Call for 2025 – 2026 Fellows
Selected fellows participate in bimonthly colloquium sessions to workshop research papers. This year-long conversation brings together an interdisciplinary community of scholars of religion and world affairs. Past fellows have come from anthropology, political science, religion, sociology, theology, and Boston area institutions including Boston College, Northeastern, and Harvard. Those selected as presenting fellows will be asked to prepare a working paper of 8,000-10,000 words that will be scheduled for discussion next year. There will be no presentations. CURA workshops are dedicated to focused, in depth feedback and discussion of the working paper.
Fellows will be expected to attend all sessions in-person,read papers in advance, and provide feedback for other participants.
Applicants must reside in the Boston area for the 2025/2026 academic year.
📅 Application Deadline
All applications are due by May 31st, 2025.
🕛 Colloquium Schedule
Sessions are held Fridays, 12:00–1:30pm throughout the academic year.
Two Categories of the Fellowship Program
Presenting Fellows
Receive a $1,000 award for successful presentation and yearlong participation in the colloquium.
Non-Presenting Fellows
Receive a $500 award for yearlong participation in the colloquium without presenting.
Registration Form
Should you have any questions,
please contact us at cura@bu.edu
or call us at 617-353-5241.
Founded in 1985, CURA was the first interdisciplinary research center in the United States focused on religion and world affairs and has long served as an important hub for scholars from BU and beyond
