Buy one get one free

So, are you married? Does your spouse want to get his or her degree as well? There might be a great opportunity available for you.

Many seminaries offer the spouse of full time students the opportunity to attend the seminary at no charge at all! Now, this is really an amazing offer. The catch is often that the spouse my “audit” classes for free. That just means he or she can sit in on the classes for free. However, there are a few seminaries that will actually offer your spouse to take classes FOR CREDIT! Now, THAT is amazing. Your spouse is a real student, with real coursework, receiving a real grade, that will result in a real degree. Can you imagine that, two degrees for the price of one!!!

Now, one challenge is that most of us can’t have both spouses attending seminary full time. So, how can you both get your degrees? Well, an admissions officer I spoke with recommended that one of you go full time halfway through the program, while the other goes part time. Then, when you hit the midway point of the program, switch. Your spouse goes full time, and you go part. The program takes longer, but again, 2 for 1 is worth it if you ask me.

So, as your looking at seminaries, be sure to ask the admissions officer what kind of opportunities there are for your spouse. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Seminary Scholarship List

Welcome. This page is, by far, the most visited page on GoingtoSeminary.com. Odds are that you are here because your googled “Seminary Scholarship” or some derivative thereof. If that is the case, first, welcome to GoingtoSemianry.com. This site is designed to be a resource for those who are considering or currently attending seminary. We have articles on life in seminary, money, tips and advice for seminarians, love and marriage, an online discussion forum, and much more. We invite you to browse around and leave a comment or two.

Below you will find a list of scholarships that we’ve stumbled across that are specifically designed for seminarians. As you probably know by now, scholarships are hard to come by for seminarians. While we try to compile some of the ones we’ve found, honestly, the best place to start is with your seminary. Almost every seminary has multiple scholarships available exclusively for their students. So, be sure to check your seminary’s website or financial aid office. That said, here are some scholarships we’ve come across:

• GREAT resource for finding money at The Fund For Theological Education
• Acton Institute (3 Different scholarships)
• Bohnett Memorial Fund
• The Mississippi Baptist Foundation
• The Baptist Foundation of Alabama
• Arkansas Baptist Foundation (6 listed)
  
• Baptist Communicators Association
• Northwest Baptist Foundation
• Here’s list of scholarships with phone numbers and email contacts
• Chattanooga Christian Foundation
• Funds for Theological Education
  
• UPS ($3000 to $4,000 tuition assistance for part time employees)
• Church Partnership Programs (Lots of seminaries will cover a matching portion of your tuition if your church will commit to pay a percentage as well ) You’ll have to check with your seminary to see if they offer a program like this.