Private Foundation Scholarships
Below is a list of private foundation scholarships which we hope you will find helpful. We update this list periodically, so if you would like to add a scholarship or see a needed correction, please contact the McAfee admissions office. If you would like more information regarding these scholarships, please contact these organizations directly.
Scholarships by State Deadlines
Alabama
1. Alabama Women’s Missionary Union March 31
The Baptist Foundation
2001 E. South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36111-0870
2. The Baptist Foundation of Alabama March 31
P. O. Box 4773
Montgomery, Alabama 36103-4773
Arkansas
1. Arkansas Baptist State Convention
Lillian May Scholarship— for Women Students & Career Missionaries
525 West Capitol, P.O. Box 552
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Phone: 501-376-4791
2. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Arkansas
3 Innwood Circle, Suite 109
Little Rock, AR 72211
501-223-8586
Fax: 501-223-9474
Florida
1. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida May 1
Email: www.contact@floridacbf.org
2. Florida Baptist Foundation May 1
1320 Hendricks Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Georgia
1. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia July 29
P.O. Box 4343
Macon, GA 31208-4343
Phone: (478) 742-1191, ext. 28
Application: http://www.cbfga.org/images/2009GSP.pdf
2. Baptist Women in Ministry in Georgia March 15
Sara Owen Etheridge Student Scholarship
511 High Place, Macon, GA 31201
Email: bwimga@gmail.com
Phone: (478) 742-6485
3. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Baptist Scholarship
$22.00 per credit hour for students who are members
of a Baptist Church. Apply during registration August 21
4. Durwood V. Cason Jr. Memorial Fund Aug. 20/Feb. 1
Scholarship assistance to African-American Baptist students
Apply through Mercer Financial Aid every semester.
Georgia Baptist Convention Foundation
6405 Sugarload Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 936-5240
Illinois
Baptist Foundation of Illinois February 14
P.O. Box 19247
Springfield, IL 62794—9247
Indiana
Baptist Foundation of Indiana March 1
State Convention of Baptists in Indiana
900 N. High School Road, P.O. Box 24189
Indianapolis, IN 46224
Kentucky
1. Women’s Missionary Union February 1
P.O. Box 436569
Louisville, KY 40253-6569
Phone: (502) 244—6485
2. Kentucky Baptist Fellowship December 31
Phone: (502) 426—1931
Email: office@kybf.org
Louisiana
1. Women’s Missionary Union
Louisiana Baptist Convention
P.O. Box 311
Alexandria, LA 71309
Mississippi
1. Mississippi Baptist Foundation July 1-Fall
515 Mississippi Street, Suite 203 Dec. 1-Spring
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
2. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Mississippi
Phone: (601) 605—0806
Email: www.cbfms.org
Missouri
1. Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union Student Loan October 1
Madge N. Truex Fund
400 East High Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101-3253
North Carolina
1. North Carolina Baptist Foundation, Inc. January 15
Martha Watson Student Loan
201 Convention Drive
Cary, NC 27511-4257
2. North Carolina Baptist State Convention.
205 Convention Dr.
P.O. Box 1107 · Cary NC 27512-1107
Phone: (800) 395.5102
3. CBF of North Carolina
Randall and Lou Lolley Endowment Fund
for Theological Education
www.cbfnc.org to download application
Email:cbfnc@cbfnc.org
Ohio
State Convention of Baptists in Ohio April 1
1680 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43203
Phone: (614) 258—8491
South Carolina
1. South Carolina Cooperative Baptist Fellowship April 15-Fall
P.O. Box 11159
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 779-1888 Fax: (803) 779-2242
E-Mail: info@cbfofsc.org
2. Craig Holbrook Parham Scholarship Fund April 30
First Baptist Church Greenwood, South Carolina
722 Grace Street
Greenwood, SC 29649
3. Trinity Baptist Church April 15-Fall
Jolly Scholarship Oct. 15-Spring
210 West South Sixth Street
Seneca, South Carolina 29678
Phone: (864) 882—9396
Tennessee
1. Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship April 30
P. O. Box 399
Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37133-0399
Phone: (615) 907—8525
2. Tennessee Baptist Foundation April 30
P. O. Box 728
Brentwood, TN 37024
3. Tennessee WMU Scholarship January 10
P. O. Box 728
Brentwood, TN 37024
Phone: (615) 371—2038
Virginia
1. Virginia Baptist Mission Board June 1
P. O. 8568
Richmond, Virginia 23226
2. Virginia Baptist Foundation, Inc. April 15
2828 Emerywood Parkway
P. O. Box 17035
Richmond, VA 23226
Scholarships by Ethnicity Deadlines
1. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Minority Fellowship January 31
1100 17th Street NE, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-4601
2. American Indian Graduate Center
Fellowship Program June 1
4520 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Suite 1-B
Albuquerque, NM 87109-1291
Phone: (505) 881-4584
3. Episcopal Church
Black Episcopal Programs April 15
815 Second Ave.
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (800) 334-7626
4. The Fund for Theological Education
Doctoral Fellowships for African Americans March 1
325 Houston Mill Road, Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: (404) 727—1450
Email: www.thefund.org
5. National Korean Presbyterian Women June 1
Mrs. Hae Sook Nam, Moderator
10505 Water Point Way
Michellville, MD 20721
6. National Research Council
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities Nov. 27
The Fellowship Office/FD, TJ2041
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20418
Phone: (202) 334—2860
Email: www.national-academics.org
7. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
Dan McBride, Regional Director Email: dmcbride@hsf.net
Maria Naranjo, Program DirectorEmail: mnaranjo@hsf.net
Alex Azuero, Program Coordinator Email: aazuero@hsf.net
HSF Southeast Regional Office
960 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 5
Roswell, GA 30076
Phone: 770-992-8841
Fax: 770-992-3692
www.hsf.net
8. Durwood V. Cason Jr. Memorial Fund Aug. 20/Feb. 1
Scholarship assistance to African-American, Baptist students
Apply through Mercer Financial Aid
Georgia Baptist Convention Foundation
6405 Sugarload Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 936-5240
Scholarships by Denomination Deadlines
Baptist Scholarships
1. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Leadership May 15
Scholarship
Applications avialable through McAfee
Admissions - Full-tuition plus travel stipend
2. American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin January 1
15330 Watertown Plank Road
Elm Grove, WI 53122-2391
Phone : (262) 782-3140
3. American Baptist Churches in the USA
Financial Aid Office, Educational Ministries
Post Office Box 851
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851
(800) 222-3872
email: www.abc-em.org
- Madision T. Burr Scholarship May 31
- Ellen Cushing Scholarship May 31
- Doctoral (Ph.D.) Study Grant May 31
- Hispanic Studies Grants May 31
- Individual Seminarian Grants May 31
- Seminarian Support Program August 1
4. American Baptist Women of New Jersey
Degenring Scholarship Fund March 1
36-10 Garden View Terrace
East Windsor, NJ 08520
5. American Baptist Women’s Ministries of the Pacific Northwest
American Baptist Women’s Scholarship January 31
409 Third Avenue S, Suite A
Kent, WA 98032-5843
Phone: (360) 636—4716
6. National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
Financial Aid, Scholarship, and Internship/Enrichment Program
Graduate and Post-Graduate Studies and Working Adults:
Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category+MINORITIES
Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/PPI/HOPE/index.html
Aid & Resources For Working Adults/Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com/
7. Northern Baptist Education Society Scholarships
Roger H. Spinney, Executive Secretary Feb.15, Oct.1
P.O. Box 806
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
8. Memorial Baptist Church May 15
www.memorialbaptistchurch.org
9. Baptist Communications Association December 8
Email: www.baptistcommunicators.org
1715K S. Rutherford Blvd. #295
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615) 904-0152
Presbyterian Scholarships Deadlines
1. Presbyterian Church (USA), Synod of the Covenant
Ethnic Scholarship Fund Feb. 1, Aug. 15
6172 Busch Boulevard, Suite 3000
Columbus, OH 43229
Phone: (614) 436—3310
www.synodofcovenant.org
Methodist Scholarships
1. United Methodist Church January 1-March 31
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1337
New York, NY 10115
- Various Scholarships
2. West End United Methodist Church
James G. Blakemore March 15
2200 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 321—8500
3. First United Methodist Church
Grannis-Martin Memorial Education Fund Jan. 1, Oct. 30
302 South Avenue
St. Cloud, MN 56301
4. Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts
P.O. Box 840
Nashville, TN 37202 March 1
Miscellaneous Scholarships
1. W.B. Small Trust May 1
2709 Fairlane Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50702
- Applicants must have an Iowa family connection and be full-time students
working on an M.Div. degree
2. International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons April 30
Ms. Elizabeth Galey
48 Fairview Drive
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3C-1L1, Canada
- Grants available to full-time graduate students who are citizens of the United
States or Canada and pursuing an M.Div. with the intent with serving in parish
ministry.
3. Institute of International Education October 25
International Exchange Institute
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3560
www.iie.org/fulbright/us/
4. Jonathan M. Daniels Memorial Fellowship Awards February 15
Office of the President and Dean
Episcopal Divinity School
99 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 021383494
5. Fund for Theological Education April 1
www.thefund.org
Email nreed@thefund.org
Congregational Fellowships for Students April 1
Ministry Fellowships for Second-Year
Seminary Students March 1
6. International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons
Student Ministry Scholarship Department
P. O. Box 1040
Chautauqua, NY 14722-1040
A student ministry scholarship is usually in the amount of $1000.00 for a full
academic year (September-June) and is for Tuition only.
7. Army
Lifestyle Benefits
Officer’s pay and allowances * 30 days vacation earned annually
Up to 10 days administrative leave annually * Free on-post housing
Relocation costs * Medical and dental care
Retirement plan with no paycheck deductions * Up to $250, 000 in life insurance at low rates
Professional-grade sports facilities on-post Uniform allowance
Educational Benefits
The benefits of becoming a Soldier are many. That includes programs to help with your education now and in the future. While attending seminary, Chaplain Candidates may apply for tuition assistance through the U.S. Army Reserve. You may be eligible for up to 100% of the tuition costs, up to $250 per credit hour with a maximum cap of $4500 per year. This program requires service of at least four years in a U.S. Army Reserve unit once you become a qualified Chaplain.
8. Supplemental Income for Seminary Students in Ministry
Student Ministries, Inc. www.studentministriesinc.org
9. Memorial Baptist Church Foundation, Inc. May 15
3455 North Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: (703) 538—7000
10. DAVIS-PUTTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND January 1
The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund provides grants to students actively working for peace and justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded to those able to do academic work at the university level and who are part of the progressive movement on the campus and in the community. Early recipients worked for civil rights, against McCarthyism, and for peace in Vietnam. Recent grantees have been active in the struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression; building the movement for economic justice; and creating peace through international anti-imperialist solidarity. Learn more: www.davisputter.org.
11. Christian Community Credit Union April 30
Focused on the Future Scholarship. Members of the CCCU and enrolled in 8 or more units. Scholarship materials are available at www.mycccu.com/promotescholarship
Christain Community Credit Union, 225 N. Lone Hill Ave. San Dimas, CA 91773