2017
JTF funds $18 million for research projects in the scientific study of religion and spirituality in 2018
The John Templeton Foundation will distribute $18 million for research projects in the scientific study of religion and spirituality in 2018. The 2017 deadline for funding inquiries to the John Templeton Foundation is August 31, 2017. JTF will consider funding inquiries for small grants (<$217,400) and for large grants (>$217,400). Note that the next open-submission deadline (for requests of any size) will not be until August 31, 2018. Visit https://www.templeton.org/grants/apply-for-grant to apply.
JTF funds basic and applied science, and gives grants for up to 3 years in duration. There are no constraints on the nationalities or career stage of the principal investigator or project members. The application process begins with an Online Funding Inquiry (essentially a letter of intent), all of which will be reviewed during September 2017. Applicants who are successful at this first stage will be invited to submit a more detailed full proposal. The process includes peer review and is highly competitive: ~95% of proposals considered in the Human Sciences portfolio are rejected at the first stage and ~50% are rejected at the second stage. Learn more about JTF’s mission and grantmaking process at www.templeton.org
2017
2017-18 African Humanities Program Competition
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), with financial support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, announces competitions for:
Dissertation-completion fellowships in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda
Early-career postdoctoral fellowships in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa
The 2017-18 African Humanities Program Competition is now open! More info and application materials can be found here: http://www.acls.org/programs/ahp/.
This will be the last competitions of the ten-year program supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Apply now!
Deadline for applications is: November 2, 2017
2017
Call for Applications: Institute for Advanced Studies, Ile-Ife
The Institute for Advanced Studies in Ile-Ife, Nigeria plans to host a two-week summer programme on The Knowledge Society and the Challenges of Doing Research in Africa: Theoretical Perspectives and Methodological Approaches. Designed for advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars, the programme will take place between July 24 and August 5, 2017. For more information, see the full Call for Applications.
2017
AAR African Religions Group, CfP 2017
The Call for Papers of the African Religions Group for the upcoming 2017 AAR Annual Meeting has now been published.
Deadline: 1 March
2017
Job Opening: Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University invites applications for the position of Director of the Black Studies Program. The successful candidate will be a senior faculty at the rank of associate or full professor. A complete job description may be found at: http://hrjobs.csuohio.edu/postings/7101.
