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Julia Riley
Co-pastor, Central United Methodist Church
The Rev. Julia Riley is a co-pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Galveston, Texas, and a provisional elder in the Texas Conference of the UMC. She studied communication at the University of Texas at Austin, and received her master of divinity degree from Duke Divinity School. Prior to serving Central UMC, she worked in campus ministry.
2024 Sabbatical Grant for Researchers
The Sabbatical Grant for Researchers (SGR) offers grants up to $40,000 to support academic sabbatical leave for projects about Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, religious trends and movements, Christian and other faith-based institutions and religion and social issues. Louisville Institute is especially interested in projects that demonstrate a desire to bridge the North American church and academy.
SGR is most often used to supplement an existing semester sabbatical with a second term or semester. Typical applicants are fully employed in accredited academic institutions and are eligible for a full year leave from teaching and administrative responsibilities. Grants awarded in the 2024 cycle will fund sabbaticals taking place during the 2024-2025 academic year or during the 2025 calendar year.
Applications are due November 1, 2023.
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