Scholarships
BFI Educational Scholarship Application Information
Scholarship Applications are available below from January 7 – February 7, 2023. Please be aware that all recommendation letters are due by February 10. Complete schedule below.
2023 Scholarship Application Schedule
January 7 - February 7 - Applications accepted
February 10 - Applicant recommendation letters due
March 11 - Scholarship Review Day (volunteers needed)
April 3 - Scholarship recipients announced via email and web
May 19 - Scholarship Awards Dinner (6pm at Together Church on North Grand in Springfield, IL)
View 2022-2023 BFI Scholarship Recipients
Seminary Students
Leandro Gomez Der Kevorkian - Armitage BC, Chicago
Kwangsop Andrew Kim - Korean Baptist Church of Schaumburg
Logan Staley - Heartland BC, Alton
Clayce Fletcher - Immanuel BC, Benton
Josiah Blan - Families of Faith, Channahon
David Siere - FBC Brookport
Cooper Thompson - FBC Harrisburg
Matthew Scheibel - Mosaic, Highland
Greg Gomez - Bethel, Troy
Josh Ratliff - Westview BC, Swansea
Kyle Bailey - Ashburn BC, Orland Park
Wanda Barbour - Meadowridge BC, Zion
Jack Lucas - Western Oaks, Springfield
Austin Lee - FBC O’Fallon
Bachelors Students
Morgan Ahle - FBC Carlyle
Macy Alexander - Tabernacle BC, Decatur
Ryan Boulds - McKinley Avenue BC, Harrisburg
Chase Bouchard - FBC Maryville
Cameryn Brown - Dow Southern BC
Cassidy Buescher - New Hope BC, Effingham
Rachelle Cox - Joppa MBC
Rhett Ellis - Logan Street BC, Mt Vernon
Arielle Fisher - Eastview, Springfield
Tyler Gallion - FBC Petersburg
Breeyn Garrett - FBC Waterloo
Jaylyn Geist - Redeemer Church, Waterloo
Haleigh Harpole - Logan Street BC, Mt Vernon
Katie Heath - Faith BC, Carrollton
William Jones - Western Oaks BC, Springfield
Kiersten Kennedy - Pleasant Hill BC, Mt Vernon
Kayla Lockhart - FBC Coal City
Sean Londrigan - FBC Petersburg
Wade Luce - Delta Church, Springfield
Ella Mendenhall - Smith Grove BC, Greenville
Elizabeth Pennington - Chicagoland Community Church, Chicag
Avery Seidel - Northside MBC, Grayville
Alivia Taylor - Net Community Church, Staunton
Sara Timm - Pleasant Grove MBC, Iuka
Reagan Webb - Logan Street BC, Mt Vernon
Owen Westbrooks - FBC Metropoli
Kimberly Williams - Anna Heights BC, Anna
Isaac Winkleman - FBC Harrisburg
Samuel Winkleman - FBC Harrisburg
Sophia Winkleman - FBC Harrisburg
Abigail Yi - Elmwood Park Community Church
Associates Students
Chandler Braddock - West 22nd BC, Granite City
Irina Yeakley - Harristown BC
Scholarship funds are awarded in the following amounts:
Seminary Students – $175.00/credit hour (15 hrs max) up to $2,625
Bachelor/Master Degree – $2,000
Associate Degree – $1,000
Partial scholarships may be awarded based on funds availability or donor restriction.
The KINGDOM Impact of BFI Scholarships
Because of the generosity of donors who believe in investing in the next generation of Christian leaders, BFI was able to provide over $100,000 in educational scholarships to Illinois Baptist students in 2022.
To learn more about the impact a BFI scholarship can have, watch Josh and Bethany Crisp's testimonial video. Josh currently serves as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Bethalto, IL.
Baptist Foundation of Illinois
3085 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 391-3116
