The Lilly Fellows Program seeks to strengthen the quality and shape the character of church-related institutions of higher learning in the twenty-first century. The Lilly Fellows Program consists of three distinct yet integrated initiatives.
Lilly Fellows Program
National Network
Established in 1991 the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities addresses issues of common interest to institutions in church-related higher education. Through their collaborative efforts, the Network's members explore the relationship of Christianity to the academic vocation, and strengthen the religious character of the institutions through a variety of activities and publications.
Postdoctoral Fellows Program
The Lilly Fellows Program offers residential two-year postdoctoral teaching fellowships at Valparaiso University for teacher-scholars who seek to renew and enrich their intellectual and spiritual lives while preparing for leadership roles in teaching and administration in church-related institutions of higher education.
Graduate Fellows Program
The Lilly Graduate Fellowship Program supports for three years of their graduate education, exceptionally well qualified students who have undergraduate degrees from LFP Network Schools and who are interested in becoming teacher-scholars at church-related colleges and universities in the United States.
Noteworthy News
November Lilly Network Update
The Current Lilly Network Update for November 2023 is now available. Click here.
Announcing the winner of the 2023 Lilly Network Book Award
The Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities is pleased to announce Willie James Jennings' After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging as its 2023 Book Award Winner. For more information and to see a complete list of finalists, click here.
Call for applications for the 2024-2026 Cohort of the Lilly Faculty Fellows Program
Applications for the 2024-2026 Cohort of the Lilly Faculty Fellows Program for mid-career faculty are due November 15. For more information and to apply, click here.
Lilly Network of Church- Related Colleges and Universities
If you are interested in learning more about membership in the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities, please contact us here.
New edition of Leading Lives that Matter released
In their second edition of Leading Lives That Matter, editors Mark Schwehn and Dorothy Bass compile a wide range of texts—from ancient and contemporary literature, social commentary, and philosophy—related to questions of vital interest for those who are trying to decide what to do with their lives and what kind of human beings they hope to become. Leading Lives that Matter has been an important text in many of our fellowship and grant programs, and it contains excellent resources. Click here for more information and an excerpt.
