Staff Scholarship Information

Staff Scholarship Information

Almost all Adventist universities and colleges offer some sort of scholarship for summer camp staff. Does yours?

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All Academies vary in matching scholarship, so for academy scholarship information see your local Finance Officer at the academy of your attendance.

Advent Health University (AHU)

Students who work at an Adventist summer camp or as literature evangelists and choose to have their check sent directly to their AHU student account, are eligible for AHU’s 100 percent match of the total check amount. Examples of SDA conferences that have summer camps here in Florida are Florida Conference and Southeastern Conference.

Andrews University 

Summer Ministries Scholarship Program  (Available Fall Semester only)

• 2025 summer camp scholarship will be based on $240 per week for a maximum of 13 weeks or $3,120.  Student Financial Services will determine the amount of the scholarship based on the information received from camp directors in time for financial clearance. 
• All summer scholarships are offered to full-time undergraduates and graduates attending the Berrien Springs campus. The scholarship closing date for consideration is October 31 of the current academic year. If a student attends Adventist Colleges Abroad, Student Missionary or Task Force that fall their scholarship will be held until the following year and funds disbursed the next fall semester. If they also work in a summer ministries program that year the scholarship would be given the following fall semester.

Click here for the AU Website

Southern Adventist University

Summer Camp Scholarship

You will receive $175 per full week worked, with a scholarship cap of $2,000 (Your camp director must submit the number of weeks you will work based on your camp contract to Enrollment Services.)

At the end of each summer, Southern will contact your employing organization to verify that you met your contractual obligations. If you participate in multiple summer ministries, you’re eligible to receive only one of the summer ministry scholarships—whichever is larger. 

Click here for the SAU Website 

Southwestern University

Summer Ministries Scholarship

Up to $2,000

Southwestern students who work in a summer ministries program (such as at a summer camp or as a literature evangelist) will receive a scholarship worth 75% of whatever portion of their net earnings they apply to their account: maximum award $2,000.  The student’s earnings are applied to the fall semester and the Southwestern match is applied to the spring semester. 

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Union College

If you work at a Christian summer camp, Union will match 75% of net summer camp earnings or summer camp scholarships applied to your account up to $2,000.

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Walla Walla University

Up to $2,000 - Renewable 

• Camp Scholarship, WWU matches 75% of the student’s gross summer earnings when they work as an overnight youth-camp staff member. (up to $2,000, renewable)

Click here for the Walla Walla Website

Pacific Union College

Summer Ministries Leadership Match
PUC matches 100 percent of certified earnings that are applied to tuition by students who work at a SDA youth camp or in a youth ministry program in the summer prior to Fall quarter enrollment, up to $2,000.

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Loma Linda University

These scholarships are available to students who work at an Adventist summer camp, in summer youth ministry, or in literature evangelism during the summer, and then attend LLU in the academic year immediately following such service. LLU will match 50 percent of all the earned money that is applied to the student's tuition.

Click here for the LLU Website

Washington Adventist University

Youth Camp/Summer Ministries Scholarship

Recipients must work as a youth camp or summer ministries employee at one of the Adventist youth camps or organizations. WAU matches 100% of the net cash the college receives from the conference up to $1,500 per academic year, disbursed one-half each semester.

Click here for the WAU Website

La Sierra University

La Sierra University will give a matching scholarship to students who work for the
Seventh-day Adventist Church as a summer camp personnel during the summer prior to their fall enrollment. The university will match students’ certified summer earnings that are applied to their fall term accounts. Matching funds are not available for reduced-tuition or off-campus programs. Any exceptions must be approved by Enrollment Services.

Pacific Union: 100% up to $2,000
non-Pacific Union: 50% up to $1,500

Click here for the LSU Website