Lake Institute on Faith & Giving is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for doctoral students whose research engages issues at the intersection of religion and philanthropy or faith and generosity.

 

While the intersection of faith and giving is key to our mission, we are glad to receive a broad range of proposals that consider these topics together. Lake Institute helps to build the field of faith and giving by supporting the work of emerging scholars. This one-year fellowship is given annually to support the final year of dissertation writing for a doctoral candidate at a U.S. graduate school. Learn more about the current fellows here. 

 

The application deadline is January 17, 2025.

 

Please share this opportunity with graduate students who are eligible. Prospective applicants can learn more and apply by visiting: https://lakeinstitute.org/research/fellowships/dissertation/.

 

The Fellow will:

·         Serve as the 2025-2026 Lake Institute on Faith & Giving Dissertation Fellow, funded through a $30,000 dissertation fellowship

·         Be invited to special research-focused Lake Institute engagements

·         Have the opportunity to take advantage of Lake Institute’s resources and expertise and share their research more broadly

 

To be considered, applicants must submit a completed application form, a resume/CV, a fellowship proposal, their approved dissertation proposal, select bibliography, completion timetable, graduate transcript, as well as two letters of recommendation.  

 

Please direct questions to Tasha Gibson at tashgibs@iu.edu.

 

Lake Institute is a part of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in Indianapolis, IN. Learn more about the research at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy by visiting the website.