Funder: Institute for Ethics and the Common Good (University of Notre Dame)
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application) | October 2027 (Reference letters)
Funding Amounts: Up to $80,000 salary support, $1,000 annual research allowance, and $1,500 monthly housing allowance for eligible fellows
Summary: Residential fellowships support interdisciplinary research on the relationship between love and ethics, with collaboration and public engagement.
Key Information: Fellows must reside in the South Bend area and devote themselves full time to their proposed research and Institute activities.
Description
The Institute for Ethics and the Common Good (ECG) at the University of Notre Dame runs the Love Ethic Faculty Fellowships with support from the John Templeton Foundation. Its published 2027–28 program seeks five scholars for an interdisciplinary cohort examining love’s ethical significance beyond private emotion or interpersonal attachment. Projects may take theoretical, historical, empirical, practical, or applied approaches across all academic disciplines.
Research topics include love-centered moral frameworks, religious traditions, moral reasoning and behavior, public policy, conflict resolution, and social movements. The program combines substantial individual research with weekly seminars, collaborative events, and public-engagement training. Fellows are expected to make their work accessible both across disciplines and to wider audiences, connecting scholarship with public discussion of ethical questions.
