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John Stott Endowment Initiatives

group of Wheaton faculty and staff with members and participants of Memoria Indigena workshops

Since 2013, the John Stott Endowment has enabled the Human Needs and Global Resources Program to broaden its impact on and off campus by supporting new Stott initiatives. All Wheaton College faculty are welcome to become involved with these programs that encourage faculty development and support Program partner relationships. These include Grants: funding faculty research and creative projects worldwide on central Program themes; Leave: supporting extended faculty engagement with critical human needs in the Majority World; Fellows: developing collaborative scholar-practitioner initiatives that connect faculty cohorts and Program partners; and Scholars: inviting international leaders for significant, sustained interactions with the campus and surrounding community. The Stott Endowment also provides significant student scholarships.

Stott Faculty Research Grants

The John Stott Faculty Research Grants in Human Needs and Global Resources exist to support faculty research and creative projects on core themes of poverty/wealth, injustice, violence/peace, human dignity, environmental impacts of human activities, and flourishing of the earth and its inhabitants. This program prioritizes projects conducted on these themes in Asia, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, and the Middle East; however, compelling proposals that address the core themes in other regions, or about circumstances in the focus regions that do not involve travel, are also permitted.

Application Information

Find eligibility and application information here.

Stott Faculty Study/Research Leave

The John Stott Faculty Study/Research Leave initiative impacts the Wheaton campus long-term by investing deeply in faculty development through a significant international engagement with core themes and the partnership-based approach of the Human Needs and Global Resources Program. Pre-tenured and tenured teaching faculty are eligible to apply for a semester’s leave.

Application Information

Learn more about the funding and access the application on the Stott Faculty Study/Research Leave page. Applicants can also apply separately for project funding as described in the “Coverage” section; recipients of the Stott Faculty Study/Research Leave funding are prioritized to receive up to $6000 from the John Stott Faculty Grants in Human Needs and Global Resources (see above).

Applications are due by the College's sabbatical deadline, usually in early October.

Stott Fellows

The Stott Fellows program consists of a small group of Wheaton faculty who will learn alongside scholars and practitioners from the Human Needs and Global Resources Program’s partner organizations. Each Fellows cohort focuses on learning together about the critical work that Program partner organizations pursue, through an initial meeting and subsequently over the course of 18 months of intermittent, ongoing engagement. Stott Fellows will have the opportunity to develop resources in response to partner organization needs and strategic commitments; such resources may include curriculum, workbooks, articles, artistic exhibitions, multimedia projects and training workshops, among others.

Stott Fellow Reflections

Read more here.

All faculty from any discipline with tenure-track and continuing (Lecturer and Library faculty) appointments anticipated for the following two academic years are eligible to apply to the Stott Fellows Program. Applicants should have completed one year at Wheaton College. Each Wheaton faculty cohort will be formed late fall/early Spring semester in the academic year prior to summer travel. HNGR Program staff/faculty will administer program logistics, communications, and travel arrangements in coordination with hosting partner organizations.

The hosting partner(s) and faculty participants will together determine the nature and cadence of ongoing involvement over the extent of each project. While specific expertise in the Fellows theme is not required or expected, this initiative requires a commitment to sustained engagement and flexibility regarding outcomes, which will be co-developed with host partners. Fellows will also receive a stipend upon completion of the written reflection (or other project outputs) and participation in a campus event to share their learning with the campus community.

Application Information

More information and application

Stott International Visiting Scholar, Artist, or Practitioner

Note: This program is not currently accepting nominations until further notice.

The John Stott Visiting International Scholar/Artist/Practitioner in Human Needs & Global Resources provides an opportunity for individuals directly involved in addressing the wide array of human needs to spend approximately 1-4 months during the academic year (August-May) at Wheaton College, for the purpose of interacting with the campus community in both formal and informal ways over the course of her or his stay. Departments are invited to nominate scholars, artists, and practitioners from any discipline.

Application Information (Not currently accepting applications.)

Information for Wheaton College departments is available here: Department Information for International Visiting Scholar .

The nomination form is available here: Stott International Visting Scholar Nomination Form.

Student Scholarships

For students participating in the Human Needs and Global Resources program, there are generous scholarships available to make the six-month internship financially feasible.

To learn more about these scholarships, navigate to the Program Tuition and Funding page.