The purpose of this program is to fund organizations to provide a pre-apprenticeship program model that encompasses education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and post-program placement opportunities to at-risk youth.

We are seeking accomplished researchers with a history of working with arts organizations, and in particular BIPOC arts organizations. Researchers should have a strong record of publications and of supporting practice in the field of arts organizations.

The Dissertation Fellowship (DF) programs offers up to ten $25,000 grants to support the final year of Ph.D. or Th.D. dissertation writing. Preference given to students engaged in research pertaining to North American Christianity, especially projects related to Institute mission priorities.

We are interested in funding studies that aim to understand and disrupt the reproduction and deepening of educational inequality in education, and which seek to remake and imagine anew forms of equitable education. 

Two types of projects will be considered: (1) Research and Development projects, and (2) Scaling and Adaptation projects. Research and Development projects will generate new knowledge and/or develop innovations to enhance faculty mentorship in engineering. Scaling and Adaptation projects will extend the reach and impact of the Mentorship 360 initiative through various means.