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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 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
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 |
Over the
last decade or more, the ECW has awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to
students in the Diocese of Alabama.
The ECW 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. Each year several scholars are awarded by name, in
honor of the donors whose dedication and vision continue to inspire us: in
addition to Bishop Wilmer, those names include Edith Buell Wilson, Isla
Hall Hilderbrand, Elizabeth Blair Pannell, Sarah Sterret Porter, Bishop
Onell Soto and St. John’s Church Ensley.
All scholarships are based on need (40%), scholastic achievement and
school and community activities (20%), and church involvement and
activities (40%). Applicants should be able to document information
regarding their family’s financial status (Form 1040). An
application for a 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
scholarships.
All applications and church involvement forms must be complete and
postmarked by April 30th. The awards will be announced in June.
Each application must be accompanied by a transcript, a photograph and a
church involvement survey completed by the applicant’s parish priest (or
senior warden, if there is a vacancy). If applying for a second
scholarship, an evaluation by college chaplain is acceptable. Scholarship
applications and Church Involvement Surveys may be requested from the
Scholarship Chairman or may be downloaded from this page (available in
.doc and .pdf formats) from the links on this page (see upper right
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Scholarship Chair:
Nancy Thompson
3816
Forest Glen
Dr.
Birmingham,
AL 35213 (205) 879-3938
scholarships@alabamaecw.org
Application
Deadline:
April 30, 2008
Scholarship
Application:
Microsoft Word Format
Adobe PDF
Format
Church Involvement Survey:
Microsoft Word Format
Adobe PDF Format
More details
concerning application
2007: $12,500 Awarded
to 20
Recipients
2007
Fall Report
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