Hispanic Young Baptist Leaders Scholarship

Applications are due on Friday, March 8, 2024

DBU Hispanic Young Baptist Leaders Online Application

Dallas Baptist University is pleased to offer the DBU Hispanic Young Baptist Leaders Scholarship for two new incoming undergraduate students each academic year. The design of this unique scholarship program is to help train up outstanding young Hispanic students who show great potential in the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Texas Baptists en Español) or in The Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas (Convencion). The scholarship provides coverage of 50% of student tuition and full room and board for two Hispanic students throughout their undergraduate degree.

Recipients of this scholarship must be active members of a church affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas or The Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas selected by Dallas Baptist University, and they must follow the recipient guidelines to remain eligible for the scholarship.

Scholarship Requirements

Recipients of the scholarship must:

  1. Apply for admissions at DBU. 
  2. Be willing to enroll at DBU for the fall semester of receiving the scholarship. 
  3. Be an active member of a congregation affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas or the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas and be involved in a Hispanic-related ministry there. 
  4. Enroll in and successfully complete the DBU Christian Leadership Scholarship course during the first year of enrollment. 
  5. Be enrolled as a full-time student. 
  6. Be involved (for at least six hours per month) in a volunteer service or ministry activity. 
  7. Live in DBU residence halls or a DBU apartment complex. 
  8. Maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average. 
  9. Maintain moral and ethical standards that would be exemplary of the life of Christ. 

Additional Information

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Precois Norcilus, Financial Aid Counselor. By submitting an application, you attest that all information you provide is accurate and true. 

The Liaison for the Hispanic Young Baptist Leaders Scholarship within the Office of Financial Aid is Precois Norcilus.

For more information on additional DBU private Hispanic scholarships, please contact Wendy Morris.