Provides up to $55,000 grants for early-career scholars to take research leaves during the 2027-2028 academic year or 2027 calendar year to complete first or second book projects on Minoritized Christian Communities in the US or Canada. Focus areas include religious beliefs, worship, leadership, and institutions shaped by social history, migration, and cultural difference. Grantees must attend a two-day Winter Seminar in January 2028.
Eligible applicants are pre-tenured, full-time tenure-track or renewable contract faculty at accredited US or Canadian theological schools or universities with a terminal research degree. Doctoral students are not eligible. Candidates must be engaged in a scholarly project leading to their first or
