Louisville Institute Doctoral Fellowship

The two-year Louisville Institute Doctoral Fellowship invites Ph.D. and Th.D. students currently in their first or second year of a doctoral program to consider theological education as a vocation. Doctoral Fellows receive $3,000 (USD) each year for two years, and join with a peer cohort of other fellows for three formational gatherings each year as part of the Vocation of the Theological Educator Initiative.

The Louisville Institute defines “theological education” broadly, encompassing the academic study and teaching of religion and its practices, as well as formation for ministry, leadership, social justice and public service, nonprofit and other agency work, etc. 

March

Eligible applicants:

• must, at the time they apply, be students in their first or second year of a Ph.D., Th.D., or pontifical S.T.D. program at an accredited graduate school in the United States or Canada. D.Min. students and others in non-research or practical degrees are not eligible for this fellowship. 
• must reside in the United States or Canada, and be U.S. or Canadian citizens or international students with an appropriate student visa to study in North America. Students enrolled in North American doctoral programs but living outside of the United States and Canada are not eligible.
• must have at least two years remaining in their program at the time they apply. Most applicants are in or have recently completed coursework when they apply. Those who have applied for but not yet started a doctoral program, or who are already writing their dissertations, are not eligible for this fellowship.
• are passionate about theological education and the future of the Christian church in North America. 
• may work in a variety of disciplines (history, ethics, practical theology, biblical studies, etc.), or work interdisciplinarily.

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