The Foundation has scholarships available for seminary students, undergraduate students, and local pastors pursuing a career in church leadership. Scholarship applications for the 2021-2022 academic year can be found at www.numf.org and must be postmarked by June 30, 2021. 

Through the Seminary Scholarship Program, the Foundation has over $40,000 available in scholarship funds for the 2021-2022 academic year.  The following is a list of seminary scholarships available: 

Albert R. Murdoch Ministerial Scholarship
Alice Kruse Ministerial Scholarship                       
Alice Kruse Seminary Scholarship
Alva Clark Seminary Scholarship       
Andrew & Nevabelle Howe Scholarship     
Baldwin F. & Amy L. Kruse Scholarship
Ben & Martha Simmons Scholarship
Charles & Marilyn Humphrey Seminary Scholarship
Cowles United Methodist Church Memorial Scholarship
Floma Taylor Ministerial Scholarship
Harlan & Mabelle Wyrick Memorial Scholarship
Murdock Ebenezer UMC Professional Church Leader Scholarship
Myrtle E. Williams Seminary Scholarship
Scahill Family Scholarship
Verl & Sylvia Miller Memorial Scholarship
Tither’s Scholarship
Women in Ministry Scholarship 

Those students applying for the scholarships listed above will also subsequently be considered for the following scholarships: Cal Leeds Scholarship, Darrell & Joyce Pickett Scholarship, Rev. Albert W. Winseman Scholarship, and Atherton Memorial Scholarship. 

Through the Local Pastor Scholarship Program, the Foundation has over $8,000 available in scholarship funds for the 2021-2022 academic year.  The following is a list of local pastor scholarships available: 

Rev. Robert E. and Lily A. Berlie Local Pastor Scholarship
Frederick and Esther Paulus Local Pastor Scholarship
NUMF Gifts From The Heart Local Pastor Scholarship 

The Nebraska United Methodist Foundation would like to acknowledge the generous gifts donors have made to make these scholarships possible.  Thank you for being our partner in ministry.  If you would like to talk to someone about how you can honor the memory of a loved one through a named scholarship or provide further financial assistance for a seminary student, please call the Foundation at 877-495-5545.