Possible Sources for Outside Scholarships and Grants
1. W.B. Small Trust www.wbsmalltrust.org Applicants must: • be a full-time Christian student working on a Master of Divinity at an accredited seminary • have a strong Iowa connection Additional information and application are located on the website. Deadline: May
2. All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church Attn: Scholarship Committee 83 Eucalyptus Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93108 805-969-4771 [email protected] www.allsaintsbythesea.org Request applications in January. Applicants must be: • from the Diocese of Los Angeles • enrolled in an accredited seminary in a program of study approved by the Bishop • working toward ordination Deadline: April 30th
3. American Association of University Women – AAUW AAUW Fellowships and Grants C/O ACT, Inc. PO Box 4030 Iowa City, IA 52243 319-688-4334 [email protected] http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/career- development-grants/career-development-grants-application/ Career Development Grants: • support women who hold a bachelor’s degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields • provide support for course work beyond a bachelor’s degree, including a Master’s degree, second bachelor’s degree, or specialized training in technical or professional fields
4. Amy Writing Awards Amy Foundation 3798 Capital City Blvd PO Box 16091 Lansing, MI 48901-6091 517-323-6233 [email protected] www.amyfound.org/amy_writing_awards/amy_writing_awards.html Applicants must:
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• submit articles that have been published in a secular, nonreligious publication during the preceding year • quote God’s word from an acceptable and popular edition of the Bible (NIV, LB, KJ, RSV) • present a Biblical position on a relevant or timely issue Additional information can be found on the website. Deadline: January of each year
5. Anne Kumpuris Scholarship St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1000 North Mississippi Avenue Little Rock, AR 72207 501-225-4203 [email protected] www.st-marks.com Contact: Karen Blissit Applicants must: • be entering their 2nd or 3rd year at an accredited Episcopal Seminary in the United States • be seeking Holy Orders in the Episcopal Church of the USA or in a sister church in the Anglican communion • have a sponsoring diocese from the Anglican Communion There are no application restrictions as to race, creed, gender, or nationality. Scholarships are renewable for up to three years. Application can be found on their website under the Community heading.
6. Bena Dial Scholarships 2411 Preston Street Columbia, SC 29205 [email protected] www.edusc.org/adult-formation/episcopal-church-women/ Contact: Whitney Evans Applicants must: • have a “B” average • be an Episcopalian • have a home parish in the Diocese of Upper South Carolina Additional information and application are located on the website. Deadline: March
7. Bohnett Memorial Foundation Scholarship 7981 168th Avenue, Suite 220 Redmond, WA 98052 425-883-0208 [email protected] www.bu.edu/sth/academics/financial-aid/scholarships/bohnett/ Applicants must: • profess a genuine faith in Jesus Christ and seek, through additional training, to address the needs of fragile families today • demonstrate a pattern of volunteer service in their church and/or community • be a resident of Western Washington, with secondary consideration given to residents of California, Colorado, and Hawaii Contact: Jamie Bohnett
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Additional information and the application process can found on the website.
8. B.J. Dean Scholarship Fund The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee 3833 Cleghorn Avenue, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37215-2519 615-321-4939 [email protected] www.cfmt.org/request/scholarships/serving-female-students/ Applicants must be: • women preparing for full-time Christian ministry, but not limited to those seeking ordination or seeking any particular denomination • residents of the state of Tennessee or Texas • Students may also be preparing to attend Yale Divinity School Application can be located on the website.
9. Callihan Academic Fellowships 98 East Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: 616-454-9454 www.acton.org/program/student_awards/calihan-academic-fellowship Applicants must: • be a seminarian or graduate student in theology, philosophy, religion, economics, or in related fields • have a strong academic performance • demonstrate interest in the themes of the Acton Institute • display the potential to advance the themes of the Acton Institute Application requirements can be found on the website.
10. Charles McCamic Foundation Byrum Law Office, Woodsdale Center 1021 National Road #600, Wheeling, WV 26003 Phone: 304-242-1936 Contact: Thomas G. Byrum Applicants must be: • canonically resident in the Diocese of West Virginia Call for an application.
11. Christian Connector Seminary www.christianconnector.com/seminary-graduate-form.cfm (Click on Scholarship Drawing Rules at the bottom of the page for all information)
Applicants must be: • planning to enroll for the first time in a Christ-centered seminary or Christian graduate school (part of the CCCU, NACCAP, or AABC automatically qualify) Students cannot currently be enrolled at a seminary or Christian graduate school. Applicant enters the competition by registering online with the sponsoring organization, indicating gender, ethnic background, undergraduate college, intended enrollment year, undergraduate GPA, degree or program of interest, and level of degree sought. The recipient of the scholarship is selected in a random drawing. Deadline: May of each year
12. Church Training and Deaconess House Scholarship Fund Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Brossman Center, 3rd Floor 7301 Germantown Avenue
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Philadelphia, PA 19119-1794 215-627-6434 www.diopa.org/deaconess Applicants must be: • women seeking to be ordained to the ministry or for a post-baccalaureate degree program which would further her lay ministry Preference is given to residents of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Additional information and application can be found on the website.
13. Daniel R. Hoover Scholarship www.csascholars.org/hovr/index.php Applicants must: • be studying in the ministry • be graduate students or preparing to enter graduate school Additional information and application can be found on the website.
14. David H.C. Read Preacher/Scholar Award Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church 921 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 212-288-8920 www.mapc.com/outreach/scholarship/ Applicants must be: • in the final year of a Master of Divinity degree program at a member school of the Association of Theological Schools in the US • scheduled to receive the degree not later than June of the year of completion • nominated by the seminary No more than two nominations from one theological school will be considered in a given year. Additional information and application can be found on the website. Deadline: January
15. Dora Maclellan Brown Ministry Scholarship Program 423-266-5257 www.thegenerositytrust.org/tuition-scholarships/dora-maclellan-brown-ministry- scholarship-program Contact: Henry Henegar Applicants must be: • from the greater Chattanooga area • theologically and Biblically conservative • seeking a Master’s Degree at a theological seminary or graduate school approved by The Generosity Trust
16. Douglass Foundation Scholarship Episcopal Diocese of West Texas PO Box 6885 San Antonio, TX 78209 210-824-5387 http://www.dwtx.org/department-ministries/financial-services/scholarships/ Contact: Nancy Stinson Applicants must be: • an active member of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of West Texas
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• accepted in a program of graduate studies • show evidence of potential for excellence • under the age of 45 Additional information and application are located on the website.
17. ECF Fellowship Partners Program 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017 800-697-2858 www.episcopalfoudation.org Application found under the “How Can I…” section of the website. The Fellowship Partners Program offers academic and transformational ministry grants that enable Fellows to share their knowledge, experience, and best practices with the wider Church.
18. Episcopal Asiamerica Ministry Commission Continuing Education Scholarships and Fellowships Episcopal Church Center Attn: Office of Asian American Ministries 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017-4594 212-716-6087 [email protected] www.smu.edu/Perkins/financial/outside/FinancialResources/episcopalasiamerica Applicants must be: • full-time, Asian American students • interested in seeking ordination and serving in a ministry involving Asians in the Episcopal Church Deadline: April and August
19. Episcopal Asiamerica Theological Education Scholarships for Asian and Pacific Island Americans Episcopal Church Center Attn: Office of Asian American Ministries 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017-4594 212-716-6087 or 800-334-7626 ext. 6087 [email protected] www.smu.edu/Perkins/financial/outside/FinancialResources/episcopalasianandpacifici slandamericans Applicants must be: • full-time Asian or Pacific Island American • seeking ordination and serving in a ministry involving Asians and Pacific Islanders in the Episcopal Church Deadline: April and August
20. Episcopal Church 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017 212-716-6000 www.episcopalchurch.org/scholarships Contact: Terry Foster
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Applicants must: • be Episcopalian • be a member of the Episcopal Church • have the endorsement of his or her bishop. Funding for the scholarships is derived from numerous trust funds and applicants are strongly encouraged to read each trust and identify in the application those trust funds that best fit their own profile.
21. Estelle Beaumont Ellison Individual Education Scholarships Christ Episcopal Church 510 Belknap San Antonio, TX 78212 210-736-3132 [email protected] www.cecsa.org/resources Contact: Lou Kissling Applicants must be: • members of Christ Episcopal Church or reside in the greater San Antonio area • enrolled in accredited educational institution at secondary, undergraduate, or graduate levels • between the ages of 14 and 30 Additional information and application are located on the website.
22. Estelle Beaumont Ellison Individual Seminary Scholarship Christ Episcopal Church 510 Belknap San Antonio, TX 78212 210-736-3132 [email protected] www.cecsa.org/resources Contact: Lou Kissling Applicants must be: • canonical residents of the Diocese of West Texas who enroll as postulants in an accredited Christian seminary Scholarships are awarded for a single year. Applications may be renewed for succeeding years. Completed application forms with required letters of recommendation, etc. should be submitted to the scholarship committee for evaluation no later than March 1 of the year for which the scholarships are sought. You can obtain the application and all necessary forms from the website.
23. Evangelical Education Society of the Episcopal Church Evangelism for the Twenty-First Century (E-21) Grants PO Box 3674 Arlington, VA 22203 703-807-1862 [email protected] www.ees1862.org Applicants must be: • Episcopalian in one of the 11 Episcopal seminary communities, and in seminaries accredited by the Association of Theological Schools Go to the website to see a list of grant criteria and guidelines and to apply.
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24. Flora Nicoll Memorial Scholarship International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons New Hampshire Branch c/o Dorothy J. Robinson 30 Oak Street Dover, NH 03820 603-742-2382 Applicants must: • be from New Hampshire • have completed at least 1 year of graduate Christian education, on a full-time basis, in a seminary or college • be planning to prepare for a career in full-time Christian ministry Call for additional information and to receive an application.
25. Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize [email protected] www.churchhistory.org/grants-prizes/ Applicants must: • be authors of books which are their first scholarly work. (The books may be published or the authors may have a contract to publish their manuscript by the date of the deadline for nominations) The topic of the book should be church history, particularly, though not limited to, the history of Congregationalism. Additional information is located on the website.
26. Franks Foundation Scholarship Oregon Student Assistance Commission Attn: Grants & Scholarship Division 1500 Valle River Drive, Suite 100 Eugene OR 97401-2146 541-687-7395 or 800-452-8807 ext. 7395 [email protected] www.osac.state.or.us Applicants must: • have a high school or college GPA of 2.0 or higher • be planning to major in nursing or theology at the undergraduate or graduate level Preference given to residents of the following Oregon counties: Crook, Deschtes, and Jefferson; then Grant, Harney, Klamath, and Lake counties. Deadline: February of each year
27. Francis Nathaniel and Katherine Padgett Kennedy Foundation Grants for Students Kennedy Foundation c/o Dr. Bev T. Kennedy 219 Sherwood Drive Laurens, SC 29646 864-984-4535 [email protected] Applicants must: • be an undergraduate or seminary student committed to and preparing for full-time Christian service careers
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• have a financial need Priority is given to seminary students from Laurens County, SC, undergraduate students from Laurens County, seminary students from the Piedmont area of South Carolina (Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union, and York), and undergraduate students from the Piedmont area of South Carolina. Contact Dr. Kennedy for an application. Deadline: May 1
28. The Fund for Theological Education - VEV Fellowship (Volunteers Exploring Vocation): 160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 300 Decatur, GA 30030 678-369-6755 www.fteleaders.org/pages/vevfellowships Applicants must be: • 1st year MDiv students or in an eligible Masters degree program oriented toward ministerial leadership at an ATS accredited institution. • a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident of either country • age 35 or younger • persons who are currently participating in a year of service or have completed a year of service within the previous five calendar years • able to participate in all required fellowship activities • a current participant in one of the faith-based volunteer programs listed on the website, or have completed a year of volunteer service within the previous five years:
29. Gene and Faye Santavicca Scholarship Fund – Oxford Presbyterian Church 101 North Main Street Oxford, OH 45056 513-523-6364 [email protected] www.collegescholarships.com/scholarships/detail/110147#.UouKrhaFbdk Applicants must be: • a full-time seminary student Contact scholarship fund for more information about application and qualifications.
30. George Mercer, Jr. Memorial Scholarship 36 Cathedral Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 516-248-4800 ext. 40 [email protected] www.fteleaders.org/fundfinder/all/P98/ Applicants must be: • a deserving student being educated for the sacred ministry in accredited seminaries of the Episcopal Church in the USA and in the George Mercer Jr. Memorial School of Theology • senior or middler, following the report of the individual’s academic work in the junior year and upon recommendation of the faculty of the School of Theology • a full-time student seeking Holy Orders Priority will be given in the following order: Long Island students, seniors, middlers, ordained doctoral candidates, students with great financial need, foreign exchange students, juniors, and 1-year students (Anglican Studies, transfers from non-Episcopal schools, etc.)
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Applications must be submitted through the Office of Financial Aid to the Mercer Scholarship Committee. Additional information can be found on the website.
31. Gonter/O’Brien Scholarship Fund for Graduate Education Route 2, Box 233 Fresno, OH 43824 Applicants must be: • Ohio residents • preparing for full-time Christian ministry
32. Henry Syle Memorial Fellowship for Seminary Studies Peikoff Alumni House Gallaudet University 800 Florida Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002-3695 www.gallaudet.edu/development_and_alumni_relations/alumni_relations/alumni_ass ociation_(guaa)/the_centennial_fund/gf_fund.html Applicants must be: • deaf or hard of hearing graduates of Gallaudet University or other accredited academic institutions • accepted for graduate seminary study at colleges of universities for people who hear normally • working on a doctoral or other terminal degree Additional information and application are located on the website. Deadline: April
33. Hispanic Scholarship Trust Fund The Rev. Canon Daniel Caballero, Missioner The Episcopal Church Center Hispanic Ministry Office 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017 800-334-7626 ext. 5349 [email protected] www.smu.edu/Perkins/financial/outside/FinancialResources/hispanicscholarshiptrustf und Applicants must be: • Hispanics seeking ordination and service involving the Hispanic community within the Episcopal Church. • functionally bilingual • able to demonstrate a proven record in and are committed to do Hispanic ministry within the Episcopal Church upon graduation • juniors-second term or middler MDiv seminarian Deadline: April
34. Holy Trinity Centennial Scholarship Trust: current deadline March 31, 2016 515 East Ponce de Leon Decatur, GA 30030 404-377-2622
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[email protected] www.holytrinitydecatur.org/scholarship Contact: Leslie Rivera, Scholarship Secretary Applicants must be: • for the education of persons, lay or ordained, who are or will be actively involved in the ministry of the Episcopal Church or the Anglican Communion Download both the application and the information letter from their website (select Learn heading and click on Holy Trinity Centennial Scholarship Fund).
35. HSEC Grants The Rev. Craig D. Townsend Historical Society Grants and Research Committee 865 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 [email protected] www.hsec.us/grants/ This program is open to scholars at all levels (including doctoral students) who are interested in conducting research relating to the history of the Church of England, the Anglican communion worldwide, or the Anglican and Episcopal churches in North America. Applicants must be seeking support for travel to collections or resource, dissertation research, or seed money for larger projects. Additional information is located on the website. Deadline: May of each year
36. International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons Student Ministry Scholarship Program 34 Vincent Avenue PO Box 1017 Chautauqua, NY 14722-1017 716-357-4951 www.iokds.org/scholarship3.html Applicants must: • be full-time graduate student in a Master of Divinity program in a school or seminary accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States or Canada • be a citizen of the United States or Canada • have a 3.0 GPA or higher and maintain it for all graduate and undergraduate work Deadline: January and February
37. Jonathan Myrick Daniels Memorial Fellowship Episcopal Divinity School Attn: Office of the Dean 99 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 01238 617-868-3450 x502 www.eds.edu/DanielsFellowship Applicants must be: • a seminarian seeking to strengthen their theological education through participation in a social movement concerned with important human rights • enrolled in a degree program, and in good academic standing, at an accredited seminary of the American Association of Theological Schools (ATS) Additional information and application are located on the website.
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Deadline: May
38. Julie Ann Jones Memorial Theological Scholarship Send requests to: Julie Ann Jones Memorial Theological Scholarship Trust c/o Sally M. Jones 205 North Market PO Box 382 Brenham, TX 77833 409-836-4679 Applicants must be: • residents of Texas who are working on a degree in a field related to ministry, including sacred music and theological research First preference is given to residents of Washington County, TX, then to all other Texas residents. Deadline: January or August of each year
39. Juliette M. Atherton Scholarship Hawaii’s Community Foundation Attn: Scholarship Department 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 800 Honolulu, HI 96813 808-537-6333 or 888-731-3863 [email protected] www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/scholarships Applicants must be: • residents of the state of Hawaii • able to provide proof of financial need • interested in attending an accredited college or university full-time • able to demonstrate academic achievement (GPA of 2.7 or higher) Deadline: February of each year
40. Lilly Endowment 2801 N. Meridian Street PO Box 88068 Indianapolis, IN 46208 317-916-7309 www.lillyendowment.org/religion.html Contact: Sara B. Cobb Information pertaining to the scholarship is located on the website.
41. Lord Acton Essay Competition Acton Institute Awards and Scholarships 98 East Fukton Street Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-454-9454 Applicants must: • be a seminarian, undergraduate, graduate student, or postgraduate student studying religion, theology, philosophy, or related fields
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• submit a 4-6 page essay focusing on a topic that changes annually but relates to themes of religion and freedom Selection is based on the integration of economic, theological, and political thought in response to the annual topic Deadline: November of each year
42. Margaret and Charles E. Stewart Scholarship Fund The Philadelphia Foundation Margaret and Charles E. Stewart Scholarship Fund 1234 Market Street, Suite 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-563-6417 www.philafound.org/default.aspx Applicants must be: • a Master of Divinity candidate at an accredited seminary • interested in preparing for the pastorate in the Black church of any Protestant denomination Call before applying. Deadline: April each year (1 year, nonrenewable) 43. Mark B. Holzman Scholarship Mark B. Holzman Scholarship Trust c/o Wilmington Trust Company Attn: Personal Trust and Private Banking 22205 South DuPont Highway Georgetown, DE 19947 302-855-2814 Applicants must be: • a Delaware resident • enrolled in a graduate-level program in either dentistry, medicine, religion, or law Deadline: June 1st of each year
44. Mary C. Easterling Scholarship South Trust Bank of Alabama, N.A. Attn: Asset Management PO Box 1000 Anniston, AL 36202 256-741-4095 Applicants must be: (Preference is given in this order) • Methodist from Anniston, Alabama or • Protestant from Anniston, Alabama or • Methodist from Calhoun County or • Protestant from Calhoun County or • Protestant from any area (domestic only) Call for application. Deadline: Mid-May
45. Mary E. Bivins Foundation Scholarship 301 S. Polk Suite 860 Amarillo, TX 79101 806-379-9400 www.bivinsfoundations.org/scholarships
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[email protected] Contact: Susan Severn Applicants must be: • a permanent resident of the northernmost 26 counties of the Texas panhandle and a citizen of the U.S. • seeking an undergraduate or graduate education leading to a bachelors or masters degree in a field that prepares the student to preach the Christian religion • classified as a college junior or senior or a graduate student by the first semester for which the scholarship would be effective Other criteria are listed on the application which can be found on the website. Deadline: January
46. Master’s Fund Scholarship (Order of the Daughters of the King) http://www.doknational.com/forms.html The Master’s Fund is intended to assist Daughters and other women to attend school to prepare for missionary and other church-related work. Application and other information can be found on the website.
47. Military Chaplains Association United States of America Scholarship MCA Executive Director 3776 Loch Highland Parkway NE Roswell, GA 30075-2018 [email protected] (the “o” is a letter not a number) www.mca-usa.org/scholarships/ Applicants must: • be enrolled full-time in an accredited seminary • have an ecclesiastical endorsement for future ministry as a military chaplain • have an appointment and active service as a “Chaplain Candidate” in one of the armed forces Additional information, application, and process are located on the website.
48. Muriel Mountjoy Miller Hart Trust Awards Trust administered by Bacon and Bacon, Attorneys at Law St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3576 In coordination with the dean of the seminary Applicants must be: • male • duly enrolled as “full time” student in good standing • seeking education in seminary with good faith intention of entering priesthood in the Episcopal Church • have legitimate need for financial assistance to pay costs of education in seminary Contact the Dean’s Office at the School of Theology (931-598-1340 [email protected]) for more information and to request an application. Deadline: until worthy candidates are identified
49. Novak Award Acton Institute Awards and Scholarships 98 East Fulton Street Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.acton.org/program/student_awards/novak-award
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Applicants must: • be scholars who have received a doctorate from an accredited domestic or international program in theology, religion, economics, philosophy, or business during the current or previous 5 years • be nominated by professors, university faculty members, and other scholars who have been contacted by the sponsor • submit an application that describes their educational background, professional history, honors and awards, and future educational and professional plans; curriculum vitae, a research paper, refereed published article, or other scholarly work; and 2 letters of reference Additional information is located on the website. Deadline: Nomination – November Application – December
50. Opal Dancey Memorial Foundation [email protected] www.opaldanceygrants.org Applicants must be: • seeking a Master of Divinity degree • a resident of the Great Lakes Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or have been a resident for at least 2 years of a Great Lakes state Application and all necessary documents must be submitted online. Application and other important information are on the website.
51. Philanthropic Educational Organization http://www.peointernational.org/peo-projects-and-philanthropies Women helping women reach for the stars.
Our sisterhood proudly makes a difference in women's lives with six philanthropies that include ownership of a women's college, Cottey College, and five projects that provide higher educational assistance:
Program/Project Summary Candidates Maximum Award
Cottey College An independent, liberal Admission based on academic Various forms of funding arts & sciences college performance, ACT/SAT scores, available for women in Nevada, extracurricular activities, academic MO, owned & operated recommendations and potential for by the P.E.O. academic success Sisterhood since 1927 $12,000 (USD) for all Must be within 2 years, but not less Educational Loan Fund Low interest revolving programs; than 4 months, of completing course (ELF) loan fund $20,000 (USD) for of study doctoral degrees Citizen of country other than US or International Peace Need-based scholarship Canada, graduate students or $10,000 (USD) Scholarship (IPS) students attending Cottey College Must have had at least a 24-month Program for Continuing Need-based scholarship break in education and be within 24 $3,000 (USD) Education (PCE) months of completing program
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Must be within 2 years of completing Scholar Awards (PSA) Merit-based award $15,000 (USD) a doctoral level degree For high school seniors enrolling in
STAR Merit-based scholarship a postsecondary institution upon $2,500 (USD) graduation
52. Point Foundation Scholarship www.thepointfoundation.org/apply.html Applicants must: • be a graduate student who demonstrates academic achievement, financial need, leadership, and involvement in the LGBTQ community Additional information and application are located on the website.
53. Recruitment, Training, and Deployment Program Scholarship Episcopal Church Center Attn: Office of Black Ministries 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017-4594 212-716-6084 or 800-334-7626 ext. 6084 [email protected] www.collegescholarships.com/scholarships/detail/110448#.Up9EixaFbdk or www.episcopalchurch.org Applicants must be: • African Americans who are postulants and candidates for Holy Orders • canonically resident in one of the nine provinces of ECUSA • attending one of the Church’s accredited seminaries Additional information is locate on the website.
54. Ridley Foundation Grants Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Attn: Ridley Foundation 600 Talbot Hall Road Norfolk, VA 23505 757-423-8287 or 800-582-8292 [email protected] www.diosova.org/treasurer_offc/article289684c4553378.htm Applicants must be: • Episcopal communicants • residents of the Diocese of Southern Virginia Additional information and application are located on the website.
55. Robert Schreck Memorial Scholarship Robert Schreck Memorial Fund Attn: Trust Department PO Drawer 140 El Paso, TX 79980 915-546-6515 Applicants must: • be a U.S. citizens • have been a resident of El Paso County for at least 2 years prior to the time the distribution is made
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• be able to demonstrate financial need • be seeking ordination Call for more information and to receive an application. Deadline: July or November of each year
56. Roothbert Fund http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php Application process is on the website. There are many stipulations for this scholarship, so please read information carefully.
57. Scudder Association Educational Grants The Scudder Association, Inc. Attn: Educational Grants Committee 416 W. Springfield Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-247-5564 [email protected] www.scudder.org/node/4 Applicants must be: • a Scudder Association member • recommended by Scudder Association members in the fields of medicine, ministry, and social work Additional information and application are located on the website.
58. Shepherds for the Savior Scholarship Shepherds for the savior 19380 Hwy 105, Suite 516 Montgomery, TX 77356 936-582-7997 www.smu.edu/Perkins/financial/outside/FinancialResources/shepherdsforthesavior Applicants must: • be studying to become pastors or missionaries Application is located on the website. Deadline: April and November
59. Shepherd Scholarship http://scottishrite.org/brothers-in-the-community/scholarships/shepherd-scholarship/ Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Additional information and application can be found on the website.
60. Society for the Increase in Ministry 920 Farmington Avenue Suite 202 West Hartford, CT 06107-2231 [email protected] https://simministry.org/scholarship-programs All instructions, qualifications, and applications are on the website.
61. T. James Fernley III Memorial Fund PO Box 247 Ft. Washington, PA 19034 215-233-3970 Contact: Pam Sarra
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Applicants must be: • preparing for a Christian ministry as a full-time student at an accredited Episcopal seminary • entering their senior year of graduate studies • working towards ordination Call or write for information and application. Applications are available after January 15th. Deadline: April 15th.
62. Veda Sweeney Memorial Scholarship School District of Reedsburg Attn: Sweeney Scholarship 710 North Webb Avenue Reedsburg, WI 53959-1198 608-524-2401 Applicants must be: • a resident of Wisconsin • preparing for Christian ministry and accepted into a seminary leading to ordination Call to receive an application. Deadline: July
63. Vera Gang Scott Scholarships Roberta Vallantyne 504 South Van Buren #409 Henderson, TX 75654 903-657-5148 [email protected] www.epicenter.org/ecw-funds/#Vera Applicants must be: • a female communicant in good standing of the Episcopal Church, Diocese of Texas • accepted or enrolled in an academic institution of college rank • pursuing professional certification or a degree from an accredited institution • able to show real financial need
64. William Heath Educational Fund Awards Lori J. Nichols William Heath Educational Fund Third Floor, 600 Cleveland Street Clearwater, FL 33755 727-298-5935 [email protected] Applicants must be: • a male student who graduated from high school in the Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia • under the age of 35 • working on an undergraduate or graduate degree in order to serve in the ministry, as a missionary or as a social worker. • Methodist or Episcopalian (primary consideration) Call for additional information and application. Deadline: June of each year
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65. The Yoder Scholarship – deadline March 31, 2015 – amt $1,200 awarded in late April
Claire Haymes, Program Coordinator Center for Anglican Communion Studies, Virginia Theological Seminary 3737 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22304 703-461-1735 Description: an invitation to explore the centrality of love in Christianity and other faiths. From doctrine, scripture and creeds to music, worship and practice, the scholarship invites essays and other creative works exploring that theme. More specific details of the Scholarship guidelines can be found on the VTS website. This year, for the first time, this scholarship is open to students at all seminaries theological colleges in the Anglican Communion. Judge Ronnie Yoder discusses the scholarship in this short video
66. United Thank Offering
Starting this year, seminarians will be able to apply for grants through the seminary Dean’s Office. Seminarian projects can take place at the seminary, at your home parish or field education site. United Thank Offering plans to fund 10 grants of $2,500 each to support mission and ministry led and carried out by seminarians.
Applications can be obtained from Charline Hookey and must be returned to her by January 20, 2016. For more information on the UTO, please click here:http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/united-thank-offering
67. GuideOne Foundation (may not be available every year) The annual GuideOne Foundation Scholarship program is designed to assist students actively pursuing a career in ministry. https://www.guideone.com/giving-back/guideone- foundation/scholarship/
Eligibility
• Junior and senior religious studies students, graduate religious studies students and any individuals in seminary are eligible.Please note that you must plan to be enrolled in your program of study for the following fall semester to be eligible. • Students must be attending accredited colleges, universities or seminaries within the United States and District of Columbia. • Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 is required. • Transcript and one letter of recommendation are required. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. • Applicant is required to submit an essay that explains why they chose to pursue their degree and how they plan to use their education and future career in ministry. Essay should be double spaced and not exceed 350 words. • GuideOne employees or children of employees are not eligible.
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• GuideOne agents or children of agents are eligible.
Timeline
• Applications may be submitted now through April 15, 2016. Recipients will be selected and notified by June 1, 2016.
Scholarship Award
• The scholarship check will be made payable and mailed to recipient’s school or seminary by June 15, 2016, to be applied toward the fall semester.
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Episcopal Church Scholarship Program
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society The Episcopal Church, Scholarship Committee, Treasurer’s Office 815 Second Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10017 www.formstack.com/forms/DFMS-Scholarship Scholarships are available for ethnic communities, children of missionaries, bishops and clergy, and other particular wide-ranging eligibility for education and training. Applicants are strongly encouraged to read each trust and identify in the application those trust funds that best fit their own profile. Potential applicants should contact their bishops for the application and other pertinent information.
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Qualifying candidates must: • be Episcopalian • be a member of the Episcopal Church • have the endorsement of his or her bishop
Episcopal Church Center Scholarship Trust Funds
TF #40: COLLINS, F.K., JANE K., & W.S. (1884) “Income to be used for education of Colored [sic.] clergy in the South.”
TF #50: BALCH, THOMAS (1886) “Income restricted to scholarship assistance for American Indians/Native Americans”
TF #61: GEORGE C. MORRIS “Income restricted to scholarship assistance for American Indians/Native Americans.”
TF #77: GIBSON MEMORIAL, CHRISTIANA MASON (1892) “Income for scholarship assistance to American Indians/Native Americans.”
TF #87: MORTIMER SCHOLARSHIP (1893) “Income for the use and support of the Mortimer Scholarship among the Indians connected with the Society.”
TF #173: RICHARDSON FUND (1905) “Income for the education of Colored [sic.] young men and women designing to be ministers and teachers among the Colored [sic.] people of the United States.”
TF #303: WILLIAM B. FOOTE EDUCATIONAL FUND (1919) “Income to be used only for the further education in the United States of Chinese young men preparatory for the ministry of the Church in China. Legal opinion of Windels Marx firm states that more general uses of this fund’s income (such as scholarships for Americans of Chinese ancestry, etc.) would be permissible.”
TF #322: PIERCE, DANIEL ALBERT FUND (1920) “Income for the education of Chinese girls.”
TF #362: INGLE, MRS. JULIAN E. (1923-38) “To endow ‘The Reverend Robert Smith Memorial Scholarship’ for native candidates for the ministry in Africa.”
TF #371: TRAIL, HENRY (1923) “Income for foreign students who are studying for the ministry in the Protestant Episcopal Church and will work in the foreign field or for the maintenance of a minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church working as a missionary in the foreign field.”
TF #462: RITTENHOUSE, EMILY KINGSBURY (1932) “Income to be paid and administered through the Indians Hope Association of Pennsylvania branch of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Diocesan committee for the education of the children of white missionaries at work under the auspices of the Association at Rosebud Agency, South Dakota. Income restricted to scholarship assistance for children of missionaries.”
TF #478: COLLEGE FUND FOR CHILDREN OF MISSIONARIES
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“Income to provide scholarships for children of missionaries serving under the appointment by National Council.”
TF #531: LLOYD ENDOWMENT FUND (1937) “Income to be distributed by a committee to meet special needs of children of former China missionaries and/or Christian Chinese students.”
TF #548: McWILLIAMS, MARY E. CALGARY (1942) “In memory of the Reverend C. Walter McWilliams, the income for education of native youths of India or Africa for the sacred ministry, for work in foreign missions.”
TF #606: ECKHARDT, HATTIE REBECCA ANDERSON – “ANDERSON MEMORIAL FUND” (1948) “Income and/or principal to be used for the work of the Society with preference for the benefit of Negro education.”
TF #623: WHITE, ELLIOT (1950) “Income for scholarships to assist young men in actual training to become ordained missionaries of the Protestant Episcopal Church.”
TF #638: KULNG SCHOOL EXPENSE FUND “Held at the request of the trustees of Kuling American School. Income to be distributed by a committee to meet special or emergency educational needs of children of former China missionaries and/or Christian Chinese students.”
TF #655: JAMES THAYER ADDISON FELLOWSHIP FUND “Income to be used for the training of young men and women, members of the Anglican Communion, natives of areas formerly or now a part of the overseas work of the Protestant Episcopal Church, who desire to serve the Church as Church workers, clerical or lay, among their own people.”
TF #744: NEELY, C. BERTIS (1963) “To establish the ‘Donald S. Neely Endowment Fund for Foreign Students in Theology’. Income for training, educating, and supporting a native student or students in some school of theology in foreign fields, with preference to a student or students attending El Seminario Episcopal del Caribe.”
TF #770: PATTON MEMORIAL FUND, ROBERT W. (1968) “Income to be used for general scholarship purposes for Negro boys, girls, young me and women for colleges formerly affiliated with the American Church Institute for Negroes.”
TF #771: STROUD, MARY J. (1968) “Income to be used under the direction of an appropriate committee of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society for scholarship purposes for Negro youths for colleges formerly affiliated with the American Church Institute for Negroes.”
TF #787: DAVENPORT MEMORIAL FUND, GERTRUDE M. (1972) “Income only to be used for scholarship in a seminary or college for Negroes studying for the Episcopal ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States.”
TF #822: SCAIFE-ANDERSON FUND
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“To assist young men and women from the United States to study and work overseas in order to strengthen relationships between Eastern and Western Churches.”
TF #857: THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP “Income for select worthy postulants of Hispanic heritage, attending an accredited seminary, and showing demonstrated commitment to the Episcopal Church, and those who receive awards will be full-time students.”
TF #866: THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS (1983) “Income for Asian and Pacific Island Americans scholarships. The National Commission for Episcopal Asiamerica Ministry will develop and annually review criteria. The criteria will be approved by the Executive Council and grants will be approved by the Office of Asiamerica Ministries.”
TF #867: THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS (1983) “The National Committee on Indian Work will develop and annually review criteria for screening scholarship applications. The criteria will be approved by Executive Council and grants will be approved by the Office of American Indian/Alaska Natives.”
TF #876: BLACK CLERGY DEVELOPMENT FUND (1983) “Income only to be used for recruitment and scholarship aid for Black postulants and candidates for Holy Orders in the Episcopal Church and for related costs.”
TF #941: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. LEGACY FUND (1991) “One-sixth of income to be distributed to the Episcopal Council of Indian Ministries for use as scholarships in honor and memory of the work and ministry of Martin Luther King, Jr.”
OUTSIDE TRUST: GATES AUSTILL “To assist in the education of Episcopalians for the ministry, preferably in Japan, but to be used elsewhere in the Far East at the discretion of the Presiding Bishop.”
OUTSIDE TRUST: BAIRD MEMORIAL “For the education of children of living or deceased bishops and other clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Preferences given to applicants from Hawaii, foreign missionary fields, and domestic missionary fields.”
OUTSIDE TRUST: PERCY SILVER “For the education of children of missionaries.”
Additional trusts can be found at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/scholarships
Episcopal Church Women National Board Scholarship for Graduate Study for Ordained Ministry and the Helping Professions – Deadline March 31, 2015 – questions should be directed to Kathy Mank, ECW National Board Treasurer, 9559 Kelly Drive, Loveland, OH 04140 or e-mail her at [email protected]
The Forum for Theological Exploration maintains an extensive searchable online database of scholarships and fellowships at http://fteleaders.org/fundfinder
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