The grant application must be completed online.  No hard copy applications or letters of recommendation will be accepted by the Foundation. All applicants that have not received a grant may apply again, however, they must complete a new application.

All applications must be received April 1st to be considered.  References must be completed by April 1 as well.

Eligibility:  
Grants are awarded for the study of a Master of Divinity degree only. No grants will be awarded for any other course of study.

To be eligible, the candidate must be a full time student and fulfill one of the following three requirements:

1. Plan to attend an accredited theological seminary located within the Great Lakes region

OR

2. Plan to attend Asbury Theological Seminary

OR

3. Be a resident of the Great Lakes region or have been a resident for at least 2 years of a Great Lakes state. In this situation the applicant can attend an accredited theological seminary outside of the Great Lakes region.

The Great Lakes region is considered the following:

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• New York
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Wisconsin

Decisions & Notifications:  
Award notifications are sent out by early June.  If you have not received a reply by June 20th, you can assume that you have not been awarded a grant.  Please do not call or email for a status of your application.

*Please note:  If you are not awarded a grant, please consider completing a new application for the following year.  We receive hundreds of applications. Many of the applications are worthy of funding, however, we are not able to grant them all.