Strickland-Davis Scholarship

The purpose of the Strickland-Davis Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to three BGCT students pursuing a degree in a field of study related to the commands of Micah 6:8: Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded each school year and are available to Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral level students.

Applications must be submitted no later than Tuesday, July 1, 2025. 
Recipients will be notified by Friday, August 1, 2025.

General Guidelines

• Each applicant must be a member of a BGCT church actively giving to the BGCT Cooperative Program.
• Recipients will receive a total of $1,000 per academic year. Funds will be sent to schools by early fall of each school year.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered for funding. Late applications will not be
  accepted.
• Application must be submitted including the required essay.
• CLC Commissioners, BGCT employees, and their spouses are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Application Process

Beginning 2021, applicants must have:

1. Pastor recommendation from current church membership (does not need to be senior/lead pastor). IF possible, this letter should be submitted on church stationery and must contain the church’s name and physical address as well as current contact information for the pastor. The letter should be written to affirm the membership and participation of the application in the church, including the length of time the applicant has been a member of the church. PDF Electronic Submissions are acceptable.
2. The most recent high school/college/university transcript and college acceptance verification and meet other scholarship requirements.

3. Applications must include an essay answering the following prompt:

   The CLC works to equip leaders to live out the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:34-40) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). Describe how you are tangibly living out both the Great Commandment and Great Commission, and how this scholarship will help equip you to continue living out the Great Commandment and Great Commission in your respective field of study.

   Essays will be evaluated anonymously according to the following criteria:

   1. Content: How well does the applicant show that their life and educational goals seek to live out the Great Commandment and Great Commission? (50%)
   2. Clarity: Is the essay clear to read and without major grammatical and spelling errors? (20%)
   3. Composition: Does the essay demonstrate a firm grasp of the importance of living out the Great Commandment and Great Commission as an integral part of the Christian walk? (30%)
       
4. The application must be received by July 1 each year.
5. All new (first-time) applicants must have a 3.0 GPA. Renewal applicants must
   maintain a 3.0 GPA.
6. Applications may be submitted online.