The Sanders Prize in the History of Early Modern Philosophy is a biennial essay competition open to scholars who are within fifteen (15) years of receiving a Ph.D. or students who are currently enrolled in a graduate program. Independent scholars may also be eligible, and should direct inquiries to Donald Rutherford, co-editor of Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy at drutherford@ucsd.edu.

The award for the prize-winning essay is $10,000. Winning essays will be published in Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy.

Submissions due by 1 October, 2016.

For full information, please visit: http://www.marcsandersfoundation.org/sanders-prizes/modern-philosophy.