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Philosophy Research Guide: HUMANITIES CONFERENCES & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

A guide to finding reference and research materials in philosophy for undergraduate and graduate students

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

Since its creation in 1965, NEH has awarded more than $5.6 billion for humanities projects through more than 64,000 grants.

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USC-UCLA GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE

The USC-UCLA Graduate Student Conference began in 2006, and takes place in late Fall or Spring. Each year, the conference solicits high-quality philosophy papers from graduate students.

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USC LIBRARIES - WONDERLAND AWARDS

The Wonderland Awards are an annual multidisciplinary competition, open to students from all California universities, which encourages new scholarship and creative work related to Lewis Carroll (1832–1898). The inaugural awards were hosted in 2005 and there are now more than 400 student submissions in the Wonderland Awards Archive.

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To Browse Past Entries: Click Here

To View the Contents of the USC Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection: Click Here

USC LIBRARIES - INFORMATION LITERACY COURSE ENHANCEMENT GRANTS

This grant opportunity is designed to foster curricular implementation, through re-design of a syllabus and/or assignment, of the USC Libraries Information Literacy Outcomes for Undergraduates and/or the SAA/ACRL-RBMS Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy. Disciplinary faculty collaborate with librarians, acting as instructional designers, to revise a course or major assignment sequence to accomplish information literacy learning outcomes.

Grants are offered in one of two tracks:

  • The Primary Source Literacy Track focuses on integrating primary source literacy concepts through the use of materials from Special Collections.
  • The Information Literacy Track focuses on all other types of information, including but not limited to scholarly sources, popular and social media, and student-produced work.

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USC LIBRARIES RESEARCH AWARD

The Annual USC Libraries Research Award recognizes excellence and creativity in the use of USC Libraries’ research collections and services. Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit papers or projects they have completed at USC in a for-credit class or through independent study.

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THE ASSOCIATION FOR PRACTICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) International Conference

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OFFICE OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION AT USC

USC offers faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research administrators a wide range of internal and external funding sources for research and other scholarly projects.

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NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY

The North American Society for Social Philosophy (NAASP) Annual Conference will be held at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska July 11-13, 2024.

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