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Activated Ministries Scholarships
As of June, 2016, 284 scholarships have been awarded to qualifying individuals, for a total of $275,000. Since 2010, Activated Ministries’ In Recognition of Service Scholarships have provided tuition assistance to the children of current and former missionaries. Our goal is to honor those who have served on the mission field, for a minimum of 10 years, by assisting their children in the pursuit of their education. Individual scholarships range from $500 to $1500, averaging $1000.
Applications are received and processed each Spring and Fall. Follow the link for more information about eligibility and how to apply or read the stories of those around the globe who have been awarded an IROS scholarship. If you would like to donate to the IROS Scholarship Program, please click here.
Scholarship stats
So who received these scholarships and how were they applied? Here is the breakdown by degree type, location and field of study.
Ratio of Males/Females
- 35% scholarships were awarded to Males
- 65% scholarships were awarded to Females.
Applicants who received scholarships applied them towards the following degrees:
- Certificates: 38
- Associates/Bachelors: 121
- Masters: 8
- JD: 1
- PhD: 2
Applicants/recipients are located in the following countries:
- United States
- Canada
- Albania
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- China
- Columbia
- Cyprus
- England
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Mexico
- New South Wales
- Peru
- Philippines
- Russia
- Spain
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- UAE
Applicants/Recipients have listed the following fields of study as their majors:
Accounting, Applied Counseling, Art, Beauty and Therapy, Biblical Studies, Biology/Pre-med, Boat-Building, Business Coaching, Business/Management/Marketing, Child Development, Chinese and Business, Chinese Language and Culture, Christian Apologetics, Communication Science , Computer Science, Cosmetology, Court Reporting, Criminal Justice, Culinary arts, Dental Assisting, Dentistry, Early Childhood Education, Economics, Elementary Education, Engineering, English/Film Studies, Fashion design, Finance, Floral Design, Foreign language, Gastronomy, German Language, Graphic Design, Health Science, History, Hotel/Restaurant Management, Interdisciplinary Studies, Interior Design, International development, International Relations, International Studies, Interpretation, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law School, Leadership and Management, Liberal Arts, Massage Therapy, Medical Interpreter, Montessori Teaching, Nonprofit Management, Nursing, Pedagogy, Personal Training, Philosophy/Theology, Photography, Physiotherapy, Politics & International Studies, Pre-Medicine, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Russian Language and Culture, Social Sciences, Social Work, Spanish Language, Teaching ESL
