Mormon College Scholarships

The Mormon Church, also known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is an offshoot of Christianity with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. This U.S.-based religion numbered about 14.1 million members worldwide as of December 2010, according to the Newsroom, an official website of the LDS church. In the U.S., 1.7% of the adult population claims to be Mormon, with the vast majority concentrated in Utah, where members of the LDS church and other Mormon groups make up 58% of the population, according to the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. Since Mormonism is a minority religion in the U.S., certain organizations and individuals have come together to support young Mormons by providing them with scholarships to help them pay their way through college.

Because the majority of Mormons live in the United States, the U.S. has the largest number of Mormon scholarships available in the world. However, few, if any, Mormon scholarships are presented by organizations outside the Mormon Church. The LDS church highly values education among its members. In fact, three Mormon universities and one Mormon college were founded for the education of LDS members as well as the wider population. They include Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, and LDS Business College. Many scholarships are offered through these 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.

List of Mormon Scholarships

• Idaho State University Mormon Tabernacle Choir Scholarships — Varied amount awarded to vocal music majors attending Idaho State University who participate in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.


• Western Washington University Paula and Kirk Wilson Scholarship — Through this privately-funded scholarship, varied amounts are awarded to undergraduate students attending Western Washington University who are participating members of an LDS congregation and participating in intercollegiate athletics. Recipients are selected by the coaches of each particular sport.

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