APA: AI2050 Prizes Grant

APA: AI2050 Prizes Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Philosophical Association Inc
Amount: US $10,000
Last Updated: July 02, 2025

Summary

The APA: AI2050 Prizes, supported by Schmidt Sciences, honor exceptional philosophical contributions related to artificial intelligence. Each year, two prizes are awarded: one for established researchers and another for early career researchers, with each recipient receiving $10,000. Nominations are open to APA members and must engage with the AI2050 Hard Problems. The awards aim to recognize and encourage innovative philosophical scholarship in the evolving field of AI.

Overview

NOTE: Any APA member may be nominated for the prize; self-nominations are welcome. AI2050 Prizes The AI2050 Prizes, established with the American Philosophical Association (APA) and supported by Schmidt Sciences, are awarded in recognition of outstanding philosophical scholarship relating to artificial intelligence. Two prizes will be awarded each year, one for an established researcher and one for an early career researcher. Each prize winner will receive $10,000. If there are co-winners, they will split the prize amount equally. The prizes will be awarded at the APA divisional meetings. Funding Frequency: Two prizes awarded annually Award Amount: $10,000 per prize

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The following eligibility criteria applies to both prizes:Published work that engages with the AI2050 Hard Problems is eligible to be considered for the APA AI2050 Prizes. Work beyond the discipline of philosophy is eligible and welcome, though nominations are more likely to be successful if they engage at least in part with the philosophical issues related to the Hard Problems as articulated by Schmidt Sciences. Hard Problems 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 10 are especially likely to raise issues for philosophical engagement, but work on any of the Hard Problems is welcome. Journal articles and book chapters engaging with one or more of the AI2050 Hard Problems are eligible to be nominated. Nominated works must have been published within the last 5 years.To be eligible to win an AI2050 prize, all authors of a nominated work must meet the eligibility criteria. If a prize is awarded to a paper or chapter with multiple authors, they will split the prize and travel funding equally among them. If coauthors of a nominated work meet the eligibility criteria for different prizes (e.g., one coauthor received their PhD less than 10 years ago and another coauthor received their PhD more than 10 years ago), the work will be considered for the Established Researcher prize. Researchers anywhere in the world and working in any discipline are eligible to be considered for the APA AI2050 Prizes. In order to receive the monetary prize, the APA must be able to provide the funds to the winner without violating any laws, regulations, or sanctions. Nominees must be APA members. Discounted membership is available for those working outside philosophy and those in UN LDC countries. And a membership assistance fund has been created to assist those for whom APA membership would be a financial hardship. Those interested in membership assistance should so indicate on the nomination form.Eligibility for the AI2050 Prize for Early Career Researchers:To be eligible for the AI2050 Prize for early career researchers, the nominee must be: 40 years of age or younger in the year of the volume in which the nominated work was published,received their PhD 10 or fewer years before the year in which the nominated work was published, ora currently enrolled graduate student in the year of the volume in which the nominated work was published.Eligibility for the AI2050 Prize for Established Researchers:To be eligible for the AI2050 Prize for established researchers, the nominee must be:older than 40 years of age in the year of the volume in which the nominated work was published, orreceived their PhD more than 10 years before the year in which the nominated work was published. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Nominees must be APA members