HOW

Program costs range from $2800 to $4350 US (Canadian cost based upon current exchange rate) due to differences in travel and living expenses. These prices include travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan for required pre-field training, as well as round-trip airfare to the country of ministry. Food and lodging for the duration of the program is also included. See specific country location for more details.

We’ll give you lots of help in getting the support you need to make SMP a possibility
for you.

Each participant has a sending church (usually the church where you’re a member), several supporting churches, and friends who will provide prayer and financial support. You will also be connected with a mentor who will walk alongside you before, during, and after your SMP experience. Read more about our mentoring program.
Get more details and read more about the help that CRWM will give you in raising support for your SMP trip. For information on financial assistance that your college or university may provide, scroll down to the bottom of this page.

page updated 11/5/08

Additional resources for raising support

(If you know of a resource not listed here, please email us and we will be happy to add it to the list.)

Are you a Calvin student?

Calvin College offers a Summer Services Ministries Grant that SMP participants may be eligible for.

From the Calvin College 2008-2009 Catalog:

Calvin students participating in summer mission work, seven weeks or more, under the sponsorship of a Christian church or agency where the emphasis is on Christian service and cross-cultural experience and where the students do not receive compensation from the sponsoring church/agency other than the cost of travel and living expenses. There should be some evidence of financial need. Applications are available from the Service Learning Center and are due by February 28. Current recipients who wish to be considered for renewal must file a new application each year and will be given equal consideration with other candidates. Grants of up to $1,200 were available for 2008-2009.

Are you attending Dordt College?

Dordt offers a Summer Ministries Scholarship. From the Dordt catalog:

These scholarships are available for students who desire to participate in summer mission work and therefore are not able to finance their education with normal summer employment. Applications will be due April 9.

@ Redeemer?

The Student Senate of Redeemer University College offers a Missions Bursary.

From the Redeemer Student Senate Constitution/Bylaws:

a) Applications for the Missions Bursary shall be considered in March.
b) For the Missions Bursary, the missions program into which the student has been accepted must be a confessional Christian organization or church. The mission opportunity must be a volunteer (unpaid) position. The mission opportunity must occur within the academic year of application and/or within the four months following the academic year.
c) The mission opportunity must not be affiliated in any way with Redeemer University College, i.e. Mississippi, Honduras.

At another school?

Other schools may also offer similar types of financial support for students serving in summer missions. Paul Chenowith, 2008 SMP West Africa, attends Grove City College and was supported in large part by his school's Red Box Missions program. Check with your school's financial aid office, Student Senate, or missions club to see if they offer this type of assistance.

updated 10/8/08