August 2022 Events and Opportunities

Below, find upcoming events and open calls for papers, grants, fellowships, and more. 

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Calls for Papers    

• The Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice, Vanderbilt Divinity School invites submissions for a forum that will run concurrently with the webinar series, “Reproductive & Economic Justice in a Post-Roe Landscape: Changing the Conversation in Christian Communities,” that will broadcast in the Fall of 2022. (Deadline: August 1, 2022)

• Annual Meeting of the Society for Christian Scholarship in Music: Individual papers, research posters, panels, and lecture recitals on any topic related to the study of music and Christianity are welcome. Submissions representing a variety of approaches and perspectives, including ethnomusicology, historical musicology, theory and analysis, philosophy, theology, liturgy, congregational music, as well as other methodologies are invited. (Deadline: October 1, 2022)

• Topical Issues of OPEN CULTURAL STUDIES, Vol. 2023 (Deadline: October 31, 2022)

• “Into Life:” Rethinking the Legacy of Franz Rosenzweig and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy (December 11, 2022)

Fellowships, Grants, and Further Scholarship    

• AAR Have a Cup of Coffee Mentoring Program - Held face-to-face during the Annual Meeting, this program connects members in need of mentoring with experienced professionals. Apply to be a mentor! (Deadline: October 7, 2022)

• AAR Individual Research Grants - Provide support for important aspects of research, such as fieldwork or travel to archives and libraries, for AAR members. (Deadline: October 13, 2022) 

• AAR Collaborative Research Grants - Intended to stimulate cooperative research among scholars who have a focus on a clearly identified research project and for interdisciplinary work with scholars outside the field of religion. (Deadline: October 13, 2022). 

• AAR Undergraduate Research Grant - The AAR is piloting a new grant program, the AAR Undergraduate Research Grant program, that is designed to allow AAR members to support an undergraduate student conducting research on religion. (Deadline: November 1, 2022)

Awards  

• The Katie Geneva Cannon Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes the importance of teaching and honors outstanding teaching in the field. (Deadline: August 1, 2022)

Events

• August 3, 2022 | 12 PM ET: How to Write a Resume for Nonacademic Job (Beyond the Professoriate Webinar) 
• August 5, 2022 | 12:00-1:15 PM ET: SCOTUS, Religious Freedom, and Discrimination (AAR Member Webinar) 
• August 17, 2022 | 12 PM ET: How to Write an Academic C.V. When Applying for Faculty Jobs (Beyond the Professoriate Webinar) 

Contents

• Calls for Papers
• Fellowships, Grants, and Further Scholarship
• Awards
• Events

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