Description

The American Academy of Religion’s International Collaborative Research Grant Program supports generative collaborations between scholars located in different geographical regions. Administered by AAR’s International Connections Committee, it funds focused, joint projects in any area of the study of religion. Emerging, established, and independent scholars are encouraged to apply.

The program encourages creative projects grounded in international research relationships, bringing together scholars with different backgrounds and methodological approaches to advance critical understanding of religious traditions, practices, and issues. Grants can support project expenses that enhance communication and enable research travel. Selection emphasizes meaningful international collaboration, contributions to religious studies—particularly underexplored areas or subfields—and feasible research aims, timelines, outcomes, and collaborative arrangements.