APA: Berger Memorial Prize Grant

APA: Berger Memorial Prize Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Philosophical Association Inc
Amount: US $500
Last Updated: April 04, 2025

Summary

The APA: Berger Memorial Prize honors outstanding published articles in the philosophy of law by APA members. Established in memory of Professor Fred Berger, this biennial award includes a $500 cash prize and is presented at the Pacific Division meeting. Eligible articles must be published within specific years and adhere to certain publication criteria. Authors may nominate only one paper, with selection opportunities provided in case of multiple submissions.

Overview

NOTE: The nominee must be an APA member. Nominators need not verify the author's membership status in the APA, but they may wish to suggest that those whose work they are nominating join or renew their membership with the APA. Nominations may be made by the author, the editor, another APA member, or any other individual. Berger Memorial Prize The Fred Berger Memorial Prize in the philosophy of law, a prize established by the APA in memory of Professor Fred Berger of the University of California at Davis, is awarded every other year in odd years. The prize was made possible by gifts to the APA from Professor Berger's friends, relatives, and colleagues following his untimely death in 1986. The prize is awarded to an outstanding published article in philosophy of law by an APA member. The prize, including a cash award of $500, is presented at the meeting of the Pacific Division of the APA, of which Professor Berger was an active member. If suitable arrangements can be worked out between the winning author and the program committee for the Pacific Division meeting, the winner will be invited to participate in a special symposium on the topic of the winning article at that meeting.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Submitted articles may have been published in philosophy serials, law reviews, political science serials, serials in other related fields, or regularly published anthologies such as Nomos or AMINTAPHIL volumes. Articles or chapters that have been published only in non-serial or non-periodical collections or anthologies are excluded.Articles published in the specified years are eligible for consideration for the prize. Eligibility of published articles is governed by the date shown on the publication, not by the date of actual printing or mailing.Only one paper by any particular author published during the relevant time period may be considered for the prize. If more than one paper by a particular author is nominated for the prize, the author will be given the opportunity to select which paper they wish to have considered by the committee. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. The nominee must be an APA member. Nominators need not verify the author's membership status in the APA, but they may wish to suggest that those whose work they are nominating join or renew their membership with the APA.

Ineligibility

Members of the selection committee are not eligible for this prize while they are serving on the selection committee.