HOW TO APPLY DEADLINE: March 1, 2019 United Methodist Applications will be accepted beginning January 2, 2019 for the 2019-2020 Dollars for scholars academic year. The application and all required documents must be postmarked scholarship application no later than March 1, 2019. (or June 1, 2019 for students planning to For 2019-2020 Academic Year enroll in a 2-year college only) 1. Complete in full. Every question must be answered and all sections of the form must be completed; please type or print legibly. Review the provided Application Check List before sending in your materials. 2. Applications must be postmarked by the deadline date of March 1, 2019 (June 1, 2019 for students planning BASIC CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY to enroll in a two-year college only). 3. SUBMIT EITHER PAPER OR To be eligible for a United Methodist Dollars for Scholars scholarship, ONLINE APPLICATION, not both. you must meet the following eligibility requirements: Submit online at umhef.org. You may also download a PDF, fill it out • You must be an active, full member of The United Methodist Church electronically then print and sign for at least one year prior to applying. before mailing. Applicant will be • You must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time degree considered for only one award from program (graduate or undergraduate) at a United Methodist-related UMHEF during an academic year. college, university, or seminary in the United States. • Doctoral (Ph.D.) candidates are not eligible at this time. 4. A check for $1,000 payable to UMHEF from the sponsoring church (no personal checks) must be mailed How dollars for scholars works with the completed application. If submitting online, you will be Each year through the United Methodist Dollars for Scholars (UMDFS) provided a confirmation form to program, the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF) complete and return by the March 1 provides $1,000 matching scholarships to United Methodist students deadline to the UMHEF with your who have received a $1,000 scholarship from their local United check. Applications submitted online Methodist church to help them attend a United Methodist-related will not be processed until the college, university, or seminary. mailed check is received. Awards are made for the fall term of each academic year. Please note 5. Please mail completed application that YOU MUST APPLY ANNUALLY TO BE AWARDED A and all required documents to: SCHOLARSHIP FOR EACH SCHOOL YEAR. UMHEF Scholarship Administrator P.O. Box 340005 Additional matching funds may be available to eligible applicants Nashville, TN 37203-0005 through the Triple Your Dollars and Quadruple Your Dollars components of the UMDFS program. The number of available matching scholarships is determined annually. Available matching funds include Learn More scholarships designated for Hispanic-, Asian-, and Native-American See the next page for information about (HANA) students funded by the United Methodist General Board of how the Double, Triple, and Quadruple Higher Education and Ministry. components of the UMDFS program work, as well as for a list of participating United Methodist-related institutions. [email protected] | 800-811-8110 | umhef.org united methodist dollars for scholars program details & participating schools double your Triple your quadruple Your dollars dollars dollars Students attending Students attending United Under the Quadruple Your Dollars component of United Methodist- Methodist- related institutions that the UMDFS program, participating United related institutions not have agreed to participate in the Methodist conference foundations will provide up participating in the Triple Triple Your Dollars component of the to an additional $1,000 match to recipients Your Dollars component UMDFS program will receive $1,000 sponsored by churches in their respective of the UMDFS program in matching funds from the school conferences. The total award could reach up to will receive a total award for a total award of $3,000. These $4,000. These foundations reserve the right to of $2,000. These schools schools are listed as Triple Your restrict the number of matching awards avaiable. are listed as Double Your Dollars participants. Recipients Recipients must be attending a Triple Your Dollars Dollars participants. should contact their institution’s participating institution to be eligible for this financial aid office for specific match; other restrictions may apply per information about how their conference foundation. These foundations are matching award will be granted. listed as Quadruple Your Dollars participants. quadruple Your dollars participants Alabama-West Florida United Methodist Foundation California-Pacific United Methodist Foundation, Inc. East Ohio United Methodist Foundation Georgia United Methodist Foundation, Inc. Iowa United Methodist Foundation Minnesota United Methodist Foundation, Inc. Mississippi United Methodist Foundation, Inc. Missouri United Methodist Foundation, Inc. (students attending Saint Paul School of Theology & Central Methodist University) Mountain Sky United Methodist Foundation, Inc. Texas Methodist Foundation The Holston Conference of the UMC Foundation, Inc. The Kentucky United Methodist Foundation, Inc. United Methodist Foundation for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences United Methodist Foundation, Inc. of North Carolina Conference United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana United Methodist Foundation of Michigan United Methodist Foundation (Northern Illinois Conference, Inc.) United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc. United Methodist Foundation of Western Pennsylvania United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia, Inc. United Methodist Stewardship Foundation (Susquehanna Conference) Virginia United Methodist Foundation TRIPLE Your dollars participants SEMINARIES & THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS Kansas Wesleyan University Boston University School of Theology Kentucky Wesleyan College Claremont School of Theology LeGrange College Drew University, Theological School Lindsey Wilson College Duke University, The Divinity School (up to 10 students) Martin Methodist College Emory University, Candler School of Theology McKendree University Gammon Theological Seminary McMurry University Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Methodist University Iliff School of Theology Millsaps College Methodist Theological Seminary in Ohio (up to 15 students) North Carolina Wesleyan College Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist North Central College University (up to 25 students) Ohio Northern University Saint Paul School of Theology Ohio Wesleyan University United Theological Seminary Oklahoma City University Wesley Theological Seminary Otterbein University Paine College SENIOR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Pfeiffer University Alaska Pacific University Philander Smith College Albion College Randolph College Allegheny College Randolph-Macon College Baldwin Wallace University Reinhardt University Bethune-Cookman University Rust College Birmingham-Southern College Shenandoah University Brevard College Simpson College Centenary College of Louisiana Southern Methodist University Centenary University Southwestern College Central Methodist University Southwestern University Claflin University Tennessee Wesleyan University Clark Atlanta University Texas Wesleyan University Columbia College Union College Dakota Wesleyan University University of Denver DePauw University University of Evansville Dickinson College University of Indianapolis Dillard University Virginia Wesleyan University Drew University Wesley College Emory & Henry College Wesleyan College Emory University West Virginia Wesleyan College Ferrum College Wiley College Florida Southern College Willamette University Greensboro College Wofford College Hamline University Young Harris College Hendrix College High Point University TWO-YEAR COLLEGES Hiwassee College Andrew College Huston-Tillotson University Louisburg College Illinois Wesleyan University Spartanburg Methodist College Iowa Wesleyan University DOUBLE Your dollars participants PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL Boston University Nebraska Methodist College Meharry Medical College Cornell College Nebraska Wesleyan University Duke University Rocky Mountain College SENIOR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Huntingdon College Syracuse University Adrian College Lebanon Valley College University of Mount Union Albright College Lycoming College University of Puget Sound American University MacMurry College University of the Pacific Baker University Morningside College Bennett College BASIC CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY To be eligible for a United Methodist Dollars for Scholars scholarship, you must meet the following eligibility requirements: • You must be an active, full member of The United Methodist Church for at least one year prior to applying. • You must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time degree program (graduate or undergraduate) at a United Methodist-related college, university, or seminary in the United States. • Doctoral (Ph.D.) candidates are not eligible at this time. How dollars for scholars works Each year through the United Methodist Dollars for Scholars (UMDFS) program, the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF) provides $1,000 matching scholarships to United Methodist students who have received a $1,000 scholarship from their local United Methodist church to help them attend a United Methodist-related college, university, or seminary. Awards are made for the fall term of each academic year. Please note that YOU MUST APPLY