APA: Joseph B. Gittler Award Grant

APA: Joseph B. Gittler Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Philosophical Association Inc
Amount: US $4,000
Last Updated: February 10, 2026

Summary

The Joseph B. Gittler Award, established in 2007, recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions in the philosophy of social sciences, including anthropology, economics, psychology, and sociology. Nominations must come from APA members and contributions should have been published within the last five years. The award offers a $4,000 prize, presented at the APA divisional meeting's annual reception. Self-nominations are not allowed, and at least one submission must be single-authored.

Overview

NOTE: Each nomination must be made by an APA member, other than the author. Each member may submit only one nomination. Joseph B. Gittler Award The Joseph B. Gittler Award is given for an outstanding scholarly contribution in the field of the philosophy of one or more of the social sciences. The range of the social sciences is construed broadly so as to include anthropology, economics, education, government, history, psychology, sociology, and any other field that is normally located within the social science division in contemporary colleges and universities. This prize was established in 2007 with funds donated by the estate of Joseph B. Gittler. Funding $4,000. The winner will receive the award check at the annual prize reception at an APA divisional meeting.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. A contribution may be a book, a book chapter, a single article, or a connected set of articles. All nominated contributions must have been published within five years prior to the deadline. If a nominated contribution is co-authored, all authors must be APA members for the work to be considered for this prize. Contributions will be limited to three articles or books per nominee. At least one of the submissions should be single-authored. All nominated authors must be members of the APA. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. All nominated authors must be members of the APA. If a nominated contribution is co-authored, all authors must be APA members for the work to be considered for this prize.

Ineligibility

Self nominations are not permitted.