{"id":24001,"date":"2025-01-15T17:56:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T01:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=24001"},"modified":"2025-01-15T17:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T01:56:56","slug":"scholarship-opportunities-for-students-in-the-pacific-northwest-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/scholarship-opportunities-for-students-in-the-pacific-northwest-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship opportunities for students in the Pacific Northwest Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"dropcapp3\">Are you looking for ways to help pay for college, graduate school, or seminary? Our United Methodist connection offers several scholarship opportunities&nbsp;which can help you to finance your education or the education of a loved one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/ministries\/young-peoples-ministries\/young-adult-ministries\/scholarships-and-loan-information\">A Pacific Northwest Conference scholarship<\/a>&nbsp;is available for students who are members of a United Methodist ministry setting (church or campus ministry) in the Pacific Northwest Conference. We will be offering a limited number of scholarships up to $1,500; March 31 is the application deadline. The conference awarded a total of $16.5k&nbsp;to 13 students in 2024..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, twelve students from across the PNW Conference received a total of $28,900 from scholarships managed by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. 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