Louisville Institute Invites Academic and Pastoral Researchers to Apply for Sabbatical Grants Program
The Louisville Institute offers the Sabbatical Grants for Researchers program to identify and support ecclesiastically engaged academics and intellectually astute pastoral and religious leaders whose scholarly research work can contribute to the vitality of Christianity in North America. The program is designed to bring pastors and academics together and help them share their insights into the life of churches.
The program supports year-long sabbatical research and writing projects that will advance religious and theological scholarship in ways that also address practical issues concerning Christian faith and life, pastoral leadership, and/or religious institutions. Ordinarily applicants will be fully employed at accredited academic institutions and will be eligible for up to a full academic year leave from teaching. Pastoral applicants are also encouraged to apply.
Proposed projects may employ a variety of methodological perspectives, including but not limited to historical, systematic, and practical theology; the social sciences; history; ethics; or biblical studies. Projects also may be interdisciplinary but must demonstrate relevance to improving the life of churches in North America.
Louisville Institute grant programs are open to both academic and pastoral leaders. Applicants must have earned the terminal degree in their chosen vocation (e.g., M.Div., Ph.D., Th.D.). For pastors, this is typically the Master of Divinity degree; for academics it is usually the Ph.D. or Th.D. Grant amounts of up to $40,000 are available. Generally, applicants should be released from all professional duties during the grant period.
Applicants may not submit applications to more than one Louisville Institute grant program within the same grant year.
Visit the Louisville Institute Web site for complete program guidelines and application materials.
