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Scholarships
Dean Nancy D. Joyner Scholarship
For increasing numbers of students, a semester in DC means they must give up their part-time job on campus and take an unpaid internship. To reduce economic barriers, this scholarship guarantees a minimum stipend of $2000 for their internship. Named after the founding Dean and Executive Director of the program, this scholarship helps to ensure that students from all economic backgrounds can have "an experience for a lifetime."
About Dean Joyner
Dr. Nancy D. Joyner began her tenure as Dean and Executive Director of the Lutheran College Washington Semester (LCWS) in 1991. Over the course of 27 years, Dr. Joyner helped LCWS grow from a one semester program conducted by a faculty member on sabbatical from one of the participating colleges to a robust and self-sufficient program operating during the fall and spring semesters along with a residential internship program in the summers. Dr. Joyner is a native of New Orleans, LA. She earned her doctorate from Florida State University and completed post-doctoral studies at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Virginia. Dr. Joyner previously served as Dean of Continuing Education at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  She is a former state president of the Virginia American Association of University Women (AAUW) and a national vice president of AAUW.
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If you are an alum of one of our partner schools, we encourage you to make a donation to the school and ask that it be used to support students who want to attend LCWS.