ABF’s North America Grant-and-Loan Programs

Policies 2018

1. ABF’s current combined grant-and-loan award for post-secondary education in North America is approximately $4,500 per year, per individual. We do not currently offer grant-only awards.
2. All applicants must be practicing Christian Scientists. Regular attendance at church or Sunday School is a minimum requirement.
3. All applicants applying for funding in the US or Canada must be a US or Canadian citizen or permanent resident (green card holder).
4. All requests for funding should be needs-based, regardless of outstanding merits of a student in academics and CS practice.
5. Applicants applying for funding for post-secondary education must be seeking either a degree or certificate. ABF does not fund extra-curricular courses or “enrichment courses.”
6. ABF requires a minimum GPA of 2.5
7. Applicants who apply as financially independent must earn an annual income of at least $30,000 while in school. No co-borrower is required if the applicant can demonstrate yearly earnings of $30,000 or more.
8. All applicants will be required to find a co-borrower with an annual income of at least $45,000 if they cannot demonstrate yearly earnings of $30,000 or more.
9. Grant payments are always, and only, made payable to the school on behalf of the student.
10. Award checks are mailed to the applicant directly using the mailing address provided in their application.
11. ABF never pays for travel.
12. All applicants will be interviewed by telephone by an ABF volunteer before final approval of a funding request.
13. In the US and Canada (and in all countries where ABF operates), we do not provide funding for students wishing to study outside their home country. The exception to this policy is when a course of study desired cannot be obtained either by course content or sufficiently professional standards in the home country.