Liberty University is now accepting applications for the Missionary Kid (MK) Scholarship for Fall 2026. This highly competitive tuition-only award is designed for children of missionaries serving full-time outside the United States with Liberty-approved organizations.
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens under 24 years old and enrolled as new, full-time, resident undergraduate students at Liberty University. Their parent or parents must be serving full-time on a foreign mission field outside the United States with a Liberty-approved organization.
Established in 1971, Liberty University is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Lynchburg (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Virginia. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Liberty University is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Baptist religion. Liberty University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 48 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 20-30% making this US higher education organization a very selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.