The Phoebe Project, a registered Australian company (details) and charity (details), is named after the deacon Phoebe, mentioned in Romans 16:1-2.
The vision of The Phoebe Project is that as more Australian women are theologically-trained, they and other women encouraged by their example will be equipped and enabled to take up leadership in theological education, ministry, church governance, and the wider community.
The specific aim of The Phoebe Project is to support Christian women with evangelical and egalitarian/mutualist commitments to complete PhDs in Theology or Biblical Studies. One hope of The Phoebe Project is that women who have received this training will contribute to academic dialogue in Theology and Biblical Studies through their research, by presenting their research in seminars, conferences, and publications, and by undertaking academic teaching. Another hope is that these women will contribute to the wider life of the church and community, by faith, preaching, teaching, ministry, and example.
To this end, the goal of The Phoebe Project is to offer a fulltime living allowance of approximately $34,315 per annum (in 2025, matching the rate determined each year by the Commonwealth) for up to three years for a Christian woman with evangelical and egalitarian/mutualist commitments who has been granted a place in a PhD program in Theology or Biblical Studies at an Australian university or college as a domestic student, and has been awarded a full fee remission scholarship, but has not been awarded an accompanying living allowance stipend.
Donors
All funds will go directly to the Scholarship.
You may make a one-off donation or, preferably, set up a regular giving plan. A link will be provided here shortly.
You may prefer to make a one-off donation directly to our bank account. Please contact us for the details.
We would be delighted to speak to you about the possibility of leaving The Phoebe Project a bequest.
Supporters
If the vision of The Phoebe Project speaks to you, please spread the word to your friends, your church, and on social media. Please consider inviting us to speak to your church group.
We plan to send donors and supporter occasional updates about our progress with fundraising and about the progress of our successful recipients.
To Apply for The Phoebe Fund Scholarship
More information about the scholarship how to apply will be available here in the future.
More Information
If you would like more information about The Phoebe Project, please contact us at thephoebeprojectaustralia@gmail.com.
Our Team
Denise Cooper Clarke – profile
Sharon Southwell – profile
Our Board
FAQs
Why are the selection criteria for the scholarship so narrow?
We would love to see more woman able to access such support. If the scholarship and our fundraising efforts are successful, we may be able to widen the terms of the scholarship in the future.
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