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Plantinga Prize Deadline March 30, 2021

Justin McBrayer | Published on 2/18/2021

The Alvin Plantinga Prize is funded through the generosity of the Bossenbroek Family Foundation. This prize recognizes original essays that engage philosophical issues about or in substantial ways related to theism.

Award

Frequency: Annual

Amount: One prize of $10,000 and up to two honorable mention prizes of $5,000 each

Next Award: 2021

Next Deadline: March 30, 2021

The winner(s) of the award will be presented with their prize check during the annual prize reception at an APA divisional meeting.

Eligibility and Criteria

Authors must be members of the APA. If an essay is co-authored, all authors must be APA members to be eligible for this prize.

This prize is for original essays that engage philosophical issues about or in substantial ways related to theism. We invite submissions of unpublished works and works published in the prior calendar year. Submissions must be in English, within the range of 6,000–10,000 words. Submissions will be assessed according to canons of excellence for which Alvin Plantinga is eminent: clarity, rigor, and originality.

For questions, contact prizes@apaonline.org.


Details on the APA site here