The Royal Institute Teaching Philosophy Conference grant programme is now open to any teacher, organisation or individual in the UK wishing to deliver a teaching philosophy conference in the academic year of 2025-2026.
This grant programme has been created to support those wishing to deliver a philosophy conference to current philosophy teachers, or those new to delivering philosophy in the classroom.
The grant award is up to £5,000, however, applications for smaller events are welcomed. The grant application process will close at 5.00pm on Monday 26th May 2025
The delivery style and shape of your programme can be whatever works best for you – a one day in person event, a series of virtual webinar’s, working alone or perhaps in partnership with others, but the content must offer teachers from across the disciplines an opportunity to receive talks from academic philosophers and those who already deliver philosophy into schools.
You may not yet have a firm plan for structure or content of the conference, so we are willing to consider ‘in principle’ proposals at this stage.
The content can be wide ranging and may include formal talks, interactive sessions, breakout rooms or informal sessions designed to cover a wide variety of topics, or concentrating on one or two areas. The design of the programme is your choice, relevant to your audiences, but the Royal Institute is here to offer advice if you want it.
If you think this type of event could be of interest but do not have the networks to invite speakers, then the Royal Institute will be happy to work with you to provide specialists who will stimulate conversation and introduce areas for learning.
Please fill in the application to the left, and also please read the Terms & Conditions of Sponsorship below.
If you have a specific enquiry or want to find out more, please email schools@royalinstitutephilosophy.org.
Royal Institute of Philosophy Terms and Conditions for Teachers Conference funding.
- Applications should be submitted to the Royal Institute of Philosophy (TRIP) up to and including the deadline date of midnight on Monday, 26th May 2025. Submissions after this date will not be accepted.
- Funding is provided to support the delivery of a conference during the academic year 2025-2026.
- This funding is not to support the furtherance of teaching of the A Level philosophy examination/curriculum, but is there to interest and inform all with an interest to learn more about the subject.
- Conference funding is for speakers’ expenses, general administration and advertising costs. This may include accommodation and meals for the speakers where appropriate.
- Funding is not to support transatlantic flights, honorariums or gifts.
- Proposals submitted from schools in the private sector must demonstrate clear plans to involve teachers from schools in their local area for in person events, or a wider cohort for virtual conferences.
- Funds can be made available in advance or after the event.
- The detailed arrangements of the conference programme are entirely at the discretion of the grant applicant.
- The Royal Institute follows BPA/SWIP Good Practice Recommendations for the events it organises, and it is a condition of sponsorship that the events the Royal Institute funds are arranged by those who follow these recommendations too. Conference organisers are requested to read and consider how to implement the BPA/SWIP Good Practice recommendations.
- Conference organisers are also asked to consider accessibility. The BPA has guidance here which might be helpful too.
- The event must be known and advertised as a Royal Institute of Philosophy event. Please ensure you use the Royal Institute logo that will be provided to you.
- It is assumed that the Royal Institute will be the main sponsor of the conference, though it may be appropriate to look for additional financial assistance elsewhere. The Royal Institute must be a consenting party to any co-sponsoring arrangement and reserves its right to withdraw sponsorship.
- The Royal Institute requires the completion of an activity report following your conference. An activity report form will be provided by the Royal Institute.