Matching Scholarships
Accepted students are welcome and encouraged to utilize the Matching Scholarship resources provided in order to request additional scholarship funds from their church. These funds will be deposited directly into the student’s account to defray any remaining costs after Truett’s scholarship funds are awarded and will be matched up to $1,000 per academic year.
Process
- Student discusses matching opportunities with their church using the resources provided below.
- Partner church mails scholarship check(s) along with the student's name and Baylor ID number to the address provided on the form.
- Student reports the scholarship by completing the Outside Scholarship Report Form.
Resources
Baptist Matching Scholarship
Baylor matches outside scholarship assistance from a student's Baptist church, state Baptist convention or Baptist church-affiliated program up to $1,000 per academic year (excluding summer). We reserve the right to determine appropriate convention and Baptist church-affiliated programs. Funds are matched upon receipt of the scholarship check(s) and the completed Baptist Church Matching form. Matching funds are available as long as the church continues to provide scholarship support and the student is enrolled full-time and maintains a minimum 2.5 Baylor cumulative GPA. Please report the church portion of the scholarship by completing the Outside Scholarship Report Form (Log in using your BearID).
Wesleyan/Methodist Matching Scholarship
Due to the generosity of one of our donors, George W. Truett Seminary will match outside scholarship assistance from a student's Wesleyan/Methodist church, ministry agencies, or state & local conventions up to $1,000 per academic year (excluding summer). We reserve the right to determine appropriate convention and church-affiliated programs. Funds are matched upon receipt of the scholarship check(s) and the completed Wesleyan/Methodist Matching form. Matching funds are available as long as the church continues to provide scholarship support and the student maintains a minimum 2.5 Baylor cumulative GPA. Please report the church portion of the scholarship by completing the Outside Scholarship Report Form (Log in using your BearID).
Non-Baptist/Wesleyan Church Scholarship
Due to the generosity of one of our donors, George W. Truett Seminary will match outside scholarship assistance from a student's church, ministry agencies, or state and local conventions up to $1,000 per academic year (excluding summer). We reserve the right to determine appropriate convention and church-affiliated programs. Funds are matched upon receipt of the scholarship check(s) and the completed matching form. Matching funds are available as long as the church continues to provide scholarship support and the student maintains a minimum 2.5 Baylor cumulative GPA. Please report the church portion of the scholarship by completing the Outside Scholarship Report Form (Log in using your BearID).