Scholarships to study at Northeastern Seminary

How Do Scholarships Work at Northeastern Seminary?

Scholarships are available for both part-time and full-time students. Awards are based on a percentage of tuition rather than a single amount. The more classes you take, the more scholarship money you are awarded. Once an application is submitted, the admissions team will let students know what scholarships they are eligible for.

If interested in applying for scholarships as a new incoming Master’s student, you must be accepted into a program. First-year students may fill out a scholarship form. Recipients may receive anywhere from 10 to 25% off their tuition for the duration of their program. 

If interested in applying for scholarships as a returning Master’s student, you must complete the FAFSA and submit the scholarship questionnaire. The scholarship questionnaire will be available in March.  You will be matched to scholarships after submitting these items.

D.Min. students are offered generous scholarship opportunities of 10 or 25 percent off tuition. 

Denomination Sponsored Scholarships

Northeastern Seminary celebrates a rich heritage of serving students from a broad range of faith expressions and traditions. We encourage you to investigate potential scholarship opportunities within your denomination and your home church.

 

Northeastern Seminary reserves the right to change awards, amounts, and eligibility criteria without prior notice.

Doctor of Ministry Scholarships

Northeastern Seminary Scholarship

10% off of tuition

10% reduction in tuition. This scholarship is awarded annually and is based on the financial need of the student as determined by Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) eligibility. The FAFSA can be completed online at fafsa.ed.gov. Please indicate the Seminary’s school code of G34194. The FAFSA must be updated each academic year.

Presidential Scholarship

25% off of tuition

25% reduction in tuition. This scholarship is awarded annually and is based on evidence of academic strength in previous work and potential for contribution to ministry development. Recipients must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 to retain the scholarship. If a student qualifies for more than one level of scholarship, the single highest level will be awarded.  

If a student qualifies for more than one level of scholarship, the single highest level will be awarded.

Masters Scholarships

Endowed Scholarships

This scholarship is given annually to deserving master's degree students of African American or Hispanic descent preparing for a career in ministry or theological education.

This award is given annually to students preparing for the ministry in the Free Methodist Church. Preference is given to students who are Conference Ministerial candidates or elders and who have a 3.0 GPA or higher.

This scholarship is given annually to Free Methodist students in their final year of study. The recipient must be in the top 20 percent of their class and intend to pursue pastoral ministry or foreign missions in the Free Methodist Church.

This scholarship is given annually to need-eligible and deserving Northeastern Seminary students preparing for ministry.

For students exhibiting financial need.

Awarded annually to deserving students of a broadly inclusive perspective.

This award is given annually to gifted students who are members of the Free Methodist Church and are preparing for pastoral work in North America or for lifetime Christian service overseas.

This award is given annually to students pursuing the Master of Divinity degree for pastoral ministry in the Free Methodist Church or other denominations within the Wesleyan tradition.

This scholarship is given annually to individuals with a physical disability who are preparing for ministry or to persons preparing to serve the disability community.

For students planning on full-time Christian service in the Free Methodist Church.

Awarded annually to need-eligible and deserving students preparing for either pastoral or teaching ministry. Preference shall be given to students from the greater Rochester, New York area.

Awarded annually to need-eligible and deserving students preparing for full-time ministry or a career in Christian higher education.

This award is given annually to Northeastern Seminary students preparing for ministry in the Free Methodist Church of North America.

This scholarship is awarded annually to Master of Divinity students within the Wesleyan tradition.

This scholarship is awarded annually to students who are need-eligible and underrepresented.

This award is given annually to students pursuing the Master of Divinity degree in preparation for pastoral ministry in the Free Methodist Church or other denominations within the Wesleyan tradition.

This scholarship is awarded annually to an international student from a developing nation.

This scholarship is awarded annually to new United Methodist students studying on-site.

This scholarship is awarded to second-year students pursuing the Theology & Social Justice, M.A. or a Master of Divinity with a social justice concentration.

Addressing the significance of Matthew 11:12, this competitive essay scholarship is awarded to full-time students.

This scholarship is awarded annually to students considered need-eligible.

This scholarship is awarded annually to students considered need-eligible.

Additional Programs

Believing in the mission of global evangelism and service, Roberts Wesleyan University and Northeastern Seminary have established the Missionary Student Loan Forgiveness Program. The purpose of the program is to provide student loan debt forgiveness grants for Roberts or Northeastern alumni serving in the mission field. 

For students responding to God's calling who are 35 years of age or younger. For information and application, go to thefund.org. The deadline for application is March 1 and April 1, depending on the type of fellowship application.

The Philanthropic Educational Organization was one of the pioneer societies for women. Founded on January 21, 1869, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa this organization provides scholarship opportunities to women.

Scholarships for survivors of domestic violence.

Every year, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund selects ~10,000 outstanding students as HSF Scholars from a broad and talented pool of applicants

After successfully completing your AmeriCorps term of service and enrolling in the National Service Trust, you are eligible to receive the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. You can use the award to repay qualified student loans and to pay current educational expenses at eligible institutions of higher education and training programs.

This article highlights several scholarships for women funded by nonprofits, private companies, and professional organizations. 

Helping students find financial aid since 1999, with an interactive searchable database listing over 23,000 financial aid programs.

For nearly 15 years, FastWeb has been the leading scholarship search provider for every student, whether you're in high school or a mother of two returning to graduate school.

FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into a comprehensive source of student financial aid information including a large number of scholarship options.

Scholarships.com allows you to build your personal profile and receive information about relevant scholarship offerings.

The scholarship search engine not only focuses on national scholarships but also includes scholarships by state and level of education.

Scholarship Owl is a service that matches students to scholarships and assists in applying for the scholarships in bulk.

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