Growing Your Stewardship Grant 2025 International Catholic Stewardship Council (ICSC) Conference Scholarships
Funded by The Catholic Foundation of Central Florida Endowment Fund, we are pleased to offer 2 scholarship grants to pastors and parish, school and ministry staff/leaders interested in attending the 2025 International Catholic Stewardship Council (ICSC) Conference being held in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency Chicago from September 21-24, 2025. The 63rd annual ICSC conference — themed “Stewardship: A Journey of Hope” — will offer attendees a chance to gather to pray, learn, network, cultivate new friendships and reflect on the life of stewardship in the Catholic Church.
ICSC promotes and supports Catholic teaching on stewardship by providing education and resources for dioceses, parishes, and institutions of the Roman Catholic Church. The conference features networking opportunities and 80 stewardship-related sessions focusing on new ideas, innovations, strategies as together we bring our church throughout the world to its fullness of charity. For more information about the conference, visit: https://catholicstewardship.com/icsc-2025-annual-conference.
The goal of this grant is to support the professional development of all those involved with advancing the stewardship of their parish, school or ministry in the Diocese of Orlando. There is an incredible benefit to having multiple people from one entity attend together. If someone from your entity is already registered to attend this year’s conference, consider having another representative apply for this scholarship. Preference will be given to applicants who are first-time ICSC Conference attendees or to an individual from an entity with other attendees already registered.
Those interested in applying for one of our scholarship grants should email their application to Lisa Oliveras on or before June 16, 2025. Scholarship recipients will be notified in late June. The grant includes conference registration and a $1,000 travel voucher to help with hotel and airfare costs.
Eligibility
To be eligible for an award, applicants must meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Pastor, parish priest, seminarian or deacon
- Parish, school or ministry business administrator or stewardship staff
- Parish, school or ministry lay stewardship/finance council member
How to Apply
Complete the application including:
- Contact & demographic information
- Brief professional bio
- Short essay focused on what you hope to learn and how you would utilize this in your position to enhance stewardship at your parish, school or ministry.
- Confirmation that, if selected, you agree to fill out a post-conference survey noting three key takeaways gleaned from the ICSC Conference and how this experience will benefit your parish.
Click Here to download the 2025 Growing Your Stewardship Grant application.
Applications must be emailed to Lisa Oliveras on or before June 16, 2025.
Selection Criteria
Applications will be reviewed by The Catholic Foundation of Central Florida. The review committee will select candidates who are eager to learn and plan to apply the skills and knowledge gained to benefit their parish community. Scholarship Grant winners will be announced in late June 2025.
Scholarship Grant Distribution
Candidates selected to receive a Growing Your Stewardship Scholarship Grant will be contacted directly by a member of The Catholic Foundation team who will work with the recipient on conference registration.
Please note: Conference registration will be completed by The Catholic Foundation on behalf of the attendee. The Catholic Foundation will not reimburse any fees incurred by applicants prior to being awarded the grant. This scholarship grant covers the registration fee and comes with a $1,000 travel voucher, any additional costs associated with travel, lodging or other incidentals will need to be covered in the approved entity budget. Questions? Contact Lisa Oliveras at (407) 246-7177.