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To increase access to Anabaptist theological and leadership education for leaders in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition, bgÕæÈË partners with Mennonite World Conference and global Anabaptist church bodies to offer fully online graduate-level education.

The Global Anabaptist Scholarship was created to encourage and support outstanding international students with gifts for ministry as they prepare to serve the global church.

Scholarship funds are limited and will be awarded to new students based on the amount of funding available during any academic year.

±·´Ç³Ù±ð:ÌýScholarship applications are accepted only from admitted students.

• Recipient: Awarded annually to international students (from outside of the U.S. or Canada) beginning the fully online Master of Arts: Theology and Global Anabaptism (MATGA) program or one of the fully online Graduate Certificate programs from a distance
• Amount: In addition to need-based financial aid of up to 50 percent off of tuition, students are eligible to receive additional aid depending upon their home country, based on a graduated scale according to Mennonite World Conference’s 2021 registration fee country tiers
• Application deadline: none

Other scholarship information

• Scholarship type: Merit-based
• Duration: Four years (provided the recipient meets certain conditions each year)
• Recipient’s program: MA: Theology and Global Anabaptism or one of the Graduate Certificate programs
• Recipient’s location of study: From a distance (fully online)
• Recipient’s enrollment status: At least four courses per academic year if enrolled in the MA: Theology and Global Anabaptism; at least two courses per academic year if enrolled in one of the Graduate Certificate programs
• Recipient’s permanent residence: International (not U.S. or Canada)
• Recipient’s church affiliation: Applicant must be an active participant in a church body that is affiliated with Mennonite World Conference or a related Anabaptist group

Criteria for award recipients

1. Recipients will be from outside of the U.S. and Canada and be active participants in a church body that is affiliated with Mennonite World Conference or a related Anabaptist group.
2. The decision to award a grant will be based on three factors:
   • Previous academic performance, including a minimum GPA of 2.75 from all undergraduate work, based on information gained from transcripts and references
   • Strong leadership potential for serving the church, based on information gained from references and from a required essay on the applicant’s past, present and future service/ministry
   • Personal character, based on information gained from references

Procedures

Applicants must submit the following for the coming academic year: 

1. A completed Admissions Application with all supporting materials, including transcript(s) and references
2. Completed and applications
3. A 1,200-1,800-word essay that focuses on:
   • their leadership potential for serving the church
   • their past, present and future service/ministry
   • how an education at bgÕæÈË will enrich their ministry
4. A letter from their pastor on church letterhead that details the applicant’s present church involvements. The letter must be signed and dated by the pastor and sent to financialaid@ambs.edu.

Please note: Since the scholarship selection process is competitive and limited scholarship funds are available, a strong essay that clearly addresses the above areas — with attention to grammar and spelling — is important.

bgÕæÈË will select the recipient(s) of this award and inform the student(s) via e-mail. The recipients must accept their award in writing to confirm enrollment for Semester One.

Understandings

1. Recipients must be enrolled in at least four courses per academic year if enrolled in the MA: Theology and Global Anabaptism, or at least two courses per academic year if enrolled in one of the Graduate Certificate programs. This will allow recipients to complete either the 46-credit-hour MATGA or a 21-credit-hour Graduate Certificate within four years.
2. Recipients may receive the scholarship for four consecutive academic years. If recipients fail to complete the required number of courses in any academic year, or if their GPA falls below 2.75, their scholarship will be reviewed and may be forfeited.
3. Scholarships and financial aid given by bgÕæÈË will not exceed 100 percent of tuition.