Salem Excellence Scholarship

Application deadline – Sunday, June 8, 2025

 (Before completing your application, please read the Eligibility and General Information, as well as the Application Procedures listed below. Note that your information will not be saved if you leave this webpage. Once your application is submitted, your information will be forwarded to the appropriate party. ) 

 2025 Scholarship Guidelines

Eligibility and General Information

 

1.      Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or current student at an accredited college or university.  Priority will be given to graduating high school seniors, however, if available, funds may be awarded to current college students.

     

2.         The scholarship is a $500.00 award made payable to the college/university designated by the recipient.

 

3.         Applicant must have an accumulated High School GPA (grade point average) of 3.0 or college GPA of 3.0 or above.

 

4.         Applicant must provide proof of current enrollment in a college/university before the scholarship funds will be released.

 

5.         Primary consideration for the scholarship will be based on academic achievement, leadership       qualities, active church and community involvement and essay content and organization.

 

6.         Applicants must be current members of Salem Baptist Church.  Students who are recent members of the church must complete the new membership process by June 8, 2025 in order to be eligible to apply for the scholarship.

 

7.         To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, all required documents must be received by the published deadline date.

 

8.         Scholarship checks will be written to the student and the school and mailed directly to the school on or before October 1, 2025

 

NOTE:  Applications with missing documents (emailed) after June 8, 2025 will NOT be reviewed. 

Application Procedures

To be eligible for the Salem Baptist Church Excellence Scholarship, applicants must submit all responses in written form. For inquiries, please contact Ms. Tamara Bailey, the Scholarship Committee Chair, at educcouncil@salembc.org. Official transcripts (high school or college) and two letters of recommendation must be uploaded on the provided application via the “apply” button.

 

Please upload the following Required Documents from the student to include:

1) Activities Sheet (The applicant must present information on church-sponsored activities and community service activities by listing the activities, showing dates of involvement, and identifying any leadership positions.)

Essay Directions:  Your response to the question listed below must be typed on a separate page with this cover sheet attached.  Your response must be a minimum of 300 words, double-spaced using a 12 point font, and not exceed one typed page.

2) Essay question #1:  Describe your personal relationship with God.

3) Essay question #2 How can you help Salem Baptist Church to achieve the goal of raising a generation?

4) Information Sheet for Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation

5) Upload a photo of student in modest attire, as it may be published in church and other publications (Max Size is 5MB)

REMINDER: An official transcript from the applicant’s high school or college/university, including grades through the previous fall semester, must be uploaded with all of the scholarship documents by June 8, 2025.

Essays will be evaluated based on content, organization, grammar and overall structure.  Be sure to include the cover sheet in front of each typed essay.  Each essay must be a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of one typed page using a 12 point font, double-spaced.