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With apologies for any duplicate notices you may receive… Please note that this call has been extended to 10 February with specific emphasis on experimental methods. For more information, please visit: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/new-directions-in-the-study-of-prayer/ - Kevin Kevin L. Ladd Associate Professor of Psychology Indiana University South Bend [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.iusb.edu/~psyrel<http://www.iusb.edu/~psyrel> *** New Directions in the Study of Prayer New Directions in the Study of Prayer (NDSP) aims to generate innovative research<http://www.ssrc.org/programs/pages/new-directions-in-the-study-of-prayer/research-themes/> on practices of prayer and to foster the development of an interdisciplinary network of scholars engaged in the study of prayer. Supported with funding from the John Templeton Foundation, and developed in conjunction with the SSRC's program on Religion and the Public Sphere<http://www.ssrc.org/programs/religion-and-the-public-sphere>, the project is led by a multi-disciplinary SSRC advisory committee<http://www.ssrc.org/committees/622823EE-7301-E111-9A56-001CC477EC84/>. Launched in September 2011, NDSP has invited proposals from scholars in all disciplines for studies that will enhance knowledge of the social, cultural, psychological, and cognitive dimensions of prayer, and of its origins, variations, and correlations in human life. Later this year, approximately twenty to twenty-five research grants, ranging from $50,000 to $200,000, will be awarded. Both individual and collaborative projects will be considered, and a small number of journalism grants, of up to $50,000 each, will also be awarded. All grantees will be asked to participate in a series of interdisciplinary workshops, conferences, and online initiatives organized in conjunction with the project. The SSRC has issued detailed requests for proposals from both researchers<http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/uploads/docs/rfp-research.pdf> and journalists<http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/uploads/docs/rfp-journalism.pdf>. The original deadline for Letters of Intent was December 1, 2011, and NDSP is no longer accepting applications in three of four of the program's designated research areas<http://www.ssrc.org/programs/pages/new-directions-in-the-study-of-prayer/research-themes>. Because the SSRC received a relatively limited number of initial Letters of Intent in the Cognitive and Psychological Perspectives research area, the advisory committee has re-opened the call for Letters of Intent in this (and only this) research area. New Letters of Intent focusing on NDSP's Cognitive and Psychological Perspectives research theme will be accepted until Friday, February 10, 2012, at 5PM Eastern time. The advisory committee is particularly interested in approaches that use experimental methods to explore issues central to the study of prayer. Such methods might emerge from any subfield of cognitive science or neuroscience, including, but not limited to, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, cultural psychology, social psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. Potential applicants are encouraged to consult the NDSP Research Initiative RFP for more details. Current applicants will be notified of their status in mid-January 2012, while applicants to the Cognitive and Psychological Perspectives research area (including all new applicants) will be notified in mid-February 2012. All selected finalists will be invited to submit full proposals, and will be required to attend a symposium in New York City, to be held March 30-31, 2012. Program Director Jonathan VanAntwerpen<http://www.ssrc.org/staff/vanantwerpen-jonathan-d> Contact * Taline Cox<http://www.ssrc.org/staff/cox-taline>