Academic Grants

Are you engaged in or planning postgraduate study of some form into the area of Faith & Thought?  Perhaps you’re planning a sabbatical, or enrolled on a course already.   Maybe you work for an academic institution and would like to pursue your own study or research area?  We are making available two grants per year of £1000 each to support such work.   Maybe you know someone else who would benefit from this?   At the 2018 AGM it was agreed that:
  1. Faith & Thought (The Victoria Institute) invites applications for up to two academic grants per year of £1000 each.
  2. Applicants should be undertaking post-graduate study of some form which addresses the interface between contemporary thought and the Christian Faith.
  3. Applicants are required to submit a brief proposal of up to 1000 words outlining the proposed study regarding aims, questions, methodology and impact of the potential insights gained from this work.  This should include details of how the grant might assist the applicant in undertaking this work.
  4. Applications will be considered by Faith & Thought Council based on the following criteria:
    1. the relevance of the proposed study to Faith & Thought’s overall objectives
    2. the clarity and coherence of the applicant’s proposal
    3. the impact the study will have on Faith & Thought’s mission and the wider field of knowledge in this area
  5. Before awarding the grant, successful applicants will need to have a named supervisor in place willing to give a reference for the applicant (though the supervisor need not necessarily be from an academic institution, for example those undertaking sabbatical studies may identify a senior minister, or other person willing to affirm the application).
  6. Successful applicants should make available an article based on their research / studies to be published by Faith & Thought.

The Application Form can be downloaded HERE:

​Please send completed applications to the Faith & Thought Administrator, Dr Alan Kerry via email to admin@faithandthought.org  or by post to 3 Dukes Place, 19 Watford Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3DP.

Essay Submissions

Maybe you aren't engaged in formal study but would like to write an essay for the journal?   We would love to hear from you and in particular we invite short essays on the theme:
'Why I believe'
We are particularly interested to hear stories of people who work (or have worked) in science, education, healthcare, industry or other fields where it is sometimes supposed that christian faith may be in conflict with some aspect of the day-job!