• CHARLES W. COLSON Scholarship Application Wheaton College Billy Graham Center

    Wheaton College, IL
  • ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

    Applicants must:

    • Be a Christian
    • Be a U.S. Citizen
    • Have a felony record
    • Felonies MUST NOT include a sexual offense, arson or repeat violent offenses.
    • Be out of jail or prison for at least one full year by April 1
    • Be established in a local church
    • Possess a high school diploma or GED
    • Apply to Wheaton College
    • Be accepted to Wheaton College Undergraduate or Graduate
    • Undergraduate students must be able and willing to move to Wheaton, IL
  • ADMISSION DEADLINE:  January 30 of the academic year.

  • PRINT FORM OPTION: We recommend printing a copy of this form in advance to help you prepare all the information needed. To print this form, scroll down to the end of the form and press the "print" option.

    SAVE FORM OPTION: This application has many sections and you may not be able to complete it in one sitting.  If at any time you want to save and continue filling out the application later, scroll down to the end of the form and press the "save for later" button. 

  • CHARLES W. COLSON SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

  • THE FOLLOWING CHECKLIST HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO HELP YOU COMPLETE THE APPLICATION THAT FOLLOWS.

    1. Complete your application including

    • Application form 
    • Essays
    • Recommendations - Friend, Professional & Pastor
    • Incarceration Information/Release (if applicable)
    • Parole Release (if applicable)

    2. Request education documents:

    • High School transcript or GED certificate
    • College Transcripts (if applicable)

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • PERSONAL DATA:

    Tell us about yourself
  •  -
  • MILITARY SERVICE

  • EDUCATION:

  •  - -
    Pick a Date
  • EDUCATIONAL PLANS:

  • EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

  • CHURCH/MINISTRY INVOLVEMENT:

  • AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:

  • 0/250
  • 0/100
  • RECOMMENDATIONS:

    In the fields below, please provide contact information for: FRIEND, PROFESSIONAL AND PASTOR recommendations. Each person will receive an email with a confidential electronic recommendation form from Correctional Ministries Institute.
  • Friend Recommendation

    Please provide name and email address
  • Professional Recommendation

    Please provide name and email address
  • Pastor Recommendation

    Please provide name and email address
  • INCARCERATION INFORMATION:

  • 0/250
  • I was incarcerated in the following correctional institution(s):

                     

  •  - -
    Pick a Date
  •  - -
    Pick a Date
  •  - -
    Pick a Date
  •  - -
    Pick a Date
  • PAROLE INFORMATION (if applicable):

  •  - -
    Pick a Date
  •  -
  • COMMUNITY COVENANT

  • Please read Wheaton’s Community Covenant.  The covenant is designed to express the crucial Christian convictions, aspirations, commitments and responsibilities shared by the members of the Wheaton College campus family.  In applying for membership in this community, you should therefore weigh carefully whether these convictions, aspirations and commitments match your own, and whether you can gladly join in fulfilling the covenant’s responsibilities. 

     

    “I affirm by my signature below that I have carefully read Wheaton’s Community Covenant, that this covenant expresses my own Christian convictions, aspirations and commitments, and that, if I am accepted and subsequently enroll as a student at Wheaton College, I will gladly join in fulfilling its responsibilities. (Please explain any questions, reservations or disagreements in an attached statement.)”

     

    “I also affirm by my signature that all the information contained in my application, including my essays, is my own work, factually true and honestly presented.”

     

  • Applicant's E-Signature

  • By signing (typing your legal name) in the space below, you are certifying that all information is correct and that you are the person completing this application. When you press the submit button, you will receive an email confirmation that your application was received. Please print for your records and retain as verification of your application.
  •   
  •  

    Wheaton College is committed to equal opportunity in employment and education. The College does not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or any other protected class.

  • Should be Empty: