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Scholarships
Scholarship opportunities avaialble to divinity students through CBF South Carolina.
Marion D. Aldridge Scholarship Awards
The Leadership Development committee of CBF South Carolina is charged in part with providing scholarship assistance to students pursuing a degree in theological education. Awards are available to part-time and full-time students, in both Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry programs, and based on available funding.
We encourage all interested students to apply. Awards are based on several criteria, including affiliation with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and its partnering churches.
The annual deadline for applying for scholarships is April 15. Awards are made each semester, but there is now only one annual application.
Download an application for either a first time applicant or previous recipient (see below).
Contact the CBFSC office at (803) 779-1888 if you have any questions.
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Marion D. Aldridge Scholarship Application
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina (CBFSC) offers scholarship assistance to students studying for ministry in South Carolina that are affiliated with a CBFSC partner church, or with a CBF/CBFSC partner organization. Master of Divinity (M.Div.) students that are studying full time (9+ hours per semester) are eligible for scholarship awards up to $800 per semester. Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) students and part-time M.Div. students taking less than 9 hours per semester are eligible for up to $400 in scholarship assistance for each semester they are enrolled, and when funds are available. CBFSC has occasionally awarded scholarships to seminary students in a non-M.Div. or non-D.Min. major, but who do have strong CBF/CBFSC affiliations. This is rare, and those awards are only made if there are extra funds available.