The Missionary Kid (MK) Scholarship provides up to 100% coverage of a student’s tuition and internet fees.
The MK Scholarship is available to children of “active-duty”** IMB or NAMB missionaries who are serving on the mission field.
“Active-duty” for IMB means career IMB missionaries/personnel who are fully-funded, full-time, and currently serving on the mission field or on a stateside assignment. Those who are completing or have completed their field personnel orientation at the International Learning Center are considered eligible as well.
“Active-duty” for NAMB means NAMB missionaries/personnel who are currently serving on field assignment. (Selection of recipients is dependent upon level of involvement with NAMB and endorsement by NAMB administration.)
Current MK recipients whose parents may retire from the IMB or NAMB while completing their degree will maintain their MK scholarship for the duration of their degree.
**Children of retired full-time IMB or NAMB personnel may receive a scholarship for up to 25% coverage of tuition and internet fees.
Applicants must be degree-seeking in an undergraduate or graduate program. The MK scholarship is not applicable toward doctoral coursework.
Recipients of this scholarship must enroll in the qualifying number of credit hours for their degree program each semester (12 credit hours for undergraduate students; 9 credit hours for graduate students).
This MK scholarship can be applied to both on-campus and distance courses.
The applicant must be active and participating members of a local Southern Baptist church.
The student’s qualifying age limit is 30-years-of-age upon enrollment.
The MK scholarship can be applied towards only one degree at NOBTS.
The scholarship is not applicable to the spouse of the qualified child of missionaries.