Athletic Scholarships

Athletic Scholarships are awarded in varying amounts to selected men and women participating in these intercollegiate sports:  men’s soccer, basketball, football, track and field, cross country, baseball, tennis, golf and wrestling; women’s volleyball, soccer, tennis, basketball, softball, golf, track and field, bowling and cross country.  Contact the individual coach in each sport for more details.

Community Service Scholarships

Community Service Scholarships are offered to selected first-year students who have demonstrated involvement in community service and have a 2.5 cumulative GPA.  Visit the Center for Public Service page for more details.

Debate (Forensics) Scholarships

Debate (Forensics) Scholarships are offered to selected first-year students intending to participate in the McKendree Forensics Team.  Contact the coach of the program, Mr. Joe Blasdel, for more details.

Model UN Scholarships

Model UN Scholarships are offered to select students who have participated in Model UN activities on campus. Click here for more information.

Music Scholarships

Music Scholarships are awarded to selected students with demonstrated excellence in vocal, keyboard, or instrumental performance that are majoring or minoring in music.  Auditions for these awards are held each Fall and Spring. Click here for more information.

WYSE Scholarships

WYSE Scholarships are awarded to first-year students who have competed in either the World Wide Youth in Science and Engineering regional or sectional on McKendree's campus and placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any individual event. Click here for more information.

FIRST Scholarships

FIRST Scholarships are awarded to first-year students who have been actively involved with either a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) or a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team at some point during their high school career. Click here for more information.

Band Scholarships

Band Scholarships are awarded for co-curricular participation in marching/pep band and/or jazz ensemble/combo.  Auditions for these awards may take place within a scheduled campus visit.  Maximum award $4,000.  Click here for more information.

John Wesley/Methodist Scholarships

John Wesley/Methodist Scholarships are awarded to selected students who have a $500 or $1000 scholarship from their church.  (McKendree will match these awards with either a $250 or $500 scholarship).

YMCA Student of the Year Scholarships

YMCA Student of the Year Scholarships are awarded to students identified through an application process administered by each local area YMCA and the Office of Admission at McKendree.  Each YMCA site is eligible to nominate a student for the "Student of the Year" award.  All nominees will automatically receive a minimum scholarship from McKendree valued at $5,000/year.  The YMCA region, in conjunction with a representative from McKendree, will then select one student from the nominees to receive a "Student of the Year" valued at a minimum of $10,000 per year. The awards cannot be paired with the Dean's, Presidential, or Honor's Scholarships; however, students who meet the criteria for the Presidential or Honor's Scholarships are welcome to compete for the McKendree Leadership Award. 

United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF)

United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF) provides scholarship aid for United Methodist students attending the 123 United Methodist-related schools, colleges, universities, and seminaries in the United States. Our scholarship programs include Foundation Merit Scholars, United Methodist Dollars for Scholars, and a number of other scholarship funds established by private donors, most notably the Bass, Morton, and Dickey scholarships, and several new funds that will be awarded for the first time in 2007.  For further information about UMHEF’s programs, please visit the Scholarships page on our website www.umhef.org.  Applications may be downloaded from our website’s Resource Library.

ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS