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Department of Religious Studies
Find out more about the various stages of an Education in Religious Studies.
Information on the GRE, preperation, and scheduling for students planning to apply to graduate programs
An online searchable list of academic doctoral programs of religion and theology at accredited universities, seminaries, and theological schools in North America
The American Academy of Religion
Society of Biblical Literature
IUP Religious Studies Grants: the R. Thomas Schaub Essay Contest and the Emily A. Fabiny Memorial Scholarship
AAR International Dissertation Research Grants
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
Social Science Research Council
American Association on University Women
The Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Fellowship in Women’s Studies
The National Academies Fellowships
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Dissertation Fellowship
The Louisville Institute: Dissertation Fellowship Program
The Spencer Foundation: Dissertation Fellowship Program
American Philosophical Society: John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR Awards and Fellowships)
United States Institute For Peace: Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program
The Fund for Theological Education Dissertation Fellowships
The McNeil Center for Early American Studies
Resources for the Future: Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
Foundation for Jewish Culture: Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in Jewish Studies
Dartmouth College: Chavez/Eastman/Marshall Dissertation Fellowships
Kenyon College: Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship
Five Colleges, Incorporated—Amherst/Hampshire/Mount Holyoke/Smith/Umass Amherst
The University of Iowa Graduate College: Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Year Fellowships
Williams College: Gaius Charles Bolin Dissertation Fellowships
Collegium: Fellowships and Grants
Religious Research Association—The Intersection of Research and Application
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center: Funding Opportunities in African Studies
McGill University (Canada) Internal Dissertation Fellowships
Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
For a brief description and more information on each of these grants, see the AAR’s page on Getting Funded.
Whether applying to graduate schools or for jobs, having one or more published article(s) published will reflect highly in application materials. The following are some of the journals that are considered “student friendly” and which accept submissions from religious studies students:
Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Axis Mundi
Epoche: The University of California Journal for the Study of Religion
Intermountain West
JAGNES: Journal of Associated Graduates in Near Eastern Studies
Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
Journal of Mormon History
Journal of Religion and Culture
Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
University of Colorado Religious Studies:
Religion Compass
SAGAR: South Asian Graduate Research Journal
Shift: Queen's Graduate Journal of Visual and Material Culture
The Student Journal of Canadian Jewish Studies
Religion Dispatches
For a brief description and more information on each of these journals, see the AAR’s page on Getting Published.
