Eligibility Requirements: 

A Korean-American graduate school full-time student who finished at least one semester at the time of applying. The schools must be accredited seminaries or universities. A part-time student is not eligible. Also, previous awardees of GMC scholarship are not eligible.

Application Form: 

1. Scholarship Application Form (online fill-in)

Required Documents: 

1. Personal Testimony Form (download link)

2. Financial Statement Form (download link)

3. One transcript from the current seminary

4. One proof letter of current status as a full time student from the seminary.

Recommendation Letter: 

1. One recommendation letter from the pastor of your current/previous church or professor from your seminary 

2. If you provide the recommender's name and email address on the application form, we will contact them directly to obtain the recommendation letter

3. Recommendation letters submitted directly by the scholarship applicant will not be considered. 

4. After the submission deadline, only applicants who pass the first round of document screening will be asked to have their recommenders submit the recommendation letter during the first week of June.

Application Deadline: 

June 1, 2025. Scholarship recipients will be notified by email by second week of August, 2024. A list of the recipients will be posted on the scholarship page at www.gmcusa.org 

Submission:

1. Submit all the required documents with your name on the file name. Upload to the document submission site below

2. Recommendation letter should be directly uploaded by a recommender on the submission site that will be e-mailed to the recommender (Please provide the recommender's e-mail address in Scholarship Application Form when you fill-in)   

3. All the inquiries to Email: scholarship@gmcusa.org , Church Office 301-460-1656 

Scholarship Selection Criteria: 

1. One who has a calling toward the mission given by Jesus and the vision of Global Mission Church: 'Life giving, disciple making, and on mission' 

2. One who is committed to pastoral ministry after graduating from seminary, especially with a heart for immigrant ministry and second-generation ministry in the United States

3. One who is passionate about serving the next generation, the future of the church