Scholarships for
United Methodist
Students:
Ethnic Minority Students
Only
Information
provided by the Scholarship Subcommittee,
Board of
Higher Education and Campus Ministry,
Bishop
Joseph B. Bethea Scholarship
Special
focus: Scholarships limited to
African-American members of the Southeastern Jurisdiction Black Methodists for
Church Renewal. Click here to see
the Southeastern Jurisdictional area.
Eligibility requirements:
1.
Be of
African-American parentage (at least one parent).
2.
Be an active,
full member of a
3.
Be accepted
and/or enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at any accredited
educational institution.
4.
Be a citizen or
permanent resident of the
5.
Be able to
establish need for financial aid.
6.
Have a 2.8 or
higher grade point average (4.0 scale).
Number
awarded annually: Information could not be
located.
Amount of
scholarship: Information could not be
located.
Deadline:
May 1.
For more
information and application form, click
here.
Crusade
Scholarships
Special
focus: Candidates shall be from either churches
in nations other than the United States or ethnic and racial minorities
in the United States. The goal of
the scholarships is to prepare these candidates for leadership in mission both
in the church and society.
Eligibility requirements:
1.
Be an ethnic
graduate student.
2.
Be an active,
full member of a
3.
Be enrolled as a
full-time graduate student.
Number
awarded annually: 23 awarded in 1999.
Amount of
scholarship: $1,000 - $2,500.
Deadline:
February 1.
For more
information and application form,
contact:
General Board of Global Ministries, The United
Methodist Church, Crusade Scholarship Desk, Mission Personnel Resources Program
Department, Room 1470, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, New York 10115:
1-800-UMC-GBGM.
Edith
M. Allen Scholarship
Eligibility
requirements:
1.
Be of
African-American parentage.
2.
Be an active,
full member of a
3.
Be accepted
and/or enrolled as a full-time graduate or undergraduate student at any
accredited educational institution.
4.
Be pursuing a
degree in education, social work, medicine, and/or other health
profession.
5.
Preference given
to students enrolled in a United Methodist-related historically Black
college. (Click here for a list.)
6.
Have a B+ or
higher grade point average.
7.
Be recognized as
one whose academic and vocational contributions will help improve the quality of
life for others.
Number
awarded annually: Information could not be
located.
Amount of
scholarship: Information could not be
located.
Deadline:
June 1.
For more
information and application form, click
here.
Ethnic
Minority Scholarship
Eligibility
requirements:
1.
Be of African,
African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American/Alaskan Indian, or Pacific
Islander parentage (at least one parent).
2.
Be an active,
full member of a
3.
Be a citizen or
permanent resident of the United States, or a member of a Central Conference of
The United Methodist Church nominated by the president of the United Methodist
school where enrolled.
4.
Be accepted
and/or enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at any accredited
educational institution in the
5.
Be recommended
by his/her pastor, a lay person in his/her church, and a
teacher/professor.
6.
Have a 2.5 or
higher grade point average (4.0 scale).
7.
Be able to
demonstrate financial need.
Number
awarded annually: Information could not be
located.
Amount of
scholarship: Information could not be
located.
Deadline:
May 1.
For more
information and application form, click
here.
HANA
Scholarship
Eligibility
requirements:
1.
Be of Hispanic,
Asian, Native American/Alaskan Indian, or Pacific Islander parentage (at least
one parent).
2.
Be an active,
full member of a
3.
Be a citizen or
permanent resident of the
4.
Be enrolled as a
full-time college junior, senior, or graduate student at any accredited
educational institution in the
5.
Be able to
identify with his/her particular ethnic community.
6.
Be able to
verify academic ability.
7.
Be able to
demonstrate financial need.
Number
awarded annually: 50.
Amount of
scholarship: Up to $1,000 for undergraduates or
$3,000 for graduate students.
Deadline:
April 1.
For more
information and application form, click
here.
Hoover-Lee Scholars
Special
focus: Awards are for United
Methodist students from Southeast Asia, who upon degree completion must return
to their native countries to dedicate their lives to serve
humankind.
Eligibility requirements:
1.
Be accepted
and/or enrolled as a full-time student at a United Methodist-related educational
institution.
2.
Have a 3.0 or
higher grade point average (4.0 scale).
3.
Have a TOEFL
score of 500 (for undergraduate) or 600 (for graduate
student).
4.
Priority given
to students from
Number
awarded annually: Three.
Amount of
scholarship:
$15,000.
Deadline:
March 1.
For more
information and application form, click
here.
Leonard
M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Ethnic Minority
Students
Special
focus: These scholarships are for
United States ethnic minority undergraduate students who intend to pursue
careers in religious communication and are enrolled in either their junior or
senior years at an accredited college/university in the United States. The term ‘communication’ is meant to
cover media such as audiovisual, electronic and print
journalism.
Eligibility requirements:
1.
One of the two
scholarships will be awarded to the best United Methodist candidate. The other
scholarship will be awarded to the best overall candidate.
2.
Be a
3.
Be enrolled at
the junior or senior level in a communication or journalism department at an
accredited college or university in the
Number
awarded annually: Two.
Amount of
scholarship: $2,500.
Deadline:
March 15.
For more
information and application form, click
here.
Native
American Seminary Award
Special
focus: Awards are to provide
incentive to Native American students pursuing candidacy in The United Methodist
Church, to serve a Native American congregation or ministry/fellowship
recognized by The United Methodist Church.
Eligibility requirements:
1.
Be of Native
American parentage (at least one parent) and be able to provide documentation of
Native American tribal affiliation.
2.
Be an active,
full member of a
3.
Be accepted
and/or enrolled as a full-time student at a University Senate-approved school of
theology.
4.
Be able to
demonstrate financial need.
5.
Be able to
demonstrate involvement in his/her Native American
community.
Number awarded annually: Twelve awarded in 2000.
Amount of
scholarship: An average of $12,000. Note: One half of the award is a
scholarship and one half will be in the form of a loan which shall be forgiven
if the student serves at least two consecutive years in a Native American
congregation or ministry/fellowship upon graduation or withdraw from theological
school.
Deadline:
May 1.
For more
information and application form, click
here.
Richard
S. Smith Scholarship
Special
focus: The purpose of these scholarships is to aid
United Methodist students who are continuing their self-development through
higher education. These awards are for the first year of undergraduate study and
are non-renewable
Eligibility requirements:
1.
Be an active,
full member of a
2.
Must be a
graduating senior in high school entering their freshman year of undergraduate
study
3.
Have a 2.0 or
higher grade point average (4.0 scale).
4.
Be able to
demonstrate financial need.
5.
Be an ethnic
minority student.
Number awarded annually: Two
in 1997.
Amount of
scholarship: Up to $1,000.
Deadline:
June 1.
For more information and application form, click
here.
Women
of Color Scholars Program
Special
focus: The goals of this program are
to: remedy the lack of women of color on United Methodist seminary faculties;
increase the number of women of color who teach, write, lecture, and research at
the Ph.D. level in all seminaries; and heighten church- wide awareness for the
need of women of color in theological education.
Eligibility requirements:
1.
Be of African,
African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American/Alaskan Indian, or Pacific
Islander parentage (at least one parent).
2.
Be an active,
full member of a
3.
Have received a
Master of Divinity degree.
4.
Be enrolled as a
full-time student in a degree program.
Number
awarded annually: Ten awarded in 2001.
Amount of
scholarship: Up to $10,000.
Deadline:
February 1.
For more
information and application form,
click here.
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