Funder: American Philosophical Association
Due Dates: No fund-specific deadline stated (Membership and meeting assistance)
Funding Amounts: Travel awards normally $200–$500 per person; virtual meeting assistance up to the registration fee; complimentary or discounted membership
Summary: Supports philosophers facing severe economic barriers to overseas professional membership and participation in APA divisional meetings.
Key Information: Applicants must reside in countries eligible for free publications through Oxford University Press’s Developing Countries Initiative.
Description
Established in 1987 by the American Philosophical Association (APA), the Fund for Assistance to Overseas Philosophers addresses barriers to international professional participation caused by currency restrictions and other economic conditions. It helps philosophers maintain access to overseas professional organizations and scholarly meetings through membership assistance and limited meeting support.
The fund considers complimentary or discounted membership and travel assistance for philosophers participating in the program of an APA divisional meeting. For virtual meetings, support is tied to the applicable registration fee. Its focus is professional participation rather than financing research projects, dissertation stipends, or event-organizing honoraria. The fund is an exception to the APA donor funds’ general prohibition on individual travel grants.
