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St. Paul's Seminary Scholarship

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Foundation
St. Paul’s Seminary Scholarship

Number of scholarships available:   1
Scholarship Award Amount:  $2,500

The St. Paul’s Seminary Scholarship is designated for seminary study by an individual currently enrolled as a seminary student in a seminary graduate degree program preparing for a full-time career in ministry, missions or Christian education.  This scholarship was originally established in 1993 by Rev. Wayne Wasta and his wife, Phyllis, in memory of his parents, long-time members of St. Paul’s Church.  In subsequent years additional amounts have been added to the original gift which has  provided an endowment sufficient to sustain this scholarship of this amount.  The scholarship fund remains open for acceptance of additional gifts.   
Eligibility Criteria:

• Preference for awarding the scholarship will be in the following order:  the applicant must be; 1) a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, or; 2) a member of another church in the East Central (or successor) District of the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, or; 3) a member of any other church in the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
• The seminary being attended must be accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and be recognized by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church as an affiliated or approved graduate theological seminary.
• Application must be made using the attached form, also available on the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church website.
• The application and all supportive documentation must be post marked no later than April 15, each year.

The scholarship will be awarded by the Foundation Scholarship Grant Committee, made up entirely of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church members.
All applicants, recipients and those not receiving a scholarship award, will be notified no later than the last Friday in May each year.
Payment of all scholarship awards will be made to the educational institution the recipient will be attending.