Scholarships

Scholarship Guidelines

Hope Lutheran Church will offer Scholarship Awards to any eligible seminary, college, university and/or trade school student.

The Students/Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

1. The Student/Applicant or their parent/guardian must be a Member in good standing of Hope Lutheran Church at the time of their application submission. The Student/Applicant or their parent/guardian member must remain a Member in good standing throughout the calendar year in which the scholarship was awarded. To be considered a Member in good standing you must be a “Voting Member” as identified by the Constitution For Hope Lutheran Church as adopted November 14, 2021. A Voting Member is one that during the current or preceding calendar year, shall have communed in Hope’s congregation and shall have made a monetary contribution of record to Hope’s congregation.
2. The Student/Applicant must complete and submit the Hope Lutheran Church Student Application and Essay. The deadline for submission of the application and essay to the Church is 30 days prior to the start of school. We ask that this deadline be adhered to as much as possible so there is sufficient time for the review and approval of the application and the subsequent installment payment of the scholarship funds. Scholarships are awarded once a year and each Scholarship covers only one school year. Students will be required to reapply annually. The scholarship money for Students attending a college or university is typically given to the student in August and January of each year. For Students attending a seminary or trade school their checks will be given to them prior to the start of their school year. Students will be limited to receiving a total of eight scholarship installment payments. If a Student does not complete the school year, they are to return their scholarship money to the Church.
3. The Student/Applicant must attend either a two or four-year accredited university or college or a recognizable career / trade school. An eligible college, university or career/ trade school is one where the student would qualify for financial aid from Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students pursuing advanced or graduate degrees are not eligible for a scholarship.
4. The Student/Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student.
5. The Student/Applicant will either be entering their first year (or higher) of college or university or their first or subsequent year at a career / trade school. Revised April 30, 2025.

How to apply

Applications are available in the church office or can be downloaded by clicking on the document link below. Once your application is complete, please return the application to the church office for processing.

Awards

Students will be required to reapply annually. The scholarship money for Students attending a college or university is typically given to the student in August and January of each year. For Students attending a seminary or trade school their checks will be given to them prior to the start of their school year. Students will be limited to receiving a total of eight scholarship installment payments. If a Student does not complete the school year, they are to return their scholarship money to the Church.