Lubbock Christian University
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Cornerstone Scholars

Cornerstone Scholars

Lubbock Christian University’s Premier Leadership Scholarship

Nomination-based, full-tuition* scholarship for the undergraduate experience.

Just as a cornerstone is the pinnacle structural element of a building and Christ the foundation of our faith, the Cornerstone Scholarship Scholar is an anchor to their community. Steadfast and enduring, their presence is a stabilizing and unifying force to others—providing strength in storms, steadiness in uncertainty, and direction in doubt.

Cornerstone Scholars demonstrate leadership through their relational skills, serving as a role model whose influence helps others realize their own full potential.

Cornerstone Pyramid graphic with the words "ROLE MODEL; RELATIONAL; TRAILBLAZER; STABILIZER & UNIFIER; HOLDS TRUE TO FAITH"

Cornerstone Scholar Criteria 

  • Demonstrated commitment to Jesus Christ that is intentionally lived out
  • Demonstrated track record of service
  • Demonstrated leadership potential
  • Demonstrated relational and interpersonal skills
  • Academically eligible for unconditional admission 

How to Qualify:

  • Cornerstone is a nomination process
  • Nominators cannot be a family member
  • Nominators can be (for example):
    • Teacher
    • High School Counselor
    • Youth Minister
    • Coach
  • Nomination deadline:  December 15, 2023 (11:59 pm)

Nominate a Student Here!

Nominations due by December 15, 2023 (11:59 pm)

Cornerstone Scholar Curriculum:

  • Weekly mentorship meetings with President McDowell
  • Engage in student leadership development
  • Serve as a liaison between the university and its many constituencies
  • Collaborate with other Cornerstone Scholars to enhance student engagement
  • Participate in events and activities that promote service

*Required to live on campus for the undergraduate experience. Room & Board not included in scholarship.

therefore thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion,
a stone, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation."

Isaiah 28:16


So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

Ephesians 2:19-22


They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

Luke 6:48