Mission Scholarship Application
The Christ Center has created a scholarship fund as part of our mission to help students at
Colorado Mesa University grow in their faith and dedication to Jesus Christ. The fund will be
sustained by gifts from individuals and churches that share our passion for college students, and
wish to support them in their call to missions - locally, nationally or overseas.
Christ Center Scholarship Requirements
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Scholarship recipients must be college students enrolled at CMU. Qualifying Four
Winds Coffee & Tea employees will also be considered for these scholarships.
Applicants will fill out this scholarship application and write a short essay outlining why
they feel that they are qualified to receive scholarship support.
Scholarship applications must completed and submitted no less than 30 days prior to
the start date of the mission trip or conference that funds are being requested for.
Scholarships will be publicized primarily to campus ministry leaders who will endorse
applications from students whom they feel will benefit the most from the funding.
All applications will be reviewed by the Christ Center.
Scholarships will be awarded based upon need and scholarship funds will be made
available upon completion of volunteer hours (see Volunteer Hours description below).
Scholarships will be given in the amounts stated above or less based upon need and will
be sent directly to the ministry or organization with which the recipient will be working.
Applicants will need to know the dates and projected costs as well as all other sources of
anticipated funding.
Scholarship must be used for the mission trip specified in the application.
If money is awarded and the trip is cancelled or the applicant is unable to go, all monies
must be refunded to the Christ Center.
Applicants must, upon returning form the mission trip, submit a short essay detailing
his/her experience. The Christ Center shall have the right to make such essays available
to current and potential future donors, and shall also be entitled to use such essays or
excerpts from such essays, along with the names of scholarship recipients, in publications
to promote the mission of the Christ Center.
To maximize the number of students who can benefit from this scholarship program, applicants
who are awarded scholarship monies are asked to request funds only every other year unless
exceptional circumstances exist.
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Volunteer Hours Defined
Students awarded a scholarship are required to volunteer with the Christ Center/ Four Winds
Coffee & Tea prior to receiving their scholarship funds. The $500 scholarships require 40
volunteer hours and the $250 scholarships require 20 hours. Volunteer hours are to be completed
within a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 6 months. Scholarship recipients and the
Christ Center’s Executive Director will work out an individually tailored schedule (hours and
tasks) which will allow a recipient to complete the volunteer hours to the mutual satisfaction of
both parties.
Volunteers will work under the same rules and requirements that are in place for regular Four
Winds Coffee & Tea staff. If a scholarship recipient does not perform his/her obligations
satisfactorily, they will be terminated with the resultant loss of all scholarship benefits.
A percentage of the Christ Center volunteer hours may be substituted with hours spent
volunteering for, or working on behalf of Campus Ministries. Such substitution will be at the
Christ Center’s exclusive discretion.
Christ Center Scholarship Application
Name: ____________________________ Application Date: _________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
Email:_________________________________Phone:_______________________
Local Church: _______________________________________________________
Name & Purpose of the Project: ___________________________________________________
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Destination: _________________________
Trip Dates: _________________________
Team Leader: ______________________________________________________________
Cost per Person: _________________
Amount You Can Contribute: _____________
Amount You Can Raise: ___________
Scholarship Amount Requested: ___________
Have You Contacted Your Local Church for Financial Assistance? Yes_____ No____
What Other Sources of Funding Are You Pursuing? ____________________________
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Please attach a short typewritten essay explaining why you feel that you will benefit from
this scholarship and how your mission work will benefit those you intend to work with.
(No more than one page)
Please submit application and essay via email to:
ChristCenterGrandJunction@gmail.com
or via US Mail to:
Christ Center
Attention: John Young
1235 Bookcliff Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Scholarships funds will be sent directly to the sponsoring Ministry or Organization
Payee:__________________________________________________________
Check Sent to:
Name:__________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________
Email:__________________________________________
Applicant Name:__________________________________________________
Applicant Address:________________________________________________
Amount Granted: ____________________
Date: ____________________________
Check #:______________________ Signature:__________________________________
(To be filled out by Christ Center)
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