The Butts Fund provides collegiate scholarships annually to youth of the diocese. Students who are parishioners of an Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Newark and have a family income of $125,000 or less are welcome to apply. Annual awards may range from $2,000 to $8,000, and can be renewed each year that the scholar attends college.

Application & Instructions

Application deadline: April 30 for fall 2025.

Interested scholars are asked to e-mail his or her name, mailing address and sponsoring church to Mary Ann Risley to receive additional information and application forms.

Upon receipt of a request, an application package will be sent to the scholar. The completed application is to include:

  • a letter from the scholar;
  • income information for the scholar’s parent/guardian,
  • a school transcript; and
  • a letter of recommendation from the scholar’s Rector, Vicar, priest-in-Charge or Warden.

Questions? Contact:

The Scholarship Chair or Mary Ann Risley