JBU Awards $10M in Scholarships at Fall Competition

SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas (Nov. 11, 2026) - John Brown University awarded competitive scholarships totaling more than $10 million over four years to 175 students who attended its Fall Scholarship Competition on Nov. 1-2.

Each year, JBU hosts a Scholarship Competition in the fall and spring, inviting prospective students to participate based on their academic performance. The competition includes rigorous interviews conducted by various faculty and staff. The fall competition hosted 175 students from across the globe.

The university's most prestigious award, the Presidential Scholarship, went to nine students from Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and the Philippines.

• Mac Rich, from Bolivar, Missouri, studying mechanical engineering
• Isaac Halsted, from McLoud, Oklahoma, studying film
• Bailey Alexander, from Jenks, Oklahoma, studying nursing
• Caleb Baskins, from Owasso, Oklahoma, studying English
• Asher Fila, from Rogers, Arkansas, studying kinesiology.
• Jadence Patterson, from Lincoln, Arkansas, studying family and human services.
• Lillian Reimer, from Newton, Kansas, studying music education.
• Camila Carcamo, from Gentry, Arkansas, studying integrated marketing communications.
• Phoebe He, from Cainta, Philippines, studying nursing.

Presidential Scholarships are awarded to students who have demonstrated great academic achievement as well as social and spiritual maturity.

JBU also awarded the Chancellor's Scholarship to over 100 students, and 17 missionary kids were awarded the university's new Global Service Award.

"JBU is committed to helping make a high-quality Christian education accessible to students who are called to be here," said Ryan Ladner, vice president for enrollment. "Events like our Scholarship Competition are one of the ways we put that commitment into action. Many families are surprised to learn that JBU is far more affordable than they expect and that the value of a JBU education, academically and spiritually, is exceptional. We want cost to be a conversation, not a barrier."

The Spring Scholarship Competition will be held Jan. 31-Feb. 1. To be considered, students should apply to JBU by January 22, 2027.

For more information on scholarships at JBU, please visit jbu.edu/scholarships.

John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas' top-ranked regional university (U.S. News) and Arkansas' No. 3 university (The Wall Street Journal), JBU enrolls more than 2,600 students from 35 states and 58 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers over 50 undergraduate majors, with top programs including business, nursing, family and human services, engineering, teacher education, psychology, computer science, construction management, biology, Bible and visual arts. Seven graduate degrees are available in business, counseling, outdoor program management and cybersecurity.

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