The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation has announced the winners of its 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. The fellowship program provides support to PhD candidates in the humanities and social sciences writing dissertations on questions of religion, ethics, morals, or values. Twenty new fellows were announced, and two are based in philosophy departments. They are: Ross Edwards (The New School) Dissertation: The Horror in Evil: Moral Philosophy in the Shadow of Holocaust Literature. Description: If philosophy cannot face horror, it cannot truly understand evil. (winner of  the Robert M. Adams - Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship in Philosophy) Zach Ferguson (UNC Chapel Hill) Dissertation: Moral Character Across Species Description: Animal ethics isn’t just about rules—it’s about the kind of moral character we cultivate, and recognize, in ourselves and other animals. You can see the full list of fellows here.

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