Small Grant Fund

The Small Grant Fund by the American Philosophical Association (APA) supports projects that enhance the field of philosophy. With an annual allocation of $25,000, this fund is available exclusively to APA members. Proposals should be completed by the end of the following academic year and demonstrate benefits to the profession. The APA encourages requests for seed funding, travel support, and projects with potential for future sustainability and community engagement.

APA Mission Statement
The American Philosophical Association promotes the discipline and profession of philosophy, both within the academy and in the public arena. The APA supports the professional development of philosophers at all levels and works to foster greater understanding and appreciation of the value of philosophical inquiry.
The APA board of officers will consider members' requests to fund projects that benefit the field of philosophy. The APA Eastern Division normally provides $25,000 per year for the APA to allocate among approved projects. Proposals will be reviewed at the fall meeting of the APA board, held in November.

Eligibility

Only members may submit a grant proposal. Proposals should ordinarily be for expenditures that will be completed by the end of the academic year following the one in which the grant is authorized.Proposals that plan expenditures later than this must directly explain and justify the timeline for expenditures.Applications for the support of conferences must demonstrate some general benefit to the profession in addition to advancing philosophical discussion of the conference topic.Proposals may include requests for travel funds. However, applicants should keep in mind that it is not the policy of the APA to fund travel to its own divisional meetings and thus a careful explanation of the travel for which the funding is sought under an APA grant will be needed.A grant by the American Philosophical Association to any University shall be conditioned upon such University’s agreement not to charge the American Philosophical Association with any Facilities and Administrative Costs in connection with such grant.Grant proposals involving the use of graduate student assistance need to indicate whether graduate students will receive any academic credit for work they do in connection with grant supported activity. It is APA policy that a given project can only be submitted to one APA funding stream at a time.
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Ineligibility

The APA will not commit to support of a grantee beyond the funds authorized in any year.Applicants should, however, inform the APA if the activities for which a proposal seeks funding are part of a multiyear program.Grants may not be used to contribute to, or to create, endowments.The APA does not provide administrative support for grantees, nor will the APA act as the fiscal agent for a grant.The APA does not accept applications from committees of the APA. (This does not preclude the members of a committee applying as a group, provided they bear in mind the previous stricture.)The board will not ordinarily fund lectures or lecture‐series at a single university or college.No project will be funded for longer than three years at a time.