The scholarship committee, which meets twice a year to review applications and approve scholarships, announced the latest awards in June. The amounts available each year derive from annual income of a number of trust funds.

The awards are given to individuals in accordance with the criteria for each trust fund and after a thorough review of financial needs. Due to limited funds and the increasing number of requests, awards are capped at 80 percent of the asking. Application deadlines are May 30 for the fall semester (or the next academic year) and November 1 for the spring semester. A few scholarship applications for summer courses are considered in May.

The oldest Scholarship Trust Fund, The Mary E. Hinman Fund, was established in 1879.  Currently there are 43 trust funds available for scholarship. Anyone interested in setting up a scholarship fund should contact the Episcopal Church, Scholarship Committee, Treasurer’s Office, 815 Second Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017.

For the academic year 2007-2008, the scholarships and recipients are:

The College Fund for Children of Missionaries, which provided awards to six recipients: The Rev. Paul Chandler’s children, Britelle and Treston, currently attending the American College in Cairo, Egypt; Medge-Ogée Beauvoir, of the Carleton University in Canada; Claire Morck at El Mundo de Los Genios -- Iglesia Episcopal Del Ecuador; the Rev. Patricia McGregor’s children, Corban McGregor at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, and Charese McGregor at Rift Valley Academy in Kenya.

The Percy Silver Fund award went to David Leber at the Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, and Titus Presler Jr. at Cornell University in New York.

The Elizabeth S. Fowler award for minor children (under the age of 21) of Episcopal Church missionaries was given to four recipients: the Rev. Walter Brownridge’s children, Alexander and Martin Brownridge at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School in Tennessee; Owen Leber at Covenant College of Lookout Mountain, Georgia; and Robson Powers at the University of South Florida.

The William B. Theological Foote award was given to Ricky Thai at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia.

The Theological Education Scholarship award for Asian and Pacific Island Americans was given to three recipients: Isaias Ginson at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of Southwest in Austin, Texas; Vivian Lam at Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California; and Aristotle Rivera at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Fund award in honor and memory of the work and ministry of Martin Luther King, Jr. was given to two recipients: Judy Ming Lin at the Episcopal Theological Seminary at Claremont in California, and Kunihito Shirota at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.

The Theological Education Scholarship award for Indian/Alaskan Natives was given to three recipients: Sue Ann Cotonuts and Elizabeth Ann Brock at the Cook School and Barbara Fairbanks at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary.

The Howard A. Welch Fund provided small amounts to supplement awards given to Sue Ann Cotonuts and Elizabeth Ann Brock at the Utah Deacon Formation Program, and provided scholarships to four other recipients: Shirley Crane, Patricia White Horse-Carda, Wade Brings and Armond Olsen, all with the Niobrara School for Ministry.

The Black Clergy Development Fund award for recruitment and scholarship aid for Black postulants and candidates for holy orders in the Episcopal Church was given to 12 recipients: Yejide Peters at Berkeley Divinity School; Phoebe Roaf, Christopher Richardson, Charles Fischer III, Peter Kanyi, and Mary Reese, all with Virginia Theological Seminary; Karen Davis, Jennifer Brown, and Robert Taylor, all with General Theological Seminary in New York; Debra Bennett at Bexley Hall in Ohio; Thelma Panton, Sewanee School of Theology in Tennessee; and Johanna Hollis at Church Divinity School of the Pacific.

The Hattie Rebecca Anderson Eckhardt Fund award was extended to the Rev. Roland Clemons of Drew University.

The Theological Education Scholarships for Hispanic-American award for scholarship assistance was given to three recipients: Ricardo Avila and Mario E. Milian, both at Church Divinity School of the Pacific; and Frederick C. Clarkson at Virginia Theological Seminary.

The Julian E. Ingle Fund and The Mary E. McWilliams Fund awards were given to Rev. Samuel E. Peni at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, in Iowa.

The James Thayer Addison Fellowship Fund and The C. Bertis Neely Fund awards were given to the Theology Student College of Cuttington University in Liberia.

The Edith B. Lindenberger Memorial Fund was awarded as scholarship assistance to the Nursing Student College of Cuttington University and Denise Gomes at the Faculdade Evangelica do Parana in Brazil.

The Bradner Memorial Fund provided an award for a summer educational course for the the Rev. Patricia McGregor at the Gordon-Conwell Seminary in Massachusetts.

The Elliot White Fund award as scholarship assistance was given to Ross Kane at Duke Divinity School in North Carolina.