Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

This one-year grant is given annually to support a graduate student whose research engages issues at the intersection of faith and giving. It is intended to support the final year of dissertation writing for a doctoral candidate at a U.S. graduate school. The fellowship is designed for research on the expansive relationship between faith and giving. Faith may include Western and Eastern religions, spirituality or spiritual practices, emerging belief systems, and beyond. Giving includes philanthropy, volunteering, prosocial behaviors, informal giving such as mutual aid, and more. The fellowship provides financial support to allow doctoral candidates to conduct field research and complete a stronger dissertation.