UUA Seminarian Scholarship Information
St. Lawrence Foundation for Theological Education, Inc.
AWARDS FOR STUDENTS PREPARING FOR THE UU MINISTRY
The St. Lawrence Foundation for Theological Education is pleased to offer two awards for all students preparing to enter the Unitarian Universalist ministry. The awards will be in the amounts of $3,000 and $1,000.
You are eligible if you are enrolled in theological school to prepare for the Unitarian Universalist ministry and you have been admitted to Aspirant or Candidacy Status with the UUA. Last year's winners are not eligible to enter. If you are selected, the award money will be sent directly to you.
To apply, you should submit a 1,000 word essay reflecting on the following questions: "As you prepare for the ministry, what historical or contemporary figure most challenges you? What aspects of this person's life, work, and thought speak most deeply to your own ministerial call? How is this person influencing your thinking, your vision, and your preparation for the role of minister?"
Your essay, without signature or identification, should be placed inside an inner envelope and included in your main envelope along with a separate sheet stating your name, postal address, phone, e-mail address and school or program affiliation. These must be postmarked by March 15, 2011 and mailed to:
The St. Lawrence Foundation Award
c/o Rev. Mark W. Harris
130 Marshall Street
Watertown, MA 02472
c/o Rev. Mark W. Harris
130 Marshall Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Entries submitted by any other means (e-mail or FAX) will NOT be eligible. The committee will judge the essays on a "blind" basis and make their decision during the first two weeks in May 2011. If you have
questions, please contact Mark Harris at the address above or by phone (617) 923-3922 (EST) or email: themanse@comcast.net
These awards were established with money originally raised by Universalist women in the State of New York. They honor the living tradition of Olympia Brown, the first woman to graduate from St. Lawrence, as well as the long and continuing line of women in ministry. The Foundation was established to support education for the Unitarian Universalist ministry.
If you have questions, please contact the Rev. Mark Harris by phone (617) 923-3922 (EST) or email: themanse@comcast.net
David Eaton Scholarship
Maurine Mulliner, a long-time member of All Soul's Church in Washington, DC, made an estate gift to establish this award in order to affirm Rev. David Hilliard Eaton's vision of a community dedicated to strengthening hope, justice and balance, and creating an anti-racist, multi-cultural religious organization and country. This scholarship is awarded to women from a historically marginalized group who share the same vision as David Eaton.
The Ministerial Credentialing Office has limited scholarship funds available to students enrolled full-time or at least half time in a Masters of Divinity degree program leading to fellowship as a Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister. Aspirant or candidate status is required. Deadline for receipt of financial applications each year is April 15th. Applicants for financial aid are automatically considered for scholarships and no additional material is required, except where noted.
In addition, priority is given those grantees that have demonstrated outstanding ministerial ability secondarily to students with the greatest financial need, especially persons of color. Grantees will be primarily citizens of the United States and Canada, and if they continue to excel in both academic and social performance may be eligible for additional scholarships.
For more information contact mco @ uua.org.
David Pohl Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA) upon Rev. Pohl's retirement as Unitarian Universalist Association Director of Ministry in 1993. It supports the intellectual, spiritual, and professional development of individuals studying for Unitarian Universalist (UU) ministry.
The Ministerial Credentialing Office has limited scholarship funds available to students enrolled full time or at least half time in a Masters of Divinity degree program leading to fellowship as a UU minister. Aspirant or candidate status is required. Deadline for receipt of financial applications each year is April 15th. Applicants for financial aid are automatically considered for scholarships and no additional material is required, except where noted.
In addition, priority is given those grantees that have demonstrated outstanding ministerial ability secondarily to students with the greatest financial need, especially persons of color. Grantees will be primarily citizens of the United States and Canada, and if they continue to excel in both academic and social performance may be eligible for additional scholarships.
For more information contact mco @ uua.org.
Martha and Robert Atherton Ministerial Scholarship
Established in 1997, this scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to promising ministerial students in their 2nd or 3rd year of seminary who have already proven their capabilities. This scholarship is awarded to individuals who respect hard work as a foundation of a full life and appreciate the freedom, political system, and philosophical underpinnings of our country. Martha and Robert Atherton are dedicated Unitarian Universalists who have made this scholarship possible through their generous contributions.
The Ministerial Credentialing Office has limited scholarship funds available to students enrolled full-time or at least half time in a Masters of Divinity degree program leading to fellowship as a Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister. Aspirant or candidate status is required. Deadline for receipt of financial applications each year is April 15th. Applicants for financial aid are automatically considered for scholarships and no additional material is required, except where noted.
In addition, priority is given those grantees that have demonstrated outstanding ministerial ability secondarily to students with the greatest financial need, especially persons of color. Grantees will be primarily citizens of the United States and Canada, and if they continue to excel in both academic and social performance may be eligible for additional scholarships.
For more information contact mco @ uua.org.
Established in 1997, this scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to promising ministerial students in their 2nd or 3rd year of seminary who have already proven their capabilities. This scholarship is awarded to individuals who respect hard work as a foundation of a full life and appreciate the freedom, political system, and philosophical underpinnings of our country. Martha and Robert Atherton are dedicated Unitarian Universalists who have made this scholarship possible through their generous contributions.
The Ministerial Credentialing Office has limited scholarship funds available to students enrolled full-time or at least half time in a Masters of Divinity degree program leading to fellowship as a Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister. Aspirant or candidate status is required. Deadline for receipt of financial applications each year is April 15th. Applicants for financial aid are automatically considered for scholarships and no additional material is required, except where noted.
In addition, priority is given those grantees that have demonstrated outstanding ministerial ability secondarily to students with the greatest financial need, especially persons of color. Grantees will be primarily citizens of the United States and Canada, and if they continue to excel in both academic and social performance may be eligible for additional scholarships.
For more information contact mco @ uua.org.
The Natalie Gulbrandsen Ministerial Scholarship Fund for International Studies
This scholarship fund was established to provide opportunities for ministers and candidates for ministry to engage in meaningful ways in a developing country for academic, interfaith or social justice purposes. The fund has been created to honor the work of Natalie Gulbrandsen who made enormous contributions to the life of the Unitarian Universalist Association and its presence in international, interfaith and cross-cultural relationships.
Ministers and candidates who are interested in broadening their liberal religious knowledge and understandings, and in strengthening their international sympathies, by immersing themselves in or studying in a developing country are encouraged to apply.
Grant Guidelines
- Grants will be made to individuals who are Unitarian Universalist ministers serving in a congregation or community setting or candidates for ministerial fellowship.
- Grants will be made to individuals in order that they may have meaningful exposure to developing countries. The goal is that their ministry may be informed by an understanding of the nature and consequences of poverty and of the economic differential between nations and regions of the world.
- Developing countries shall be defined as those falling in the lower 50% of the nations of the world economically, as determined by the United Nations Human Development Report or other such indices.
- Grants of at least $1000 will be made for projects of an academic, interfaith, or social justice nature.
Application Procedure
- Complete an application form and submit no later than 5 p.m. April 1 and send to the Ministerial Development Office, 25 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108.
- Application should include a descriptive essay of the international project in which you wish to engage, including the community with which you will be in contact and how you expect this experience to inform your ministry.
- Applications must include a detailed budget of all costs as well as other sources of income.
- All Fellowshipped ministers must include a letter stating that they are currently in good standing and all candidates must include a letter of recommendation from an academic advisor or a minister in Final Fellowship.
- All application requests MUST be complete. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- You will receive notification of award decisions by May 30.
View the application form. (PDF, 2 pages)
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact the Office of Ministerial Development.
The work of the UUA is made possible by the generosity of individual donors and gifts to the Annual Program Fund. Please consider making a donation today to continue this important work.
Last updated on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.
The Olympia Brown and Max Kapp Award
An award of $2,500 is made to a ministerial student who, in addition to meeting the requirements for general financial aid, chooses to submit as part of their general financial application a paper, sermon, or other special project on some aspect of Universalism. Entries are evaluated by an outside reader.
The Ministerial Credentialing Office has limited scholarship funds available to students enrolled full-time or at least half time in a Masters of Divinity degree program leading to fellowship as a Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister. Aspirant or candidate status is required. Deadline for receipt of financial applications each year is April 15th. Applicants for financial aid are automatically considered for scholarships and no additional material is required, except where noted.
In addition, priority is given those grantees that have demonstrated outstanding ministerial ability secondarily to students with the greatest financial need, especially persons of color. Grantees will be primarily citizens of the United States and Canada, and if they continue to excel in both academic and social performance may be eligible for additional scholarships.
For more information contact mco @ uua.org.
The work of the UUA is made possible by the generosity of individual donors and gifts to the Annual Program Fund. Please consider making a donation today to continue this important work.
Roy H. Pollack Scholarship
The Roy H. Pollack Scholarship was created in 1998 to support second- or third-year students who have strong academic records and are a promising candidate for the Unitarian Universalist ministry.
The Ministerial Credentialing Office has limited scholarship funds available to students enrolled full-time or at least half time in a Masters of Divinity degree program leading to fellowship as a Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister. Aspirant or candidate status is required. Deadline for receipt of financial applications each year is April 15th. Applicants for financial aid are automatically considered for scholarships and no additional material is required, except where noted.
In addition, priority is given those grantees that have demonstrated outstanding ministerial ability secondarily to students with the greatest financial need, especially persons of color. Grantees will be primarily citizens of the United States and Canada, and if they continue to excel in both academic and social performance may be eligible for additional scholarships.
For more information contact mco @ uua.org.
The work of the UUA is made possible by the generosity of individual donors and gifts to the Annual Program Fund. Please consider making a donation today to continue this important work.
Last updated on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.
Tsubaki Grand Shrine Scholarship
For Unitarian Universalist Seminarians at Non-UU Theological Schools
The Tsubaki Grand Shrine Scholarship is available to Unitarian Universalist (UU) seminarians (in candidate status) attending non-UU theological Schools who have an interest in international and interfaith engagement. Scholarship recipients will be provided with expenses for travel to the Tsubaki Grand Shrine (TGS) in Suzuka, Japan, as well as room and board at the Shrine for two to three weeks. Starr King School for the Ministry has a similar program, and Meadville/Lombard is in the process of developing a similar program.
TGS is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, dating back to the first century BCE. The long-standing relationship between Unitarian Universalism and TGS has its roots within the International Association for Religious Freedom.
This scholarship was established by Guji Yukiyasu Yamamoto, the 97th guardian priest of the shrine:
to promote international and interfaith understanding,to provide opportunities for Unitarian Universalist seminarians to develop a deeper understanding of shrine Shinto tradition, customs, and practices, and to further develop close relationships between the Tsubaki Grand Shrine and Unitarian Universalists.
The Roy H. Pollack Scholarship was created in 1998 to support second- or third-year students who have strong academic records and are a promising candidate for the Unitarian Universalist ministry.
The Ministerial Credentialing Office has limited scholarship funds available to students enrolled full-time or at least half time in a Masters of Divinity degree program leading to fellowship as a Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister. Aspirant or candidate status is required. Deadline for receipt of financial applications each year is April 15th. Applicants for financial aid are automatically considered for scholarships and no additional material is required, except where noted.
In addition, priority is given those grantees that have demonstrated outstanding ministerial ability secondarily to students with the greatest financial need, especially persons of color. Grantees will be primarily citizens of the United States and Canada, and if they continue to excel in both academic and social performance may be eligible for additional scholarships.
For more information contact mco @ uua.org.
The work of the UUA is made possible by the generosity of individual donors and gifts to the Annual Program Fund. Please consider making a donation today to continue this important work.
Last updated on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.
Tsubaki Grand Shrine Scholarship
For Unitarian Universalist Seminarians at Non-UU Theological Schools
The Tsubaki Grand Shrine Scholarship is available to Unitarian Universalist (UU) seminarians (in candidate status) attending non-UU theological Schools who have an interest in international and interfaith engagement. Scholarship recipients will be provided with expenses for travel to the Tsubaki Grand Shrine (TGS) in Suzuka, Japan, as well as room and board at the Shrine for two to three weeks. Starr King School for the Ministry has a similar program, and Meadville/Lombard is in the process of developing a similar program.
TGS is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, dating back to the first century BCE. The long-standing relationship between Unitarian Universalism and TGS has its roots within the International Association for Religious Freedom.
This scholarship was established by Guji Yukiyasu Yamamoto, the 97th guardian priest of the shrine:
to promote international and interfaith understanding,to provide opportunities for Unitarian Universalist seminarians to develop a deeper understanding of shrine Shinto tradition, customs, and practices, and to further develop close relationships between the Tsubaki Grand Shrine and Unitarian Universalists.
Application Procedure
Complete an application form and submit no later than 5 p.m. April 1, 2011, to the International Resources Office, 25 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108. The application must include an essay explaining your interest in this scholarship, your preparedness for an international interfaith experience, and how you expect this experience to inform your training for ministry.
Complete an application form and submit no later than 5 p.m. April 1, 2011, to the International Resources Office, 25 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108. The application must include an essay explaining your interest in this scholarship, your preparedness for an international interfaith experience, and how you expect this experience to inform your training for ministry.
All candidates must include a letter of recommendation from an academic advisor and a minister in Final Fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
All application requests MUST be complete. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application Review
Applications will be reviewed and approved by the UUA’s Director of International Resources. Award notification will be sent to applicants by May 30, 2011.
Expectations
Scholarship recipients will be in the position of representing Unitarian Universalism while they are visiting TGS and must be prepared to fulfill this responsibility effectively. The UUA’s Director of International Resources will provide preparatory materials for scholarship recipients.
Within one month of returning from their visit, scholarship recipients must submit a report about their experience suitable for publication to the UUA’s Director of International Resources and their academic advisor.
For more information contact international @ uua.org.
The work of the UUA is made possible by the generosity of individual donors and gifts to the Annual Program Fund. Please consider making a donation today to continue this important work.
Last updated on Friday, January 28, 2011.
Von Ogden Vogt Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2001 by Ogden and Carolyn Vogt to honor Carolyn's father The Rev. Dr. Von Ogden Vogt and his dedication and commitment to Unitarian Universalism. Scholarships are given to support the intellectual, spiritual, and professional development of future Unitarian Universalist ministers who are attending Meadville Lombard Theological School.
The Ministerial Credentialing Office has limited scholarship funds available to students enrolled full-time or at least half time in a Masters of Divinity degree program leading to fellowship as a Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister. Aspirant or candidate status is required. Deadline for receipt of financial applications each year is April 15th. Applicants for financial aid are automatically considered for scholarships and no additional material is required, except where noted.
In addition, priority is given those grantees that have demonstrated outstanding ministerial ability secondarily to students with the greatest financial need, especially persons of color. Grantees will be primarily citizens of the United States and Canada, and if they continue to excel in both academic and social performance may be eligible for additional scholarships.
For more information contact mco@uua.org.
Seminarian History Prize
The Seminarian History prize will be awarded for the best research essay
on Unitarian Universalist history. Essays should be approximately 15-25
pages in length, and they must draw on primary sources and be organized around
a clear thesis. Persons currently enrolled in an M.Div. program and/or who
are Candidates for Ministerial Fellowship are eligible to participate.
The deadline for all prizes is JUNE 1. Please direct submissions and
questions to Dan McKanan at dmckanan@hds.harvard.edu . As appropriate,
winning submissions may be considered for publication in the Journal of
Unitarian Universalist History. In addition to the $500 award, all
winners will receive a free one-year membership in the Unitarian
Universalist Historical Society.
on Unitarian Universalist history. Essays should be approximately 15-25
pages in length, and they must draw on primary sources and be organized around
a clear thesis. Persons currently enrolled in an M.Div. program and/or who
are Candidates for Ministerial Fellowship are eligible to participate.
The deadline for all prizes is JUNE 1. Please direct submissions and
questions to Dan McKanan at dmckanan@hds.harvard.edu . As appropriate,
winning submissions may be considered for publication in the Journal of
Unitarian Universalist History. In addition to the $500 award, all
winners will receive a free one-year membership in the Unitarian
Universalist Historical Society.
