The great majority
of students attending Western Seminary could not do so were it not for
the fact that each student's education is underwritten, in part, by
many hundreds of friends of the seminary who invest generously in their
training. Still, the challenge of striving to ensure that every qualified
student who is called of God to Western has the financial resources
to attend and graduate is daunting.
Western Seminary
students increasingly rely upon the availibility of scholarship funding
to make their education possible. It is an unfortunate reality that
without assistance, many who graduate will be so burdened with debt
that their long-term survival in ministry will be in jeopardy. A key
part of the mission of Western's Advancement Department is to help secure
the scholarship resources that help our students move from the church
to Western classrooms to the ministries and fields of the world.
Here are some of
the ways that men and women have chosen to invest in our students through
the creation of scholarship opportunities:
Alumni Scholarship. Master of
Divinity graduates of Western Seminary are eligible for a grant of 25% tuition costs
for the Doctor of Ministry program.
R.S.
Beal Scholarship Fund. This grant is awarded each year to
a senior Master of Divinity student entering the Master of Theology
program.
Carl
Berg Memorial Scholarship. This endowed fund is for a student
in missions training from Cascade Park Baptist Church.
Campus
Crusade/Young Life Scholarship. Full-time employees of Campus
Crusade for Christ and Young Life may be eligible for a grant of 30%
of tuition costs.
Clarence
and Grace DeYoung Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship
is awarded to an outstanding student in or entering the Th.M. program
with an emphasis in New Testament Studies. The fund is for educational
costs.
Esperance
Scholarship Fund. This fund was endowed by members of Esperance
Baptist Church in Edmonds, WA and is for the benefit of students preparing
for ministry service.
Hawthorne
Scholarship Fund. This scholarship, endowed by an anonymous,
faithful supporter of the Seminary, assists students displaying outstanding
ministry potential. Ten awards: $1,000 each.
Ton-Woon
Lim Memorial Scholarship. This fund provides scholarships
to D.Min. students.
Vicky
J. Mather Memorial Student Scholarship. This scholarship,
endowed by the donor in memory of a cherished friend, assists students
in or about to enter the Master of Divinity program who exhibit significant
need.
Non-American
Endowed Scholarship. This fund is intended to give financial
assistance to international students based on demonstrated need.
John
R. Turnbull Memorial Scholarship. The fund assists one or
more students with payment of educational costs during his or her
final year of studies. Four awards: $1,000 each.
President’s
Scholarship. Tuition assistance may be available to encourage
and assist economically disadvantaged individuals. Deserving students
will be considered on the basis of need and ministry potential. Awards
are made on a year-by-year basis and cover tuition expenses only.
Radcliffe
Scholarship. This fund is for students who are pursuing a
degree in Educational Ministry or Youth and Family Ministry.
Van Dyke
Scholarship Fund. This fund provides grants to deserving
students on the basis of financial need and ministry potential.
Varghese
Foreign Student Assistance Fund. This fund provides aid for
non-U.S. citizens who plan to return to their home country for full-time
ministry.
Wardin
Global Scholarship. Established by Albert W. and Anna G.
Wardin, this fund assists students from a country other than the United
States who intend to return to their home country for ministry.
Wiggins
Scholarship. This endowed scholarship provides grant aid
for one/two students per year.
Perhaps you would
like to contribute to one of our existing scholarship programs that
addresses your area of interest, or perhaps you would like to fund
a new scholarship opportunity for our students. Whatever your interest,
we invite you to contact Western Seminary
for more information.
