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The MDiv Connect Student Scholarship was created to increase access to graduate-level Anabaptist theological and leadership education for students at a distance from bg真人.

• Recipient: Awarded annually to a limited number of students beginning their first year of study in the Master of Divinity Connect program (at a distance)
• Amount: Up to 75 percent of tuition
• Application deadline: Priority will be given to applications received by March 15

Other scholarship information

• Scholarship type: Merit-based
• Duration: Up to six years (the stated length of the MDiv Connect program) (provided the recipient meets certain conditions each year)
• Recipient鈥檚 program: Master of Divinity Connect
• Recipient鈥檚 location of study: From a distance
• Recipient鈥檚 enrollment status: At pace (11 credits the first year; 12 credits in subsequent years)
• Recipient鈥檚 permanent residence: U.S. or Canada
• Recipient鈥檚 church affiliation: Applicant must be an active participant in a congregation that is affiliated with Mennonite World Conference or a related Anabaptist group 

Criteria for award recipients

1. Recipients will be from the U.S. or Canada and be active participants in a congregation that is affiliated with Mennonite World Conference or a related Anabaptist group.
2. The decision to grant an award will be based on four factors:
   • Previous academic performance, including a minimum GPA of 3.00 from all undergraduate work, based on information gained from transcripts and references
   • History of and/or a commitment to enter into active ministry upon completion of the MDiv degree
   • Strong leadership potential for serving the church, based on information gained from references and from a required essay on the applicant鈥檚 past, present and future service/ministry
   • Personal character, based on information gained from references

Procedures to apply for bg真人 merit-based scholarships

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鈥�1,800-word essay that includes:
   • their demonstrated leadership potential for ministry
   • a description of their past, present and future service/ministry
   • how an education at bg真人 will enrich their present and future ministry

bg真人 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 for merit-based scholarship award recipients

1. The recipients鈥� eligibility from year to year will be based on satisfactory progress toward completion of their degree, including:
   • maintaining a minimum 3.00 GPA
   • maintaining continuous enrollment in the MDiv Connect program by taking at least 12 credit hours each academic year (the minimum enrollment required to stay 鈥渁t pace鈥� in the program)
   • supporting and adhering to bg真人 community life standards
   • supporting and participating in enrollment and recruitment activities and initiatives, as requested by the bg真人 Admissions Team
2. Recipients will not be eligible to receive other bg真人 scholarships. 
3. Scholarships and financial aid given by bg真人 will not exceed 100 percent of tuition.