FELLOWSHIPS in US RELIGION and POLITICS

Rachel McBride Lindsey

In lieu of the rigorous original research and incisive commentary that readers of this blog have come to expect, please excuse this shameless promotion of two fellowships at the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics for academic year 2014-2015. The deadline for both is January 1, 2014. The full announcement for each fellowship is included after the break, but in a nutshell, the Dissertation Completion Fellowship is for doctoral candidates in their final year of writing and the Postdoctoral Fellowship is for recent PhDs and is renewable up to two years. Both fellowships require residency in St. Louis and up to two fellows from each category will be selected.  The Danforth Center is a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary, and research-intensive academic center at Washington University in St. Louis. Applications from scholars in religion, political science, sociology, gender studies, history, American studies, and related fields whose research contributes original insight into issues relating to religion in American public life are encouraged to apply.


Dissertation Completion Fellowship in American Religion and Politics
The John C. Danforth Center at Washington University in St. Louis is pleased to offer up to two fellowships to support completion of a dissertation pertaining to religion and politics in the United States. Fellows will spend the 2014-2015 academic year in residence at Washington University. While most of their time will be devoted to writing, fellows will contribute to the Center’s intellectual life by organizing a small event of interest to the wider University and general public and by participating in the Center’s weekly colloquium. Teaching opportunities may be available but are not required as part of the dissertation fellowship.

• A  current curriculum vitae
• A cover letter that includes a description of a panel, small symposium, or other public event to be organized during the fellowship year
• A 500-word description of the dissertation and its current state of progress
• A copy of the approved dissertation prospectus
• A writing sample, not to exceed 3000 words, from the dissertation

• A cover letter including a research project title and a project summary of 200 words or less
• Current curriculum vitae
• A brief (5 page) overview of the proposed research project, including a statement of how working at the Center will contribute to your aims
• A relevant writing sample (published or unpublished)
• Two undergraduate course proposals