The Floyd E. Meier Scholarship and Development Fund seeks to increase the impact of Bible
quizzing in two ways. First, as initially established, the fund provides an annual scholarship to
one or more C&MA Bible quizzers who are preparing for full-time Christian ministry. Second,
churches or Bible quizzing districts desiring to expand the ministry of Bible quizzing may apply
for a one-time development grant to be paid out of the fund. The application and selection
criteria for both of these amounts are outlined below

Floyd E. Meier Scholarship 

The C&MA Quizzing Leadership Team (“CQLT”) uses the following criteria to select the annual scholarship recipient(s):

• Applicants must be current C&MA Bible quizzers in their junior or senior year of high school (Grade 11 or 12) who are preparing for full-time Christian service. Qualifying Christian service includes pastoral ministry, international ministry, children or youth ministries, and Christian education.
• All C&MA Bible quizzers are eligible for the scholarship, regardless of their competitive achievements.
• Applicants must be planning to attend a Christian post-secondary institution (the scholarship is not limited to students planning to attend C&MA-affiliated colleges).
• While quizzers may apply for consideration in both their junior or senior years of high school (Grade 11 or 12), an individual quizzer may only receive one scholarship award.
• The selection process will consider the applicant’s:
  • spiritual life and testimony;
  • vocational goals and motivations for entering full-time Christian service;
  • personal financial need;
  • experience and leadership in the Bible quizzing program; and
  • Pastor’s Recommendation Form completed by a pastor from the applicant’s home church.
• Scholarships will be awarded without regard to race, gender, age or ethnicity.

To be considered, a quizzer must complete the Quizzer’s Application Form and submit it to the CQLT by March 1.  A pastor from the applicant’s home church must also complete the Pastor’s Recommendation Form and submit it to the CQLT by April 1.  Scholarship recipients will be announced at International Bible Quiz Finals in July of each year.
The amount of the scholarship is generally $1,000 but may vary depending on the number of recipients, current balance of the Meier fund, and prevailing money market conditions.  Scholarship funds will be payable directly to the post-secondary institution designated by the applicant and will be applied to tuition expenses.

Floyd E. Meier Development Grant

The CQLT may also approve one-time development grants for the purpose of expanding the ministry of Bible quizzing in churches and Bible quizzing districts.  Quizzing groups interested in applying for this amount should complete and submit the Development Grant Proposal Form for consideration by the CQLT. Development grants may be requested at any time. However, interested groups should apply well in advance of when they require the funds to allow the CQLT sufficient time to evaluate their proposal. The CQLT will consider the following in assessing proposals:

• Proposed use: assessed on a case-by-case basis, qualifying uses may include, but are not limited to, purchasing Bible quizzing materials and equipment, development of study materials and resources for use by the greater C&MA quizzing community or registration costs associated with sending a district team to the international competition for the first time.
• Strategic value: the CQLT will prioritize development projects that expand the impact of Bible quizzing into new churches and districts.
• Commitment to long-term viability: the long-term success of Bible quizzing in a church or district depends on support from local pastors and laypeople. Therefore, each proposal should contain an affirmation of support from a local pastor, the district superintendent or their designated representatives.

Scholarship & Grant Forms