Scholarship Giving Opportunities

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.

Smith Scholarship. This fund aids music or Christian education/music students affiliated with the CB America association.

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.

Western’s Auxiliary Scholarships. The Western Women’s Auxiliary annually funds three scholarships for the Partners in Ministry program, three scholarships of $150 each for women in a degree program, and three scholarships of $150 each for international students.

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 Jim Schoene, Vice President of Advancement for more information. Jim is available Monday - Friday by email at jimschoene@westernseminary.edu or by phone at 503-517-1815 or 1-877-517-1800 ext. 1815.