Lucile Murray Durkin Scholarship
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Women and non-binary persons enrolled or accepted in undergraduate or graduate study (or relevant coursework) related to ordination may apply for the Women's Ordination Conference Lucile Murray Durkin Scholarship. Primary focus is applicants pursuing priesthood with Ecumenical or Roman Catholic Women Priests; others seeking priestly ordination in other denominations are also considered.
Awards are $2,200 each. Multiple scholarships may be given; the number varies.
Submit a completed application with a 1,000-word essay, original artwork, video, or audio piece addressing call to ministry, vision for women and non-binary priests, gifts for ordained ministry, or plans to explore ordination or feminist ministry, plus two letters of recommendation from academic or spiritual mentors.
The award is endowed by the late Sheila Durkin Dierks and her family in honor of Lucile Murray Durkin's pioneering legacy.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Completed application
- One creative submission: a 1,000-word essay, original artwork, video, or audio piece
- Two recommendations from academic and/or spiritual mentors submitted directly to the sponsor
- Completed application form
- Two letters of recommendation from academic and/or spiritual mentors, submitted directly to scholarship@womensordination.org, addressing the applicant's vision and sense of call to feminist ministry a
- Open to women and non-binary persons in undergraduate or graduate programs who are enrolled in or participating in at least one relevant class or volunteer ministry; priority for those seeking Catholi
- Applicants seeking priestly ordination in other denominations are also considered.