Eligibility
- North American (U.S. or Canada) citizenship
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college/university or equivalent (BA degree)
- Completion of at least one full term (no less than two years) of service as a career missionary outside North America
- Affiliation with a recognized mission organization or denomination which will endorse the student's study plan
- Commitment to return to his or her ministry outside North America upon completion of M.A. studies
- Healthcare workers: Medical missionaries who are professionally active and meet the above requirements also may be eligible for this award.
Award Details
- Full-tuition for an M.A. program at Wheaton College Graduate School.
- Loan/scholarship. For each year the recipient serves in his/her ministry outside of North America after the completion of M.A. studies, 25% of the loan is forgiven and becomes a scholarship. If the recipient does not return to his/her ministry and homeland, the amount of funding that was provided, as well as interest, must be repaid.
Application Details
- The application window opens July 1 and applications must be completed by December 1 the year prior to matriculation and awarding.
- A complete scholarship application includes the 1) preliminary eligibility form, 2) application form, 3) primary reference, and 4) secondary reference.
- Submit a Preliminary Eligibility Form or update your earlier one within your admissions portal.
- If you are considered eligible, you will proceed to the application.
- Complete files of candidates who meet the requirements for this award and who are accepted into the Wheaton Graduate School are reviewed and evaluated in late February.
- Those selected for awards receive immediate notification.
- Scholarship applications and Graduate School admission should proceed at the same time. Materials are not interchangeable.