New Scholarship Applications - Deadline January 1st

New scholarship applications are limited to unmarried undergraduate students who are legally dependent children of full-time commended workers, academically qualified, have a proven Christian testimony and character, and demonstrate evidence of financial need. A recommendation from the elders of the parents’ commending Assembly and another unrelated person who knows the applicant well is also required. Scholarships are granted to supplement other sources of income and are given for a period of one year. A scholarship may be renewed annually upon request for up to four years of undergraduate work. The scholarship amount for the academic year beginning August 2024 is up to $1,000, except for students attending Emmaus Bible College. Students attending Emmaus Bible College are eligible for an up to $2,000 scholarship. This amount is subject to change annually based on funds available in the scholarship program.

To help us budget for this need, the deadline for submitting an application is January 1st preceding the start of the fall school calendar. Students who complete their education with the aid of a Stewards Ministries’ scholarship and become privately employed are encouraged to consider giving a gift to the scholarship program of an amount equal to the scholarships received. This will provide continued opportunity for others to receive financial assistance. All gifts are voluntary and serve as an expression of the desire to assist others through the scholarship services provided by Stewards Ministries.

Renewal Applications

Renewal Applications will be accepted from students who received a Stewards Ministries’ Scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year. The Renewal Scholarship amount will be up to $1,000 except for those students attending Emmaus Bible College, who are eligible for an up to $2,000 scholarship.

Potential scholarship recipients will be:

• A full-time assembly-commended worker or a full-time staff member at a local assembly, assembly-related ministry or a graduate student in good standing in an Assembly, and

• Enrolled full-time in a graduate program in theology, or a discipline related to their field of ministry.

The intent of this scholarship is to assist those who can demonstrate serious intent to serve in an assembly, assembly-related ministry, or on the mission field for at least two years following completion of their studies.

A scholarship recipient will be required to state his or her commitment to comply with this intent and acknowledge an obligation to repay scholarship funds in the event such commitment is not completed.

The Elders of a scholarship recipient’s assembly will be required to provide oversight and mentoring during the academic award year, and to exhort the recipient to repay the scholarship funds in the event such a commitment is not completed.

The award of a graduate scholarship will be at the absolute discretion of the scholarship committee. Matters such as prior academic success, selected academic institution, intended graduate degree program, nature and duration of current assembly ministry, nature of intended post-graduate ministry, and willingness of assembly oversight to provide academic year mentoring will be considered in the awarding of scholarships.

Scholarship recipients may receive up to $3,000 to be used for books and tuition. The funds will be distributed through the recipient’s assembly.

The goal of this scholarship is to assist commended workers in attending training programs or conferences which will improve their fitness for service.

A letter expressing approval of the commending Assembly, or of the Assembly where the worker currently serves must accompany scholarship applications for commended workers.

The application will request financial data on the total cost of the program and the extent to which the worker and Assembly will contribute to the educational costs.

Repeat applications may be considered for attendance at seminars and conferences.

Commended workers enrolled part-time in graduate programs leading to a degree may apply for a one time scholarship.