Multicultural Scholarship Opportunities

The Mosaic Scholar Program is a leadership development program built around two different scholarships affiliated with our office (Act Six scholarship and Multicultural Leadership Scholarship). Collectively, and in class-specific cohorts, the Mosaic Scholars engage in retreats, training, meetings, service and leadership opportunities. These scholars are well-known at George Fox and are leaders within and outside of the university community.

• Mentorship: You will be provided a mentor the moment you arrive on campus. This is a current Mosaic Scholar who has gone through training and is dedicated to helping you navigate campus life as you make the transition to George Fox.
• Faculty and Staff Support: You will have unique opportunities to interact with key faculty and administrators on campus. These professionals are dedicated to your success on campus and commit to meeting with you on an individual and group basis.
• Professional Development: You will receive firsthand information regarding internship opportunities and will be able to participate in professional workshops with topics like resumé building, networking and interviewing skills.
• Leadership Development: As the workplace becomes more diverse, companies are increasingly looking for applicants with high intercultural competency. This trait is also important for upward mobility in your chosen career. The Mosaic Scholars Program will help you gain an understanding of your own ethnic identity and how to lead a diverse group of people.

Associates-to-Bachelors Beacon Transfer Scholarship

The George Fox Associates-to-Bachelors Beacon Transfer Scholarship Program is designed to provide first-generation students and students from underserved populations an opportunity to continue their education and earn a bachelor's degree at George Fox University after an associate’s degree or community college experience.

Each year, 12 to 14 selected scholars will receive a two-year, full-tuition scholarship and will be expected to participate in transitional programming designed to ensure academic success. These students will join cohort-style support meetings through the duration of their two-year experience to engage in deliberate conversations on leadership before returning to their communities as agents of change

Applications for the fall 2025 cohort will be available soon.

Multicultural Leadership Scholarship Program

As a core value, George Fox is committed to living out our commitment to reflect the diversity of God's kingdom. In order to live out this value, we have created a program that is designed to recruit and retain student leaders who are committed to diversity (ethnicity, socio-economic status, and physical disability) and have a passion for promoting multicultural awareness.

Applications close April 1, 2024

Ongoing Scholarship Requirements

In addition to individual scholarship requisites, all George Fox multicultural scholarship recipients must:

• Maintain a 2.5 or better GPA
• Attend the Mosaic Retreat at the start of their freshman year (excludes Returning MLS recipients)
• Attend monthly class-level leadership meetings
• Lead or actively participate in two or more leadership/service events or activities each semester (at least one of which must be as a volunteer)
• Attend bi-monthly “All Scholars” meetings
• Meet with the director of Intercultural Life as required

Additional Resources

• Additional George Fox Scholarships for Traditional Undergraduate Students
• Earning Outside Scholarships
• Scholarships.com - Divided into sections based on common scholarship criteria, this is an enormous list of great opportunities that can help you pay your way through college.
• Big Future College Board Scholarships - After you create an account, you can filter awards by your interests, field of study, club affiliations or specific situations, like if your parents are divorced. College Board will also automatically match you with eligible scholarships based on the information in your profile. There is also an autofill function, which allows you to reuse information from other scholarship applications, saving you time and helping you apply for more awards. (Info pulled from Forbes Article)
• FastWeb - Fastweb is a free scholarship search platform that connects students to scholarships and financial aid tools.