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TMU Ministry Matching Grant

The Master's University · School award

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

  1. Talk to the church leadership in February about sponsorship
  2. Request the Ministry Matching pledge form from TMU financial aid
  3. Have the church complete and sign the pledge
  4. 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.
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