This AMMS 2025–2026 application must be submitted by May 26, 2025, at 11:59 PM, CST.


Throughout this application you will be prompted to:

• read and agree to CBE International's mission and core values.
  
  
• provide general information about your background, university, and tuition.
  
  
• answer two short essay questions ranging from 100 to 500 words.
  
  
• give the names of two references you will follow up with to ensure they have filled out the AMMS Reference Form or submitted their reference letter to amms@cbeinternational.org by the deadline.
  
  
• upload your most recent transcript, CV/resume, and an academic paper that meets the listed requirements.
  
  

Note: You may save this application form and come back to it at any time as long as you submit by the deadline.

Alvera Mickelsen, a CBE founder and its first board chair, was a prophetic theologian and gracious ambassador of biblical equality for women. Alvera was a people's theologian, bending her enormous talent to fanning into flames God's gifts and call on women's lives. She was adept at communicating not only with those who sincerely wanted to learn, but also with those who were antagonistic. Without exception, she extended dignified treatment to everyone. 

The Alvera Mickelsen Memorial Scholarship (AMMS) is funded by CBE International and made possible through the generosity of Alvera's family and the CBE community. Given the challenges that women face inthe church and Christian academia, AMMS was created to help women answer the call to ministry by providing acadmenic scholarships. The scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to women who are pursuing a master's degree in a ministry field related to preaching, communications, writing, youth ministry, pastoral work, or nonprofit work. 

This year, CBE will award students a $3,000 scholarship to go toward their 2025-2026 tuituion expenses for students who are pusuing a master's degree in a ministry-related field. 

CBE International (Christians for Biblical Equality) is a nonprofit organization of Christian women and men who believe that the Bible, properly translated and interpreted, teaches the fundamental equality of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups, all economic classes, and all ages, based on the teachings of Scriptures such as Galatians 3:28:

“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (NIV 2011)

As a global community, CBE strives to become an interculturally competent organization committed to advocacy for the equality, equity, and leadership of all women regardless of culture, class, race, ethnicity, or age. To that end, we will intentionally and routinely educate ourselves (CBE staff, board members, and stakeholders) on issues impacting women worldwide. ​

In the spirit of advocacy, CBE collaborates with global pastors, churches, institutions, and NGOs to eliminate sexism, racism, misogyny, gender-based violence, and human trafficking; to raise the status of women; and to promote human flourishing. ​

Women who:

• support CBE’s Mission and Core Values.
  
  
• demonstrate the commitments that characterized Alvera, including a love of Scripture, social justice, women’s equality, and are able to communicatethese ideas clearly.
  
  
• are enrolled and in good academic standing in a master’s program (or MDiv program) in or outside the US that is recognized as accredited in the US. 
  
  
• are pursuing a ministry career in a field related to preaching, communications, writing, pastoral work, youth ministry, or nonprofit work.
  
  
• past recipients of the AMMS, CBE employees, CBE interns, and CBE contractors are ineligible.

CBE requires one academic and one professional reference letter. Your references must fill out the reference form emailed to them or email their letter to amms@cbeinternational.org by May 26, 2025, at 11:59 PM, CST.

References emailed by the student will NOT be accepted. 

After filling out this application, your reference will be sent an email from amms@cbeinternational.org requesting them to fill out a reference form or submit a letter via email. It is your responsiblity to follow up with your reference to either fill out the reference form sent to them via email or email their letter on your behalf to amms@cbeinternational.org. 

Each reference letter must address all of the following criteria:

• Your achievements (academic if given by faculty, professional if given by employer, ministry if given by pastor/minister)
  
  
• Your Christian character
  
  
• Your talents for ministry or field of study
  
  

Note: CBE International will not be following up with your references if they do not submit their letter or fill out the form by the deadline. It is the student's responsiblity to ensure their references submit their letter or fill out the form to amms@cbeinternational.org on time by following up with them.

Submit an academic paper from one of the following options:

Option 1: A 2,000–5,500-word academic paper without plagiarism written in the last five years relating to an aspect of biblical gender equality (preferred). 

Option 2: A 2,000–5,500-word academic paper without plagiarism written in the last five years on any topic that you feel best demonstrats your academic ability.

Note: The word count does not include footnotes.

This AMMS 2025–2026 application must be submitted by May 26, 2025, at 11:59 PM, CST to be considered by the committee.