Disciples on Campus
Scholarships

Quick Facts
At Chapman University, our Disciples on Campus (DOC) group is made up of Disciples and UCC students from all over the world. Each DOC student is invited to join in a Covenant of participation and support of the DOC ministry offered through the office of Church Relations.

All Disciples and UCC students who join in covenant with our office receive Church Relations scholarships. Most students would not be able to come to Chapman without this special support.

All participating DOC students receive $2,000 annually. Students who have been on a leadership team for their Disciples Region or UCC Conference receive half tuition in addition to the DOC Scholarship. All prospective Disciples or UCC students should contact the Church Relations staff for more information.

In 2007, for the first time in Chapman history, the Church Relations office awarded over $1 Million in DOC scholarship support to the 114 Disciples and UCC students at Chapman. Much of the annual support given DOC students comes directly from Disciples and UCC churches, church members and Alumni. It is through the generous giving of all our churches and their members that Chapman’s DOC program is widely considered to be the most dynamic Disciples/UCC student ministry in the country.

Church Relations Scholarship Covenant
The Church Relations Scholarship Covenant is based around community involvement. Some of the elements included in this covenant are:

• DOC Worship
• Fall Kickoff BBQ at the beginning of each school year
• Service projects, fund raisers and mission opportunities
• Fall and Spring retreats
• Annual Chapman Founders Day Celebration
• Partner Church Program - DOC students are matched with churches
• Senior Celebration - where all graduating DOC are recognized
• DOC Mission/Education trips

View the full covenant for 2009-2010.

The ministry of Chapman Church Relations is intentional about providing unique opportunities for DOC students to be involved in the larger Church. Examples of this involvement include DOC participation and leadership in:

• Summer Camp Program - DOC students provide leadership at high school church camps all across the country 
• Regional / Conference Assemblies - DOC students attend these assemblies each year throughout the Southwest.
• General Assembly/Synod - Chapman always hosts the largest student group at each General Church gathering.
• National and International Work Trips - DOC Students participate in annual work trips all over the world. In the past 10 years they been to: South Africa, the Gulf Coast, India, El Salvador, Alaska, Yakima, Korea, Washington DC, Honduras. In June 2010 DOC will host a travel course to Scotland and Ireland.
• Habitat for Humanity - DOC students and staff organized a sponsor-a-Habitat home project named Building Hope. They involved 5 Disciples/UCC churches, helped raised $100K, and are working to build the Habitat home in Cypress.

Learn more about DOC activities.

Our Church Relations staff and DOC leadership teams also organize and provide worship and spiritual growth opportunities for the larger Chapman community. DOC students continue to be among Chapman's brightest students and can be found providing important leadership in almost every area of campus life.
         
A Few More Interesting Facts. . .

• Chapman offers the same scholarship awards to Disciples and UCC
• Chapman offers half tuition to any student who has participated on a Regional/Conference youth leadership team.
• Chapman offers half tuition to any student who has a family member who is an ordained Disciples or UCC minister.
• Chapman offers a $2,000 stackable scholarship to any student from a Disciples or UCC church who participates in DOC.
• Our Disciples on Campus (DOC) group is led by the DOC Leadership Board, which consists of Disciple and UCC students from across the country.
• All scholarships given to Disciple and UCC students are based on their active participation in our DOC ministry and their signing a Church Relations covenant each year.

For more information, please contact the Office of Church Relations.