Scholarships

The following scholarships are administered through the Office of Admissions and require a Martin Methodist College Student Financial Aid Application and a FAFSA.

Academic Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded annually to students who have exhibited outstanding overall academic achievement in high school and to students who have outstanding college entrance test scores.

Dr. Ben Alford Church Leader Scholarship Program

Ben Alford Church Leader Scholarships are awarded through the Turner Center and include full tuition. Applicants must be current, active members of The United Methodist Church, have a minimum high school GPA of 2.5, and show evidence of a long-term commitment to leadership in their local churches. Students may major in any subject area. Selection of recipients is determined by a formal competition that includes an interview and a paper on a leadership related topic.

Alumni Scholarship Fund

Established by the Martin Methodist College Alumni Association, recipients may be recommended by alumni and will be determined by the Executive Council of the MMC Alumni Association.

Michael W. and Barbara B. Barton Scholars Program

The Michael and Barbara Barton Scholarships include full tuition. The minimum requirements for consideration for this scholarship include a minimum ACT score of 24 and a minimum high school GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Selection for this program is competitive and includes a formal interview and a paper on a prescribed topic.

Athletic Grants-in-Aid

Applicants must demonstrate outstanding athletic ability in addition to an acceptable high school average. The decisions concerning athletic grants are made by the coaches of each sport.

Future Educator Scholarship Program

Students interested in competing for the scholarship will complete the online form. When notified of the competition date, qualified applicants will receive the packet of requirements. At the competition, applicants will be interviewed by the committee and instructed to write an essay on site. Distinguished members of the education faculty, administration, and other professional educators will determine the recipient of the Future Educator Award. One student will receive a full tuition scholarship. The scholarship is annually renewable while the recipient maintains an appropriate GPA. For consideration, applicants shall: Be a high school senior, possess a minimum GPA of 3.0, have earned a minimum ACT of 24 or a combined SAT of 1530, and be committed to becoming an educator.

Tennessee Teaching Scholars Program

The Tennessee Teaching Scholars Program was established by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1995 to encourage exemplary students to enter the teaching force. Participation in this forgivable loan program is limited to college juniors, seniors, and post baccalaureate candidates admitted to a teacher education program in Tennessee. Recipients incur an obligation to teach one year in a Tennessee public school for each year the award is received, or to repay the loan with substantial interest.

Veteran’s Benefits and Vocational Rehabilitation

Assistance is also available to qualified students through Veteran’s Benefits and Vocational Rehabilitation.

Students should consult the individual agencies for further details regarding these benefits.

The scholarships below honor individuals, families, or organizations:

Will & Cayce Abernathy Scholarship	Mrs. W. Ralph Fletcher, Sr. Scholarship
Betty Anne Stuart Alexander Scholarship	Floyd Fund
John Mark Allen Memorial Scholarship	Dr. Fred E. Ford Scholarship
Alumni Scholarship (Class of 1941)	Mary Louise Foust Scholarship
Alumni Scholarship (Classes of 1955 & 1956)	Dr. & Mrs. Ray Frazier Scholarship in Church Vocations George Andrews Scholarship
Mr. & Mrs. M. H. Freas Soc. Science & Business Scholarship	Dr. Harold & Jewel Andrews Scholarship
Barbara Phillips Garcia Scholarship Fund	Russell Bailey Scholarship
Giles County Scholarships	Esther Banks Memorial Scholarship
Larry Gillespie Scholarship	Sherry White Banks Scholarship
Thomas K. & Addie P. Gordon Memorial Scholarship	Bass Memorial Scholarship
Herbert & Grace Grissom Scholarship	Henry Bass Family Endowed Scholarship
Edison Draughon Guthrie Scholarship Fund	Bellgrau Scholarship Fund
Jacquelyn Draughon Gutherie Scholarship	Birdsong Opportunity Scholarship
Mrs. Morris (Thelma) Harwell Memorial Scholarship	Thomas F. & Merle Van Zandt Booth Scholarship
Justice Joe W. Henry Memorial Scholarship	Dr. Floyd & Sara Ford Bowman Scholarship
D.E. Hill & Son Scholarship Fund	Rev. Bozeman Scholarship
Ethel Rebecca Holt Scholarship	Harriet & Hugh Braly Memorial Scholarship
Ed & Louise Howard Scholarship	Ernest E. & Minnie O. Brown Scholarship
William Bryan Jackson Memorial Scholarship	President Ted Brown Family Scholarship
Flenoy & Jewel Johnson Endowed Scholarship	Christine McCracken Campbell Scholarship
Frances Lanier Johnson Endowed Scholarship	Bishop Carder Scholarship Fund
Rodney Johnson Eagle Scout Scholarship Fund	S. S. Chapman Memorial Scholarship
Norma Johnston Scholarship	Coffee County Endowed Scholarship
Keyes/Harrison Scholarship	Alice J. Coleman Scholarship Fund
Faye Avril Layne Choral Scholarship	Rev. W. D. & Harriet Comperry Scholarship
Lincoln County Endowment	Rev. C.B. Cook Memorial Scholarship
Walter F. Lowe Memorial Scholarship	Rev. Billy & Marie Craighead Scholarship
Bertha Ellis Luton Memorial Scholarship	Robert E. Curry Memorial Scholarship
Rev. E. Wayne Masters Bible Award	Joe C. Davis Foundation Fellows Workship
Rev. L. Doyle Masters Scholarship	Ike & Jeanette Denbo Endowed Scholarship
Celene Sutton McCord Endowed Scholarship	Mary Evelyn Wiseman Dickson Scholarship
Lori McClure Memorial Scholarship Fund	Mary & William Dugger Endowed Scholarship
Orpah Hazelwood McLean Scholarship	John S. Duval Memorial Scholarship
Ministerial Dependent Scholarship	Ruby Edens Teaching Scholarship
James R. & Miriam Moon Scholarship Fund	Annie Mae Edwards Memorial Scholarship
H. E. & Annie Lee Moore Endowed Scholarship	Vesta Elkins England Endowed Scholarship
John A. Morris Scholarship	Martha Blankenship Ferguson Teaching Scholarship
Rev. William H. “Bill” Moss Ministerial Scholarship	Fund Bishop H. Ellis & Mamie Lee Finger Education Scholarship
Martha C. Nickell Endowed Scholarship	First Farmers & Merchants National Bank Scholarship
William & Mary Omohundro Scholarship Fund	The First Generation Scholarship
Sarah Reynolds Parks Scholarship	Loucille McKee Fitzpatrick Scholarship
Ernestine C. Parker Endowed Scholarship	Octa Patterson Memorial Scholarship
Stephen Lloyd Stone Memorial Scholarship	Prof. Chuck Paysinger Mathematics Scholarship Fund
Willie Mae Stanfill Stone English Award	Mamie Paysinger Memorial Scholarship
Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Swiney Memorial Scholarship	Velma B. Paysinger Scholarship
Elaine W. Thompson Scholarship Fund	Kenneth H. Pinkston Scholarship
Desere Thornton Memorial Scholarship	Bessie R. Poole & Ruth C. Poole Scholarship
Floy S. Thrasher Scholarship	Ola Mae Potts Scholarship Fund
Rev. Thurman Wesley Tidrow Scholarship	John F. Preer & Rev. Carleton Preer Scholarship Fund
Ruth McCall Tigert Endowed Scholarship	Mrs. Alla Mai Ray & Bernice Ray Scholarship
Sadie Tillman Memorial Scholarship Fund	Willie R. Rayburn Memorial Scholarship
Major Vernie G. Tosh Scholarship	Prof. Thomas G. Read Memorial Scholarship
James T. Tramel Scholarship	Birchett-Reid Scholarship Fund
Nedra Johnson Trebing Scholarship	Kay Ritter Memorial Scholarship Fund
Evelyn Tripp Scholarship Fund	James G. & Charlotte Hamilton Robinson Scholarship
Rev. L.C. & Ann Trout Endowed Scholarship	The O. Lee & Maedell Banks Rogers Memorial Trust
United Methodist Scholarship	Danielle Self Scholarship
UMC Ministerial	Ellen Bradshaw Sherrill Nursing Scholarship
Upperman Scholarships	Skyline Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship
Mildred Van Horn Endowed Scholarship	Janet Leigh Smith Memorial Scholarship
Jake Vann Memorial Scholarship Jennifer Guthrie Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund	Stella Benton Vaughn Scholarship Fund
Dr. Kermit Smith Endowed Athletic Scholarship	Emily Walker Memorial Scholarship
Robert C. Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund	Warren-Depriest Scholarship
Sue Smithfield Business Scholarship	The Church of the Messiah White Family Scholarship
Bishop and Mrs. Robert Spain Scholarship Fund	Teresa Williamson Nursing Scholarship
Sara Margaret (Peggy) Speich Endowed Scholarship	Charles “Boll Weevil” Memorial Scholarship
President Bill and Rosemary Starnes Scholarship	Carson Wright Memorial Scholarship
Rev. & Mrs. J.C. Stewart Scholarship	John & Margaret Harris Young Memorial Scholarship
Stockard-Bethel United Methodist Church Scholarship	Gil Abernathy Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund
R.B. Stone Scholarship Fund	Senator Ross Bass Endowed Professorship Fund

The following churches have partnered with the College to offer endowed scholarships, with first choice offered to members of their respective congregations:

Ardmore-Trinity Charge UMC	Grace UMC	Pulaski First UMC
Belmont UMC	Hendersonville UMC	Riverside UMC
Bigbyville UMC	Hermitage UMC	Sparta First UMC
Blackman UMC	Highland UMC	Springfield UMC
Brentwood UMC	Loretto UMC	Triune UMC
Chapel Hill UMC	Lynnville UMC	Tullahoma First UMC
Christ UMC	Madison St. UMC	Waynesboro First UMC
Choates Creek UMC	McBurg UMC	West End UMC
Columbia First UMC	McKendree UMC
Connell Memorial UMC	Mt. Pleasant UMC
Craft Memorial UMC	New Chapel UMC
Crievewood UMC	Olivet UMC
Dickson First UMC	Pleasant Grove UMC
Fayetteville First UM Franklin First UMC	Pisgah UMC Port Royal UMC