RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES
General Guidance
Beyond the Professoriate: Careers in Religious Studies Outside Academia
American Academy of Religion Website: The Largest Professional Network of Scholars in Religion
https://www.aarweb.org/AARMBR/
AAR Jobs Data on Religious Studies Majors
https://www.aarweb.org/AARMBR/Publications-and-News-/Data-and-Studies-/Teagle-Study.aspx
Harvard Divinity School Guide for Prospective Students
HDS Guide for Prospective Students
Top 20 Programs in the World for Religion, Theology, and Divinity (According to QS Rankings)
1 University of Notre Dame, USA
2 Harvard University, USA
3 University of Oxford, UK
4 Duke University, USA
5 Durham University, UK
6 KU Leuven, Belgium
7 Boston College, USA
8 Yale University, USA
9 University of Cambridge, UK
10 Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
11 University of Toronto, Canada
12 University of Chicago, USA
13 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
14 Emory University, USA
15 Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany
16 Princeton University, USA
17 The University of Edinburgh, UK
18 University of California-Berkeley, USA
19 University of St. Andrews, UKA
20 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany (tie)
20 Stanford University, USA (tie)
Internships and Opportunities in Religious Studies
Barry Scholarship
CMC Students can be nominated for the Barry Scholarship. If accepted, Barry Scholars will receive a scholarship that covers at least 2 years of graduate study at Oxford University.
https://www.barryscholarship.org/
The Leadership Alliance
The Leadership Alliance develops: “underrepresented students into outstanding leaders and role models in academia, business, and the public sector.” The Leadership Alliance offers mentorship and partnership programs, especially for students considering attending graduate school, by pairing them with outstanding scholars from member institutions (e.g., Brown University, University of Chicago, etc.).
https://theleadershipalliance.org/
Blakemore Foundation for the Study of East and Southeast Asian Languages
http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/
Beth Mardutho Institute for Syriac Studies
The Beth Mardutho institute “seeks to promote the study and preservation of the Syriac heritage and language, and to facilitate opportunities for people to pursue the study of this ancient legacy globally.” Several fellowships in manuscript digitization and digital humanities are available, as well as courses in Syriac, Christian Arabic, and Syro-Arabic Garshuni.
Leiden University Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
Leiden University (Netherlands) offers an array of affordable ancient language courses during the summer months, including: Chinese, Germanic, Indo-European, Indian, Iranian, and Semitic languages.
American Institute of Indian Studies Language Programs and Fellowships