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Philosophy Club

The Saint Louis University Philosophy Club is dedicated to providing stimulating and accessible philosophical discussions for SLU undergraduates with the hope of increasing interest in philosophy across campus, helping philosophy students pursue post-graduate interests and having a good time. The club has quickly become one of the fast-growing organizations at SLU.

The club meets most Thursdays from 7 to 8 p.m. in room 142 of Adorjan Hall. For more information, follow the club on Facebook or SLU Groups, or email philosophyclub@slu.edu.

PGSA

The Philosophy Graduate Student Association is dedicated to furthering the interests of the graduate students in the Philosophy Department.

The PGSA organizes meetings for professional development with faculty members dedicated to both securing employment and a broad array of issues in the academic world. Each year, the graduate students select a topic and organize a graduate student conference around it. The PGSA also facilitates relations with the larger community of graduate students at SLU by selecting a representative to attend the meetings of the Graduate Student Association.

Financial Aid

Philosophy graduate students at SLU are eligible for assistantships for a total of five years. The department offers two types of graduate assistantship: regular assistantships and endowed assistantships. Additional teaching opportunities and university-wide fellowships may be available to students after the fifth year.

Regular Assistantships

SLU’s Department of Philosophy has 18 regular assistantships that offer competitive salary, as well as medical benefits and tuition remission. They are awarded five years.

During the first year of the regular assistantship, students work with individual faculty as research assistants. The last four years of the assistantship typically involve undergraduate teaching (one course per semester). Fourth- and fifth-year students, however, are eligible for yearlong, research-based assistantships. Only two of these are available each year.

Students who are funded by research-based assistantships work with a faculty member on writing, and in some cases presenting, a research paper. The topic of the paper is determined in collaboration with the faculty mentor but is typically related to the graduate student’s dissertation project.

Endowed Assistantships

The department also has four endowed graduate assistantships that offer a salary slightly higher than regular assistantships. Medical benefits and tuition remission are also included.

The endowed assistantships are as follows:

  • The Danforth assistantship (attached to the Danforth Chair of Humanities)
  • The Earhart-Blaine assistantship in ethics
  • The Eslick assistantship (attached to the Leonard and Elisabeth Eslick Chair of Philosophy)
  • The Henle assistantship (attached to the Robert J. Henle Chair of Philosophy)

Recipients of the endowed assistantships are selected yearly based both individual qualification and academic standing in the program.

University Grants and Fellowships

Various grants and fellowships are available to graduate students through the Office of Graduate Education. For more information on University-wide fellowships, as well as information about how and when to apply, consult the visit the Office of Graduate Education.