Augustana College Rissing Scholarship for Future ELCA Church Leaders
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Augustana College students preparing for professional leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America may apply. Applicants must be members in good standing of a Lutheran congregation with a strong academic record and an interest in ministry, music ministry, religious education, theology, social ministry, missionary service, or another church-related vocation. Preference goes to students with financial need.
The award is up to $5,000 per year and is renewable by maintaining a 2.5 Augustana cumulative GPA.
Submit the Rissing application, complete financial aid forms, and provide a reference from a Lutheran pastor or congregational leader.
The Rissing Scholarship is awarded annually to students pursuing ELCA church leadership.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Augustana College admission and financial aid application
- Rissing Scholarship application form
- Letter of reference from a Lutheran pastor or other congregational leader
- Responses to the Rissing Scholarship Questionnaire
- Complete the Augustana College admission and financial aid application process
- Submit one letter of reference from a Lutheran pastor or other congregational leader
- Submit the Rissing Scholarship application form to the Office of Financial Aid
- Must be a member in good standing of a Lutheran congregation
- Must demonstrate a proven academic record (preference given to students who demonstrate financial need)
- Must have an interest in professional leadership in the church (rostered ministry, music ministry, outdoor ministry, religious education, theology, social ministry, missionary service, or other church
- Renewal requires maintaining a 2.5 Augustana cumulative GPA.