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Mormon College Scholarships
The Mormon Church, also known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is a branch of Christianity with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. This United States-based group of Christians numbered almost 13 million members in a poll taken in December of 2006. Mormonism is generally one of the smallest off-shoots of Christianity and members are mostly concentrated in the US, though some have migrated to other countries.
Since the majority of Mormons live in the United States, the US has the largest amount of Mormon scholarships available in the world. However, there are very few, if any, Mormon scholarships presented by organizations outside the Mormon Church. The Mormon religion holds closely to the need for education among its members. This is proven in the holding of three Mormon universities and one Mormon college: Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University — Idaho, Brigham Young University — Hawaii, and LDS Business College. There are several scholarships offered through these Mormon schools. In general, these scholarships are only given to Mormon students of the schools, even though the schools accept students of all religions. The scholarships are given on basis of financial need and academic excellence; some of the scholarships require the student to pursue specific majors, while others are offered to Mormon students of any academic program.
There are also several missionaries that were founded by the Mormon Church, as well as a Seminary school for potential Mormon preachers. These programs sometimes offer students scholarship monies but require the student to continue their studies at the granting institution or within the program of study.
List of Mormon Scholarships
- Idaho State University Scholarship for Mormon Choir — Varied amount awarded to varied number of undergraduate students attending Idaho State University who participate in Mormon choir.
- Western Washington University Scholarship for Church of Latter-Day Saints members — Varied amount awarded to varied number of undergraduate students attending Western Washington University who are members of LDS congregation and in college athletics.
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