College Scholarship Application

To be considered for a scholarship through the Methodist Foundation of Mississippi, applicants must meet at least one of the eligibility criteria listed below and submit all required documentation.  ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 4/1/2026.  NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Applicants must be an active member of:

• A Mississippi United Methodist Church (UMC), or
• A Mississippi church, formerly part of the Mississippi Conference of the UMC that is now:
  • Global Methodist, or 
  • Independent Methodist, or 
  • Congregational Methodist, or 
  • Another Methodist church formerly affiliated with the UMC, or 
• A church that holds an active investment account with the Methodist Foundation of Mississippi (short-term or long-term). 
• Applicants may qualify if they are an active participant in a Wesley Foundation campus ministry. 

Applicants whose church is outside of Mississippi may qualify if: 

• The church is part of the Methodist or Wesleyan heritage, and 
• The church holds an active investment account with the Methodist Foundation of Mississippi (short-term or long-term). 

This option applies only to applicants whose church is located outside of Mississippi. 

All college applicants must submit a Pastor Certification Form signed by a pastor from one of the eligible churches or ministries listed above.

Non-seminary graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for up to four scholarship awards. Deadline is April 1st. Please contact us at jennifer@methodistfm.org if you have any questions.

*Residency requirement waived for International students, students active at Court Street United Methodist Church, or students with family ties to Copiah County.