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GENERAL INFORMATION
Scholarships are for undergraduate students enrolled fulltime in an accredited college or university in the United States (Exception - Education Scholarship: Sophia Dietsch Fund for graduate studies).
Applicants must be members of a United Methodist church in the Baltimore-Washington Conference.
Applicants must submit: a completed application; completed student and pastor's statements, and their most recent official transcript, preferably for Fall 2007.
This information may be mailed by the student provided it is an official, sealed transcript. There have been a number of incidents recently when the transcripts have not arrived or arrived late. It is the applicant's responsibility to get all materials in on time.
Applications must be postmarked no later than April 14 or hand carried to the Conference Center by April 18. If material is omitted, the task force reserves the right to reject the application.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of need and merit. Awards range from $450 to $1,000. Awards will be announced in writing by June 30; students not receiving awards will also be notified. Re-application is necessary each year; awardees are encouraged to re-apply. Please be aware that the number of applications far exceeds the available funds, so not all eligible students receive aid.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS and CONSIDERATIONS
To receive an award, the student must be a member of a Baltimore-Washington Conference church and a full-time, undergraduate student.
Awards are based on evidence of financial need, academic merit, acceptance by an accredited institution of higher education, an indication of Christian commitment and past and future service to The United Methodist Church.
FUNDING SOURCES
Funding for these scholarships is provided by the Baltimore-Washington Conference Board of Trustees, the conference Committee on Higher Education and Campus Ministry, United Methodist Men and United Methodist Women.
Scholarship funds are administered by the Baltimore-Washington Conference Joint Scholarship Coordinating Task Force.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and FUNDING SOURCES
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP (Sophia Dietsch Fund)
The award is $400 per year up to $2,000 total (for up to five years). Applicants must be from Baltimore and be a candidate for ministry in The United Methodist Church. They must have held membership in a church of the Baltimore-Washington Conference for at least one year and be a degree candidate at an accredited college, university, or seminary.
UMW - ANNAPOLIS DISTRICT TEAM (Alice Bryant Fund)
One award for $500. The applicant must be applying to be a full-time student at a community college or university, carrying a total of 12 credit hours or more per semester/quarter. They must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, be an active member of a United Methodist Church in the Annapolis District and show evidence of financial need.
All materials must be received by June 1 and sent directly to the United Methodist Women Annapolis District Treasurer:
Deborah Tocknell
929 General's Highway
Millersville, MD 21108
410-923-2642
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CLERGY AND SEMINARY STUDENTS
The Baltimore-Washington Conference Board of Ordained Ministry provides grants, loans and scholarships for seminary students related to the Baltimore-Washington Conference and for clergy people needing financial assistance for continuing education. Those needing such a assistance should contact the administrative assistant for Board of Ordained Ministry.
Please do not apply to the Joint Scholarship Coordinating Task Force for this assistance.
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:
Other scholarships and loans are available through the General Board of Higher Education.
Contact the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry's Office of Loans & Scholarships at 615-340-7344 or visit its Web site at: www.gbhem.org Email: umscholar@gbhem.org or umloans@gbhem.org.
Lon Morris College in Texas offers a renewable full-tuition scholarship for one student per conference.
