2009 - 2010 Academic Catalog - Westminster Theological Seminary

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America in the form they possessed in 1936 and as stated in the
charter granted to Westminster Theological Seminary on March
31, 1930, under an Act of the Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. This fund provides tuition scholarships for M.Div.
students preparing for service in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
(OPC) or Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). This award is needbased
and will be awarded by the Scholarship Committee for 50
percent of tuition for a fixed 12 credit course load for fall and
spring semesters only for a maximum total award of 50% tuition
for 24 credits per academic year tuition. The student must be fulltime
from the point when the scholarship begins, have a GPA of at
least 3.0, and maintain that GPA throughout the student’s career.
Approximately nine awards will be made annually. Receipt of a
Sinclair Scholarship will supersede the M.Div. Ministry Scholarship
award. In addition to the basic application requirements for U.S.
and Canadian students, an applicant must 1) sign a statement
of subscription to the Westminster Standards, using the same
pledge that is required of voting faculty members of the Seminary,
and re-subscribe annually as long as the applicant receives this
award (copies of the Westminster Standards are available from the
Admissions Office. A Statement of Subscription form is available
on the website or from the Financial Aid Office); 2) Provide evidence
of “under care” status in a PCA or OPC presbytery, generally in the
form of a letter from the stated clerk of presbytery.
The George D. Sinclair Scholar Award is a competitive nonneed
based award made to an applicant for the M.Div. program at
Westminster who commits to seek ordination in the Presbyterian
Church in America (PCA) or the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
(OPC). The initial award is for $10,000 for the first year tuition
expenses. Upon successfully coming under care of a PCA or OPC
presbytery, the recipient of the award will qualify to apply for a
George Sinclair Scholarship, or Westminster’s M.Div. Ministry
Scholarship. Requirements to qualify for the award are: 1) application
to the M.Div program; 2) College GPA of 3.5 or higher; 3) letter
of reference from a PCA or OPC ruling or teaching elder; 4) essay on
hopes for ministry in the church as a pastor, teacher, missionary, or
evangelist in the PCA or OPC (2 pages, double-spaced); 5) signed
statement of subscription to the Westminster Standards, using
the same pledge that is required of voting faculty members of the
Seminary. (A Statement of Subscription form is available on the
Westminster website or from the Financial Aid Office.) Deadline to
submit scholarship application is March 31.
Weir scholarships:
The First Weir Scholarship, in memory of Robert H. and Stella B.
Weir of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was established by their son, R.
Harold Weir, to provide monies sufficient to cover expenses incidental
for attendance at the Seminary by one student for an academic year.
Once granted, the Scholarship will be for a term sufficiently long to
allow for the graduation of the recipient. Preference will be given to
an international student from Africa. The amount of the award will
be $25,000 to cover tuition fees, with the balance toward school
expenses, including room and board costs.
The Second Weir Scholarship, in memory of Georgette M. Weir of
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada was established by her husband R.
Harold Weir to provide monies sufficient to cover expenses incidental
for attendance at the Seminary by one student for an academic year.
Once granted, the Scholarship will be for a term sufficiently long to
allow the graduation of the recipient. Preference will be given to an
international student from Africa. The amount of the award will be
$25,000 to cover tuition and fees, with the balance toward school
expenses, including room and board costs.
Westminster may award special Texas Campus M.Div. scholarships
to Westminster students enrolled at the Texas Campus.
Special eligibility and application submission requirements will be
listed on the Westminster website.
Th.M., D.Min. and Ph.D. Scholarships
Th.M., D.Min. and Ph.D students do not submit a scholarship application;
full or partial tuition scholarships for full-time Th.M., D.Min.
and Ph.D. students are merit-based and awarded by invitation only.
Students who have been awarded this scholarship are required to
notify the school of their intention to continue in the Th.M., D.Min.
or Ph.D. program each successive year that they are enrolled by
submitting a Statement of Intent form. Deadline to submit this form
is February 1 for the following academic year.
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