Now Accepting Applications!

What does it mean to consider theological education as a vocation?
 The Doctoral Fellowship invites current Ph.D./Th.D. students to consider that question alongside a peer cohort as part of the Vocation of the Theological Educator Initiative (VTE).
 

The 2024 Doctoral Fellowship can provide that opportunity and the application deadline is coming soon! 

• 2024 Doctoral Fellowships take place Fall 2024 through Spring 2026.
• Applications are due by March 1, 2024 (11:59 p.m. EDT)
• Visit our website and read all of the application materials and eligibility requirements.
• Learn about previous Doctoral Fellowship recipients.
• Questions about fellowships? Email fellowships@louisville-institute.org
• Ready to apply? Visit our website and click APPLY in the upper right corner.

• are students in their first or second year of a Ph.D. or Th.D. program at the time they apply
• attend an accredited graduate school in the United States or Canada
• are U.S. or Canadian citizens or international students with appropriate student visas to study in North America
• come from diverse fields such as history, systematic and practical theology, pastoral studies, social sciences, ethics, or biblical studies, or bring interdisciplinary approaches to their scholarship

• If you have previously received another Louisville Institute grant, you are eligible and encouraged to apply, but all program and financial reports for any earlier grants must be submitted by July 1. 
• If you have questions about eligibility or other stipulations of the fellowship, please email fellowships@louisville-institute.org.

• Visit our website and read all of the application materials. The website contains all the details you need. 
• Review the eligibility requirements above.
• Create an account. Click the “Apply” button in the upper corner to create an account and get started. 
• Prepare your materials. Complete applications require the following (see website for full details):
  • General application information about your anticipated dissertation research & doctoral progress
  • Application essay
  • Doctoral transcript
  • Curriculum Vitae or resume
  • Two Letters of Recommendation
• All application materials are submitted online.
• Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT March 1, 2024