Petrus Fellowship
Petrus Development is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2009 PETRUS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. This program promotes the growth of professional development ministry within Catholic campus ministry for higher education.
The Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA) awards this scholarship on an annual basis. The PETRUS FELLOWSHIP provides $4,500 payable at $1,500 per summer toward the tuition and fees of the Masters of Arts in Philanthropy and Development program at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona. One new Petrus Fellowship will be awarded annually such that three persons are in the program concurrently.
Candidates for the fellowship should be employed (full-time) as the development director or equivalent position at a Catholic campus ministry program. In order to be eligible for the PETRUS FELLOWSHIP, four criteria must be met.
1. Candidate must have a minimum of two years full time fundraising experience.
2. The candidate must be accepted into the Master of Arts in Philanthropy and Development program at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.
3. The candidate’s Catholic campus ministry center must commit to investing a matching professional development award to the recipient and the candidate must commit to fund the balance of the St. Mary’s program.
4. The Development Director must agree, in writing with their local Director of Catholic campus ministry, to remain employed with their sponsoring campus ministry center until the awarding of the Master of Arts degree.
5. The candidate will conduct a Project Demonstrating Mastery that is relevant to the advancement of professional fund development in Catholic campus ministry.
The Philanthropy and Development program at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota offers a Master of Arts degree consisting of 30 semester credits. This includes eight credit hours of coursework during each summer session and a six-credit Project Demonstrating Mastery. This program takes place over a two-year (three-summer) time frame.
Each summer students take three to four courses equivalent to eight credits over an 18-day period. Courses include class discussion, case studies, simulations and group activities. Fifteen contact hours are generated for each credit given. Course readings and assignment completion are required both prior to, and following, each summer session. Beginning in the first year, students are actively working toward completion of the individually designed Project Demonstrating Mastery under the supervision of the program director and their faculty advisor.
To apply for the PETRUS FELLOWSHIP, please mail a letter of interest to the Executive Director of CCMA explaining why you believe you and your ministry will benefit from this scholarship program to: CCMA, attn: Petrus Fellowship, 1118 Pendleton Street, Suite 300, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2009. Please contact the national office at 888.714.6631 or (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.