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Returning ApplicantsGordon Lunt Scholarship Parchment United Methodist Church 225 Glendale Blvd. Parchment MI 49004 (269) 344-0125 website: Parchmentumc.org January 2021 Re-application Processes for second year and beyond. The Parchment United Methodist Church is pleased to offer the Gordon Lunt Scholarship program! Recipients awarded the scholarship will be attending college, a university, or trade school in the Fall of 2021. Attached is the re-application for the Gordon Lunt Scholarship. Please remit all information to: umcparchment@gmail.com. Any questions should be directed to Pastor Thom Davenport at 269-344-0125 or 269-762-3159. Gordon Lunt Scholarship Parchment United Methodist Church 225 Glendale Blvd. Parchment MI 49004 (269) 344-0125 website: Parchmentumc.org Thank you for your interest in the Parchment United Methodist Church Gordon Lunt Scholarship. This information and application can be downloaded from parchmentumc.com. United Methodists have a history of commitment to Christian higher education. We at Parchment United Methodist Church are committed to helping those whom we believe will be future leaders in the Church and the community. The Gordon Lunt Scholarship has been provided by the generous gift of Mr. Gordon Lunt and managed by the Lunt Fund. This scholarship has been created to help deserving United Methodist students attend college, university, or trade school. Students that are members of, or affiliated with, the Parchment United Methodist Church are given priority scholarship consideration. The number of scholarship renewals may be limited, AND YOU MUST APPLY EACH YEAR between January 1 – February 15. To be a candidate for this scholarship, you must meet the following criteria: 1. BE OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND PRACTICE, AND A MEMBER OF A UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3. HAVE A MINIMUM GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.5 5. BE A FULL OR PART-TIME STUDENT (as defined by the school) 6. COMPLETE & SUBMIT THE ENCLOSED APPLICATION WITH YOUR MOST RECENT TRANSCRIPT This is a tuition-based scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded up to $1000 per year, up to a maximum or 4 years. The scholarships will be paid in one installments; however, the university will post the scholarship in two parts. one-half for the Fall semester, and the balance for the following Spring semester. If you are awarded a Lunt Scholarship you will be responsible for providing the following information to the office of Parchment United Methodist Church, 225 Glendale Blvd. Parchment MI 49004, Attention Lunt Scholarship by August 1 for Fall semester, and December 1 for Spring semester. 2. Tuition due date. 3. The appropriate office and full address at the school to which Scholarship payments are to be sent. 4. If there is a change in your college, university, or trade school you must submit new credentials. We request that recipients and their families be present at Parchment Church on Graduation and Honors Sunday, the second Sunday in June, at the 10:30 a.m. service for the official announcement and recognition. Applications will be accepted January 1 – February 15 of the academic year beginning the following Fall. The completed application must be postmarked no later than February 15. GORDON LUNT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION 1. Personal Information Last Name First Name Middle Name Home Address: (Number and Street) City State Zip Code Telephone Number Date of Birth Age E-mail address Your Student ID number. Parent Name(s) Name of Church & Address Name of Pastor/Phone Number 2. Educational Record Name of High School ___________________________________________________________________ Graduation Date: _________________________________ What college/university/school will you attend/are you attending? _________________________________________________________________________________ Anticipated Graduation Date (mo/year): ___________________ Major/skilled trade pursuing?________________________________________________________ 3. Use the space provided to respond to the following questions: What is your vocational objective?________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How do others describe you?____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What has your past year in school taught you, changed you, improved you? ______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tell us about a time your ethics were challenged – what was the situation and how did you handle it?__________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LUNT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANT CHECKLIST BE SURE YOU HAVE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: _____ Application – due February 15 for the following semester academic year (beginning next fall). ______ Record of grades / most recent transcript Submit all of the items above to: Parchment United Methodist Church Attn: Gordon Lunt Scholarship Committee 225 Glendale Blvd Parchment, MI 49004 Or email to: UMCParchment@gmail.com |
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