First Book Grant
Supports pre-tenured faculty who have faced significant adversity in their professional lives to complete a first scholarly book focused on minoritized Christian communities in North America. Relevant to social work faculty writing on race, religion and community wellbeing. Attendance at a January 2028 Winter Seminar is mandatory.
- Indicative award
- up to $55k (total award)Funder page states awards of up to $55,000 USD; no published minimum. Highly competitive — three awards available, with 70+ applications received in the 2026 round.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · JanPublished deadline: 2027-01-15 — 154 days awayDeadline January 15, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Annual cycle; mandatory Winter Seminar attendance in January 2028.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty
- Eligibility
- Pre-tenured faculty with a terminal research degree (Ph.D. or Th.D.) holding full-time tenure-track or renewable-contract academic positions at accredited institutions of higher education (seminary, theological school, or college/university) in the United States or Canada. Applicants must demonstrate they have faced significant adversity in their professional lives or careers.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- minoritized religious communities · first book completion · faculty adversity
- Apply at
- https://louisville-institute.org/programs-grants-and-fellowships/grants/first-book-grant/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
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