scholarships

The school was started to support Evangelical Protestant missionary families, and we continue to celebrate this purpose. This scholarship is designed to help make it possible for Evangelical Protestant missionary families to attend GDQ.

Qualifications

• The parent/family is serving full time in an Evangelical Protestant ministry or church

• The family's primary income is from the church or mission organization

• Sending organization/church fills out the application form

• Organization/church and family must be in agreement with GDQ’s Statement of Faith

Notes

• Up to 50% discount

• Scholarship will remain for the duration of the time the children are in their current sector (lower, middle, or high school) as long as the family’s status does not change

• Scholarship will be reviewed when a child changes sectors (lower school to middle school and middle school to high school)

• Eligibility for and retainment of the scholarship is based on parents

The school recognizes that finances are not evenly distributed among countries and that some people have a more difficult time raising their support. The Limited Funding Evangelical Protestant Missionary Scholarship is meant to give additional support to Evangelical Protestant missionaries in this situation.

Qualifications

• Parent/family are local or international

• Letter from the family explaining their situation and need

• Application filled out by sending organization or church validating their income and expenses

• Parents’ primary occupation is working in a Evangelical Protestant ministry or church

• Church or organization fills out the application form

• Parent/family must be in agreement with GDQ’s Statement of Faith

Notes

• Up to 10% additional discount

• Scholarship will remain for the duration of the time the children are in their current sector (lower, middle, or high school) as long as the family’s status does not change

• Scholarship will be reviewed when a child changes sectors (lower school to middle school and middle school to high school)

• Eligibility for and retainment of the scholarship is based on parents

The Church Leadership Scholarship is designed to help support parents that are leaders of their Evangelical Protestant church. This scholarship furthers the vision of supporting the Evangelical church in Albania.

Qualifications

• Parent/ family local or international

• One or both parents takes a leadership role with their local Evangelical Protestant church 

• The local church leadership fills out the application form

• Parent/family must be in agreement with GDQ’s Statement of Faith

Notes

• Up to 25% discount

• Scholarship will remain for the duration of the time the children are in their current sector (lower, middle, or high school) as long as the family’s status does not change

• Scholarship will be reviewed when a child changes sectors (lower school to middle school and middle school to high school)

• Eligibility for and retainment of the scholarship is based on parents

The GDQ Family Alumni Scholarship, as the name implies, is designed for children of previous GDQ students. Having an alumni's child at the school is really special and we want to recognize the uniqueness of this happening. This scholarship can be combined with other scholarships.

Qualifications

• Children's parent(s) must have attended GDQ for at least one year in the past

• Family supports GDQ’s Christian ethos

Notes

• 20% discount

• Scholarship will remain for the duration of the time at GDQ

Qualifications

• Family has more than one child at GDQ

• Family does not qualify for the Evangelical Protestant Missionary Scholarship nor the Church Leadership Scholarship

• Family supports GDQ’s Christian ethos

Notes

• 200,000 leke discount for each additional child

• Scholarship will remain for the duration the family has multiple children at GDQ at one time

The Qiriazi Scholarship, named after the school's namesake Gjerasim D. Qiriazi, is designed to support students that have extraordinary character and academic performance. This is a merit-based scholarship that takes the child, not the family, into consideration. It is also the only scholarship that is not guaranteed for the duration the child is in that sector of the school. An interview with the student is required as part of the application. This scholarship can be combined with other scholarships.

Qualifications

• Children must have attended GDQ for at least one semester and the family be in good standing

• Child exhibits high academic achievements (based on school records, references, etc.)

• Child exhibits extraordinary character and positive influence on the class (verified by school)

• Family supports GDQ’s Christian ethos (Proof of support TBD, should be character based and not religious based)

Notes

• Up to 40% discount

• This is a one-year scholarship

• This recognizes a child’s resilience and perseverance

• To continue to receive the scholarship the child must maintain at least a B average, not fail any classes, and have positive references from the teachers 

• This scholarship will not discriminate against people with learning disabilities

• Scholarship is impacted by availability of funds

• Eligibility is based on child’s performance - the child must not have any academic or disciplinary issues