Katherine C. Christensen Scholarship Fund

The Katherine C. Christensen Scholarship Fund provides generous funding to support Berea students who are interested in history, medieval studies, calligraphy, libraries, or canon law. Scholarships may be used to pursue special learning opportunities such as study abroad, residency programs, internships, or graduate study. This scholarship is awarded once in the fall and once student and may range up to $10,000. Funds disbursed in the fall may be used to pursue a project taking place between January 2025 and December 2025 while the spring award funds projects pursued between May 2025 and April 2026.

Are you eligible to apply?

Students must be in good standing. If a student selected for a grant is placed on probation of any kind prior to leaving campus, the student will forfeit the grant.

Seniors graduating in December 2024 are only eligible to apply for the fall deadline. Seniors graduating in May or August 2025 are eligible to apply in the spring.

F-1 international students may apply.

DACA students may propose experiences and should consult with the College’s DACA Point Person, Gwendolyn Ferreti, prior to submitting a proposal.

Non-U.S. citizens, who neither hold an F-1 visa nor a DACA card, should consult with the Director of International Education, Richard Cahill, about their options before applying.

Selection is based on an application process that asks students to demonstrate imagination, creativity, maturity, and thoughtful reflection about how this grant will contribute to their learning.

Interested students should:

• Attend the information session: To be held in mid-September (Exact date TBD).
• Deadline to meet with your academic advisor or another faculty member to discuss your project is October 18th (spring deadline: January 20th).
• Complete the Katherine C. Christensen Scholarship Application by Monday, November 4th (spring deadline: February 5th). including a budget and proposal essay of 400-600 words, via the linked form. If you have any difficulty with this form, please contact Tiffany Lindsey (lindseyt@berea.edu). When finished, please upload your completed application to the Box folder linked on the application form itself as either a .PDF or .docx document with the correct naming convention.
• Deadline to  request a recommendation from a faculty member or advisor is October 25th (spring deadline: January 27th).  The faculty member should submit their recommendation using the Katherine C. Christensen Endorsement Form, found here, by November 8th (spring deadline: February 7th). 
• All students who receive the Scholarship will be required to write a letter to the donor, indicating the positive impact of the opportunity.

After thoroughly reading this page and the application form carefully, if you still have remaining questions and would like to discuss the application process, please contact either Mirielle Pardon (pardonm@berea.edu) or Tiffany Lindsey (lindseyt@berea.edu).