Featured Giving
Your gift to the Baylor Religion Department helps shape the next generation of scholars, ministers, and leaders dedicated to faith, service, and academic excellence. By supporting faculty research, student scholarships, and transformative learning experiences, you play a vital role in advancing theological education and Christian leadership. Join us in our mission to cultivate wisdom, deepen faith, and impact the world.

Basden Family Ministry Guidance Endowed Scholarship
This endowed scholarship fund provides assistance to deserving ministry students attending Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of merit and need.

Graduate Student Research/Travel Fund
The department of Religion is committed to honoring the hard work and dedication of our graduate students who actively engage in presenting at academic conferences and research, both nationally and internationally.

James Melvin Washington Research Grant in Black Baptist History
The Baptist Studies Center for Research will offer the James Melvin Washington Research Grant in Black Baptist History to support research on the Baptist experiences of African Americans.