Young adult shares story of stay and study at Bossey ecumenical institute
2/28/2023 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/Scholarships Ecumenical: Training2023 Ericka Jallah report on Bossey
Ecumenical Grants/Scholarships
Local Initiative Grants – Every year the Council of Bishops awards 3 grants to annual conferences from around the world that are involved in ecumenical and/or interreligious ministry. These grants are for $1,000 US each and must be used for ministry projects that focus on ecumenical/interreligious relationship-building both in invitation and goal. Applications are solicited in July or August and are awarded by the end of the year for projects designed for the following year.
UMEIT: Global Grant – Every year the Council of Bishops awards one grant to an annual conference who would like to sponsor and host a United Methodist Ecumenical and Interreligious Training. This opportunity must be initiated by the bishop of a Central Conference, and she or he must be involved in the design and teaching.
Bossey Scholarship – Every year the Council of Bishops awards 1 scholarship for a United Methodist young adult to participate in the graduate program at the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Switzerland. The best candidate for this opportunity will be a young adult attending seminary and able to take a semester off to travel for this 5-month program. Applications are solicited in July or August for attendance in the following year’s program.
UMEIT: USA Scholarships - Every year the Council of Bishops awards several partial scholarships for young adults and/or first-time attendees to participate in the United Methodist Ecumenical and Interreligious Training held in the United States. Applications are solicited around the first of the year and are awarded in time for the May or June event somewhere in the United States.
Other Scholarships – are awarded as events and opportunities arise. For example, every few years, the Council of Bishops will offer partial scholarships for United Methodists from around the world to attend the Parliament of the World’s Religions.
COB offers scholarships for National Workshop on Christian Unity 2023
1/24/2023 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/Scholarships Ecumenical: TrainingThe Council of Bishops is offering partial scholarships to seminary students and first-time attenders to participate in the National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) and UMEIT: USA 2023.
COB announces recipients of ecumenical grants and scholarships
12/8/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/ScholarshipsThe Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has announced recipients of the 2023 Local Initiative grants and scholarships for those to represent the denomination at the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions.
COB announces winner of $10,000 Bossey Institute scholarship
10/21/2022 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/ScholarshipsThe Council of Bishops (COB) of The United Methodist Church has named MS. Eliza Love as the 2023 recipient of the $10,000 scholarship to attend the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Switzerland.
December 31 is deadline to apply to be part of next UMEIT: YAN cohort
12/2/2021 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/Scholarships Ecumenical: TrainingThe December 31, 2021, deadline for applying to be part of United Methodist Ecumenical and Interreligious Training: Young Adult Network (UMEIT: YAN) is approaching and interested young adults are urged to apply as soon as possible.
COB seeks applications for Bossey scholarship
9/14/2020 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/ScholarshipsThe Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is inviting applications for a scholarship to attend The Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Switzerland.
Bishops offer scholarships for UMEIT: USA 2020
11/19/2019 - Bishop News Ecumenical: Grants/ScholarshipsThe Council of Bishops is offering scholarships to first-time attenders to participate in the National Workshop on Christian Unity and UMEIT: USA.
Council of Bishops announces winners of Local Initiatives Grants
10/1/2019 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/Scholarships Ecumenical: TrainingThe Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Local Initiatives Grants.
Council of Bishops invites applications for two ecumenical programs
8/1/2019 - Ecumenical Ecumenical: Grants/ScholarshipsThe Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is inviting applications for the following programs: 2020 Local Initiatives Grants and scholarship to attend the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Geneva.