Scholarships
BFI Educational Scholarship Application Information
The next Scholarship application period will be from January 1 - 31, 2024. Application links will be made live during this time. Congratulations to all our 2023 scholarship recipients (complete list of recipients below)! Thanks to endowment gifts from generous BFI clients, we are able to award over $86,500 in scholarships to 42 (12 seminary and 30 undergraduate) Illinois Baptist students in 2023!
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 (6:30 pm at Together Church on North Grand in Springfield, IL)
View 2023-2024 BFI Scholarship Recipients
Seminary Students
Josiah Blan - Hurstbourne Baptist Church
Zach England - First Baptist Church of O'Fallon
Clifford Gale II - Lincoln Southern Baptist Church
Andrew Kim - Korean Baptist Church of Schaumburg
Austin Lee - First Baptist Church O'Fallon
Jack Lucas - Western Oaks Baptist Church, Springfield
Andrei Marinho - Cornerstone Church, Marion
Emily Morgan - FBC Columbia
Marcus Schomburg - Red Hill Church, Edwardsville
Seungyeul Kim - Gospelife Church, Carol Stream
Joshua Steely - Chatham Baptist Church
Barb Troeger - Together Church on North Grand, Springfield
Bachelors Students
Macy Alexander - Tabernacle Baptist Church, Decatur
Emily Ballard - Vale Church, Bloomington
Audrey Bosse - Calvary Baptist Church, Alton
Stefanie Byrd - Lincoln Ave Baptist Church, Jacksonville
Lilyanna Conkle - First Baptist Church of Metropolis
Rachelle Cox - Joppa Missionary Baptist Church
Allison Dennison - Dorrisville Baptist Church, Harrisburg
Emma Eberhart - Lighthouse Community Baptist Church,Nashville IL
Rhett Ellis - Logan Street Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon
Toby Gallion - First Baptist Church of Petersburg
Bryce Henry - Harvest Church of Southern Illinois, Anna
William Jones - Western Oaks Baptist Church, Springfield
Kiersten Kennedy - Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon
Sydney Klemish - Breese Community Church
Rachel Lands - First Baptist Church of Harrisburg
Alyssa Mann - First Baptist Church of Bethalto
Reid Martin - First Baptist Church of Metropolis
Colin McClure - Logan Street Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon
Caitlyn Ozee - Journey Church, Kankakee
Devan Powell - Together Church of North Grand, Springfield
Addison Seidel - Northside Missionary Baptist Church, Grayville
Avery Seidel - Northside Missionary Baptist Church, Grayville
Andrea Sexton - First Baptist Church of Petersburg
Reagan Webb - Logan Street Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon
Joseph Whiteside - Christway Church, Godfrey
Molly Wieigus - Unity Baptist Church, Granite City
Kimberly Williams - Anna Heights Baptist Church in Anna,
Samuel Winkleman - Rooted Community Church, Lebanon
Sophia Winkleman - First Baptist Church Harrisburg
Irina Yeakley - Tabernacle Baptist Church Decatur
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
