Graduate Christian Leadership Scholarship (CLS)

The Graduate Christian Leadership Scholarship (CLS) is for qualified graduate students with a commitment to Christian Service.

Open To

Graduate students who apply for the Christian Leadership Scholarship as incoming graduate before their first semester.

Scholarship Amount

The Graduate Christian Leadership Scholarship (CLS) awards 25% of tuition to eligible Graduate Students per academic year.

How to Apply

For information about CLS for Undergraduate students, please visit the Undergraduate CLS page →

Graduate students should email graduate@dbu.edu for the Christian Leadership Scholarship application. A student's admission application will also be taken into consideration when being evaluated for the Graduate Christian Leadership Scholarship.

Specific Requirements

Students Who Receive the Christian Leadership Scholarship Exhibit the Following

Commitment to Christian Service
Dedication to academic excellence
Must be a US, Mexican, or Canadian citizen

Maintaining this Scholarship

To remain eligible for the Graduate Christian Leadership Scholarship, eligible recipients must:

Remain enrolled in consecutive semesters (excluding Summer and Winter terms) to retain the scholarship.
Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
Progress toward the completion of their program of study at a rate that will ensure graduation is a reasonable length of time (meet Satisfactory Academic Progress).
Maintain moral and ethical standards that would be exemplary of the life of Christ.
Maintain all specific requirements of the award.