{"id":1802,"date":"2021-03-08T17:17:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T17:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/awards\/lautenschlaeger-award\/invitation-for-applications\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:21:00","slug":"invitation-for-applications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/awards\/lautenschlaeger-award\/invitation-for-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation for Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-margin-top:-60px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#194273;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The <i>Forschungszentrum Internationale und Interdisziplinaere Theologie<\/i> (FIIT) at the <i>University of Heidelberg <\/i>(<i>Research Center for International and Interdisciplinary Theology<\/i>), Germany<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">invites applications for<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE MANFRED LAUTENSCHL\u00c4GER<br>\nAWARD FOR THEOLOGICAL PROMISE 2027<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">on the&nbsp;topic<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GOD AND SPIRITUALITY<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(broadly understood)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-image:url('https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lautenschlaeger2.jpg');--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 3px 10px 0px ;;--awb-border-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-top:15px;--awb-border-right:15px;--awb-border-bottom:15px;--awb-border-left:15px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-empty-column-bg-image fusion-column-has-bg-image\" data-bg-url=\"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lautenschlaeger2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusion-empty-dims-img-placeholder\" aria-label=\"lautenschlaeger2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%271200%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%201200%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%271200%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise 2027<\/strong>&nbsp;will be given to ten scholars. The celebration of the Awards will take place at the University of Heidelberg in May 2027. The winners will receive a prize of \u20ac 3,000&nbsp;each.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The application deadline for the 2027 Award is June 15,&nbsp;2026.<br>\n<\/strong>Applications for the 2026 award will be considered in&nbsp;2027.<strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications have to be based on the accepted<strong>&nbsp;doctoral dissertation<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>first book<\/strong>&nbsp;after the dissertation and can come from all religious traditions and from all academic fields.<\/p>\n<p>The Award intends to rupport early career scholars. Applications have traditionally been restricted to about 35 years of age. It is not possible to apply for a second time after an unsuccessful attempt.<\/p>\n<h3>For your application, please send&nbsp;in:<\/h3>\n<p>The dissertation or first book published after the dissertation (in the original language);<\/p>\n<p>and&nbsp;the following items (all in English):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the fully completed Application Form (<a href=\"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Award-application-form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>);<\/li>\n<li>a short statement describing how the dissertation or book addresses or fits the topic \u201dGod and Spirituality\u201c (broadly understood)<\/li>\n<li>a fifteen to twenty-page summary of the work in English (please insert page numbers);<\/li>\n<li>a table of contents of the publication (in English);<\/li>\n<li>two detailed recommendations in English by tenured professors based on the accepted doctoral dissertation or the published first post-doctoral work. They should be written on official letterhead from the university\/college and signed by the professor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Only complete applications can be considered.<\/span>&nbsp;Please send all documents (electronic copies) to the following address:<\/p>\n<p><em>fiit.sekretariat@ts.uni-heidelberg.de<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"en-US\">Evaluation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">An international, interdisciplinary and multi-religious board of distinguished scholars evaluates and ranks the applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For further information, please contact&nbsp;<em>fiit.sekretariat[at]ts.uni-heidelberg.de<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1661,"parent":1789,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1802","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1802"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2482,"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1802\/revisions\/2482"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}