Affording Seminary

The financial aid program at Austin Seminary is truly significant. It is evidence of the Seminary’s focus on developing church leaders without increasing debt. Austin Seminary provides the resources to make an indispensable theological education affordable.

Austin Seminary is dedicated to providing the highest quality theological education as affordably as possible. Here's how:

Generous Tuition Support

You could receive up to 90% of your tuition covered
Apply for 10 competitive merit-based fellowships that include full tuition, plus housing and books
Compete for 8 merit-based scholarships that cover 100% of tuition
In fact, more than 90% of our students receive some form of tuition assistance

Affordable Campus Housing

Choose from a wide variety of on-campus housing options
Enjoy rent that’s subsidized at about 50% of the local market rate
Financial Stewardship & Loan Support
Learn to manage money wisely through our Ministers Facing Money program
Get personal guidance on responsibly managing educational loans
Benefit from our low federal loan default rate of 3.7%, far better than the national average, showing that our graduates are successfully repaying their loans

Scholarship & Tuition Grants Deadlines

Merit Fellowships and Scholarships

Austin Seminary offers seven general, three De Puertas Abiertas (DPA), and five named renewable merit fellowships covering tuition, fees, and a stipend for on-campus housing and academic expenses. In addition we have up to eight renewable merit scholarships that cover full tuition. The application deadlines and details for these competitive scholarships are found here.

Child care assistance grants

On-campus employment

Sample student budgets

Budget for Success (Steward’s Resource Navigator)

Austin Seminary is committed to equipping students to realize their call to ministry. Central to their success is empowering students to navigate resources with integrity, generosity, and resourcefulness.

Understanding that a budget is a document of spiritual health that is central to personal and professional successes, we ask students to fill out the Steward’s Resource Navigator as part of the need-based financial aid application process or before receiving any other offered award.

This is not a test of any kind. We invite students into the process so that we can come alongside to help in the most fitting manner possible. After receiving student forms, we may connect students to helpful consultations with Financial Aid or our Ministry, Finances, and Mindfulness Program.

Awarded Institutional funds will not be authorized until the Budget for Success has been received by the Financial Aid Office.