CBF At-Large Leadership Scholarship

Awarded By:

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Up to 70 awards offered annually. Please note: A limited number of awards are available for doctoral students.

Description: This scholarship is open to U.S. students who are pursuing a ministry-focused degree and are of the Baptist religion. Students must be pursuing a master's or doctoral degree; doctoral students must be in the project or dissertation stage of the degree.

Application requirements for the CBF At-Large Leadership Scholarship are:

• Application form
• Essays
• Photograph
• Resume
• Official Transcript
• Recommendation letters (3)

Additional Information: The Ministries Council of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will recommend recipients based on the application of the students and the belief that the students selected represent the best possible potential local ministry leaders for the mission and the ministry of CBF. All applicants must demonstrate the following qualities: clearly identify with CBF or espouse core values of CBF; demonstrate actions and activities that complement the mission and purpose of CBF; demonstrate a desire to pursue high quality scholarship; show leadership potential within CBF missions and ministry. Recipients are expected to: attend CBF's General Assembly on June 28-July 1, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia (or other nationally sponsored event if approved in advance, i.e., ChurchWorks, Advocacy in Action, SelahVie); represent CBF on campus and in local churches; assist in planning and organizing CBF Day on his/her campus (for master's students); involve the greater CBF family of churches and individuals in some aspect of his/her dissertation/project (if a doctoral student); submit two blogs highlighting his/her experiences within the context of his/her ministry or educational setting; and become involved in state and regional CBF organizations as appropriate.

Award Amount: $4,000 annually, non-renewable. The student will also receive a $1,000 travel stipend to attend the required CBF national event. Scholarship funds are provided in equal installments in fall and spring semesters. Funds are not available for summer nor interim period coursework.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $4,000.