2022-23 Scholarships
American Legion – Commander’s Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: April 20
- Resident of the state of Missouri
- Honorable discharge from the U.S. Armed Services with at least 90 days of service
- Full-time student at an accredited institution in the state of Missouri
- Download application
Barber Scholarship
Amount: $500
- Deadline: May 31
- Students from the Iroquois West School District of Illinois
- Pursuing full-time work in the church
- Application can be requested at methodistof@att.net. Request must include complete mailing address as applications will be sent via postal mail.
Beta Sigma Psi Alumni Seminarian Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: Feb. 1
- Alumni of fraternity studying to become Lutheran pastor
- Applicant must be current in any payments owed to chapter or national fraternity
- Download application.
Biermann Memorial Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: April 30
- Member of an LCMS church in the state of Missouri
- Working toward a degree in church work
- Students going on vicarage/internship year not eligible
- Download application
California-Nevada-Hawaii (CNH) District LLL Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: August 1
- Communicant member of a congregation in the CNH District
- Preparing to enter full-time ministerial profession
- Attending an LCMS school
- Download application
Calihan Academic Fellowship – Acton Institute
Amount: $500
- Multiple deadlines (see website)
- Seminary or graduate student
- Studying theology, philosophy, religion, history, law, politics, economics or related fields
- Academic work that shows outstanding potential
- Must demonstrate the potential to advance understanding in the relationship between theology and the principles of the free and virtuous society
- Download application
Champions for Christ Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: Multiple deadlines (see website)
- Must be studying to enter full-time Christian ministry
- Download application
Chris Andersen WomenLead Scholarship
Amount: $3,000
- Deadline: April 30
- Female student attending the Seminary
- Must be eager to lead through bold actions, innovative vision and faith-inspired passion
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Demonstrate active Christian faith and practice
- Be involved in civic engagement, social change and service and demonstrate a history of involvement
- Download application
Church Mutual Cares Scholarship
Amount $2,500
- Deadline: April 5
- Enrolled in a full-time advanced degree in religious studies
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Committed to entering full-time ministry in the United States
- Download application. Application available February 8 – April 5
Dora Maclellan Brown Ministry Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: April 11
- Resident of the greater Chattanooga, Tenn., area
- Seeking a master’s degree at a theological seminary or graduate school approved by The Generosity Trust
- Theologically and biblically conservative
- Download application
Ella B. Pelz Pastoral Endowment Fund
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: March 1
- M.Div. or Residential Alternate Route (RAR) student
- Second-year or later student
- Must demonstrate a strict, active commitment to traditional confessional Lutheran doctrine, as drawn from the Holy Bible by the Lutheran Confessions as contained in the Book of Concord and the historic Lutheran liturgy
- Download application
Gary and Leesa Nesty Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: Available in June
- Resident of Clay County, Indiana
- Seeking a degree in Christian Ministry
- Minimum GPA of 2.0
- Download application
Gil and Blondie Vogt Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: April 15
- Resident of Nebraska
- Member of an LCMS church
- Desire educational training to pursue an LCMS-related vocation
- Attending a seminary associated with the LCMS
- Demonstrated financial need
- Apply by email expressing interest and showing qualifications to: nottenus@yahoo.com
Hilda E. Bretzlaff Foundation
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: June 1
- Full-time M.Div., RAR or Deaconess (residential) student
- Minimum GPA of 2.0
- Demonstrated financial need
- Download Application
Indiana District LWML Scholarship
Amount: $500
- Deadline: March 18
- Communicant member of a congregation in the Indiana District
- Attending an LCMS college or university with approved enrollment
- Download application. Click on “Resources” to locate application.
Island Lutheran Church Endowment Fund
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: Feb. 1
- Students from the Southeastern or Florida/Georgia Districts are encouraged to apply
- Write a short essay that describes the role of your faith in your life
- Download application.
Julie Ann Jones Memorial Theological Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: Jan. 31 and Aug. 31
- Enrolled in theological related education
- Students from Washington County, Texas, or surrounding counties are encouraged to apply
- Send request for application to:
Julie Ann Jones Memorial Theological Scholarship
P.O. Box 382
Brenham, TX 77834
Juliette M. Atherton Scholarship – Seminary Studies
Amount: average of $2,500
- Deadline: Jan. 31
- Resident of Hawaii
- Attending an accredited graduate school of theology
- Desire to be ordained in an established Protestant denomination
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.7
- Download application
Justin Haruyama Ministerial Scholarship Fund
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: May 31
- Full-time student attending an accredited Protestant seminary in the United States
- Japanese ancestry
- Preparing for a ministerial degree intending to serve a Japanese-American congregation
- Download application
Kansas District LLL Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: June 1
- Kansas District students preparing for careers in full-time church work
- Download application
Kansas District LWML Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: June 1
- Kansas District students preparing for careers in full-time church work
- Download application
Ludwig and Lizette Fincke Endowment Fund
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: Sept. 15
- Members of Zion Lutheran Church in Belleville, Ill., will be given priority
- M.Div. students with 3.5 GPA or above
- Strong academic background in exegetical, historical and systematic theology
- Applicantion shall be unequivocally committed to and subscribe in writing to orthodox, biblical confessional doctrines of the LCMS and shall not subscribe to the ordination of homosexuals or women to the pastoral ministry
- Applicant shall submit either a paper of 20 pages previously prepared for a seminary class or prepare a manuscript on an issue of contemporary interest to the church
- Essays will be submitted to the Financial Aid Office
Marguerite Young Endowment Fund
Amount: Average of $1,500
- Multiple deadlines (see website)
- Second-year or later student
- Attend a Protestant seminary as a M.Div. student, preparing for full-time ministry
- Pursue a degree or studies in theology
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0
- Download application
Mary Barbara Price Lutheran Scholarship for Graduate & Professional Education
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: April 30
- Current or former resident of Madera, Kings, Kern or Tulare County, California
- Enrolled in an accredited graduate school
- Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and maintain a GPA of 3.0 in graduate school
- Download application
Mary E. Bivins Foundation Ministry Scholarship
Amount: $3,500 per semester
- Deadline: Feb. 25
- Resident of one of the northernmost counties of the Texas panhandle and citizen of the United States
- Intending to serve as pulpit pastor upon graduation
- Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or graduate GPA of 3.0
- Must enroll in and pass nine credit hours each semester
- Download application
Missouri District LWML Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: April 15
- Communicant member of an LCMS congregation in the state of Missouri one year prior to application
- Working toward a degree that leads to a career in church work
- Enrolled full-time at an LCMS-affiliated school
- Download application
Munderloh Ministerial Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $4,000
- Deadline: July 1
- Full time residential M.Div., Alt. Route or MA Deaconess student
- Demonstrated financial need
- Applications must be returned to the Financial Aid Office
- Download application
Myron J. Walker Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: March 31
- Resident of Iowa
- Pursuing a career in the minstry
- Selection is based on academic excellence, overall fitness for the profession and financial need
- Download application
Nebraska South District LWML Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: June 15
- Resident of the Nebraska South District
- Enrolled full time at a synodically affiliated school or enrolled in synod’s SMP program
- Must plan to be in full-time professional service for the church upon completion of studies
- Selection based on academic achievement, leadership, church involvement and financial need
- Download application
Our Savior Lutheran Church Seminary Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: May 31
- Full-time M.Div. student
- Second or fourth year student
- Download application
Pamela Ann Prevallet Hymn Writing Competition
Amount: $1,000 – $3,000
- Deadline: Aug. 1
- Pursuing a M.Div. degree
- Applicant must have completed vicarage
- Applicant must submit an original hymn text to be used in ministry
- Hymn must have multiple stanzas and be rooted in biblical teaching
- Entries should be submitted to the Financial Aid office
Siebert Lutheran Foundation
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: July 1
- Alternate Route (residential), EIIT, SMP or SMP-GPC student
- Member of a Lutheran congregation in the state of Wisconsin
- Download application
St. John’s College Alumni Association
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: April 1
- Direct descendant of alumni or former faculty and staff of St. John’s College in Winfield, Kan.
- Enrolled full-time at an LCMS-affiliated school
- Download application
The Donald F. Hinchey Scholarship
Amount varies
- Deadline: March 31
- Young men and women who feel the calling to pursue training as Lutheran pastors, Directors of Christian Education, educators, deaconesses or other church ministries may apply
- Scholarship awards are for one year, but may be renewed annually
- Download application.
The Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of North Minneapolis Scholarship
Amount: $5,000-$9,000
- Deadline: April 30
- Member of a congregation of the LCMS Minnesota South District
- Pursuing a career in professional or lay ministry
- Full-time student
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Demonstrated financial need
- Download application
The International Order of King’s Daughters and Sons
Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: March 1
- Full-time M.Div. student
- Must be a citizen of the United States or Canada
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Download application
The Rev. David V. and Judith Dissen Excellence in the Study of the Lutheran Confessions Scholarship Fund
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: May 15
- M.Div. or RAR student
- Second-year or later student
- Minimum GPA of 3.5
- Demonstrate a “quia” subscription to the Lutheran Confessions
- Confess that Holy Scripture is the “norma Normans” of our Christian doctrine, faith and life, and that the Holy Scriptures are indeed inspired, inerrant and infallible
- Download application
Trinity Education Foundation Seminary Scholarship
Amount: $5,000
- Deadline: March 1
- Called to full-time ministry and will be attending an accredited Christian seminary in the U.S.
- Called to participate in the body of Christ by exemplifying God’s unconditional love in their work and their lives; desire to serve others; intends to work in a vocation that expresses these ideals
- Scholarship is renewable for three years
- Download application
Trinity Lutheran Foundation Scholarship
Amount: To be determined
- Deadline: March 15
- Member of an LCMS church from the 007: Grand Island Circuit of Nebraska
- Download application
Veterans & Military Family Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: Multiple deadlines (see website)
- Must be currently serving in the military, honorably discharged, or have an active duty or retired military spouse or parent
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Download application
W. B. Small Trust
Amount: $2,500
- Deadline: June 1
- Full-time M.Div. student at an accredited seminary
- Must have lived or currently live in Iowa
- Download application
William J. Wolf Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amount: $17,000
- Multiple deadlines (see website)
- Resident of Allegheny County, Pa.
- Member of the Lutheran denomination
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0
- Download application
Wyoming District LWML Scholarship
- Deadline: March 31
- Member of the Wyoming District
- Attending an LCMS college or university studying for full-time church work
- Download application