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
Rutgers Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute
Vanderbilt Divinity School
Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning
The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Trinity Church Wall Street

The list is designated for the following targeted audiences:

Youth Grants

LILLY ENDOWMENT YOUTH PROGRAMS

Early Career Grants

LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – PostDoc Fellowships -Available to PhD graduates

Faculty/Pastors Grants

CALVIN INSTITUTE OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP – Vital Worship Grants for Teachers and Scholars -Available to scholars
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
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

Pastors/Laity Grants

CALVIN INSTITUTE OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP – VITAL WORSHIP GRANTS for Worshiping Communities -Available to collaborative teams (ordained, lay, and scholars)
CENTER FOR CONGREGATIONS – Indianapolis Center for Congregations – Resource Grants (INDIANA ONLY)
CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY – National Clergy Renewal Program – Available to full-time ordained pastors
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
TRINITY CHURCH WALL STREET– Trinity Leadership Fellows– Available to lay, ordainded or soon to be ordained leaders.

PhD Students Fellowships

FORUM FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION (FTE) – Fellowships for Latino/a, Asian, and First Nations Doctoral Student – Grant for PhD Student -post Comprehensive stage
LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – Dissertation Fellowships – Available to ABD PhD students
LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE – Doctoral Fellowship – Available to PhD students their first and second year of coursework.