Heidelberg University UCC Ministerial Grant
Offered by Heidelberg University
About this scholarship
Heidelberg University’s UCC Ministerial Grant is a need-based institutional award for the child of an ordained United Church of Christ minister or a full-time United Church of Christ missionary. The grant is worth up to $2,000 per year and can renew for four years, making $8,000 the possible four-year maximum rather than the current annual value. Heidelberg does not publish a separate stand-alone application for this grant. A prospective undergraduate applies through the university’s official admission portal and completes the financial-aid process so the Financial Aid Office can confirm the family’s church-service relationship, evaluate financial need, and build any award into the student’s package. Applicants should be prepared to provide documentation if Heidelberg requests it and should complete aid requirements promptly because the amount depends on need. As with Heidelberg’s other institutional gift aid, the combined university assistance cannot exceed current tuition. Renewal also requires satisfactory academic progress: students must complete at least 67 percent of attempted hours each academic year and hold at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA by the end of the sophomore year. The official financial-aid offer controls the final annual amount, so applicants should not assume that every eligible student automatically receives the maximum.
Eligibility
- Apply for and receive undergraduate admission to Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio
- Be the child of an ordained United Church of Christ minister or a full-time United Church of Christ missionary
- Demonstrate financial need through Heidelberg’s financial-aid review
- Complete the university’s normal financial-aid process and provide any requested documentation
- Remain within the rule that total Heidelberg gift assistance cannot exceed current tuition
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress for renewal