Religion, Science, & Society
Supports interdisciplinary research on intelligence, meaning making, and imagined futures at the intersection of religion, science, and society.
Funder: John Templeton Foundation
Due Dates: July 15, 2026: Online Funding Inquiry (OFI) submission deadline
Funding Amounts: Small projects: less than $260K | Meaning Making: $700K–$1.5M | Large collaborative: up to $2.5M | Typical duration: 3 years
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary research on intelligence, meaning making, and imagined futures at the intersection of religion, science, and society.
Key Information: Charitable organizations worldwide eligible; individuals and for-profits generally not eligible.
Description
This grant from the John Templeton Foundation funds research projects that address core questions about human existence, flourishing, meaning, and society’s vision for the future. For the 2026 cycle, proposals are invited for three-year projects in the areas of Intelligence, Meaning Making, and Imagined Futures. The program prioritizes interdisciplinary teams and encourages innovative methodologies, with research as the primary activity (public engagement may be included). Projects should explore theological, philosophical, and social scientific perspectives, and may focus on historical or contemporary interpretations, collective and artificial intelligence, practices of meaning-making, or how communities envision and navigate the future.
