Ministry Education Fund Ingathering

The Ministry Education Fund provides financial assistance to women and girls for ministry-related education. It was established as the Master’s Fund in September 1922 at The Order’s National Convention held at Portland, Oregon, as a thank offering to be given at Pentecost (Whitsuntide) in loving commemoration of the coming of the Holy Spirit. Scholarships and grants were given to assist Daughters and other women, to attend a Church Training School for deaconesses to prepare for missionary or other church-related work with an emphasis on a church-related career. The Master’s Fund was renamed the Ministry Education Fund by resolution at The Order’s National Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky, in June 2024.

Ministry Education Fund scholarships (intended for advanced degree education) are limited to women communicants of the Episcopal Church, of churches in communion with the Episcopal Church, or of churches with the Historic Episcopate but not in communion with it. Ministry Education Fund grants for continuing education (intended for ministry course work) are limited to members of The Order of the Daughters of the King, Inc. Financial assistance is granted on a need-basis from available funds and is based on anticipated renewal grant needs and the number of applicants reviewed, and is available in two forms, formal education scholarships and continuing education grants.

How to Make a Donation

The easiest way to donate to the Ministry Education Fund is to do it online here. For those not comfortable with donating online, a printable donation form is  available for to print and mail to the National office.

Click here for information to apply for a scholarship!

Click here for information to apply for a grant!