The Louisville Institute offers pastoral leaders the opportunity and resources to investigate issues related to Christian life, faith, and ministry. Through its Pastoral Study Project (PSP) program, the institute enables pastoral leaders to bracket daily work routines in order to pursue a pressing and significant question for the life of faith.
Grants will be awarded in support of independent or collaborative study projects that privilege pastoral perspectives and rhythms and honor grassroots research conducted by skilled clergy. PSP grantees may use a variety of platforms to share what they learn with a wider audience, extending their leadership in ways that can benefit the broader church and culture in North America.
Recipients of a 2021 PSP grant are required to attend a Louisville Institute consultation hosted at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary February 1-3, 2021. The Institute will pay for travel and lodging expenses to attend this gathering.
The program is open to Christian clergy, church staff members, chaplains, denominational staff, and others regularly employed in recognized positions of pastoral leadership (both ordained and lay). It is also open to ordained ministers who are not currently employed by a religious organization. The PSP grant is restricted to pastoral leaders in the United States and Canada. Pastoral leaders who have previously received Louisville Institute grants are eligible and encouraged to apply.
Pastors enrolled in Ph.D. or Th.D. programs are ineligible for the PSP grant.
The Sabbatical Grant for Researchers program is open to both academic and pastoral leaders who are based in the United States or Canada.
The deadline to submit an application is September 1, 2020. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.
The maximum award given is $15,000.
The Pastoral Study Project supports research periods that range up to 18 months. The grant amount requested cannot exceed $15,000. Awards will be announced on or before December 1, 2020 and funds will not be available until February 1, 2021. A single check will be made payable directly to the applicant or to an institution designated by the applicant.
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