February 3, 2025
Christian Brothers Conference (CBC) is accepting applications now through April 4, 2025, for Lasallian Research Grants. This year’s grants will be awarded to scholars researching projects related to Lasallian spirituality, Lasallian pedagogy, and diversity in the Lasallian mission.
Established by the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) in 2024, the annual grants are administered by CBC and were created to support exceptional research in areas of interest to the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools, Lasallian Brothers and Partners, and Lasallian ministries.
“There are so many areas to be explored and stories to be told, and supporting or promoting research opportunities will encourage researchers, primarily in our Lasallian colleges and universities, to delve deeper into our history, pedagogy, and impact,” said Tom Southard, executive director of CBC. “Supporting a young researcher, a doctoral student or an early-career faculty member in studying areas important to the Lasallian family will hopefully give them a lifelong interest in this work.”
A grants committee will review applications. Committee members include Brother William Mann, FSC, president emeritus, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; Dr. Kurt Schackmuth, vice president for student life and chief mission officer, Lewis University; Amy Surak, director of archives and special collections, Manhattan University; and Brother George Van Grieken, FSC, Lasallian Research Coordinator, RELAN.
Grant awardees will be notified of acceptance by April 30, 2025. Awards will be up to $3,000. Learn more and apply.
Read profiles of the 2024 grant recipients below:
Dr. Andrea Bautista-León, professor of business/social sciences at the Universidad La Salle-México
Brother Edward Hofmann, FSC, independent researcher
Mary Volmer, mission fellow for athletics at Saint Mary’s College of California
Dr. Mary Catherine Fox, AFSC, professor emerita at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Brother Rory Higgins, FSC, independent researcher
Dr. Alice Gravelle Vieira, professor of international relations at Unilasalle Rio de Janeiro
