EKD Stipends
(coordinated through the ELCA
Wittenberg Center; for ELCA members only)
In order to provide an opportunity for ecumenical encounter and support
advanced training and qualification, the church office of the Evangelical
Church of Germany (EKD) annually offers up to two stipends for ELCA clergy,
interns, rostered professionals and laity. These stipends are granted for
studies within Germany for a three-month period.
The goal of the EKD in offering this stipend program is to
strengthen
ecumenical ties and to offer lay and rostered ELCA members the chance to
enrich their own ministries and institutions through exposure to the
resources of the German churches. Past stipend recipients have used this
opportunity for dissertation research, pastoral and academic sabbatical
projects and teaching, as well as various forms of immersion into the
language, culture and religious life of Germany.
Applicants must be active ELCA members and must receive endorsement from
the bishop of the synod in which their membership lies.
Stipends must be used for the purchase of academic materials, program
registration fees, living expenses in Germany, travel costs and other
related expenses. The EKD stipend includes airfare to and from Germany as
well as a monthly stipend of approximately 970 euros to cover living
expenses in Germany. A modest supplement is available for an accompanying
spouse who engages in a program of learning.
A clear program proposal must be made, which indicates the program's
objectives, together with an explanation of how the program will benefit the
applicant's ministry, position, or the church at large.
Specific questions can be addressed to the
ELCA
Wittenberg Center. Application forms can be requested from ELCA Global Mission.
