Phillips Family Award in Ethics

The Phillips Family Award in Ethics is presented annually to an undergraduate student from Dartmouth College who has successfully demonstrated strength and interest in applied and professional ethics. Work may be in specific areas, such as medical or legal ethics, or in the broader arena of ethics applied to public life. A prize of $1000 is awarded to each recipient of the winning paper or papers.

The prize was established in 1990 by Gerald Phillips ('47), (Tuck '47) and Howard Phillips ('51), (Tuck '52) to honor their parents and by Stacy Phillips ('80) to honor her grandparents, Helen and Louis Phillips.

Papers due May 30, 2025 by midnight

2024-2025 Guidelines

Essays/papers or projects must be completed during the past calendar year (Spring '24 term through the Spring '25 term).
Deadline for submission is May 31, 2025 by midnight. Papers or projects must be typed, single-spaced, with all citations and references clearly noted.
Suggested minimum page length (12 point font): 10 pages. (shorter papers will be considered for the prize)
Theses or final papers for courses may be submitted for consideration.
One paper may be submitted per student.
Include a brief cover letter with submission that includes your particular interests in applied and professional ethics, previous related work experiences and courses.
Your name may appear on the cover page only. Our office will remove your cover and put a numerical code on your paper. Submissions will be judged anonymously.
Previous winners are not eligible to apply again.
The winning essay/paper or project report may be reproduced, in whole or in part, on the Ethics Institute's website.
Apply here.

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners, Skylar Wiseman '24 and Riya Ganpati '24

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Read Skylar's paper "A Revolution of Reason: What Political Liberalism Implies for
Obergefell v. Hodges, Same-Sex Marriage Jurisprudence, and Marriage
Law" here.

Skylar will attend UCLA School of Law in the fall.