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Financial Aid

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The Financial Aid Office administers scholarships, short-term loans and emergency aid to assist you as you prepare for the ministry. Our office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You may reach us by:

Email: financialaid@sbts.edu
Phone: (502) 897-4206
Toll Free: 1 800 626-5525 ext. 4206
Application Website: https://finaid.sbts.edu
Address: 2825 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40280

Scholarships are awarded annually to qualifying students and are subject to conditions established by donors and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

SBTS Scholarships

Students may apply for one of the following scholarships:

Other Scholarship Opportunities

Students may apply for assistance from other sources, including the scholarship websites listed below. However, Southern Seminary and Boyce College do not endorse any of these searches or the scholarships found on their websites. Federally funded grants and loans are not accepted by Southern Seminary or Boyce College. Any outside scholarship that requires participation with Title IV funding will not be accepted. If you have questions, please email financialaid@sbts.edu.

  1. e-Campus Scholarship Search (SBTS login required; click on ‘Help Desk,’ then ‘Financial Aid,’ then ‘Scholarship Search’)
  2. State Specific and Other Scholarship opportunities
    • All master-level students from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia are encouraged to apply for the Charles B. Keesee Educational Fund. For details visit: http://www.cbkeesee.com
  3. Web-based Scholarship Searches
  4. Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits, please contact Accounting Services
  5. Veteran’s Benefits, please contact Financial Aid after you register for classes

Please note: If you receive funding from an outside source, please provide financial aid with a copy of your award letter by e-mail Financial Aid or fax 502-897-4031.

Educational Loan Opportunity

Southern Seminary does not participate in any federal or state student aid programs involving loans or grants. The following company offers a loan that is not federally funded. When applying for this loan, the amount requested must be certified by financial aid. Please e-mail Financial Aid with a breakdown on the amount requested: tuition, books, dorm (meal card may be included) or rent by term.

Important note: All loan paperwork must be completed three weeks prior to the first day or class to ensure receipt of funds by tuition payment due date.

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Announcements

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Christianity in Africa class

A special opportunity is available to students during the upcoming winter term. Along with George Martin, Randy Arnett (over 30 years ministry experience in West Africa) and Charles Juma (from East Africa) will be offering the course 33477, “Topics in Missions: Christianity in Africa.” The seminar format class will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 14-18. (more…)

Church planting family banquet

On Friday, Dec. 4, the Church Planting Center will be hosting its annual church planting family banquet from 6-8 p.m. in the President’s Reception Room. You must RSVP by Nov. 24 to attend. Come hear Cincinnati-area church planter and Southern Seminary graduate Michael Clary, and his wife share about the difficulties and delights of being a church planting family. (more…)

Study break during finals

The SBTS Student Council will serve coffee and doughnuts to all students from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1. Come by the lobby of 5th and Broadway early to pick up your free Blue Book for you final exam. The event is sponsored by the Seminary Student Council.

Blogs

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When Morality Collapses — The Therapeutic Evasion
by R. Albert Mohler Jr. – Nov 19

Any civilization requires a stable, rational, and consensual moral framework in order to survive. Western civilization has been built on a framework of Christian morality, with the so-called “Judeo-Christian ethic” providing the moral principles that support laws, ethical reasoning, and moral impulses.

Turning the Bible into Toilet Paper
by Denny Burk – Nov 18

I mentioned yesterday that I am in New Orleans this week to deliver a paper on homosexuality at the Evangelical Theological Society. Yesterday I came across an article that relates to the subject matter of that paper.

NewsNote: Cartooning the Word — R. Crumb’s “The Book of Genesis”
by R. Albert Mohler Jr. – Nov 17

In all likelihood, most people would never even imagine a cartoon version of Genesis. Nevertheless, the cartoon version has arrived, and it is attracting no small amount of attention. The Book of Genesis Illustrated is by famed cartoonist R. Crumb. Famous among cartoonists for his work as far back as the 1960s, Crumb has always combined cartoons and a social/political agenda.

Look What the Cat Dragged In
by Denny Burk – Nov 16

There are certain moments in life that you never forget—those indelible moments that fix themselves in memory, sometimes for happy reasons, and sometimes for not so happy reasons. I had such a moment in the latter category when I was in the 8th grade.