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Louisville Institute

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  1. Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship

    The Louisville Institute offers Postdoctoral Fellowships providing $75,000 annually for a two-year visiting-scholar placement at a graduate theological school, college, university, or research organization in the United States or Canada from fall 2027 through spring 2029.

    Post-doctoralTheology and Religious Studies

    Deadline
    Amount
    $75,000

  2. Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (Vocation of the Theological Educator Initiative)

    The Louisville Institute offers Postdoctoral Fellowships providing $75,000 (USD) per year to early-career theological educators for two-year visiting scholar placements at graduate theological schools, colleges, universities, or research organizations in the United States or Canada as part of its Vocation of the Theological Educator (VTE) initiative.

    Post-doctoralTheology / Theological Education

    Deadline
    Amount
    $75,000

  3. First Book Grant (FBG) — Louisville Institute

    The Louisville Institute's First Book Grant provides up to $55,000 (USD) to fund research leave during the 2027–2028 academic year (or 2028 calendar year) for early‑career scholars completing a first (or, if required for tenure, a second) book on Christian faith and practice in the United States or Canada, with priority for projects that bridge church and academy and address social history, migration, and cultural difference.

    FellowshipTheology; Religious Studies

    Deadline
    Amount
    $55,000

  4. First Book Grant for Research on Minoritized Christian Communities in North America

    The Louisville Institute offers First Book Grants of up to $55,000 for research leave during the 2027–2028 academic year to support early-career scholars completing a first scholarly book, or a second book when required for tenure, on minoritized Christian communities and related faith, institutional, and social issues in the United States or Canada.

    Research ProjectReligious studies, theology, Christian faith and practice

    Deadline
    Amount
    $55,000

  5. First Book Grant for Research on Minoritized Christian Communities in North America

    The Louisville Institute offers First Book Grants of up to $55,000 for research leave during the 2027–2028 academic year, supporting early-career scholars completing a first scholarly book—or a second book when necessary for tenure—on minoritized Christian communities and related faith, institutional, and social issues in the United States or Canada.

    Research ProjectReligion and Theology

    Deadline
    Amount
    $55,000

  6. Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship

    The Louisville Institute offers $35,000 Dissertation Fellowships to support the final year of dissertation writing on Christian faith and life, ministry, religious movements and institutions, or religion and social issues in the United States and Canada.

    FellowshipReligion and Theology

    Deadline
    Amount
    $35,000

  7. Louisville Institute Doctoral Fellowship

    The Louisville Institute offers a two-year Doctoral Fellowship for students exploring theological education as a vocation, providing $3,000 annually and covering approved travel and lodging for Vocation of the Theological Educator gatherings.

    FellowshipTheology and Religion

    Deadline
    Amount
    $6,000

  8. 2023 Pastoral Study Project Grant

    The Louisville Institute offers Pastoral Study Project Grants of up to $15,000 for independent or collaborative projects examining Christian life, religious practices and institutions, or significant issues facing churches, communities, and society.

    Research Project

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $15,000

  9. Louisville Institute Grants & Fellowships

    The Louisville Institute, funded by the Religion Division of Lilly Endowment, offers six grant and fellowship opportunities totaling $1.6 million for 2025, supporting research on North American Christianity.

    FellowshipReligious Studies

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,600,000
2 closed programsDeadline passed before Sep 21, 2026

  1. Louisville Institute Grant for Researchers

    Closed
    Amount
    $55,000

  2. Louisville Institute Grant for Researchers

    Closed
    Amount
    $55,000

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