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Monthly Grant Report – October 2019
Recently Approved Grants Human Sciences Project Title Grantee(s) Project Leader(s) Grant Amount Religion as a Source of Social and Moral Development: Evidence from the Pentecostal Revolution in Africa London School of Economics and Political Science Nathan Nunn, Jonathan Weigel $233,984 Religion and Social Change over Two Centuries: Mapping the Activities of the Catholic Church from Documents in the Vatican Secret Archive Baylor University Juan Carlos Esparza Ochoa, Robert Woodberry $231,955 What shall we call God? An investigation of the role of metaphor in religious cognition. University of Houston Adam Fetterman, Brian Meier $135,705 The Scientific Study of Religious Cognition in…
Upcoming OFI Deadline August 16, 2019
Please note: The information in this article reflects our strategic priorities at the time of writing and may change over time. To confirm our current funding interests, please view our Funding Areas. The deadline for submitting Online Funding Inquiries (OFIs) is coming up on August 16, 2019. This follows the most recent round of funding, which saw the approval of $85 million in projects in June 2019. If you are interested in applying for funding from the John Templeton Foundation, please be sure to review our Funding Areas and Strategic Priorities. You may also visit our Grant Database to…
Strategic Priority Q&A: Health, Religion, & Spirituality
Please note: The information in this article reflects our strategic priorities at the time of writing and may change over time. To confirm our current funding interests, please view our Funding Areas. This conversation is the fourth in a series of conversations about the Strategic Priorities that the John Templeton Foundation will be funding over the next five years. This interview with Kimon Sargeant, Vice President, Programs, was conducted and edited by Christina Van Riper, Executive Associate, Programs. To get started, why don’t you share a little about your story – what brought you to the Foundation? What made…
Strategic Priority Q&A: Cultural Evolution
Please note: The information in this article reflects our strategic priorities at the time of writing and may change over time. To confirm our current funding interests, please view our Funding Areas. This conversation is the fifth in a series of conversations about the Strategic Priorities that the John Templeton Foundation will be funding over the next five years. This interview with Paul Wason, Vice President, Life Sciences & Genetics, was conducted and edited by Caitlyn Frazier, Communications Intern. To get started, why don’t you share a little about your story. What brought you to the Foundation?…
Strategic Priority Q&A: Programs in Latin America
Please note: The information in this article reflects our strategic priorities at the time of writing and may change over time. To confirm our current funding interests, please view our Funding Areas. This conversation is the second in a series of conversations about the Strategic Priorities that the John Templeton Foundation will be funding over the next five years. This interview with Alexander Arnold, senior program officer in Philosophy & Theology, was conducted and edited by Alyssa Settefrati, Communications Specialist. What are the ideas and goals behind Programs in Latin America? It helps to understand what the general idea…
Foundation Approves Over $105 Million in New Programs
Please note: The information in this article reflects our strategic priorities at the time of writing and may change over time. To confirm our current funding interests, please view our Funding Areas. In June and July 2021, the Board of Trustees of the John Templeton Foundation approved 91 funding requests with an approximate total value of $105 million to support new programs. Learn more about recent projects we have funded that are now active. These include: Investigating how the arrow of time emerges from the building blocks of reality How and when children learn how to forgive Exploring the…
Careers at the John Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation seeks exceptional candidates for job openings in programs, operations, and outreach roles as it expands its grantmaking and begins a new era of outreach and influence. With its Strategic Priorities for 2019-2023 underway, the Foundation strives to make significant advances in research, engage more directly with a number of key audiences, and fund projects that investigate and encourage the practice of intellectual humility. Established in 1987, the John Templeton Foundation serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to the deepest and most perplexing questions facing humankind. Dedicated to the ideals of intellectual humility, open-mindedness, and curiosity, the…
President and Chief Executive Officer
Reporting directly to the Board of Trustees, the President and CEO is tasked with executing the Foundation's mission and providing strategic leadership. Collaborating closely with the Board, the President sets the organization's strategic direction and oversees the implementation of its strategy across grantmaking, operations, and public engagement initiatives.
Director, Life Sciences
The Director, Life Sciences is responsible for creating and maintaining strategic grant programs that advance basic and applied scientific understandings of how living systems originate, propagate, and evolve.
Program Officer, Mathematical & Physical Sciences
The Program Officer for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) is responsible for implementing the strategic and operational objectives of the Foundation’s investments in the Mathematical & Physical Sciences.
