Do Missions.
Earn a Degree.
Combine your passion for outreach with academic excellence.
Join a program where ministry and discipleship meet academic achievement. Whether you’re embarking on a gap year or planning your entire college career, you can serve, grow, and earn your degree along the way.
Why Combine Missions and Education?
Transform Lives While Achieving Your Educational Goals
At Global Bridges, we believe true education goes beyond the classroom. Through the “Do Missions. Earn a Degree” program, you can pursue your academic goals while engaging in life-changing outreach. This is more than just an opportunity to study abroad—it’s a chance to immerse yourself in missions work, serve communities at home or overseas, and deepen your discipleship, all while earning college credit.
Whether you’re in high school or college, we offer flexible pathways that allow you to make an impact in the world without sacrificing academic progress. Through our partnerships, you can do ministry and missions while earning credit toward your degree at more than 240 accredited Christian colleges and universities.
Global Bridges Scholars
Elevate Your Academic and Spiritual Journey
Global Bridges Scholars is part of our Beacon Fellowship Program. We collaborate with Hartwell Quest so that participating students can earn live academic credit, dual credit, or transferable credit to over 240 Christian colleges and universities. These options offer affordable degree pathways that integrate both academic and spiritual growth.
Eligible students have access to generous fellowship grants that can support missions outreaches, ministry training, and even gap year experiences. These grants help fund both character growth and spiritual development, empowering you to make a lasting impact while you learn.
Key Features:
- Affordable degree pathways through dual enrollment, dual credit, and transfer options.
- Fellowship grants for missions, ministry training, and more.
- Integration of ministry involvement and missions opportunities through organizations like Mercy Ships, YWAM, Global Grace, and many others.
Simple Steps
Apply
Online
Whether you’re an international student or a domestic student, start by filling out our simple application.
Get
Matched
Let us guide you on the best path to your degree via missions or ministry.
Join our Fellowship Program
Global Bridges Scholars is an innovative fellowship program designed to maximize your ministry and educational goals.
Featured Organizations
“Do Missions. Earn a Degree” can be integrated with most churches and ministries.
Ready to Combine Missions with Education?
You can do missions at home or abroad. Contact us today to learn more about how the “Do Missions. Earn a Degree” program can shape your future. Whether you’re seeking a gap year experience or looking for a way to integrate ministry into your academic journey, we’re here to guide you.