EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

O Eternal God,

bless all schools, colleges,

and universities,

that they may be lively centers for sound learning,

new discovery,

and the pursuit of wisdom;

and grant that those who teach and those who learn may find you to be the source of all truth; through Jesus Christ

our Lord. Amen.

Donate to the ECW College Scholarship Fund:

If you or your parish would like to contribute to the education of a young person in our church family, please consider making a gift to the ECW College Scholarship Fund.  Your generosity is the only way to continue this very important program.

All contributions

may be sent to:

ECW, Diocese of Alabama

521 North 20th Street

Birmingham, AL 35203-2611

Please note on your check ECW College Scholarship Fund.

Over the last decade or more, the ECW has awarded over $100,000 in college scholarships to students in the Diocese of Alabama.

The ECW College Scholarship program was born perhaps just prior to 1900 with a request from then–Bishop Richard Hooker Wilmer to John Ward Noble, the builder of St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal Church in Anniston, AL., to enable daughters of diocesan clergymen to attend the Noble Institute.

Since that time other funds have been established in recognition of people who have taken to heart the education of young people in our diocese; several of those funds include restrictions in addition to the policies of the ECW Board and Scholarship Committee.  In recent years these named funds have been augmented significantly by the ECW General Scholarship Fund, which is derived from the diocesan and parish ECW budgets, memorials, alms and other gifts.  In addition to Bishop Wilmer, the donors whose dedication and vision continue to inspire us include Edith Buell Wilson, Isla Hall Hilderbrand, Elizabeth Blair Pannell, Sarah Sterret Porter, Bishop Onell Soto and St. John’s Church, Ensley.

All college scholarships are based on need (40%), church involvement and activities (40%), and merit (20%).  Applicants should be able to document information regarding their family’s financial status (Form 1040).  An application for a college scholarship may be made every year a student is in college; however, an award to any one person is limited to a maximum of two years. Granted funds are mailed directly to the registrar’s office of the college of the recipient's choice.

Seminarians are helped with CPC funds and are ineligible for ECW college scholarships.

Eligibility Requirements and Application Process

Each applicant must submit a completed Application Packet by April 30, 2012 and be:

1. A communicant in good standing with the Episcopal Church, Diocese of Alabama

2. Accepted or enrolled in an academic institution of college rank

3. Pursuing professional certification or a degree from an accredited institution

4. Able to show financial need

5. A recipient of no more than one previous ECW Scholarship

Application Packets must be complete, and must arrive by April 30th.  An Application Packet must include:  (1) Completed Application Form; (2) recent transcript; (3) one- or two-page essay summarizing your need, your school and community accomplishments, and your church activities and; (4) the Church Involvement Form, completed by your priest, and (5) your most recent Federal Tax Return; (6) Passport size photograph. Instructions for completing the package are included on the Application Form.

Applications must be postmarked by April 30, 2012 or received electronically by April 30, 2012, and sent to the ECW Scholarship Chair, Adelaide Cherry, 603 Main St, Greensboro, AL 36744 or addiecherry@yahoo.com.   For more information call 334-624-0466.

The awards will be announced in June. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. If applying for a second scholarship, an evaluation by college chaplain is acceptable. Scholarship Application Forms and Church Involvement Surveys may be requested from the Scholarship Chairman or may be downloaded from the links on this page (see upper right column).

Scholarship Chair:

Adelaide Cherry
603 Main St.
Greensboro, AL 36744
334 624 0466
addiecherry@yahoo.com

Application Deadline:

Applications must be postmarked by April 30, 2012 or received electronically by April 30, 2012.

More details concerning application

College Scholarship Application:

Microsoft Word Format

Adobe PDF Format

Church Involvement Survey:

Microsoft Word Format

Adobe PDF Format

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