Academic Catalog: Financial Aid
Denver Seminary’s goal is to provide students with the best possible assistance in order that they may pursue their calling for an education at Denver Seminary. This assistance is only available for the first theological degree.
General Information
Application
Students may apply for grants, scholarships, and federal loans by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and a Scholarship Guide and Application. The FAFSA determines eligibility for seminary grants, federal loans, and need-based scholarships.
- The FAFSA should be completed online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Students should allow at least a week for the student aid report (SAR) to be received in the Financial Aid Office. Students who accept a loan offer for the first time at Denver Seminary must also complete entrance counseling and a master promissory note (MPN) at www.studentloans.gov. Both documents are valid for up to ten years. There is no deadline for loan applications, but the forms must be processed by the financial clearance deadline (typically six business days before the start of the semester). Penalties and interest on the student account may be applied if applications are not completed before that deadline.
- The scholarship guide and application can be found on step 2 of the Step-By-Step Guide at www.denverseminary.edu/financialaid. Although applicants may apply up to thirty days before the planned enrollment date, it should be noted that the Kern Family Foundation Scholarship application is due February 15 and a large number of other scholarships are awarded as early as April for fall applicants (with priority given to applications received by April 1) and as early as November for spring applicants (with priority given to applications received by November 1). Additional groups are awarded on a monthly basis until the start of each semester. Only those who have been accepted into a degree program and have turned in the scholarship guide and application will be eligible to receive scholarships and grants.
While some scholarships are automatically renewed for two to three years (assuming funds are available and eligibility requirements continue to be met), most applicants will need to reapply each year for continued eligibility. The FAFSA must be submitted each academic year.
Eligibility
To be eligible for most types of financial aid, a student must (1) be accepted into a degree program; (2) complete the FAFSA located at www.fafsa.ed.gov; (3) enroll as at least half-time status (five hours) each semester; and (4) maintain satisfactory academic progress. Students who do not maintain eligibility may be required to return funds that were disbursed and start repayment of any previously acquired federal loans.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Students are required to maintain satisfactory progress toward their degree in order to continue eligibility for institutional and federal financial aid. Standards are listed in all scholarship application packets and are also available on the Denver Seminary website.
Grants and Discounts
Church Partnership Grant
A 10% tuition discount available to students who enroll in at least twelve hours each semester and have church sponsorship of forty or more of the student’s tuition.
Campus Crusade for Christ Discount
A tuition discount for students who are full-time employees of Campus Crusade for Christ in the Great Plains Region.
Denver Seminary Grant
A grant available to qualified students who demonstrate unmet financial need as determined by the FAFSA.
Denver
A grant available to international students who are willing to return to their own country upon completion of the degree.
Spouse Half-Tuition Discount
A 50% tuition discount available to spouses of full-time students. Both the student and spouse must be attending Denver Seminary concurrently and be enrolled in master’s-level courses. It is not necessary for the spouse to be enrolled in a degree program.
Scholarships
Eugene Allbert Scholarship
A scholarship fund available to a Master of Divinity student who demonstrates unmet financial need, as determined by the FAFSA.
Julia Amen Scholarship for Women’s Ministry
A scholarship fund established to assist female students who are pursuing ministry in the local church.
Timothy Ayre Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund provided by the parents of the late Timothy Ayre to help a student who is pursuing Christian camp or youth ministry.
Baraca Philathea Scholarship for Christian Education
A scholarship fund available to both international and
Dr. Donald Jerome Barnes Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund provided by Carole Barnes VandeKoppel, in honor of her brother, Donald Barnes, to assist a student enrolled in one of the following majors: Christian formation and soul care, leadership, or youth and family ministries.
Biblical Studies Endowed Scholarship
An endowed fund created to provide funds for one or more students in the biblical studies department, which includes both Old and New Testament majors.
Dorothy Buker Memorial Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund provided by Raymond Buker in loving memory of his wife, Mary Dorothy Buker, for a student who is majoring in intercultural ministry. The applicant must be an international student who will be returning to his or her home country upon completion of study, an American student committed to transcultural/missionary service in a foreign country, or a student who plans to be involved in home mission work.
Neva Burk Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to a female student pursuing ministry in chaplaincy.
Christian Ministry
An endowed fund available for a full-time student who has demonstrated high academic achievement and is enrolled in one of the following majors: Christian formation and soul care, leadership, or youth and family ministries.
Walt Cochran International Endowed Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund available for full-time international students who are not from
Ginny Condos Restricted Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to a full-time student whose spouse stays at home to take care of children. The recipient must also be of high academic achievement and demonstrate unmet financial need, as determined by the FAFSA.
Denver
A scholarship fund available to students preparing for full-time pastoral ministry or who plan to continue their studies in a doctoral program after obtaining an MA or MDiv from Denver Seminary. Students must have a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.5 and enroll for a minimum of twelve semester hours while maintaining a minimum 3.0 grade point average. The awards are two-year scholarships for MA students and three-year scholarships for MDiv students.
Denver Seminary Minority Initiative Scholarship
A scholarship fund available to first-year students who demonstrate interest in teaching or serving in an academic-related ministry. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) from the most recent degree and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 grade point average while at Denver Seminary. Recipients must commit to volunteering ten hours per week with one of Denver Seminary’s minority initiative programs.
Denver
A scholarship fund available to full-time students with a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) from the most recent degree.
Diversity Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to a member of a recognized minority group who is enrolled in at least nine hours per semester.
Kermit and Shirley Ecklebarger Endowed Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund provided by friends of Dr. Kermit and Shirley Ecklebarger available to one married MDiv student who has completed a minimum of forty-eight hours and one married MA (Biblical Studies) student who has completed a minimum of twenty-four hours. Recipients must maintain a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average.
Lew Gras Memorial Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund provided by Mrs. L.S. Gras, in loving memory of her husband Lew Gras, for either a first year MA student or a second year MDiv student.
Vernon
A scholarship fund available to students enrolled in a minimum of twelve hours per semester who maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
Priscilla C. Harrell Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to students pursuing a degree in order to enter ministry and who demonstrate unmet financial need, as determined by the FAFSA.
Dr. Edward L. Hayes Presidential Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund in honor of Dr. Edward L. Hayes, the Seminary’s fourth president, for continuing students who maintain a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average and full-time status (at least nine hours per semester), and demonstrate unmet financial need, as determined by the FAFSA.
Indonesian Student Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to full-time students from
Inner-City Endowed Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund established by the West Side Kings for a student who is currently working in an inner-city ministry or who plans to after graduation.
Joel England Memorial Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to minority students who are planning to engage in evangelistic ministry in cross-cultural or urban areas.
Norman R. Kendall Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund provided by Rev. Glenn Kendall in memory of his father, Norman R. Kendall, for a student who plans on an overseas ministry with WorldVenture after graduation.
Kepner International Student Scholarship
A scholarship fund available to first-year international students who demonstrate high academic achievement and unmet financial need. Applications must be from a home country with a gross domestic product (GDP) less than 10 percent of the
Kern Family Foundation Scholarship
A full-tuition scholarship for select MDiv students who are committed to serve in pastoral congregational leadership of a local church in the United States upon graduation. Scholarship recipients must (1) be twenty-seven years of age or younger at the time of application, (2) be a graduate of an accredited college with a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, (3) maintain a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average at Denver Seminary; and (4) complete the degree in four years.
Kingdom Scholars Endowed Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to full-time MDiv students who (1) commit to pursue a career in full-time pastoral ministry, (2) demonstrate high academic achievement and maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade point average while at Denver Seminary, (3) demonstrate potential for leadership and impact on the kingdom of God, and (4) attend two value events per semester with other scholarship recipients that are hosted by the Seminary.
Korean Student Aid Fund
An endowed fund available to full-time Korean or Korean-American students who demonstrate high academic achievement. The applicant must be at least 50 percent Korean.
Korean Student Endowed Scholarship Fund
An endowed scholarship available to full-time Korean or Korean-American students who demonstrate high academic achievement. The applicant must be at least 50 percent Korean.
Clyde McDowell International Student Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund made available to international students who demonstrate high academic achievement and are in need of financial assistance.
Rev. CLifton McGlothlan Endowed Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to first-time MDiv students.
Messianic Judaism Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to continuing, full-time MDiv students with a concentration in Messianic Judaism. Applicants must demonstrate unmet financial need, as determined by the FAFSA.
Charlene McIntire Presidential Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund provided by Charlene McIntire for first year students who demonstrate outstanding academic ability. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative undergraduate (or most
recently completed cumulative graduate-level) grade point average of 3.8 on a 4.0 scale and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.8.
Pastoral Student Endowed Fund
An endowed fund to assist a full-time student who (1) commits to pursue a career in pastoral ministry, (2) demonstrates high academic achievement, and (3) demonstrates financial need, as determined by the FAFSA.
Payne Family Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to MDiv students pursuing a career in full-time pastoral ministry upon graduation.
Philosophy of Religion Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to students majoring in philosophy of religion or biblical studies. Applicant must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) from the most recent degree and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 grade point average while at Denver Seminary.
Prester Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to students who are children of WorldVenture missionaries or are from an African evangelical missions agency.
Freda T. Roof and Yngve Hanson Memorial Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund set up as a memorial to Freda T. Roof and Yngve Hanson. Applicants must demonstrate unmet financial need, as determined by the FAFSA.
Dr. Bruce L. Shelley Endowed Scholarship Fund
An endowed fund available to continuing students who demonstrate academic excellence in the area of Christian thought and exhibit potential for teaching in a Christian higher education setting. Applicants must maintain a cumulative 3.25 grade point average or higher while at Denver Seminary.
Urban Pastor Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to students who are pastors in a paid position of a local church that meets in one of the following locations: (1) Midtown, the city’s central business district (usually a location for banks, state or city office buildings), (2) inner-city (generally one of the most deteriorating parts of the city), (3) inner-urban neighborhood (basically residential, but can have a mixture of neighborhood businesses).
Young Life Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund available to students who exhibit a heart for evangelism and the desire to work with youth (preference given to students with less than twenty earned semester hours). Applicants must be able to commit to work for Young Life of Littleton, for a minimum of fifteen hours per week, at a Littleton high school.
For additional information visit the financial aid website at www.denverseminary.edu/financialaid, or contact the Financial Aid Office at 303-762-6903, 800-922-3040, ext. 1226, or .
