North American Missionary Scholarship

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.