Large Project Grants
Large Project Grants support faculty teams in theology and religion higher education, funding collaborative projects that strengthen classroom teaching, deepen reflection, and cultivate faculty communities.
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Funder: Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
Due Dates: January 13, 2027 (Interest meeting) | February 9, 2027 (Application) | April 15, 2027 (Awards announced) | May 23, 2027 (Orientation) | July 1, 2027–June 30, 2029 (Project period)
Funding Amounts: Up to $30,000 for up to two years
Summary: Supports collaborative, faculty-led projects that improve teaching and deepen the teaching life in theology and religion higher education.
Key Information: Funds cannot support curriculum or course development; projects must center faculty teaching and the teaching life.
Description
The Wabash Center’s Large Project Grants support in-depth, collaborative work by faculty teams, departments, and institutions in theological and religious higher education. Funding can establish new initiatives or enhance existing programs through experimental or strategic projects that strengthen classroom practices, deepen pedagogical reflection, and cultivate faculty communities. Proposals should focus on faculty teaching and the teaching life rather than primarily on student outcomes or experiences.
The 2027 program prioritizes teaching that respects minoritized, marginalized, and new immigrant colleagues and students; faculty wellbeing and whole-person formation; and arts, imagination, and creativity. Other priorities include faculty networks, exchanges, retreats, excursions, and pilgrimages; critical and imaginative reflection; learner-centered practices addressing justice, civic engagement, advocacy, and activism; and deliberate conversations reimagining classrooms in a digital age.
