Scholarships & Grants

We have a wide variety of scholarships and grants for individuals. 

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Ministerial Student/Theological Scholarships

The Lucy Smith Endowment for Theological Education provides scholarship support for any educational endeavor that can be shown to enhance the recipient's ministry within the Baptist community of faith.*

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Eligibility

• Be connected to Florida or the Caribbean Islands through birth, residence, or college education

• Be a member of a CBF partner congregation or have demonstrated support for CBF initiatives

• Be currently enrolled in an ATS-approved masters or doctoral program not supplemented by the SBC​

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How to Apply

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Submit the following information below::

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• Biographical information

• Call to faith in Christ

• Sense of vocational calling

• Core Baptist beliefs

• Relationship to CBF

• Letters of references emailed to tsnyder@cbf.net (3 letters of reference: 1 ministerial, 2 professional) attesting to the following: 

  • Potential for local church leadership

  • Emotional and spiritual maturity

  • Christian commitment

  • Interpersonal skills

The Representative Assembly awards scholarships annually with preference given to students pursuing a practical masters degree in theological education. Scholarship funds are released pending confirmation of the student’s enrollment. It is preferred that the recipient be present at the annual Spring Celebration to receive the scholarship.

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Travel Assistant Grants

If you would like to attend a CBF Florida or CBF Global event, you can apply to receive travel assistance through CBF Florida.

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Community Development Grants

CBF Florida churches can now submit applications for Community Development Grants for a project in their own community designed to alleviate poverty within one of the following categories: education, housing and environment, health and nutrition, or social enterprise. One church per year can receive a community development grant.

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Children & Youth Grants 

We offer grants to support short-term experiences such as traditional Vacation Bible Schools and other short-term programs specifically for children and youth that promote community building and foster an encounter with Jesus. ​