanded in 2024 to underrepresented groups. The 2026 “Summer School for Widening Participation in Mathematical Philosophy” is open to women and members of other groups that are under-represented in mathematical philosophy. These groups include under-represented gender identities, races and ethnicities, people with disabilities, people from low income and non-academic family backgrounds. The target level is master students and last year-bachelor students. The school’s aim is to encourage students to engage with mathematical and scientific approaches to philosophical problems, and thereby help to redress the under-representation of women and other marginalized groups in mathematical philosophy. It offers the opportunity for study in an informal and interdisciplinary setting, for lively debate, and for the development of a network of students and professors interested in the application of formal methods to philosophy.
The University of Padova is pleased to announce its Summer School in “SPACE ETHICS”
The Summer School in “SPACE ETHICS” is designed to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and critical thinking skills to address the ethical challenges posed by humanity’s increasing presence in space. This programme is ideal for Bachelor’s, Masters and PhD students who want to shape the future of space exploration in a thoughtful and responsible manner.
Curriculum Highlights:
• Applied ethics in space exploration
• Space debris mitigation strategies
• Dual-use space technologies: ethical implications
• Ethical considerations in space settlement
• Mega constellations of nanosatellites: benefits and concerns
The academic curriculum is complemented by:
• Collaborative research projects and presentations
• A two-day excursion to the Astronomical Observatory on the Asiago Plateau, featuring guided celestial observations
• Educational visits to sites of historical significance related to Galileo Galilei
• Networking opportunities with peers and experts in the field
Confirmed Lecturers:
– Tony Milligan (Sheffield University)
– Erik Persson (Lund University)
– Koji Tachibana (Chiba University)
– Mirko Daniel Garasic (Roma Tre University)
– Pierfrancesco Biasetti (Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research)
– Simone Grigoletto (University of Padova)
We encourage applications from students across diverse academic backgrounds who are interested in contributing to this critical discourse.
For further information and application procedures, please visit our official website: https://www.unipd.it/en/space-ethics
Deadline March 15th, 2026
Join us in shaping the ethical landscape of space exploration.
Simone Grigoletto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Moral Philosophy
Dept. of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (FISPPA)
[email protected]
This program doesn’t take place in the summer, but it might of interest to the same group of people who are interested in summer programs:
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Michigan is thrilled to announce COMPASS at Michigan 2026. The workshop will bring together students with an interest in pursuing academic philosophy for a weekend of discussion, networking, and mentoring. Advanced undergraduates and M.A. students (first and second year) who are planning to apply to graduate institutions in North America are eligible to apply. All costs (travel, food, lodging) will be paid for by the program.
Applicants should meet one or more of the following criteria:
The workshop will take place from October 2nd-4th, with participants arriving in Ann Arbor on the evening of October 1st. Workshop participants will be expected to read in advance 2-3 papers from a range of subfields (depending in part on the interests of accepted participants). In addition to sessions discussing the papers, there will be one session featuring faculty members giving advice on graduate school and one session featuring a graduate student panel on graduate school applications and graduate student life. There will also be opportunities to attend graduate student research presentations and meet with graduate student mentors.
The deadline for applications is May 15th. Applicants will be notified in June/July.
To apply, complete the application at – https://forms.gle/zbjXmfufdWYsLmAF8