Amount: $15,000. About: Action Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty Center for offers Novak Awards, an annual competition, with a top prize of $15,000, to recognize those scholars early in their academic career who demonstrate outstanding intellectual merit in advancing the understanding of theology’s connection to human dignity, the importance of the rule of law, limited government, religious liberty, and freedom in economic life. Applicants should have studied theology, religion, philosophy, history, law, politics, economics, or related fields; strong academic performance is essential; scholar applicants must have a demonstrated interest in the relationship between religion, economic liberty, and the free and virtuous society; important principles in this relationship include the recognition of human dignity, the importance of the rule of law, limited government, religious liberty, and freedom in economic life; scholar applicants must display the potential to contribute to the advancement of a free and virtuous society; the Novak award is open to all qualified persons irrespective of race, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, religious affiliation, or disability; scholars who have received a doctorate from an accredited domestic or international program in the previous five calendar years. current doctoral candidates in the process of completing their dissertations are also eligible; nominees must be studying theology, religion, economics, philosophy, business, or a related field; applicants must have a demonstrated interest in the themes of the acton institute and Novak award; nominees must also display the potential to contribute to the advancement of these ideas.
Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student
Eligible Majors: Computer Science
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: March 15. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.