BONNER SCHOLARS
Welcome! The Bonner Scholars Program is part of a network of over 60 colleges and universities affiliated with the Bertram and Corella F. Bonner Foundation. Our program is committed to “providing access to education and opportunities to serve.”
Students admitted to the Bonner Scholars program at Carson-Newman receive a scholarship package in return for participating in an intensive program of community service and servant leadership development, with Christ as our ultimate example. Participants are called “Bonners” for short.
Bonners receive the following financial awards:
- $3,000 in service-based scholarship funds each year
- A need-based grant for 100% of unmet financial need each year
- $3,000 living stipend at the beginning of each summers of service (this is awarded twice)
- $1,500 service awards at the end of each summer of service (this is awarded twice)
- $500 in professional development funds, awarded during senior year
Bonners also have access to the Community Fund Grant Program, a program that provides grants for student-led projects at non-profits. These grants have provided story books to children with learning disabilities, shelves for food banks, speech therapy tools for public schools, and furniture restoration supplies for non-profit thrift stores. All of these projects have been led by our student volunteers, and we look forward to funding future projects that meet specific community needs. To learn more about Bonner Scholars or to get involved in the Jefferson City community, come visit the Center for Community Engagement at 703 E King Street.
Our Common Commitments provide themes for our meetings and workshops:
Social Justice: Individual submission to the Kingship of our Lord Jesus Christ informs the continual transformation of our communities in the image of His Kingdom. In our imperfect efforts, we await the return of our Lord Jesus, and for His Kingdom to be perfectly and eternally established by Him.
Civic Engagement: We are students in the United States of America and must be knowledgeable of the governmental institutions and foundational documents which structure our great nation’s past, present, and future.
Community-Building: We support Churches as the foundations of our communities. We also work alongside organizations in our communities as they serve the unique needs of our local population.
Spiritual Exploration: Our service itself should become a reflective, spiritual practice done for the glory of God. We strive toward a community of spiritual discipline and reflection for the deepening and widening of our faith.
International Perspective: We strive to love our neighbors as ourselves, both locally and internationally. Understanding the experiences of those in other societies informs the body of Christ in our efforts to serve our local communities.
Diversity: We believe in the value of diverse perspectives, working in cooperation for our common cause: discerning and executing God’s will for our communities through service. We believe that our differences exist to reveal the unifying Truth of how best to serve God and our society, and equip us uniquely to perform these duties.
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