Scholarships & Awards for Master Degrees Students
THE WINONA JONES SCHOLARSHIP is one of
three scholarship awards created as a faithful response to Columbia’s Repairing the Breach commitment to the flourishing of Black/African THE THOMAS AND JAN WALKER PRESIDENTIAL American people at the Seminary. The scholarship is SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to an incoming Master named in honor of the first Black woman to attend of Divinity or Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Columbia Theological Seminary and is awarded to Practical Theology (i.e., dual degree) student who incoming master’s- level students who are Black/ has a demonstrated record of academic success and African American and show promise for academic shows outstanding promise for pastoral ministry in study, ministry, and leadership. the Presbyterian Church (USA). AWARD: Full tuition + student fees AWARD: Full tuition, housing, and fees + $5,000 CRITERIA: Full-time enrollment in a master’s-level annual stipend program; ordinarily, students will have 3.0 GPA CRITERIA: Full-time enrollment in the Master of minimum at time of admission; student must Divinity or dual degree program; 3.75 GPA maintain a 3.3. GPA for the duration of their degree minimum; must be under care of a Committee on program; US Citizenship Preparation for Ministry (inquirer or candidate) at the time of enrollment; US Citizenship THE FLORENCE HILL MORRIS MEMORIAL PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to an
THE JOHNATHAN NEWTON ROBINSON SCHOLARSHIP is one of three scholarship awards
created as a faithful response to Columbia’s Repairing the Breach commitment to the flourishing incoming Master of Divinity or Master of Divinity/ of Black/African American people at the Seminary. Master of Arts in Practical Theology (i.e., dual The scholarship is named in honor of the second degree) student who has a demonstrated record of Black man to attend Columbia Theological Seminary academic success and shows outstanding promise for and is awarded to incoming master’s-level students pastoral ministry. who are Black/African American and show promise AWARD: Full tuition, housing, and fees + $5,000 for academic study, ministry, and leadership. annual stipend AWARD: Full tuition + student fees CRITERIA: Full-time enrollment in the Master of CRITERIA: Full-time enrollment in a master’s-level Divinity or dual degree program; 3.75 GPA program; ordinarily, students will have 3.0 GPA minimum; must intend to pursue ordained, pastoral minimum at time of admission; student must mainministry; US Citizenship tain a 3.3. GPA for the duration of their degree program; US Citizenship COLUMBIA HONORS AWARDS & FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS are awarded to students in master’slevel degree programs who demonstrate strong potential for leadership in the Church or academy. Columbia Faculty Fellows are guaranteed a research assistantship with a Columbia faculty member in their primary area of study. AWARD: Full tuition and housing CRITERIA: Full-time enrollment in a master’s-level degree program; 3.3 GPA minimum LIMIT: Up to five (5) per year
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