AYME Research Grant Opportunities

The Missing Voices Project & Journal of Youth Ministry Grants

AYME and The Missing Voices Project (A Lilly funded grant initiative housed at Flagler College) are pleased to announce grants for research writing relating to youth ministry as space for racial reconciliation for a special issue of the Journal of Youth Ministry. We are hoping to encourage scholars who are working at the intersection of race and reconciliation, in particular looking at ways that youth ministry might foster friendship across racial difference in and through multicultural expressions of worship, fellowship, and discipleship. Articles that would extend the work of paper presentations at the AYME 2023 conference are particularly encouraged.

We hope to accept proposals for: 

  • Six (6) articles to run in a special issue of the Journal of Youth Ministry with awards of $1,000.  In addition to articles being published, authors will plan to participate in a podcast interview discussing their article and how their research might shape behavior in the context of youth ministry.
  • Up to six (6) book reviews of relevant texts to run in a special issue of the Journal of Youth Ministry with awards of $300.

Request for Proposal (RFP): Race and Reconciliation

Grant Timeline:

  • Deadline for proposal submission: November 30, 2023
  • Award notification: February 2024
  • All book review grant recipients are required to:
  • submit their book review by April 1, 2024.
  • adhering to the Journal of Youth Ministry
  • All article grant recipients are required to:
  • submit their first draft by April 1, 2024 to the peer-review process of the Journal of Youth Ministry.
  • participate in a one-hour Zoom call concerning possible practical implications of the article after submitting the draft.
  • participate in a Missing Voices Project podcast concerning their article and research implications.
  • Funds will be released at 50% on award of grant and 50% on completion of project.

Submit proposals by November 30, 2023 to Justin Forbes at: jforbes@flagler.edu