Higher Education Sunday — August 17, 2008

Will your congregation be saying farewell to students heading off to college this fall and welcoming new and returning students to your community?  There a number of ways you can honor your students who are leaving for college or graduate school and welcome new and returning students to your community of faith.

For more information, visit the Collegiate Ministries Web site.

Applications now available for:

Native American Education Grant
Deadline September 30

Presbyterian Student & Parent Loans
Student and Parent loans for undergraduates and graduates deadline has been extended to September 1. Loans for graduate theological students deadline is September 30.

Programs for Small (150 Member or Less) PC(USA) congregations

• Continuing Education Grant
• Application for D.Min. students

Samuel Robinson Award Winners

2008 Samuel Robinson Award recipients from left to right, Andrew Whaley, Rhodes College, Laura Neely, Queens College, Emma Ouellette, Alma College, photograph provided by Columbia Theological Seminary.

The Samuel Robinson Award is made to students attending Presbyterian-related colleges and universities in the spring of the student's junior or senior year. Eligible students recite the answers to the Westminster Shorter Catechism and write a 2,000 word essay on an assigned topic. The 2008 topic for Samuel Robinson was “If you were responsible for providing opportunities on your campus to reach out to students struggling with their faith, what would you do?”

Among the ten Samuel Robinson Award winners for 2008, three students from three Presbyterian-related colleges and universities, met at Columbia Theological Seminary where they started Greek School. Their essays will be featured through the month of August starting with Emma Ouellette. Emma received the Samuel Robinson Award in her senior year at Alma College.

Download Emma Oullette’s letter.

Resources for High School Seniors

National Presbyterian College Scholarship applications will be available in October. If you are interested in more information about Presbyterian related colleges and universities please order the free directory of schools, colleges and universities published by the Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities.

Transition-to-College Assistance Grants

The Board of Pensions of the PC(USA) is pleased to offer this pilot program that can help mitigate transitional expenses for eligible families of college freshmen. [Read more]

Disclaimer

The financial aid programs of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are to help make undergraduate and graduate studies possible.

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Presbyterian Mariners Family Ministries

An endowment from the Presbyterian Mariners Family Ministries will allow grants to be offered to organizations or individuals who propose an event, program, curriculum, or book for developing family ministry opportunities. [Read more]

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