Religion, Science, & Society
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Religion, Science, & Society supports interdisciplinary teams researching intelligence, meaning making, and imagined futures to understand human flourishing and how communities prepare for change.
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Funder: John Templeton Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Online Funding Inquiry deadline)
Funding Amounts: 2026 guidance: three-year projects; topic-specific requests from less than $260,000 to $2.5 million
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary research on intelligence, meaning making, and imagined futures to understand human flourishing and how communities navigate change.
Key Information: Generally open to charitable organizations worldwide; research must be the project's primary activity.
Description
Religion, Science, & Society is a John Templeton Foundation funding area supporting research on fundamental questions about human existence, flourishing, meaning, and how societies envision the future. Its 2026 guidance identifies three topics: Intelligence, Meaning Making, and Imagined Futures. Projects may include public engagement, but research must remain their primary activity, and interdisciplinary teams receive priority.
Intelligence explores theological, philosophical, and social scientific understandings of intelligence, including artificial, diverse, and collective forms. Meaning Making investigates concrete practices, experiences, and transitions through which individuals and communities develop meaningful lives amid social change. Imagined Futures examines how religious, philosophical, and narrative traditions shape shared possibilities and how communities prepare for change. New guidance for the 2027 cycle will be issued in 2027.
