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- Opportunities - United Methodist Communications offers scholarships, fellowships United Methodist Communications (UMCom) is offering grant, scholarship and fellowship programs to help improve the quality of religion communication for students wishing to continue their education.
Stoody-West fellowship
Two $6,000 Stoody-West fellowship grants will assist Christians engaged in religious journalism or planning to enter the field with graduate study at a United States accredited and approved school or department. The application deadline is Feb. 15.
Racial Ethnic Minority fellowship
United Methodist Communications (UMCom) offers an ethnic-minority United Methodist who is interested in religion communications as a career a one-year fellowship to work and learn in a conference communications program. The recipient will be placed in an annual conference to work and be mentored by an experienced communicator. The fellowship will be July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000. Salary will be $30,000 plus benefits, moving expenses and travel. The application deadline is March 29.
Leonard M. Perryman communications scholarship for ethnic minority students
Two $2,500 Leonard M. Perryman grants will assist ethnic-minority undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in religious communications and are enrolled in their junior or senior years. The application deadline is Feb. 15.
For more information about these financial opportunities, contact the Fellowship or Scholarship Committee at UMCom at P.O. Box 320, Nashville, TN 37202-0320, or by e-mail at: Scholarships@Umcom.umc.org.
Gift of Hope: 21st Century Scholars program helps students The United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry is offering scholarships to students who have demonstrated leadership in the United Methodist Church.
The four-year, $4 million special scholarship program will provide $1,000 scholarship awards to 1,000 United Methodist students each year through the church-wide Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s Office of Loans and Scholarships. The program’s goal is to prepare a new generation of Christian leaders for the church.
The new scholarship program will help United Methodist students attending any regionally accredited academic institution in the United States. Applications for the new scholarships will be available beginning in January. The deadline for applying is June 1, 1999.
For more information, visit the office’s Internet site at http://www.gbhem.org/loans.html; write to the Office of Loans and Scholarships, P.O. Box 871, Nashville, TN 37202; or call 615-340-7344 (scholarships) or 615-340-7346 (loans).
Society seeks gleaning leader for Florida
The Society of St. Andrew’s (SoSA) goal is to meet the needs of poor and hungry people. To help meet that goal in Florida, it is looking for a Florida program coordinator.
Located in Orlando, the full-time position offers a starting salary of $20,000. Persons interested must be able to supervise the gleaning network, including recruiting farmers and produce supervisors and training field supervisors. Responsibilities also include fund raising and implementing educational programs with churches and civic groups.
Applications may be sent to Dick Mead, P.O. Box 536842, Orlando, FL 32853-3842. For more information on SoSA and the gleaning ministry, call 800-806-0756 or e-mail at sosafl@mindspring.com.
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