Major News: CSF-ESN Grant Increased to $20k

We are thrilled to announce that the annual Christian Scholars Foundation-ESN Grant for junior faculty will increase from $7500 to $20,000 for 2020. The CSF-ESN grant, awarded annually to an ESN member who is junior faculty, consistently supports excellent projects that integrate faith and scholarship and support the common good.

Grant awardees have gone on to model excellent integration of scholarship and faith in both secular and Christian institutions, to serve in innovative programs such as the Fulbright Scholar Program, and to lead national organizations such as the American Scientific Affiliation. We are delighted to partner with the Christian Scholars Foundation as it expands the amount of the grant and seeks applications for 2020 (Deadline to apply: March 15, 2020).

The Christian Scholars Foundation offers one $20k grant this year to a member of the Emerging Scholars Network at the junior faculty level (join ESN here for free). The grant is open to junior faculty who are ESN members pursuing a wide range of projects in a wide range of fields, at secular or Christian colleges and universities (grantees must be in the US or Canada).

Stay tuned for interviews with the 2018 and 2019 grant recipients at the blog. Details on this year’s application below.

Application Details

Christian Scholars Foundation

The Christian Scholars Foundation (CSF) is a small family foundation formed to encourage and support Christian junior faculty in their efforts to gain recognition and stature in the academy. The  Foundation  also strives to encourage them in the effort to integrate Christian faith and academic endeavor.

Christian Scholars Foundation—Emerging Scholars Network Grant

In partnership with the Emerging Scholars Network, we are pleased to offer the  CSF-ESN Grant to Advance Christian Scholarship  to encourage and nurture Christian junior faculty as they strive for wider recognition in and beyond the academy. We seek to encourage them to integrate Christian faith with their academic endeavors.

Eligibility

1. Grants are made only to  ESN  members. If you are not a member, why not  join now?
2. Applicants should have earned their doctorate (or comparable terminal degree appropriate to their discipline).
3. Grants are made to junior faculty, the definition of which we intend to leave vague. Usually those to whom the grant is awarded will have been on faculty for ten years or less. In the case of large schools, the applicant will usually be tenure track and not above the Assistant Professor level.
4. In no case will grants be made outside the United States and Canada.

Grant Amount

The 2020 grant provides $20,000.

Application

There is a two-step application process.

Preliminary Application

Those interested in applying should submit their  Curriculum Vitae  and an  Executive Summary  of the proposed project or research. The summary should be in a  standard file such as .pdf and should not exceed one page, single-spaced, 12-point type. Note: The executive summary is most useful when it outlines the project to which the funds will be applied. It helps CSF to capture the applicant’s vision when the executive summary explains the project itself, how the project will help to establish them as an expert in their field, and the impact that it will have on both the Christian and secular worlds.

The deadline for the preliminary application will be on  March 15, 2020.

Full Application

Authors of the five or ten most interesting proposals will be invited to submit a full application. The necessary details regarding full application will be sent to those selected when they are notified of their selection.

Submissions

CSF  prefers to receive the Preliminary Applications by  email. To be considered, whether sent by email or postal mail, preliminary applications must be  received  by CSF  on March 15, 2020.  Send preliminary applications to:

Christian Scholars Foundation
Attn: John Draper
7426 South Catawba Way
Aurora, CO 80016
Christian.Scholars.Foundation@gmail.com

Questions about the grant may be sent to  John Draper of CSF.  You may also read testimonials from past recipients  here and interviews of several of the recent recipients on the Emerging Scholars Network Blog: Carrie Bredow (2016), Jill Ellenbarger (2017),  and  Eleanor McGlinchey (2017). Stay tuned to the ESN blog for interviews with the 2018 and 2019 recipients.