Sunriver Christian Fellowship – Partnership in Education

Sunriver Christian Fellowship is committed to assisting young people living in South Deschutes County in their effort to obtain higher education training as a means of securing better vocational opportunities. A five-person scholarship team is responsible for selecting and awarding scholarships to qualified applicants.

Scholarships are available to two different age groups:
(1) High School Graduating Senior/College-Age Young Person.

All scholarships function on a funds-available basis for a specific academic school year.

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SCF Scholarship Awards

As of Spring 2024, SCF has awarded $358,700 in Scholarships to deserving students over the last 14 years to help them in their educational endeavors.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2024 SCF SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS!

Lillliana Abanto (OSU – Corvallis)
Gwyneth Baer (COCC)
Thayer Baer (Univ of Oregon)
Breonna Lucas (Montana State University)
Dylan Mann (So. Oregon University)
Rylee Miller (Edmonds Comm. College)
Carter Nores (Linfield University)
Cameron Pearson (Northwest College of the Arts)
Alana Tessen (University of Oregon)
Austen Turbyne (OSU – Cascades campus)
Katie Voyles (University of Oregon)
Drake Walker (So. Oregon University)
Allison Welch (Abilene Christian University)
Abbie Wydra (University of Redlands)
Ella Wydra (Lewis and Clark University)

Scholarship Program Information

Important Scholarship Application Dates

Youth Scholarships

April 18, 2025 – completed scholarship application deadline.

May 16, 2025 – all applicant interviews completed.

May 23, 2025 – all applicant notifications completed

All scholarships function on a funds-available basis for a specific academic school year.

The following is a brief description of the scholarship and its criteria.

Applying for and awarding of scholarships occurs only in the spring for the next academic year (defined as summer through spring terms).

YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP
The SCF-Three-Rivers School Scholarship

This scholarship awards up to a maximum of $2,000 per recipient in the first year. The scholarship is annually renewable up to the completion of a bachelor’s degree with the possibility of incremental annual increases.

An applicant for this scholarship MUST have attended Three-Rivers School in the Sunriver Business Park for a minimum of one school year.

Any applicant who meets the Three Rivers requirement can be either:

A high school senior who will be graduating from a Bend-LaPine School District high school in the spring when applying for this scholarship, and is planning to attend an accredited college/university or accredited trade/technical school.
— OR–
Already a high school graduate from a Bend-LaPine District high school and is either (1) applying for college admission for the upcoming academic year, or (2) is already attending an accredited college/university or an accredited trade/technical school

Other Criteria

  • Professed religious faith or church attendance is not required.
  • The applicant must have a 2.5 grade point average in their senior year of high school.
  • The same grade point average is required of those first-time applicants who are already attending a higher education school.
  • An applicant will be or is enrolled full-time in a specific vocational or degree program (regardless of the program’s length).
  • If a scholarship recipient wishes to reapply annually, he/she must maintain a minimum 2.5 grade point average throughout their particular higher education program.
  • Each applicant will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the need and/or academic merit.

Be sure to fill out our convenient online application and attach any required files.

For more information regarding the scholarship program or to receive physical application forms, contact

Steve Phares
Sunriver Christian Fellowship
at
scholarships@sunriverchristianfellowship.org