All Saints Lutheran Church and Pastor Wanda McNeill SCHOLARSHIP Program (2024)

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All Saints Lutheran Church Scholarships

One of the striking practices in the ELCA occurs when we have a baptism during a Sunday service. Not only are the parents and sponsors charged to pursue a christian life, but the congregation is asked to support the parents in their role of raising their children in the life of our church.  All Saints takes this promise a step farther with a wonderful program that awards scholarships to those who have been active in the life of the congregation and are off to postsecondary education.  

MAY is SCHOLARSHIP MONTH

Hard to believe that this is our 22nd ASLC Scholarship anniversary at All Saints Lutheran Church celebrating the college youth of our church. This scholarship award was the brainchild of JoAnn Lohsen.  It did not take long for the idea to take hold and within months, The ASLC Scholarship Program was established and the first awards were given in 2003.  Applications have ranged from 3 per year to 15 per year.

1.  Eligibility Criteria:

 The following is the eligibility criteria:

• Open to any member of All Saints Lutheran Church, Bowie, Maryland
• Applicants must be active in the life of the All Saints congregation
• Recipients must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a 2 or 4 year college, or technical/trade school by the beginning of the 2024 School Term. 

2.  How to apply:

The Standard Initial Application contains three parts and all must be completed:

• The first part consists of formatted questions intended to identify you, the applicant.
• The second part is an essay, which gives you an opportunity to describe yourself.
• The third part is references, one letter from a school official: guidance counselor, teacher, coach, etc., and the other from an All Saints Lutheran Church member. These letters address your qualifications for the scholarship and why others believe you are likely to succeed in your plans for the future.

The Scholarship Renewal Application for continuing students contains only one part.

3.  Application Availability: Copies of the application are at the above links (click applicable item above).

4.  Application Submission: Applications must be typed or clearly handwritten, not include any GPA or financial data, and may be submitted in one of three ways:

• electronically via email to the church office or committee member
• sent via US mail
• dropped off at the church

5. All Saints Lutheran Church Scholarship applications are available online.  All applications for school year 2024-2025 are due by Sunday, April 14, 2024.

6. Selection & Award Process:  The All Saints Lutheran Church Scholarship Committee will review all applications and make arrangements for awards to student recipients.

• Award amounts will be determined by the number of complete applications received by the deadline, awards approved, and funds available.
• The results of the Scholarship Committee’s review and awards will be reported to the Congregation by the Committee no later than the first Sunday in August.

7.  Further Information or Questions. If you have questions, please call our church at 301-249-6300 or contact the All Saints Lutheran Church Scholarship Committee Leader. 

       ~ Thanks to Everyone for Supporting the All Saints Scholarship Program ~