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The Prindle Institute, host of the Indiana High School Ethics Bowl, is offering startup grants of up to $500 to help launch and coach new teams in the 2025–2026 school year. Our staff can also provide coaching support, from recruiting students to preparing for competition. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with funding awarded first-come, first-served. Grants will be distributed in two installments: one in Fall 2025 and one after the IHSEB in February 2026.
About the Indiana High School Ethics Bowl
Ethics Bowl is an activity that promotes respectful, supportive, and in-depth dialogue about ethical and moral questions and decisions. Ethics Bowl matches during a competition feature two teams meeting head-to-head to discuss and evaluate case studies.
The Indiana High School Ethics Bowl (IHSEB) is an affiliated Regional Competition with the National High School Ethics Bowl program. The 2026 IHSEB will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the Prindle Institute for Ethics on the campus of DePauw University in Greencastle, IN. All teams will participate in three preliminary rounds in the morning, with winning teams moving onto elimination rounds in the afternoon. The winner of the IHSEB will advance to NHSEB’s Central Divisional Playoffs (also hosted by the Prindle Institute) to compete for a seat at the NHSEB National Championship in April 2026 at the University of North Carolina’s Parr Center for Ethics.
Registration for the Indiana High School Ethics Bowl is open September 10-December 1. The registration fee for 2025-2026 is $200 before the December 1 deadline, after which the fee will increase to $250. Additional teams from participating schools (up to three) may be accepted if space allows, and will require an additional $75 registration fee.