Society for Applied Philosophy Newsletter, May 2023
Jon Cameron
SOCIETY FOR APPLIED PHILOSOPHY
Newsletter, May 2023
In this newsletter
- SAP Annual Conference 2023
- Forthcoming SAP Sponsored Events
- SAP Annual Lecture 2023
- Funding opportunities
- Doctoral Scholarships 2023-24
- SAP membership info
SAP Annual Conference 2023
University of Antwerp, 30 June - 02 July
(N.B. This will be an in-person event - there will be no hybrid attendance option.)
Open themed event
The
event will be an open themed applied philosophy conference (papers will
be given across a wide range of topics in applied philosophy).
Keynote speakers
Time for Democracy
Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen)
Sharing Our Mistakes
Jonathan Quong (USC Dornsife)
Herod Strategy and the Social Insurance Against a Short Life. Three Challenges
Grégory Ponthière (UC Louvain)
Overcoming White Moral Blindness
Meena Krishnamurthy (Queen's University)
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Forthcoming SAP sponsored events
SAP sponsored event: LTRG Workshop — Law as a Reason for Action: Account and Limits
University of Edinburgh
May 4, 2023 2:00 pm — May 4, 2023 5:00 pm=
SAP sponsored event: Ties that bind? The moral and political significance of genetic relatedness and assisted reproduction
Kings College London
May 12, 2023 10:00 am — May 12, 2023 7:30 pm
University of Oxford
May 13, 2023 9:00 am — May 13, 2023 7:00 pm
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SAP Annual Lecture 2023
14 September 2023 4pm — 5:30 pm
Strand Campus, London
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Funding opportunities
- Event Funding of up to £3000 (deadlines: 01 Jan, 01 May, 01 Sep)
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Doctoral Scholarship awards (up to £10,000 in year of award)
Awards are available to UK applicants and to applicants based in EU / EEA EFTA countries (Applications can be submitted from 01 May 2023.) - Post-Doctoral Fellowships up to two one-year fellowships, worth £16,000 each, will be awarded each year to support post-doctoral research to be undertaken at a university in any country
- Research Trip support - financial assistance to enable those working in applied philosophy to
pursue their research away from their home institution
- Teaching Relief funding for limited teaching relief to support the completion of a research project (e.g. a monograph or journal article, grant application).
- Further Support The Society will also consider applications for other forms of research support not covered by the above schemes.
Full information on SAP funding opportunities, and how to apply, can be found here.
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Doctoral Scholarships 2023-24
Each year the Society for Applied Philosophy offers two scholarships for doctoral work in applied philosophy in a UK university, and one further scholarship for doctoral work in applied philosophy in any University in an EU
country (subject to a suitable candidate coming forward). The level of
each scholarship will be up to £10,000 and will be held for one year.
The scheme is open to anyone meeting the criteria (you do not need to be a member of SAP
to apply).
The closing date for 2023–24 applications is Wednesday 12 July 2023 — applications can be submitted from 1 May 2023. (Applicants are responsible for ensuring that complete applications, including references, arrive by the deadline.)
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Membership
Membership
of the SAP is open to anyone interested in its aims, whether or not
they hold a philosophical qualification or are employed as a
professional philosopher. Benefits include free subscription to the
Journal of Applied Philosophy, reduced rates at the SAP Annual
Conference, and access to SAP funding opportunities.
For further information, please visit the Society's Joining page.
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