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At Bethel College, financial aid and scholarships help make a private, Christian education
possible for many students. In fact, 97 percent of Bethel students receive some sort of financial
assistance.
This year, Bethel launched the Bethel College Rising Entrepreneur Scholarship. It celebrates
innovation and entrepreneurship in Michiana by providing a scholarship to a student who has
completed the Startup Moxie (formerly St. Joe CEO)
entrepreneurship program. Through Startup Moxie, high
school students are mentored by local business leaders.
The goal is to prepare students to be entrepreneurial
thinkers and contribute to economic development and
sustainable communities.
Keenen Boyce, a 2017 graduate of South Bend Career
Academy and now a freshman at Bethel, is the first
recipient of this award.
In addition to earning a specific GPA, SAT and ACT
scores, students applying for the Rising Entrepreneur
Scholarship must have participated in Startup Moxie and submit an application. Boyce decided
to make a video focusing on his integrity, work ethic, communication and initiative.
“[St. Joe CEO] taught me that I have the potential to have an impact on my city,” said Boyce in
his video. “I was born and raised in South Bend. … For a time it was a place I was trying to escape.
I want to give back, and that’s true also for when I go to college. … I want to be an involved
student, mentally and physically.”
This specific scholarship celebrates Bethel’s priority of creating a culture of innovation while
also investing in the entrepreneurial spirit of our region.
Learn more at
A SCHOLARSHIP FOR
RISING ENTREPRENEURS
BY YONIKA WILLIS
Cost Savings
Bethel offersmany
financial assistance
options for prospective
students, includingmerit
awards, church-matching
scholarships, the Billy Kirk
Leadership Award, talent
awards (for athletics, music,
theatre and visual arts) and
campus job options.
Prospective students can
estimate their merit award
and howmuch financial
assistance theymight qualify
for by using our Net Price
Scholarship Spotlight
“I want to give back … I
want to be an involved
student, mentally and
physically.”
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