ECF Fellowship Partners Program
Direct application
Up to $15,000
Eligibility
Major
Philosophy Religion
Education level
Graduate
About this scholarship
Lay or ordained Episcopalians, or members of any Anglican Communion church, pursuing graduate theological formation or ministerial leadership may apply for the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) Fellowship Partners Program. Applicants do not need to be considering ordained ministry.
Academic and ministry fellowships provide up to $15,000 for the first year.
Apply through the ECF Fellowship Partners Program when applications open. The program has supported over 200 scholars and ministry leaders across the Episcopal Church.
Founded in 1949, ECF is an independent, lay-led organization that helps build and transform Episcopal faith communities through formation, finance, and resources.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Application
- Video statement of no more than 3 minutes
- Resume/CV
- Academic paper submitted for a class or publication
- Three letters of reference from the Diocesan Bishop, Rector/Director/Senior Warden, and Academic Advisor
- Personal statement
- Course-of-study essay
- Video statement: no more than 3 minutes, expressing the tangible ways in which your course of study will benefit future students and/or the wider Church
- Resume/CV
- Academic paper (submitted for a class or for publication)
- Three required letters of reference (from Diocesan Bishop, Rector/Director/Senior Warden, and Academic Advisor)
- Up to two optional letters of recommendation
- Personal statement and course-of-study essay must be paginated with applicant surname in header
- Personal statement and course-of-study essay must be paginated and include the applicant surname in the header.
- Up to two additional letters of recommendation may be submitted.