Nazarene Church: Scholarship, Grant-in-Aid and District Grant

The Nazarene Matching Grant program is for Nazarene students from the Southwest Educational Region of the Church of the Nazarene (#9), which is comprised of the following Districts:

District Grant Award Amounts for 2007-2008
District	Maximum Amount
Anaheim	$2,800
Arizona	$2,600
Central California	$2,600
Hawaii	$2,800
Los Angeles	$2,600
New Mexico	$2,900
Northern California	$2,600
Sacramento	$2,800
Southern California	$2,800
SW Latin America	$2,600
Western Latin American	$2,600

District Grant Award Amounts for 2008-2009
District	Maximum Amount
Anaheim	$2,600
Arizona	$2,600
Central California	$2,600
Hawaii	$2,800
Los Angeles	$2,600
New Mexico	$2,900
Northern California	$2,600
Sacramento	$2,800
Southern California	$2,800
SW Latin America	$2,600
Western Latin American	$2,600

The program consists of three awards: the Church Scholarship, the Nazarene Grant-in-Aid, and a District Grant. In order to receive these three awards, the student’s home Nazarene church must send PLNU a Church Scholarship check (up to $250 per year). PLNU matches this with the Nazarene Grant-in-Aid (up to $250 per year) and also applies the appropriate District Grant (amounts vary). A student whose home Nazarene church does not participate in the matching grant program may still be able to receive District Grant funds if the church’s pastor sends a written request to the Student Financial Services (SFS) Office on church letterhead.

For students living on campus, these three awards can be used to help pay tuition and mandatory fees or on-campus room and board charges. For students living off campus, the awards are restricted to tuition and fees. Neither the Church Scholarship nor the Nazarene Grant-in-Aid can be refunded to the student. However, for off-campus students whose total financial aid exceeds semester charges, the student may use District Grant funds to purchase meal tickets provided that a FAFSA has been filed and the student demonstrates remaining financial need.

Students may receive the Church Scholarship, Nazarene Grant-in-Aid, and District Grant during the fall and spring semesters only, for up to 10 regular semesters. Full-time enrollment (12 units or more per semester) is required through the end of the Refund Period.

It is the student’s responsibility to contact the church and request that it send the Church Scholarship check to PLNU. If the church does not send the money, the Church Scholarship, Nazarene Grant-in-Aid, and District Grant will be removed from the student’s financial aid package.

The student should contact the church as early as possible during the academic year to find out if there are any special eligibility requirements (i.e., a minimum period of church attendance, church involvement, etc.) or if it requires submission of an application form. In addition to any documentation that may be required by the church, the student must submit a PLNU Application for Financial Assistance to the SFS Office.

Need Grants

Nazarene Need Grant

The Nazarene Need Grant (NNG) is awarded to students who are Nazarene with exceptional financial need (based on the FAFSA). To be considered, the student must file a FAFSA and a PLNU Application for Financial Assistance by March 2, 2008. Students must be packaged with a Subsidized Stafford Loan before being packaged with a Nazarene Need Grant.

PLNU Need Grant

The PLNU Need Grant (PLNG) is awarded to students with exceptional financial need (based on the FAFSA). To be considered, the student must file a FAFSA and PLNU Application for Financial Assistance by March 2, 2008. Students must be packaged with a Subsidized Stafford Loan before being packaged with a PLNU Need Grant.

Institutional Need Grant

The Institutional Need Grant (NEED) is awarded to students who are non-California residents or ethnically diverse or Nazarene students with exceptional financial need (based on the FAFSA). To be considered, the student must file a FAFSA and a PLNU Application for Financial Assistance by March 2, 2008. Students must be packaged with a Subsidized Stafford Loan before being packaged with an Institutional Need Grant.

Point Loma Diversity Leadership Grant

Please contact Lily Davis, Director of Diversity and International Student Services, at (619) 849-2524, or Dale Hudson, Associate Director of Admissions Outreach, at (619) 849-2518 for eligibility criteria. Diversity awards are limited by financial need if the student’s financial aid package includes any form of federal or state need-based aid.