Linda Singer Scholarship in Philosophy

Linda Singer was a member of Miami's Philosophy Department from 1980 to 1990, when she died of cancer at age 39. In her ten years as a faculty member, Linda was a very productive scholar and valued colleague: she finished her doctoral dissertation and received her Ph.D (from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton) in 1981; presented fifty-seven papers at professional forums; published fourteen articles or book chapters; and wrote a book, Erotic Welfare: Sexual Theory and Politics in the Age of Epidemic , which was published posthumously. Her work ranged over a wide variety of topics, among them feminism, postmodernism, politics and repression, film, dance, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, language and libido.

In honor of Linda Singer, and thanks to the generosity of her parents Eugene and Vivian Singer, the Department of Philosophy annually awards a scholarship to a Miami University sophomore or junior whose primary or secondary major is philosophy. The scholarship (approximately $2,500) will be for a student's junior and/or senior year of study.  

Miami University students currently in their sophomore or junior year (by virtue of class standing) are encouraged to apply for the scholarship by submitting an application to the Department of Philosophy. The formal application should include a letter of application, a statement of goals and purposes in pursuing the study of philosophy, a writing sample, at least one letter of recommendation from a college faculty member, and official transcripts. Awards are made by the Department of Philosophy and are based primarily on academic merit.