Berry Fund for Public Philosophy
Berry Fund for Public Philosophy supports public philosophy project organizers with seed funding for innovative pilots that demonstrate philosophy’s personal value and social usefulness.
Funder: American Philosophical Association
Due Dates: October 30, 2026 (Fall grant requests) | April 30, 2027 (Spring grant requests)
Funding Amounts: Seed funding; projects may be funded for no longer than three years at a time
Summary: Supports public philosophy projects that demonstrate philosophy’s personal value and social usefulness, favoring new and innovative pilots.
Key Information: Applicants must be APA members.
Description
The Berry Fund for Public Philosophy is administered by the American Philosophical Association (APA) and supports the work of its Committee on Public Philosophy. The committee seeks to find and create opportunities to demonstrate philosophy’s personal value and social usefulness. The fund supports projects that put this purpose into practice, with a strong preference for short-term seed funding for new and innovative pilot projects rather than repeated or sustaining support for established activities.
The APA favors projects that can serve as models for other institutions and whose organizers are willing to share information about their work. Projects with local support are preferred. Requests for ongoing activities should demonstrate the potential to secure continuing support from other sources.
