The two-year Louisville Institute Doctoral Fellowship invites current Ph.D. and Th.D. students in their first or second year of a doctoral program to consider theological education as a vocation. As part of the Louisville Institute’s Vocation of the Theological Educator Initiative (VTE), Louisville Institute Doctoral Fellows receive a US$3,000 grant each year for two years, and join with other fellows at three formational gatherings a year (October, February, and May). All expenses for participating in the VTE gatherings, held in Louisville, KY, are covered by the Louisville Institute.
Preference for Doctoral Fellowships is given to students who demonstrate an interest in theological education as a vocation, who express an understanding of the current challenges and opportunities of theological education, and who articulate connections between their doctoral work and these trends and dynamics. The Louisville Institute understands theological education as 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.
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.
Deadline
March 1