Ministry Bursary Awards
An interfaith experience
The Rev Heston Groenewald, Vicar of All Hallows Church in Leeds, received a bursary to support his local interfaith ministry.
What are the Ecclesiastical Ministry Bursary Awards?
Ecclesiastical’s MBA grants are awarded to individual clergy in the Anglican Church in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Europe. The application window is now closed for 2025 sabbaticals. Judging will take place in November 2024 with the awards made in December 2024.
The MBAs can help you breathe life into your ministerial development in ways that enrich both you and the wider church. The experience of a sabbatical can be life-changing for individual clergy and have a long-lasting impact on your congregation and community. Read case studies from previous recipients below.
Since being established in 1987, the Ecclesiastical Ministry Bursary Awards have provided over £1.4 million to help over 1,500 members of the clergy to finance a wide range of extended leave projects and plans.
Good luck to all those currently on sabbatical, or planning to next year.
Study leave for clergy is an immensely valuable opportunity to re-energise and re-focus their calling.
The Ministry Bursary Awards have made a significant contribution to supporting time away from the parish and a major contribution to clergy well-being and their resourcing.
Judging criteria
Judging of the 2025 entries will take place during November 2024 and awards will be made in December 2024.
The amount given for individual awards will be judged on the following criteria:
- Value to the individual applicant
- Benefit to the wider church
- Financial support already committed from other sources
- The strength of the endorsement from a Bishop or Archdeacon supporting the plans.
This section is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority.