| SCHOLARSHIP
GUIDELINES
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida |
scholarships |
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR
RECEIPIENT:
- Shall be participating member of the Cooperative
Baptist Fellowship of Florida.
- May be male or female.
- Should be able to demonstrate a genuine financial
need and may only apply for one scholarship grant
per year.
- Must submit a letter of request to the Scholarship
Team explaining how their ministry will be enhanced
through participation in the educational experience.
- Must provide phone number and address of three non-relative
references.
- Priority assistance will be considered for students
in masters or doctoral programs in accredited institutions.
- Scholarship applicants must submit letters of request
postmarked no later than May 1st.
GUIDELINES FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP TEAM:
Scholarships may assist recipients to participate in
any official educational endeavor that can be shown
to enhance their ministry. These endeavors may be overtly
religious or secular, and are not restricted to any
denominational affiliation, so long as the recipient
will use the education to enhance a ministry within
the Cooperative Baptist community of faith. The Scholarship
Team will not discriminate based on race, creed, color,
gender, age or national origin, so long as the recipient
meets the above stated requirements and qualifications.
The Scholarship Team will be required to evaluate each
request individually, and reserves the right to evaluate
the qualifications of the recipient and the educational
institution he/she wishes to attend. Funds will be disbursed
based on the amount budgeted and the number of qualified
applicants. The committee is not obligated to disburse
its entire budget.
The refusal of any request may be appealed to the Representative
Assembly at it next scheduled meeting. The appeal must
be submitted in writing at least one month before that
meeting and available for review by the Representative
Assembly at least one week prior to coming together
for their meeting. The appeal will be honored or rejected
in accord with regular voting procedures of the Representative
Assembly.
Rev. 3/06
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