The Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life is accepting applications for their annual Claremont Publication Prize for the Study of Religion. They encourage early career scholars who are preparing their first manuscript for publication to apply.

IRCPL Claremont Publication Prize: Call for Submissions

The Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life at Columbia University is seeking submissions to its annual Claremont Publication Prize for the Study of Religion. The publication prize is awarded to the best first book manuscript by early career scholars working in any discipline of the humanities or social sciences. Manuscripts should be completed but should not have been submitted for publication anywhere other than to the Claremont Publication Prize. Submissions can be on any aspect of the study of religion, including the study of secularism. Prize-winners will be invited to participate in a book workshop with members of the IRCPL faculty board, and the book, when finalized, will appear in IRCPL’s series, “Religion, Culture and Public Life,” published by Columbia University Press.

Learn more about eligibility, the application process, and past winners here: https://www.ircpl.columbia.edu/claremont-prize

Deadline: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 by 11:59pm Eastern Time.