Most of Emmanuel’s Academic Scholarships do not require an additional scholarship application*. Information from the admission application is used to determine if a student meets the scholarship criteria. Please note that institutional scholarships may not be stacked on top of one another, with the exception where noted below.
* The Pacific Northwest Scholarship and Tom & Debbie Jones Stadia Church Leadership Scholarship require a separate application.
Stone-Campbell Scholarship
- Newly enrolling students in MDiv, MAR, MACM, or Certificate in CM
- $175/credit hour award
- Requirement: 3.0 GPA undergrad
- Renewable
- Up to 6 years total enrollment (term of catalog)
- Recipients must maintain 2.0 GPA or higher
Friends Scholarship
- Newly enrolling students in MDiv, MAR, MACM, or Certificate in CM
- $100/credit hour award
- Requirement: 2.5 GPA undergrad
- Renewable
- Up to 6 years total enrollment (term of catalog)
- Recipients must maintain 2.0 GPA or higher
Fig Tree Scholarship
- Newly enrolling students in MDiv or MAR
- $300/credit hour award, based on funding availability
- Requirement: 3.0 GPA undergrad
- Renewable
- Up to 6 years total enrollment (term of catalog)
- Recipients must maintain 3.0 GPA or higher
Pacific Northwest Scholarship*
- Newly enrolling students in MDiv, MAR, or MACM
- Scholarship Application required.
- Applications due by March 1. Awards made by April 1. Decision by April 15.
- Recipients must meet one of the following requirements:
- Residency in (or were raised in) Oregon, Washington, or Idaho
- Graduate from a college or university located in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho
- Currently serving in a church in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho
- Award amounts vary
- Scholarships will be awarded to eligible students based on the availability of funding.
- Renewal of the scholarship is subject to general provisions outlined in the college catalog and these requirements:
- Student should maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Remain continuously enrolled in masters level program.
Tom & Debbie Jones Stadia Church Leadership Scholarship*
- Newly enrolling students in MACM, MDiv, or DMin
- Scholarship application required
- Scholarship is based on availability of funds each year
- Recipients must apply for this scholarship and meet one of the following requirements:
(1) Stadia Church Planting staff
(2) Staff, or spouse of staff, of church plants that have been served by Stadia Church Planting
(3) Staff, or spouse of staff, of church plants that have been served by another established church planting organization
Spousal Scholarship
- Recipient must be married to a full-time degree-seeking Emmanuel student in any program (MACM, MAR, MDiv, or DMin)
- 1 free residential or online course per semester (2 total per academic year)
- Audit or for-credit
- Requirement: 3.0 GPA undergrad
- Recipients must maintain 2.75 GPA or higher
- Not eligible for any other institutional aid
- Tech fee applicable
- Applies to seminary courses only
- Contact the Emmanuel Admissions Office for more information.
Church Match Scholarship
- Students enrolled in MDiv, MAR, MACM, DMin, or Certificate in Christian Ministries are eligible.
- Church match Scholarship can be combined with another institutional scholarship.
- May be utilized up to three terms per academic year: Fall, Spring, and Summer
- Emmanuel will match your church or non-profit’s contribution towards your tuition in two set amounts.
- Enrolled 1-5 credit hours: $250/ term
- Enrolled 6+ credit hours: $500/ term
- Payment must be received by the Friday before the first day of the first class each semester to receive the matching scholarship. Payments received after will not be matched.
- Payments can be made online or by mailing a check.
- Online payments can be made at ecs.milligan.edu/churchpayment. Payments using a credit or debit card will be charged a convenience fee. Payments made using a bank account are not charged a fee.
- Checks should be made payable to Milligan Student Accounts, PO BOX 250, Milligan, TN 37682. Please include the student’s name on the memo line.
- Contact the Emmanuel Admissions Office for more information.
