The First Book Grant (FBG) for Research on Minoritized Christian Communities in North America
The First Book Grant (FBG) for Research on Minoritized Christian Communities in North America supports early-career scholars’ book research to advance minoritized Christianity and connect scholarship with the church.
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Funder: Louisville Institute
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application) | January 22, 2027 (Recommendation and release letters)
Funding Amounts: Up to US$55,000 for research leave during academic year 2027–2028 or calendar year 2027
Summary: Supports early-career scholars completing book projects on minoritized Christian communities in the United States or Canada.
Key Information: Applicants must be pre-tenured, full-time faculty with a terminal research degree and significant professional adversity.
Description
The Louisville Institute’s First Book Grant supports academic or sabbatical leave for early-career scholars, particularly those teaching at theological schools, to complete their first scholarly book—or a second book when necessary for tenure or promotion. It funds research on Christian faith and practice in the United States or Canada, examining how minoritized communities’ beliefs, worship, leadership, and institutions are shaped by social history, migration, and cultural difference.
The program seeks work that contributes to the study and practice of minoritized Christianity and connects academic scholarship with the North American church. Projects may address Christian-related institutions and social issues across disciplines. Support typically enables sustained research and writing free from teaching, administrative, and service duties. Preference goes to studies already underway, including manuscripts under contract or active consideration with an academic publisher.
