John Templeton Foundation: Breaking New Ground in Science and Religion - Pre-application

Short on-line pre-application is requested. With this initiative, the Templeton Foundation is seeking research and writing projects that will break new ground and push the science and religion dialogue in fresh directions. We encourage proposals for projects that move beyond the current dialogue along one or more of the dimensions noted above. The following are just a few representative “Big Questions” that could serve as appropriate foci of projects proposed under this funding priority:
1. What does the long-running science and religion dialogue, thus far mostly in Christian contexts, have to offer other religious or cultural contexts – and vice versa?
2. What are some fruitful science and religion ideas coming out of branches of science not often engaged in this work – chemistry, geology, anthropology, complex systems, computer science, and genetics for example?
3. Similarly, are there religious or theological ideas that can benefit big questions research in the sciences – research on origins questions or the study of humans, virtues, the mind, or health?
4. To complement methodological investigations, are there resources in cognitive science, sociology or the study of culture that help us better understand the science and religion dynamic?
In addition to research and writing projects, we are seeking proposals for innovative and cost-effective plans for disseminating relevant science and religion research to audiences beyond the community of scholars working in science and religion — e.g., to the general public, journalists, religious leaders, college students, high school students, scholars in fields that do not usually engage in science and religion dialogue (perhaps via publications in these fields’ journals), and and more besides. Funding: up to $200K and up to 3 years, although it is expected that many of the winning proposals will be 1-2-year projects in the $50K - $100K range.
http://www.templeton.org/what-we-fund/funding-priorities/breaking-new-ground-in-science-and-religion