1. Applicant must be an active member of The Greater New Hope MBC (TGNHMBC). It is expected that the student regularly attend church service, either at TGNHMBC or a church in your school community.

2. Undergraduate Studies: Must be a full-time student, minimum of 12 hours, at an accredited college/university, verified by a copy of the class schedule.

3. Graduate Studies: Verification of enrollment in an accredited graduate program is required.

4. An application must be submitted to the Lewis Danforth Scholarship Fund (LDSF) Committee, hereafter referred to as the Committee, to receive the award.

5. Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above at the time of application, and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 while receiving the book award. GPA will be verified by submitting a copy of the grade report to the Committee.

6. Students must submit verificate of their course schedule for the semester/term they wish to receive the award.

7. Maximum of two Book Awards will be granted to each qualified applicant that meets the above criteria during each school year. The academic school year will be August - July 31.

8. Checks will be made payable to the student.

9. Students may also be reimbursed using the Book Award, for books, materials already purchased for the current semester/term. (Note: "Books" also include on-line course materials, lab and other instructional methods that have fees).

10. The Committee will determine the maximum amount of the Book Award, prior to the beginning of each academic school year. The annual award will be a maximum of $600, awarded and payable as $300 two times per school per student.

11. The student will be notified of the decision of the committee, and the award will be available to the student within 10-14 days of the date the application was received.

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These guidelines may be amended at the discretion of the Lewis Danforth Committee.

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Dr. Donald E. Jones, Pastor
Trustee Anita Montgomery, Book Award Coordinator