endowed scholarships
At Central Methodist University, named Endowed Scholarships providing
annual student awards begin at the $10,000 endowment level. Endowed
Scholarships may be established to benefit “deserving and promising
students” or students with a preference for a particular discipline or
area of study (i.e. music, religion, philosophy, biology) or students
directed toward a particular career (i.e. ministry, teaching, nursing).
The fewer the restrictions, the easier it is to
award scholarships to deserving students. Additional gifts added over a
period of time may increase an Endowed Scholarship to a Hall of Sponsors
Scholarship.
Endowed Scholarships are publicized in Central Methodist University
publications, including The Talon, Central’s alumni magazine.
The Hall of Sponsors Scholarships are Central Methodist University’s
most prestigious Endowed Scholarships and are funded with endowments at
three levels. Gifts totaling $30,000 establish a traditional Hall of
Sponsors Scholarship, which provides a named, annual award. Gifts
totaling $75,000 establish a Presidential Hall of Sponsors Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to a highly meritorious student. Gifts
totaling $175,000 establish a Trustee Hall of Sponsors Scholarship. This
scholarship is awarded to the most extraordinary of CMU students.
A framed portrait of the honored person is displayed in Brannock Hall in
the Hall of Sponsors Gallery, accompanied by a nameplate with the
scholarship name. A photograph of the current scholar is displayed
beside the portrait. There are also opportunities to inform the
scholarship recipients about the donors and about the life and work of
the person whom the scholarship honors.
Scholarships can be built over a period of time, and may be funded
through an outright gift or gifts from one or many people, through an
annuity, through estate planning, or through a combination of these
methods. In addition, scholarship donors always have the opportunity to
increase an Endowed Scholarship to a traditional Hall of Sponsors
Scholarship, to a Presidential Hall of Sponsors Scholarship, or to a
Trustee Hall of Sponsors Scholarship. 
Individuals,
families, businesses, churches, and groups of persons have established
scholarships at Central Methodist University.
Almost every Central student receives some financial aid. Annually,
Central commits nearly one-third of the operating budget to student
financial aid, a higher percentage than most institutions our size.
Central Methodist is committed to serving promising students regardless
of means and traditionally scholarship recipients include a high number
of first-generation college students.
Scholarships attract students—students who have excelled academically,
students who have demonstrated leadership, students who pursue
designated careers, areas of academic study, or involvement in
designated activities. Scholarships enable talented young people to
benefit from unique educational experiences at Central Methodist
University.
If you have any questions about endowed scholarships or the Hall of
Sponsors please contact Peggy (Purvis) Robb toll free at 1-877-CMU-1854 ext.
56239 or by email at
probb@centralmethodist.edu.
