ELCA Fund for Leaders

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Students endorsed for ordained ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and enrolled at an ELCA seminary.

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Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) Doctoral Fellowships
$35,000 · Deadline: Annual; opens winter, closes early spring
Full-time PhD/ThD students in religious, theological, or biblical studies past coursework stage, pursuing a vocation in teaching and scholarship; priority for…
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Rev. Dr. Karen Layman Gift of Hope Scholarship
$6,000 · Deadline: Annual; check site for current cycle
PC(USA) members pursuing a Master of Divinity (MDiv) at a seminary of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Women in Theology Scholarship
$5,000 · Deadline: April 1 annually
Women enrolled in or accepted to seminary for the Fall term, pursuing theological education within the Episcopal Church.
Mary E. Bivins Foundation Bivins Scholars Program
$1,500 · Deadline: Annual; check site for current cycle
Permanent residents of the north Texas Panhandle pursuing undergraduate, master's, or doctoral programs preparing for Christian ministry.
FTE Transition into Ministry (TiM) Vocational Friendship Grants
$1,000 · Deadline: March 15 and September 15 annually
FTE alumni and Christian Leadership Forum participants in their first three years of post-seminary congregational ministry; funds relational, not…
Kerusso Academic Scholarship Fund
$1,000 · Deadline: Annual; check site for current cycle
Full-time M.Div., Th.M., or related-degree students at Bethlehem Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, The Master's Seminary, Southern Baptist…