The Great Commission Scholarship is a 4-year, $ 5,000-per-year scholarship that honors and supports international churches in countries where TMUS graduates have gone to minister.
Scholarships
Church Partner Scholarships 
Application Opens November 1st, 2026.
Amount:
$14,000. Awarded as $3,500 per year for up to 4 years.
Eligible Church Partners:
- Grace Community Church (Sun Valley, CA)
- Faith Community Church (Newhall, CA)
- Placerita Bible Church (Newhall, CA)
- Crossroads Community Church (Valencia, CA)
- Grace Baptist Church (Santa Clarita, CA)
- Grace Church of the Valley (Kingsburg, CA)
- NorthCreek Church (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Countryside Bible (Southlake, TX)
- Compass Bible Church (Multiple Locations)
Eligibility:
This scholarship is for new, incoming traditional undergraduate freshmen or transfer students. The student must be a member or regular attendee of the partnered church (listed above) and provide the pastor’s recommendation from the listed church in their application for traditional undergraduate admissions.
Students must apply for this scholarship to be eligible. Scholarship awards are not automatic.
The student must have a high school GPA of 3.0 or above, or transfer students must have a transfer GPA of 3.0 or above. Awards are dependent on GPA, FAFSA, and Need.
Scholarships are limited to five (5) per church. Once all scholarships have been awarded, eligible students who have not been awarded may be placed on a scholarship waitlist.
The Church Scholarship is a part of the TMU Community (TMUC) Scholarships. Please note that TMUC Scholarships cannot be stacked with each other but can stack with most other forms of aid. TMUC Scholarships include Alumni, PMD, Church Scholarship, Partner School Scholarships, TMF Scholarship, Red & Blue, First Generation, and SoCal Church Scholarship.
The Master's Fellowship (TMF) Church Partner Scholarships
Application Opens November 1st, 2026.
Amount:
$14,000. Awarded as $3,500 per year for up to 4 years.
Eligible Church Partners:
The Master’s Fellowship (TMF) Member Churches
Eligibility:
This scholarship is for new, incoming traditional undergraduate freshmen or transfer students.
The student must be a member or regular attendee of a TMF member church and provide the pastor’s recommendation from the TMF church in their application for traditional undergraduate admissions.
Students must apply for this scholarship to be eligible. Scholarship awards are not automatic.
The student must have a high school GPA of 3.0 or above, or transfer students must have a transfer GPA of 3.0 or above. Awards are dependent on GPA, FAFSA, and Need.
Scholarships are limited to ten (10) in total. Once all scholarships have been awarded, eligible students who have not been awarded may be placed on a scholarship waitlist.
The TMF Scholarship is a part of the TMU Community (TMUC) Scholarships. Please note that TMUC Scholarships cannot be stacked with each other but can stack with most other forms of aid. TMUC Scholarships include Alumni, PMD, Church Scholarship, Partner School Scholarships, TMF Scholarship, Red & Blue, First Generation, and SoCal Church Scholarship.
Pastor and Missionary Dependent Scholarship
Application Opens November 1st, 2026.
Amount:
$16,000. Awarded as $4,000/year across up to 4 years.
Eligibility:
Awarded to full-time students demonstrating need, who are dependents of full-time pastors or missionaries, who provide their family’s primary support, and whose ministries are consistent with the mission of TMU.
The Pastor and Missionary Dependent Scholarship is a part of the TMU Community (TMUC) Scholarships. Please note that TMUC Scholarships cannot be stacked with each other but can stack with most other forms of aid. TMUC Scholarships include Alumni, PMD, Church Scholarship, Partner School Scholarships, TMF Scholarship, Red & Blue, First Generation, and SoCal Church Scholarship.
Ministry Matching Grant
Application Opens November 1st, 2026.
Amount:
Up to $20,000, awarded as TMU matches up to $2,500/year for all ministry scholarships per student across four years.
Eligibility:
This award is available to students who receive sponsorship from a Christian ministry. TMU will match sponsorship contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500 per student, subject to fund availability. This means students can receive up to $5,000 in aid per year, which, combined over four years, amounts to $20,000. This award can also be combined with academic aid and select other forms of financial assistance.
The Master's Global Scholarship
Application Opens November 1st, 2026.
Eligibility:
The Master’s Global Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to students affiliated with TMUS showing reasonable progress toward completing a degree at The Master’s University.
