Awards & Grants

• 2006   Godin Prize (Quinquennial Prize for the scientific psychology of religion), International Association for the Psychology of Religion
• 2005   Margaret Gorman Early Career Award, American Psychological Association (APA) - Division 36
• 2002   Fellow of the Académie internationale des sciences religieuses
• 1999   ISHS Award, Irvine Multicultural Scholarship (USA)
• 1994   Ranked first in a class of 150 graduates in psychology, 1994, UCL
• 1984   Ranked first in a class of 500 students admitted in theology after national exams, IKY Award (GR)

Grants

• 2010-2014   Grant for a doctoral position from the National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS, B): "Religion, prejudice, and dogmatism in Eastern, non-monotheistic cultural contexts"
• 2008-2013   (co-promoters: L.-L. Christians, I. Roskam, F. Brion) ARC (Research Concerted Action) project from the Université catholique de Louvain (Research Council) and the Communauté française de Belgique: "Religious fundamentalism, dogmatism, and radicalisms: internal dynamics and social regulation"
• 2009-2010   Grant for a postdoctoral position from the Research Council of the University of Louvain (FSR): "Religion's role in acculturation among (ex)immigrants"
• 2008-2012   (co-promoter: A. Wénin) Grant for a doctoral position from the National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS, B): "The impact of positive emotions on religion and spirituality: a psychological and biblical study"
• 2006-2009   Grant from Metanexus Institute (USA), Local Societies Initiative: "Religion, values, and morality in secularized and multicultural societies"
• 2006-2007   Grant for a postdoctoral position from the Research Council of the University of Louvain (FSR): "Religion's role in acculturation among Muslim immigrants"
• 2005-2007   (co-promoter: J. Scheuer) Grant from the Fund for Collective Fundamental Research (FRFC, B): "The new conversions : a challenge for the theories of functionalism and religious socialization"
• 2004-2006   Grant from the Research Council of the University of Louvain (FSR): "Religion and prosocial behavior: from aggression to altruistic sacrifice: 2"
• 2003-2005   (co-promoter: L.-L. Christians) Grant from the Federal Belgian Science Policy (B), Program "Social Cohesion": "Cults in a pluralist system: devices for a policy of precaution"
• 2002-2004   Grant from the Research Council of the University of Louvain (FSR): "Religion and prosocial behavior: from aggression to altruistic sacrifice: 1"
• 1999   Cathol. Comm. for Cultural Collaboration (I, B), Grant for the English translation (Saroglou, 2001) of a book published originally in French (Saroglou 1997)

Fellowships and mission grants

• 01-03.2009  National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS, Belgium), Mission grant, Arizona State University
• 03-06.2009  Wallonie-Bruxelles International, Fellowhsip of excellence, Arizona State University
• 01-07.2000  Fulbright Grant-in-aid (USA, B)
• 1995-1999   National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS, B), Doctoral Fellowship
• 1992-1994   Fund Alex. ONASSIS (GR), Post-graduate Fellowship
• 1989-1995   Cathol. Comm. for Cultural Collaboration (I, B), Post-graduate fellowship
• 1984-1988   State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) (GR)