Military Benefits

Military Grant

In an effort to serve military students at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College who would otherwise receive Tuition Assistance funding from eligible institutions, the executive leadership at Southern Seminary approved a full-tuition institutional grant for “active duty” military students beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year. We have been grateful to offer a 100% tuition grant to eligible students for more than a decade.

However, effective August 1, 2026, the grant will be adjusted to $250 per credit hour, up to a maximum of $4,500 per academic year. This adjustment will apply to both current students and new applicants. The grant does not include any fees such as student enrollment, health services, or technology fees. The grant is not available for Seminary Track, ThM, or Doctoral students.

Read more about the specific policies and procedures here.

To apply for this grant, our office requires the following documents:

1. Application (including initialed Statement of Understanding) signed both by the student and the student’s commanding officer. You can find the application here.
2. The student’s current LES (or other proof of current service in any branch of the Armed Forces, including National Guard or Reserves). You only need to submit a LES once per academic year.

If you wish to apply for the grant, please submit the above documents to financialaidMG@sbts.edu by the appropriate deadline listed below. Unsigned documents or insufficient documents will not be accepted. For any questions, please reach out to financialaidMG@sbts.edu.

Deadlines

For continuing students:

• August 1st

For new students:

• Fall semester:
  • F1 – August 1st
  • F2 – October 1st
• Winter term: December 1st
• Summer term: June 1st
• Spring semester:
  • S1 – January 1st
  • S2 – April 1st