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New Directions in the Study of Prayer

New Directions in the Study of Prayer (NDSP) aims to generate innovative research on practices of prayer and to foster the development of an interdisciplinary network of scholars engaged in the study of prayer. Supported with funding from the John Templeton Foundation, and developed in conjunction with the SSRC's program on Religion and the Public Sphere, the project is led by a multi-disciplinary SSRC advisory committee.

 

Launched in September 2011, NDSP invited proposals from scholars in all disciplines for studies that will enhance knowledge of the social, cultural, psychological, and cognitive dimensions of prayer, and of its origins, variations, and correlations in human life. Later this year, approximately twenty to twenty-five research grants, ranging from $50,000 to $200,000 each, and a small number of journalism grants, of up to $50,000 each, will be awarded. Over the coming years, grantees will participate in a series of interdisciplinary workshops, conferences, and online initiatives organized in conjunction with the project. The SSRC has issued detailed requests for proposals from both researchers and journalists.

 

The deadline for submission of full proposals was May 15, 2012 and NDSP is no longer accepting applications.

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen
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