Baylor University returns $643,000 grant for LGBTQ+ church inclusion research

In July 2025, Baylor University said its School of Social Work would return a roughly $643,000 grant from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation. The project was intended to research inclusion and belonging in congregational settings, with a focus on LGBTQIA+ people.

The university said the school’s dean and principal investigator had offered to rescind acceptance of the funding, a decision supported by Baylor’s president and provost. The decision followed public criticism of the project and generated further debate about academic research, church inclusion and Baylor’s religious identity.

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