The Spirituality in Higher Education project at UCLA is now soliciting proposals from investigators who would like to conduct original research using a new and unique national longitudinal data base on undergraduates.
Housed at UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) and supported by the John Templeton Foundation, this project has assembled a data base that focuses on students’ spiritual and religious development during the first three undergraduate years. This longitudinal database, which includes 14,527 students attending 136 institutions of all types, offers a unique opportunity to study a wide range of issues relating to students’ beliefs, values, and spiritual and religious life.
The purpose of this competition is to stimulate and encourage the study of students’ spiritual development in higher education by engaging qualified scholars in original research that utilizes these data. Stipends will be awarded to 10-15 recipients in the amount of $10,000 each. Recipients will be expected to produce an original research paper based on analyses of the data.
The deadline for receipt of proposals is March 1, 2009; notifications of awards will be made by April 15, 2009.
Read more about the UCLA project here. For more information about the Social Science Research Council’s recent project on the Religious Engagement of American Undergraduates, visit the SSRC Guide and Essay Forum on this topic.