In our newest "how can we help you?" thread a reader asks:

What has happened to essay prizes (particularly ones for grad students)? Many seem to have stopped. Does anyone know why? Does anyone think this is a good/bad thing?

Hmm…I seem to recall a number of prizes disappearing from the APA's website during or just after the COVID pandemic, and I presumed the reason to be the sharp drop in the stock market (which could have affected investments that funded them?). But maybe I'm misremembering, and maybe that's not the reason?

Do any readers have any insights here? Also, if any readers know of any resources for tracking down essay prizes (including ones for grad students), please do feel free to share!

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3 responses to “Have essay prizes disappeared?”

  1. academic migrant

    Res Publica’s recent round just past, deadline 30 April 2024
    http://www.associationforsocialandpoliticalphilosophy.org/postgraduate-essay-prize.html
    If I were to bet, I would put money in the existence of next round.
    https://www.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/oxford-uehiro-prize
    Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics also recently occurred.
    Don’t know about much more, but these two came to my attention.

  2. prize

    For women grad students: https://swip-nyc.org/swip-nyc-essay-prize/

  3. The Society of Philosophy and Disability is accepting applications for the Anita Silvers Essay Prize, which is given to the best unpublished (or published within the last two years) English-language philosophical essay in the field of philosophy of disability as decided by the current board of the Society for Philosophy and Disability. (deadline is June 15) https://www.societyforphilosophyanddisability.org/the-society-for-philosophy-of-disability-anita-silvers-essay-prize/

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