Below are some funding opportunities available to graduate students in philosophy. We aim to keep this list up to date, but please contact us if you think it needs any changes.
Graduate students may also want to consult PhDs.me's Doctoral Student's Guide to Fellowships.
American Dissertation Fellowships
Provides support in the final year of dissertation writing to a woman with a commitment to helping women and girls.
Funding Agency: American Association of University Women
Eligibility: Open to women that are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Must have ABD status.
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Provides support in the final year of dissertation writing to a candidate writing on ethics or religion.
Funding Agency: The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
Provides three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Ph.D.
Funding Agency: Ford Foundation
Eligibility: Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident.
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
Provides one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation.
Funding Agency: Ford Foundation
Eligibility: Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident. Must have ABD status.
The Harry Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
Provides support in the final year of dissertation writing to a candidate whose research is relevant to understanding human violence and aggression.
Funding Agency: The Harry Guggenheim Foundation
Eligibility: Must have ABD status.
Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program
Provides support to a candidate writing on topics related to international conflict management and peacebuilding.
Funding Agency: United States Institute of Peace
Eligibility: Must have ABD status.
Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
Provides support in the final year of dissertation writing.
Funding Agency: Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
Eligibility: Must have ABD status.
National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program
Provides support to candidates writing on topics relevant to the improvement of education.
Funding Agency: National Academy of Education
Eligibility: Must have ABD status.
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
Provides support in the final year of dissertation writing.
Funding Agency: ACLS
Eligibility: Must have ABD status. Must not be beyond 6th year of degree program.
Mitchem Dissertation Fellowship Program
Provides financial support and a 1-year residency at Marquette university to doctoral candidates who are members of racial or cultural groups that has been historically underrepresented in the U.S. professoriate.Funding Agency: Marquette University
Eligibility: Must be U.S. citizens. Must have ABD status. Must belong to a racial-cultural group historically underrepresented in the U.S. professoriate.
The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies
Provides support in the final year of dissertation writing to a candidate writing on issues related to women, gender, women's studies, or feminist/gender/LGBTQ theory.
Funding Agency: The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation