Columbia International University

Donor Scholarships

Several of the donor supported scholarships require an additional application. These scholarships have specific qualifications which are listed below. Please refer to the criteria and only apply for scholarships that you are eligible for. All of the applications require you to submit a 2008-2009 FAFSA. The FAFSA is available on January 2, 2008. International students do not need to submit a FAFSA.

The Vance Havner Scholarship

The student must be full-time, enrolled in the Bible College, Graduate School or Seminary.
Scholarships are available to those whose ministry will focus specifically on careers in evangelism and missions. Other worthwhile ministries - for example, counseling or teaching - do not qualify for scholarships unless there is a direct relationship to evangelism or missions.
The application should be filled out in the PDF, saved, printed and submitted to the Development Office at CIU. Please note, if the date pre-filled into the application is incorrect, simply hit "clear form" on page six before filling out the application.
The first priority deadline is June 1, 2008.

The Pent Scholarship

This scholarship is an award for up to $2,500 to be used toward any outstanding student loan the student has incurred while studying at CIU.
The student must be graduating from CIU Undergraduate, Graduate or Seminary in May 2008.
To receive this scholarship the student must be planning to pursue or be currently involved in a church planting ministry outside the U.S or an evangelism ministry outside the U.S.

The deadline for 2008-2009 donor scholarship applications was March 3, 2007. The following applications may still be submitted for consideration by the Office of Student Financial Services: Bill Cassels Family Scholarship, International Student Scholarship, and Ross Family Scholarship.

The Bill Cassels Family Scholarship

Student must be pursuing a Master of Divinity degree.

The International Student Scholarship

The student must be a degree-pursuing student at Columbia International University.
The student must not be from the United States of America.
The student must be seeking to return to their home country or another foreign mission field (not the United States of America) upon completion of their CIU degree.
The student must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5.

The Ross Family Scholarships