The Board of the ESWTR and the Editorial Board of the ESiR are inviting applications for the inaugural ESWTR Young Scholars Research Award for outstanding research on women's and gender studies in the fields of theology and religion with the aim of promoting young scholars and members of our society.

Research Award: Award for a dissertation will be granted for the thesis, written in any language from the national sections of the society.

Reward: Publication in the ESiR Series by Peeters Publishers in English, including financial support for the translation (up to 2000€) or for open access publishing.

The thesis should critically investigate issues related to women and gender in Christian or other religious traditions and also contribute to recent research in an innovative way. The dissertation should have been completed no more than three years ago.

Please submit the thesis in the original language and include the following documents in either English, Spanish or German: an academic CV, an abstract of 5-10 pages, bibliography, and a cover letter highlighting the innovative contribution of the research. All the documents should be submitted in pdf format and must be sent to the secretary of ESWTR (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by 15 March 2027.

The prize will be awarded for the first time during the international conference in Ávila 18-21. August 2027. The award winner will also be invited to present the dissertation at this academic event.

Please direct any queries to the chair of the jury, president of the ESWTR Elżbieta Adamiak via email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). There is no legal claim to the award.