Scholarships for
United Methodist
Students:
Accepted and/or enrolled as
full-time students at a
United Methodist-related educational
institution.
Information
provided by the Scholarship Subcommittee,
Board of
Higher Education and Campus Ministry,
The following scholarships
are for United Methodist students planning to attend one of the 124 educational
institutions related to The United Methodist Church. These institutions are located
throughout the
Click here for a list of the
United Methodist-related educational institutions. The list can be searched according to
state. In addition, the list
contains links to the educational institutions’ web sites.
Allan
Jerome Burry Scholarship
Special
focus: Scholarship designed to
recognize a United Methodist student’s outstanding academic performance, leadership skills, and participation in
the activities of a United Methodist-related campus ministry or chaplaincy
program at his/her institution.
Eligibility requirements:
1.
Be nominated by
campus ministry unit or college chaplain.
2.
Be an active,
full member of a
3.
Be a citizen or
permanent resident of the
4.
Have a 3.5 or
higher cumulative academic average (4.0 scale).
5.
Be able to
document financial need.
Number
awarded annually: One.
Amount of
scholarship: $500 - $1,200.
Deadline:
February
1.
Application
form: Applications have to be requested
from the campus minister/chaplain.
Only one student from each campus ministry/chaplaincy should be nominated
by a campus minister/chaplain.
Annual
Conference Merit Scholarships
Special
focus: Awards are for ‘merit’ in
terms of academic scholarship, church involvement, financial need, special vocational preparation for ministry
or other service, or a combination of these
factors.
Eligibility requirement:
Be nominated by your local church. A local church may
nominate no more than one student annually.
Number
awarded annually: 1-2 awarded by
each annual conference.
Amount of
scholarship: $500 to $1,000.
Deadline:
Varies according to each
local church. Church nominations
must be submitted to the appropriate annual conference by April
18.
Application
form: Contact the main office of
your annual conference for the application form. Click here
for list of annual conference offices.
Double
Your Dollars for Scholars
Program
Eligibility
requirement:
Be an active, full member of a United Methodist
Church for at least one year prior to application.
Number
awarded annually: 350 awarded on
first-come, first-served basis.
Amount of
scholarship: $1,000 matching
scholarship to student receiving a local church-sponsored $1,000
scholarship.
Deadline:
Varies according to local
church. Each local church can
submit only one nomination, which has to be received by the United Methodist
Higher Education Foundation after February 1.
For more information about this program, click here.
For an application
form, click here.
J.A.
Knowles Memorial Scholarship
Special
focus: Scholarships limited to Texas residents enrolled in
United Methodist-related educational institutions in Texas.
Eligibility requirements:
1.
Be a
2.
Be an active,
full member of a
3.
Be accepted
and/or enrolled as a full-time student at a United Methodist-related educational
institution in
4.
Be a citizen or
permanent resident of the
Number
awarded annually: 50.
Amount of
scholarship: $1,000.
Deadline:
Varies according to educational
institution.
For more
information and an application form,
click here,
or contact the institution’s financial aid office.
Priscilla R. Morton
Scholarship
Eligibility
requirements:
1.
Be an active,
full member of a
2.
Be a citizen or
permanent resident of the
3.
Be enrolled as a
full-time undergraduate student at a United Methodist-related educational
institution.
4.
Preference given
to students with a 3.5 or higher college grade point average (4.0 scale).
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.
United
Methodist Foundation Annual Conference Scholars
Program
Eligibility
requirements:
1.
Be an active,
full member of a United Methodist Church for at least one year prior to
application.
2.
Be a citizen or
permanent resident of the
3.
Be either an
entering freshman at a United Methodist-related college/university or first-year
student at a United Methodist-related seminary/theological
school.
4.
Be nominated by
a local church and the Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry of his/her
annual conference.
Number
awarded annually: One awarded by
each of the 65 annual conferences.
Amount of
scholarship:
$1,000.
Deadline:
Varies for each annual conference.
For more
information about the Scholars Program, click here
and/or complete the request
form.
Application form: Contact the main office of your annual conference. Click here for annual conference offices.
United
Methodist Foundation Scholars Program
Eligibility
requirements:
1.
Be an active,
full member of a United Methodist Church for at least one year prior to
application.
2.
Be enrolled as a
full-time student at a United Methodist-related educational
institution.
3.
Be nominated by
his/her institution.
Number
awarded annually: One award for each
class at each United Methodist-related educational institution; 460 available in
2000.
Amount of
scholarship: $1,000 - except for
theological and professional schools where award amount is
$3,000.
Deadline:
Varies according to institution. Nominations by the institutions must
be received by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry by September 1.
For more information, click here.
Application
form: Available from United
Methodist-related educational institutions; the institutions select the
nominees.
Verde
Dickey Memorial Scholarship
Special
focus: Scholarships are targeted to
students majoring in education or physical education, and planning to become
teachers or coaches.
Eligibility
requirements:
1.
Be an active,
full member of a
2.
Be enrolled as a
full-time student in the junior or senior year of study at a United
Methodist-related educational institution.
3.
Preference given
to students with a 3.0 or higher college grade point average (4.0 scale).
Number
awarded annually: Two awarded in
2002.
Amount of
scholarship:
$7,500.
Deadline:
May 1.
For more
information and application form,
click here.
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