Elementary / Secondary Scholarship

The 2024 scholarship application period is open until May 1, 2024.
Call 800-234-5222 with any questions.

Overview

  • LCBA offers an Elementary/Secondary Scholarship (“Scholarship”) for an applicant entering grade K-12 from an accredited school in the USA in order to provide financial assistance in support of Christian based education.

  • Twenty scholarships of $350 are awarded each year via a lottery.

Eligibility

Applicant must:

  • be a benefit member or Agency member (“Member”), or be the natural or legally adopted greatgrandchild, grandchild, or child of a Member. The certificate supporting the Scholarship applicant’s eligibility must be active on the May 1st deadline.

  • be entering kindergarten to grade 12 and enrolled at a state accredited Christian elementary or secondary school for fall classes.

Dates & Deadlines

  • Applications will be accepted annually starting February 1. If February 1 falls on a weekend, then the start date will be the next business day.

  • Mailed Scholarship applications shall be sent to PO Box 13005, Erie, PA 16514, and must be postmarked no later than the deadline of May 1st and received on or before May 8th.

  • Emailed Scholarship applications shall be sent to scholarships@lcbalife.org at or before 11:59:59PM(ET) on the deadline of May 1st.

  • Online Scholarship applications shall submitted at or before 11:59:59PM(ET) on the deadline of May 1st.

Process

  • LCBA’s Elementary/Secondary Scholarship application is available online at www.lcbalife.org or may be obtained by calling LCBA at 800.234.5222.

  • An applicant, who is not a Member, but is eligible on the application deadline, shall remain eligible for the Scholarship lottery if the Member dies after the application deadline and on or before the lottery date provided the guidelines and application deadline are met.

  • LCBA will screen Scholarship applications to determine if the eligibility requirements have been met.

  • Scholarship recipients will be notified by June 1st. The names of Scholarship recipients will be published in LCBA’s Direction magazine.

  • LCBA will send Scholarship payments, not to exceed $350, directly to the school selected by the Scholarship recipient.

Guidelines

  • Each scholarship will provide the actual cost of tuition to a maximum of $350 and must be used in the calendar year in which it was awarded.

  • An extension of time to use the Scholarship may be approved, at the sole discretion of LCBA, based on case by case circumstances provided the written extension request is received prior to the year-end expiration.

Bonus Entries

  • Every member who applies for a Scholarship online at lcbalife.org will receive one additional entry.

  • An applicant will receive an additional lottery entry for each current Member who is a policyholder themselves, parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent, with an LCBA certificate listed on his/her Scholarship application provided the certificate is eligible.

Other Rules

  • There are no refunds or direct payment to the Scholarship recipient for any Scholarship amount not applied to the school’s tuition or enrollment fee.

  • LCBA reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate this program without prior notice.