Below are a few opportunities for philosophy students to participate in summer institutes and seminars. Many of these provide some type of funding. Reach out to any of the philosophy faculty for guidance throughout the application process.
Summer Research Grants in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
A Puget Sound program, students conduct independent research over the summer and receive a grant from the university ranging from $3750-$4250, in addition to being eligible for low cost on campus housing. You can see some past summer research projects from philosophy students within this blog, for example here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. The deadline is March 2nd .
Undergraduate Diversity Institutes in Philosophy.
This list is maintained by the American Philosophical Association, the institutes operate independently from each other but their goal is to encourage and support undergraduates from underrepresented groups in philosophy. Different institutes have different eligibility criteria, for example PIKSI Boston says that “women, African Americans, Chicano/as and Latino/as, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, LGBTQA persons, economically disadvantaged communities, and people with disabilities are urged to apply.” Some of the institutes are focused on a particular topic or area of philosophy, while others are more general. The summer institutes often pay some or all expenses to attend and sometimes provide an additional stipend, deadlines are throughout February or March.
Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy (with some costs that need to be covered by student)
Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy (most expenses paid)
Carnegie Mellon Summer School in Logic and Formal Epistemology (tuition free but need to cover travel/living expenses.)
Some other programs are listed here and here.
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