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Lutheran Scholarship
There are many different scholarships available to students that are either seeking careers within the Lutheran Church as religious leaders and counselors or secular educational grants for practicing Lutheran students. Typically most of the larger Lutheran Churches will have their own scholarships funds that are available to members of the individual congregation, not to all students within the Lutheran community or to students outside of the Lutheran faith. An important consideration for applying for Lutheran scholarships is to check with your church office to determine if there are any local scholarships that may be appropriate to apply for. Like any organization offering scholarships there may be some requirement to work within the Lutheran faith or even in a particular area or ministry upon graduation if you are awarded a scholarship.
There are several Lutheran scholarships that are located within a particular geographic area or are for a particular school. The Lutheran Leaders Scholarship is awarded to five undergraduate student annually that are leaders in their community as well as members in good standing in the Lutheran faith. This scholarships is for up to $2500 and is applied to study at the Bethany College in Kansas. Valparaiso University offers another similar scholarship called the Lutheran Leadership Scholarship which is awarded annual to one student that is pursuing an undergraduate degree that will qualify them to become a lay professional and leader within the Lutheran Church. Students that are attending Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania and have parents that are ministers within the Lutheran Church are eligible for a series of Ministerial Grants.
There are also several memorial grants that are awarded on a yearly basis. Most of the memorial scholarships will be local types of awards however there are some fairly substantial scholarships available if you are within the geographic area served by the grant or are planning to attend the particular college or university identified in the scholarship. The Henry J. and Pauline M. Armstrong Scholarships is specifically for a student that has or is graduating from Waverly High School in Nebraska and is going on to full time studies in a Lutheran seminary. The scholarship can be renewed and is awarded based on grades, leadership abilities and financial need of the student. The Robert G. Whisler Memorial Fund for Higher Education is slightly different in structure and offers all undergraduate students of the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church attending any postsecondary school the opportunity to apply for the scholarship.
Whenever applying for any type of scholarship it is important to understand the terms of the scholarship, acceptable use of the money awarded as well as any restrictions or agreements that you make when accepting the award. Most Lutheran scholarships, unless otherwise stipulated are for one school year, with some having the option for renewal after that period.
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