The Brian M. Keenan Prize will be presented on the merit of an undergraduate paper of at least two-thousand and not more than five-thousand words, on the philosophy of history, law, or social and political philosophy. Special consideration will be given to papers engaging with liberalism as a set of historical practices or conditions.

The award will be limited to students attending Canadian universities in undergraduate programs in philosophy. Every year, papers will be accepted from February 1st through May 15th. All applicants must be enrolled in a Canadian Undergraduate program at the time of submission in order to be eligible for consideration. Only one paper per applicant per year will be considered.

Applicants must agree to be named publicly on this website as a recipient of the award, agree to have their paper published on this website in the recipients section, and supply an appropriate photograph which will accompany the winner's paper.

Only one submission per candidate is allowed.