This one-year grant is given annually to support a graduate student whose research engages issues at the intersection of faith and giving. It is intended to support the final year of dissertation writing for a doctoral candidate at a U.S. graduate school. Faith may include Western and Eastern religions, spirituality or spiritual practices, emerging belief systems, and beyond. Giving includes philanthropy, volunteering, prosocial behaviors, informal giving such as mutual aid, and more.
Award
- Receive three award payments totaling $30,000Â
- Be invited to special research-focused Lake Institute engagementsÂ
- Have the opportunity to take advantage of Lake Institute’s resources and expertiseÂ
- Share your research through our website and citations in our seminarsÂ
Eligibility
- Be a candidate for a Ph.D. degree at a graduate school in the United States.
- Fulfill all pre-dissertation requirements by December 31 of the year applying, including approval of the dissertation proposal with the expectation that the dissertation will be completed no later than July of the year following the fellowship grant year.
- Must not have received a similar grant or fellowship for the writing of the dissertation. Fellows may not accept other awards that provide similar benefits in the same academic year. They anticipate that with funding from Lake Institute, you will be able to complete and defend your dissertation during the fellowship year. If you are receiving a full stipend from your school, they ask that you bank or postpone it to accept the Lake Fellowship. Smaller awards and/or those involving limited opportunities to teach may be permitted, at the discretion of the Research Advisory Committee of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving.
Fellowship Website:
https://lakeinstitute.org/research/fellowships/dissertation/