PPE Research Funding Opportunity
Mehdi Shadmehr
Dear Prof. Shadmehr,
I am writing to you in your capacity as the Chair of APSA’s Section on Formal Theory. My hope is that you will spread the word about the Research Funding available from the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society. We are offering grants from $10,000 to $150,000 to scholars working on projects that fall within PPE’s (very broad) ambit. The funding is for teams of two or more people who are bringing together tools, theories, or insights from different disciplines. The people do not have to be in different departments, though they certainly may be; they do not need to be working at the same institutions, though they may; and they do not need to be working specifically within the fields that figure in the PPE Society’s name, though, again, they may. Our aim is to foster and support the kind of interdisciplinary work aimed at understanding social and political institutions, both formal and informal. We offer the opportunity for individuals “in search of a team” (and teams “in search of additional individuals”) to submit applications in the first phase of the application process. Initial short proposals are due January 5, 2026.
Information about the grants is available HERE.
I would be grateful if you would share this information with your Section and also with anyone else you think might be interested. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Cordially,
Geoff
P.S.: I am holding Zoom office hours this afternoon, tomorrow, and next Tuesday:
- Monday, 11/24/25, at 5:00 pm ET here: https://unc.zoom.us/j/93140137634
- Tuesday, 11/25/25, at 9:00 am ET here: https://unc.zoom.us/j/98312797661
- Tuesday, 12/2/25, at 12:00 pm ET here: https://unc.zoom.us/j/9582096767