2012 Scholarships Available
Local
New York Education Society Fellowship Program
The NYES Fellows and Scholars scholarship assistance supports NYAC students attending an accredited college, university, technical, professional or graduate school. Awards typically range from $500 to $1000 for each academic year. Priority is given to 1) first-time applicants, 2) students entering helping professions, and 3) those actively involved in local UMC/campus ministry programs. Deadline: May 1, 2012
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Conference Merit Scholarship Awards
Merit Awards, ranging from $500 to $1,000, are funded from a percentage of the UM Student Day offering and are available to NYAC students attending UM colleges or universities. Deadline: May 1, 2012
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The United Methodist City Society 2011 Urban Ministry Scholarship Program
Scholarship Fund is designated primarily to assist those persons who are planning to enter full time ordained ministry in a United Methodist Church with special interest in urban ministry. Scholarship Awards will be announced at the New York Annual Conference Session during the UM City Society Report. The application deadline is May 8.
Gloster B. Current Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Gloster B. Current, Sr. to encourage young persons of African descent to pursue careers in public service such as the ministry, social work, health care or government service. The applicant must attend an accredited institution of higher education, have leadership potential, financial need and be recommended by a pastor of a United Methodist Church.
Application link will be posted here soon. Last year's deadline was April 20.
National
Albright College Presidential Scholars Program
This $10,000 scholarship is awarded to an incoming undergraduate student from the New York Annual Conference attending Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. Albright College is a small, United Methodist, liberal arts college with a diverse student body in central Pennsylvania. Contact Albright College directly at www.albright.edu.
General Board of Discipleship, Young People's Ministries
Grants: The Youth Service Fund and the Grants for Ministries with Young People are available for ministries with young people around the world. Deadline: June 1.
Scholarships:The division currently offers two scholarships, the Richard S. Smith Scholarship and the David W. Self Scholarship, for United Methodist students entering their freshman year of college in the United States. At this time the opportunity is only available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States. We are continuing to seek new ways to help young people outside of the U.S. obtain funding. Deadline: June 1.
General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, Office of Loans and Scholarships
The United Methodist Scholarship and Loan Programs are a churchwide educational service providing scholarships and loans to help supplement the financial needs of today's students. Funding for these scholarships and loans are provided through offerings, wills, annuities, and other designated gifts. Through the Loan Program, students may borrow up to $5,000 per year at 5 percent interest (Five for Five program). The 135-year-old United Methodist Student Loan Fund is the oldest student loan fund in the United States. Scholarship application deadline: March 15.
UM Communications
Supporting those persons who seek to serve the church through the ministry of communications is an important way we fulfill our mission to tell the stories of The United Methodist Church and its people. Click to view the Encouraging Service Through Scholarships and Fellowships information>> Deadlines are March 15.
UM Higher Education Foundation Scholarships
All deadlines for online application are March 1, 2012 unless otherwise noted. Click for Scholarship Overview, or select the specific scholarship links below.
United Methodist Dollars for Scholars (UMDFS)>>
The United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF)>> General Application is used for a number of named scholarship funds established by various donors
Foundation Merit Scholars Program>> These awards are for United Methodist students enrolled in United Methodist-related educational institutions
Hoover-Lee Scholarships Program>> Scholarships of up to US $15,000 awarded annually for United Methodist students from Southeast Asia attending United Methodist-related institutions of higher education in the United States
September 11 Memorial Scholarships>> Purpose: To provide assistance for surviving victims and dependents of victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11. The scholarships are restricted to either: (1) students attending one of the 122 United Methodist-related institutions in the United States, or (2) United Methodist students attending higher-education institutions in the United States.
Chaplain Powell Scholarship>> To provide scholarship assistance to students preparing for chaplaincy in any branch of the military.
Dempster Graduate Fellowship>> The purpose of this fellowship is to increase the effectiveness of teaching in United Methodist schools of theology by assisting worthy Ph.D. students who are committed to serving the church through theological education.
Georgia Harkness Scholarship>> To encourage women over 35 to prepare for ordained ministry as an elder in The United Methodist Church as a second career.