Center for Religion & Civic Culture

Current Funding Opportunities

The Center for Religion and Civic Culture supports scholarship at USC by providing research awards for USC faculty and doctoral candidates, sponsoring working groups, and hosting a CRCC Seminar.

CRCC Annual Faculty Research Awards

CRCC will provide up to five grants of up to $5,000 to support faculty research related to religion. To be considered for an award, candidates must meet be USC faculty members of any rank, regular participants in CRCC annual seminars, and/or participants in the 2009-2010 Working Group on Material Culture. For more information, visit the Annual Faculty Research Award page.

CRCC Annual Advanced Doctoral Research Award

CRCC will provide one award of up to $5,000 to a doctoral candidate to advance the study of religion. Candidates must be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at USC and must have passed qualifying exams and advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. by January 1, 2010. For more information, visit the Advanced Doctoral Research Award page.

CRCC Seminar Awards for Graduate Students

Graduate students who participate in the annual CRCC seminar are eligible to apply for receive funding to present their revised seminar papers at a professional conference. Learn more.