Society for Applied Philosophy Newsletter May 2025

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SOCIETY FOR APPLIED PHILOSOPHY
Newsletter - May 2025

In this newsletter
• Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference 2025
• Society for Applied Philosophy Doctoral Scholarships
• Forthcoming Events
• Funding Opportunities and Awards
• SAP Membership Info

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Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference 2025
Venue: Radisson Hotel & Suites, Gdansk, 
Dates: 27 - 29 June

Registration deadline: 31 May 2025
Registration. Registration for the event is now open. Please register here before the registration deadline 31 May 2025.. Conference rates and registration options for 2025 are: Rate 1 — Full Weekend with accommodation (B&B Fri & Sat, registration, lunch, tea/coffee, dinner): £498 non members, £478 members.; Rate 1(S) Student Full Weekend with accommodation (B&B Fri & Sat, registration ...

Keynote speakers:

Poverty, Privilege, and Normative Conceptions of Agency
Jeanette Kennett (Macquarie University)

On the Notion of Pleasure
Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek (University of Lodz)

Is Lying Prima Facie Morally Wrong?
Teresa Marques (University of Barcelona)

What Is My Business? On Standing to Blame and Meddlesomeness
Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen (Aarhus University)


Programme and Abstracts

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Society for Applied Philosophy Doctoral Scholarship Scheme

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 (including EEA and EFTA countries -- 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.

Deadline for applications Wednesday 10 July 2025.
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Forthcoming Events

https://www.appliedphil.org/sap-events


SAP Sponsored Event: Complicity – Conceptual, Ethical and Legal Issues
22 May, 2025  – 24 May, 2025
Charles University, Prague 

SAP Sponsored Event: Workshop: No Justice No Peace: The Ethics of Violent Protest
30 May, 2025  – 30 May, 2025
LSE  

SAP Sponsored Event: Social Ontology Faces the Future II: Artificial & Collective Agent
19 June, 2025  – 20 June, 2025
Koç University  

SAP Sponsored Event: Genealogies of Corporate Morality: Approaching Business Ethics through Intellectual History
25 June, 2025  – 27 June, 2025
University of St Andrews 

Society for Applied Philosophy — Annual Conference 2025
27 June, 2025  – 29 June, 2025
Radisson Hotel & Suites, Gdansk

SAP Sponsored Event: Diversity Reading List in Philosophy 10-Year Anniversary Conference 2025
2 July, 2025  – 4 July, 2025
University of Manchester

Sponsored Event: Forgotten Animals
15 August, 2025  – 15 August, 2025
University of Leicester  

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Funding Opportunities and Awards

The society is proud to support a range of activities in applied philosophy.

• Event Funding of up to £3000. (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 May, 01 September.)
https://www.appliedphil.org/event-funding

• 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
https://www.appliedphil.org/funding/doctoral-scholarships

• Post-Doctoral Fellowships a one-year fellowship, worth £16,000 each, will be awarded each year to support post-doctoral research to be undertaken at a university in any country
https://www.appliedphil.org/sap-post-doctoral-fellowship-scheme

• Research Trip support - financial assistance to enable those working in applied philosophy to pursue their research away from their home institution. (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 April, 01 July, 01 October.)
https://www.appliedphil.org/research-trip-support/

• Teaching Relief funding for limited teaching relief to support the completion of a research project (e.g. a monograph or journal article, grant application). (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 April, 01 July, 01 October.)
https://www.appliedphil.org/teaching-relief

• Further Support The Society will also consider applications for other forms of research support not covered by the above schemes. (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 April, 01 July, 01 October.)
https://www.appliedphil.org/further-support

Full information on SAP funding opportunities, and how to apply, can be found here:

Information about recent Award holders can be found here:

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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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