Pursuing a terminal degree and meeting a need in their home country
Have a job waiting for them at home or a viable ministry plan—one which demands advanced theological education.
Be accepted into a program at a leading university or seminary—in the west or in the Majority World.
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Scholars Study at top-notch Seminaries and Universities...
CISF has supported scholar-leaders at many highly-regarded schools including:
USA: Our primary partners are: Fuller Theological Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. CISF scholars have also studied at Dallas Theological Seminary, Harvard University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Columbia Theological Seminary.
Canada: Regent College
UK: Oxford University, Oxford Center for World Missions, London School of Theology
France: Faculte Libre de Theologie Evangelique (Vaux-sur-Seine)
Asia: China Graduate School of Theology (Hong Kong), Trinity Theological College (Singapore)
Africa: Akrofi-Christaller Center (Ghana), Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (Kenya), Bangui Evangelical School of Theology (Central African Republic), University Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa)
Effective Scholar-Leader return is key and our challenge...
We only sponsor scholars who sign a covenant to return to their own country. As part of that commitment they promise to repay their scholarship if they do not return. To ensure effective re-entry, CISF is beginning to:
Help fund the return and re-settlement of CISF families to their homeland.
Implement a four-way covenant involving the scholar, the sending institution, the educational institution and CISF. This involves regular interaction and an extended return trip half-way through their studies for the scholar to teach, work, and maintain relationships.
