Undergraduates Exploring Ministry

Through our Undergraduate Fellowship program, we seek to support gifted young leaders from diverse racial and ethnic communities and a variety of Christian faith traditions who are exploring ministry as vocation. This program can provide both financial help and a nurturing network of support during a student's junior or senior year of college.

What does it take to become an Undergraduate Fellow?

To apply for this program, you must:

• be a current sophomore or junior in an accredited undergraduate program at a North American college or university and have been nominated by a college faculty member, administrator, campus minister or current pastor.
• be considering ministry as a vocation (although it isn't necessary to have decided)
• have a GPA of at least 3.0
• be a U.S. or Canadian citizen

You must have exceptional gifts for ministry: love of God and church, imagination, creativity, compassion, a capacity for critical thinking, leadership skills, personal integrity, spiritual depth, dedication to a faith tradition and a passion to understand and to serve the needs of others.

What does the Undergraduate Fellowship include?

FTE Undergraduate Fellows are awarded a stipend of $2,000 for the academic year for educational expenses and/or an experience of exploring ministry.

Each Fellow is also provided a stipend for travel and expenses to attend the FTE Conference on Excellence in Ministry, an annual gathering of FTE fellowship recipients. The 2010 conference is scheduled for June 16-20 in Boston. 

(Please note that attendance at the conference is a requirement of the fellowship.)

How and when to apply

1. Being nominated: A college faculty member, administrator, chaplain or campus minister, or current pastor must nominate you for the fellowship. Nomination forms are available by CLICKING HERE.

The nomination deadline for 2010 has passed. Please check back for information about the 2011 deadline.

2. Applying for the fellowship: All students who have been nominated for a 2011 fellowship will be notified via email by FTE by February 1 and invited to apply. CLICK HERE to apply. The application deadline is March 15, 2011.

 Up to 40 FTE Undergraduate Fellows will be named for the upcoming academic year.

Related:

• Watch a video about the fellowships
• Read "Qualities of a Successful Undergraduate Fellowship Applicant"
• Tips for Letters of Reference: A helpful tool for those requesting letters of reference.

Download Undergraduate Fellowship Application

 

Applications for the 2011 - 2012 year will be available October 1, 2010 Click below to download the 2010 application for reference.

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