Grants & Fellowships
Financial support is more necessary than ever as doctoral students navigate their studies, faculty consider new ways of teaching and preparing students, and pastors support their congregations. To support many of these endeavors, HTI has comprised a list of resources (grants, fellowships, and workshops) from the following organizations:
- Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
- Christian Theological Seminary – Center for Congregations
- Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE)
- Lilly Youth Programs
- Louisville Institute
- Vanderbilt Divinity School
- Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning
- The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
The list is designated for the following targeted audiences:
Youth Grants
- LILLY ENDOWMENT YOUTH PROGRAMS
- FORUM FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION (FTE) – Youth Theology Network (YTN) Capacity-Building Grant – Available to Youth Leadership Program – specific to high school students.
Early Career Grants
- WABASH CENTER – The Workshop Fellowship Program
- LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – PostDoc Fellowships -Available to PhD graduates
Early Career Workshops
- WABASH CENTER – 2020-21 Teaching and Learning Workshop for Early Career Latinx Religion Faculty in Universities, Colleges, and Theological Schools
- WABASH CENTER – 2020-21 Teaching and Learning Workshop for Early Career Theological School Faculty
PhD Students Fellowships
- FORUM FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION (FTE) – Professional Development for Doctoral Students – PhD students in their 1st and 2nd year
- LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – Doctoral Fellowship – Available to PhD students their first and second year of coursework.
- LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – Dissertation Fellowships – Available to ABD PhD students
- FORUM FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION (FTE) – Fellowships for Latino/a, Asian, and First Nations Doctoral Student – Grant for PhD Student -post Comprehensive stage
Faculty/Pastors Grants
- THE INSTITUTE FOR CITIZENS & SCHOLARS – The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award – Available to tenure-track junior faculty
- WABASH CENTER – Small Grants Division – Faculty in religious and theological studies
- WABASH CENTER – Special Call for Social Justice Related Small Grants – Faculty in religious and theological studies
- WABASH CENTER – Peer Mentoring Clusters * * *Faculty who attend Wabash year-long programming
- WABASH CENTER – Grants for Projects – For faculty in religion, theology, and occasionally project directors in the same field
- LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – Project Grant for Researchers – Available to faculty and pastors
- LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – Sabbatical Grant for Researchers – Available to faculty and pastors
- LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – First Book Grant for Scholars of Color – Available to non-tenured faculty
- CALVIN INSTITUTE OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP – Vital Worship Grants for Teachers and Scholars -Available to scholars
Pastors/Laity Grants
- LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – Pastoral Study Project – Available to leaders in pastoral leadership, ordained, and lay positions.
- LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – Project Grant for Researchers – Available to pastors and faculty
- LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – Sabbatical Grant for Researchers – Available to both pastors and faculty
- CALVIN INSTITUTE OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP – VITAL WORSHIP GRANTS for Worshiping Communities -Available to collaborative teams (ordained, lay, and scholars)
- CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY – National Clergy Renewal Program – Available to full-time ordained pastors
- CENTER FOR CONGREGATIONS – Indianapolis Center for Congregations – Resource Grants (INDIANA ONLY)
- VANDERBILT DIVINITY SCHOOL – Homiletic Peer Coaching @ Vanderbilt Divinity School Connect https://www.homileticcoaching.org/about