Our take
TMU matches church sponsorship dollar-for-dollar up to $2,500/yr = $5,000/yr total impact. Ask the church now whether they will commit sponsorship. No sponsorship = no match.
About this scholarship
The TMU Ministry Matching Grant doubles a sending church's financial commitment. The home church pledges up to $2,500 per year toward a student's tuition and TMU matches it dollar-for-dollar, producing up to $5,000 per year in combined impact.
Scholarship details
- Up to $5,000 per year in combined church and TMU funds
- Dollar-for-dollar match on church sponsorship
- Renewable while sponsorship continues
- Stacks with academic merit and TMUC awards
Eligibility criteria
- Admitted to TMU as a first-year or transfer student
- Active relationship with a sending church
- Church agrees in writing to a sponsorship pledge
- Annual recommitment from the church each cycle
Application process
- Talk to the church leadership in February about sponsorship
- Request the Ministry Matching pledge form from TMU financial aid
- Have the church complete and sign the pledge
- Submit the signed pledge through the TMU aid portal before the aid letter arrives
Why this fits you
High fit
- Emma's active church relationship makes the sponsorship ask realistic, not aspirational.
- The match doubles every dollar her church commits, giving the highest leverage of any TMU layer.