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Herman A. Wornom Award (Wornom Innovation Grant) is sponsored by Religious Education Association (REA). The Wornom Innovation Grant is an award for innovative religious education projects and initiatives that further knowledge and deepen the practice of religious education, or that expand the field of religious education to a new area.
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The Harper/Wornom Committee will use the following criteria to annually select up to three winning projects or initiatives(in addition to the general criteria for all conference proposals): * The proposal suggests specific innovative, practical responses in religious education and clearly engages the topic of the conference. * The applicant is a current student, an “emerging scholar,” or an active religious education practitioner.
* The applicant has not yet published in the _Religious Education_ journal. * On the proposal submission page, there will be a link to this guideline page explaining the process and criteria for this award. Once the applicant has read through this information they will go back to the proposal submission page and be able to check a box indicating that they wish to be considered for a Wornom Innovation Award.
After applicants are accepted for their Research Interest Group or Collaborate session (workshop), their applications would be forwarded to the Harper/Wornom Committee to contact. * There will be up to three (3) Wornom Innovation Award Recipients. Each recipient will receive $500, a one year- free membership to REA, and mentoring to help awardees develop their work into a peer-reviewed paper or another initiative.
* The $500 awards will be distributed following the conference after awardees complete the following requirements: * Email confirmation to the Harper Wornom committee that they wish to be considered for the award * Completion of a completed paper/outline/description (depending on whether or not they proposed an RIG or a Collaborative session) by the general deadline.
* During the annual conference, finalists meet with Harper/Wornom Committee representatives to plan a combined, collaborative workshop that will take place during the REA Fall Gathering. * Participating in their RIG or Collaboration group, followed by the collaborative Fall Gathering workshop with the other finalists. 2024: Dr. Beth Nolen (Brisbane Catholic Education), Paul H.
Van Straten (Memorial University of Newfoundland), 2019: Dr. Elliott Ginsberg 2018: Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Schein 2017: Dr. Lakisha Lockhart and Callid Keefe-Perry (More details of their projects are available on the past recipients page.)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations and individuals proposing innovative religious education projects and initiatives. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $3,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Herman A. Wornom Award (Wornom Innovation Grant) is funded by Religious Education Association (REA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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