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    The Multifaith Scholars program is a two-year program that provides scholarships for juniors and seniors to develop as multi-faith leaders. It aims to give students experiential learning opportunities and mentorship. By the end of the program, students will gain skills and experience to work in multi-faith roles, such as on university campuses or with non-profits. Students apply in their second year and propose a two-year research project. If selected, they receive $5,000 per year to fund their project work. The program looks for applicants that can demonstrate a commitment to interfaith issues through their proposed research and recommendations.

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    The Multifaith Scholars program is a two-year program that provides scholarships for juniors and seniors to develop as multi-faith leaders. It aims to give students experiential learning opportunities and mentorship. By the end of the program, students will gain skills and experience to work in multi-faith roles, such as on university campuses or with non-profits. Students apply in their second year and propose a two-year research project. If selected, they receive $5,000 per year to fund their project work. The program looks for applicants that can demonstrate a commitment to interfaith issues through their proposed research and recommendations.

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    The Multifaith Scholars program is a two-year program that provides scholarships for juniors and seniors to develop as multi-faith leaders. It aims to give students experiential learning opportunities and mentorship. By the end of the program, students will gain skills and experience to work in multi-faith roles, such as on university campuses or with non-profits. Students apply in their second year and propose a two-year research project. If selected, they receive $5,000 per year to fund their project work. The program looks for applicants that can demonstrate a commitment to interfaith issues through their proposed research and recommendations.

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    MULTIFAITH SCHOLARS PROGRAM

    The Multifaith Scholars program is a two-year, closely mentored, experientially rich, and intellectually rigorous educational
    opportunity for juniors and seniors who show great potential as intellectually curious and socially engaged multi-faith lead-
    ers. Scholarships fund students committed to their own ongoing development and the enhancement of their local and global
    communities. By the end of the program, students will have a uniquely strong foundation to enter multi-faith work of many
    kinds, through university campus positions, through positions within the expanding network of interfaith organizations in
    urban centers across the U.S., through coordinating outreach for communities of faith and non-profits, in a growing number
    of governmental and non-governmental positions across the globe fostering relationships across religions and cultures, etc.
    They will be prepared to enter this work not only with clarity and awareness of their own strengths and promise but also with
    the skills and creativity that will help them proactively pursue leadership and innovation in multi-faith work gained through
    first-hand experiences, mentoring, and advising.

    Students will apply to be Scholars in the spring of their second year at Elon, securing a mentor who will work with them one-
    on-one to develop their application, which will include identifying and developing a two-year research project. Five students
    will be chosen each year and will be granted $5,000 per year for a total of $10,000 for their projects.

    Eligibility Requirements
    Successful applicants will propose research on interreligious topics that have an applied dimension, engage with
    local communities, or speak in historical or theoretical terms about the nature and character of interreligious en-
    counter. Proposed projects might assess the viability of an ongoing initiative, explore possibilities for new initia-
    tives, develop training or education materials, or otherwise pursue the accumulation of new knowledge about past
    or contemporary engagement.
    Applicants shall be in their second year at Elon.
    Applicants shall demonstrate a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above at the time of the application deadline.
    Applicants shall submit two letters of recommendation: one from an Elon faculty member with rank in an ac-
    ademic department who is committed to serve as the applicants mentor for the applicants Multifaith Scholars
    project, and one from an Elon faculty or staff member or other figure who can describe and assess the appli-
    cants interest in and/or previous work on multifaith issues.

    Appilcation due by 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

    The Elon Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society
    Brian K. Pennington, Director and Professor of Religion Studies
    2960 Campus Box Elon, N.C. 27244
    (336) 278-5988
    [email protected]

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