Endowed Scholarship Application 2025-2026

Biographical Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Student ID Number (A#)

Email Address

Birthdate

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Gender

Have you submitted your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)? *

* Please note that only students who complete the FAFSA will be eligible for Endowed Scholarships UNLESS they are international or undocumented students and legally unable to complete a FAFSA.

What Type of Student Are You?

First-Time Freshman Information

Please enter the name of the High School you graduated from *

High School Graduation Date *

High School GPA *

ACT or SAT Score

Are you participating in TN Promise? *

Transfer Student Information

Please enter the name of last school you attended *

Cumulative GPA from ALL schools you have attended *

Class year you will be entering *

Graduate Information

What Master's degree program are you enrolled/interested in? *

Academic & Affiliation Information

What are you majoring in?

Are you a first-generation student?

Are you on an athletic scholarship?

Which team have you signed with?

Are you on a band or music scholarship?

Are you an international student?

Are you a veteran or dependent of a veteran?

Select Veteran Status

Are you or will you be a member of the CU Honors Program?

Are you an Eagle Scout?

Did you participate in Youth Leadership Wilson?

Did your parents participate in Leadership Wilson?

Do your parents work for Wilson Bank & Trust?

Did any of your relatives attend Cumberland University when it Was Cumberland College? (When CU only offered Associate Degrees, between 1956 and 1982).

Are you religiously affiliated?

Please list the name and location of where you attend service:

Are you involved in volunteer work?

Please list the volunteer work you are currently involved in:

Letter of Recommendation (optional)

If you would like to submit a letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor, coach, employer etc. Please have the letter sent to Scholarship Coordinator, Allie Poston at aposton@cumberland.edu

Scholarship Essay (MANDATORY)

Please write and upload a 300-500 word original essay.
Please include information about yourself, your academic career, your experience in leadership, and your involvement in community service and athletics or any extracurriculars. Please also include what it would mean to you to receive an endowed scholarship and how it would benefit you. Please note the body of the essay must be a MINIMUM of 300 words, this does not include the title, name, date, or prompt. This MUST be written by the student applying for the endowed scholarships and will NOT be accepted if it is written by anyone other than the student.