Sponsor Registration is Open for the 2025 Christian Family Scholarship
- Connect with new customers
- Increase your brand awareness on multiple media platforms
- Receive repeated exposure in print, digital and social media throughout 16 week promotion
- Give back to area families and youth
Sponsor Benefits:
Lydia Burnett, Crossroads Christian School says, “Winning this scholarship has been an honor and a blessing and an answer to prayer. I am using it toward my education
at Covenant College to pursue missions.”
Your Company Name & Logo in all Scholarship Promotion
• Scholarship Print Ads- 30,000 distributed copies
• Scholarship Digital Ads-150,000 Views
• Enews Announcements- 50,000 Views
• Social Media Posts & Videos on 5 Platforms-75,000 Engagements
• Scholarship Flyers
• Scholarship Application Form
• Scholarship Finalist and Winning Essays in Print & Online
Full Page Ad or Editorial Content ($1275 Value) about Your Business in Birmingham Christian Family magazine.
Social Media Video with Your Company encouraging students to apply.
Investment: $2,000
Email Sales@ChristianFamilyPublications or Call 205-408-7150 to Sign Up.
Limited to 5 Sponsors
“This scholarship will not only help me pay for my dream school, UAB, but also achieve all of my dreams. I have been given so many blessings since day one and now I want to give back. So, I believe that this scholarship will help others as well.” Angela is studying nursing.
Scholarship 2025 Timeline
- Applications Open January 2025 for high school seniors in the five county Birmingham area to apply for a scholarship that can be used at any college or university. Application form includes a short essay asking students
“How has your Christian faith impacted your decision to go to college?” Scholarship Application Deadline Friday, March 14, 2025. - During the period of open applications, BCF shares this opportunity with our readers/followers through our print/digital issues, social media, e-subscription base, radio commercials and media coverage. E-blasts and flyers are also shared with area school leadership. Sponsors will be recognized throughout this 8 week promotion.
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Scholarship Recipient 2022: Virginia Balogh, Vestavia Hills High School says, “I am so thankful for the scholarship I received from Birmingham Christian Family. It was a blessing to have more
of my college expenses covered and relieved some of the stress
of college costs. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be able to attend college out of state and this scholarship helped make that a possibility for me.”A panel of independent judges will pick the Top 5 essays from which readers will pick 1 Winner and 2 Runner Ups.
- Announce Top 5 Finalists on Facebook and Instagram Wednesday April, 2, 2025. Essays are posted on BirminghamChristian.com and a link to essays is shared and promoted through social posts. Each Finalist social post will include link to their essay and a thank you tag to our sponsors. Each essay posted on BirminghamChristian.com will include a thank you live link to our sponsors’ websites. Based on previous years, more than 75,000 people are expected to engage in the scholarship promotion on Facebook and Instagram!
- Vote for Top 5 Finalists, April 3 through April 9, 2025 on Facebook and Instagram. To Vote for a Finalist, readers must like and share the post.
- Winners Announced on Facebook and Instagram April 15, 2025. Announcement made from sponsor location with thank you to all sponsors.
- Winner Essay and excerpts from Runner Up Essays published in the May 2025 print and digital issue of BCF with sponsors recognized and thanked. This content will also be shared through our social media.
- At least 3 scholarships will be awarded: $2,000 to Winner, $500 to top 2 Runner Ups.
5 Sponsorships Available
Email [email protected] or Call 205-408-7150 to Sign up.
