Scholarships and Awards

This scholarship recognizes an outstanding Philosophy major. This scholarship honors the extraordinary career of distinguished scholar and professor of philosophy Dr. Laurence Lampert, upon the occasion of his retirement. Read more.

This award recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate a high level of excellence in the study of philosophy. It honors Professor John Riteris, a Philosophy faculty member during the 1970s. Read more.

The faculty of the Department of Philosophy grant this award to recognize the outstanding undergraduate philosophy major in the graduating class. Read more.

This scholarship is to support outstanding undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in philosophy at the IU School of Liberal Arts. Terry Helene Mills was an extraordinary human being whose life was devoted to supporting others. She served the School of Liberal Arts and the philosophy department for many years as the department's administrative assistant. Read more.

This scholarship is to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in philosophy at the IU School of Liberal Arts. Read more.

This scholarship is to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in philosophy at the IU School of Liberal Arts. Read more.

This prize is awarded to a student enrolled in the American philosophy master's program for a significant essay which is judged to be superior. This prize honors the memory of Jean Martin Maxwell (1924-2005) who discovered a passion for the study of philosophy when, as an adult returning student, she undertook a master's degree program in the history and philosophy of education at Northern Illinois University. Her master's thesis on the Phenomenology of William James confirmed her interests, and she subsequently went on to teach introductory philosophy courses. Read more.

The Department of Philosophy’s Burke/Tilley Fund is intended specifically for graduate students. The purpose of the fund is to help graduate students with certain costs associated with their graduate degrees or certificates. Expenditures may include, but are not limited to, graduate student participation in professional conferences and seminars, research support, and Ph.D. program application fees. The fund covers costs incurred or to be incurred during the current academic year, including the summers. The award is funded by an anonymous, generous alumnus, and is named to commemorate the donor's two most inspiring teachers: Michael Burke and John Tilley. Read more.

This endowed fellowship may be awarded to a new or returning student in the Bioethics concentration of the Philosophy MA program in the IU School of Liberal Arts. The fellowship award includes a $10,000 stipend from which health and dental insurance will be drawn, if needed. The purpose of the fellowship is to support a research project that concretely applies philosophical/ethical principles to real-life situations in the health care or biomedical research context. The project should connect the student with faculty and resources in one or all of the following: the Myles Brand Chair in Cancer Research in the IU Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, the IU Center for Bioethics, or the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. Read more.