Scholarships for Southwest
Texas
Conference Students Only
Information provided by the Scholarship
Subcommittee,
Board of Higher Education and Campus
Ministry,
Southwest Texas Conference, The United
The Southwest Texas
Conference values its students and acts to ensure the highest probability of
their success in higher education.
If you want to confirm that your church is a member of the Southwest Texas Conference, click here.
Introduction to Scholarships for SWTC Students Only
The
scholarships for SWTC students are listed below.
Although
we included summaries of the eligibility requirements for your information,
they are not complete. The complete
eligibility requirements will accompany the scholarship applications.
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
requirements:
1. Be a member of a church within the Southwest Texas
Conference.
2. Be nominated by your local church. A local church may nominate no more than one
student annually.
3. Be accepted and/or enrolled as a full-time student at
a United Methodist-related educational institution.
Number
awarded annually: 1 to 2.
Amount of
scholarship: $500 to $1,000
Deadline: Deadline varies according to each local church. Church nominations must be received by SWTC before
April 1.
The
United Methodist Foundation Annual Conference Scholars Program –
Special
requirement: The Southwest Texas Conference will award one
scholarship to a student selected from those nominated by local churches.
Eligibility requirements:
1. Be an active, full member of a
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 his/her local church and the Board of
Higher Education and Campus Ministry of the Southwest Texas Conference.
Number awarded annually: One.
Amount of scholarship: $1,000.
Deadline: Deadline varies according to each local church. Church nominations must be received by SWTC
before April 1.
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General Information:
If
you have questions about SWTC scholarships and loans, you are always invited to
contact the main offices of the Southwest Texas Conference via one of the
following mechanisms:
Physical &
Mailing Address
Telephone Internet
Toll free:
888/349-4191 Email: umcenter@umcswtx.org
Local: 210/408-4500
FAX:
210/408-4515