CMU AFRICA/MINDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

LOCATION: Rwanda

The Scholarship Programme enables African students to study at Carnegie Mellon University Africa, an African institution in a country other than their home country, and immerse themselves in the richness and diversity that the country and its communities have to offer.

ELIGIBILITY:

MINDS Scholarships are awarded to meritorious applicants following a rigorous selection process.  To be considered for a MINDS Scholarship, you must:

Be a national of an African country, residing in any African country

Have been formally accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution/s outside of your country of citizenship and/ or residency

Have been formally accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution/s to pursue postgraduate studies within the following year

Have obtained at least 70% in each subject/ course in the last two completed years of study

Produce evidence of demonstrated leadership abilities or potential guided by the questions/ requirements set out in the application form

Submit a complete online application form (see below) with the required supporting documentation.

Individuals with a Pan-African outlook, demonstrated leadership ability and an excellent academic record who wish to study on the African continent, outside their home country, are invited to apply for the scholarships.

BENEFIT:

The Scholarship will cover some or all of the expenses below, depending on whether a partial or full scholarship is awarded:

Tuition

Accommodation and meals

One return ticket per duration of studies

A fixed stipend.

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LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE FIRST BOOK GRANT FOR SCHOLARS OF COLOR

Application Deadline: January 15, 2025 (11:59 p.m. EST)

LOCATION: USA

The First Book Grant for Scholars of Color (FBG) supports academic sabbatical leave for research projects about Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, religious trends and movements, Christian and other faith-based institutions, and religion and social issues. The intention of the First Book Grant is to help early-career scholars of color compete research and writing for publication of their first book (or a second book, if necessary for tenure). 

ELIGIBILITY:

are self-identified persons of color

have earned a terminal research degree, typically a Ph.D. or Th.D.

are pre-tenured faculty members working in full-time, tenure-track or renewable contract/continual academic positions at accredited institutions of higher education (seminary, theological school, or college/university) in the United States or Canada

can negotiate release time of up to a full academic year free from teaching and administrative responsibilities

are engaged in a scholarly research project leading to publication of their first book, or a second book if necessary for tenure at their institution

may work in various fields such as history, systematic and practical theology, social science, ethics, biblical studies, etc., or be interdisciplinaryThey are especially interested in projects that demonstrate a desire to bridge the North American church and academy, and preference is given to studies already underway (e.g., projects under contract or consideration with a publisher).

Applicants should be pre-tenured faculty members working in full-time, tenure-track or renewable contract/continual academic positions at accredited institutions of higher education (seminary, theological school, or college/university) in the United States or Canada.

BENEFIT:

The First Book Grant for Scholars of Color (FBG) provides grants up to $55,000 to assist early career, pre-tenured religion scholars of color to complete a major research project about Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, religious trends and movements, Christian and other faith-based institutions, and religion and social issues. 

The Dissertation Fellowship offers US$35,000 grants to support the final year of dissertation writing for Ph.D. or Th.D. students whose research focuses on Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, religious trends and movements, Christian and other faith-based institutions, and religion and social issues.

The Doctoral Fellowship program invites current Ph.D./Th.D. students to consider theological education as their vocation. Fellows receive US$3,000 each year for two years, and join with a peer cohort of other fellows for three formational gatherings each year as part of the Vocation of the Theological Educator Initiative (VTE).

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