Financial Aid

The financial aid program assists in making it possible for qualified students to receive an education at Luther Seminary.

All students admitted to a degree program, currently in good academic standing, and who meet the minimum course requirements are eligible for financial aid. Financial aid includes, federal loans, institutional loans, grants and scholarships and student employment.

Financial aid is allocated for the nine-month academic year. Limited financial aid is available for summer.

Partners in Financial Aid

Luther Seminary views the financing of a seminary education as a partnership. Those partners include:

• Luther Seminary - Through our endowment, the generous gifts of our supporters and faithful stewardship of our resources, it is our goal to make your education affordable.
   
• Student - You after all are ultimately responsible for making sure that all your financial obligations are met; managing your resources in a manner that allows you to maximize your experience while seeking out other opportunities for funding.
   
• Your home congregation - While it is not a requirement that your congregation provide financial resources for you education, it is our hope that with your assistance they come to realize the part they play in helping us meet the need of the greater church beyond their doors.
   
• Denomination - You should be in contact with your national and local church organizations to determine if they have a program for helping you fund your education.  In the ELCA that assistance comes in the generous support to our general budget from church headquarters and various synods.
   
• Others - Their are many organizations that provide scholarship assistance to students pursuing a seminary education.  Many of these might be right in your home community.  You can see a list of entities that we have identified by using the "other scholarship" link on this page.

We're Here To Help

The Office of Financial Aid is here to help you.  If you are experiencing financial difficulty you need to contact our office.  Our assistance is not always immediate.  However, if we don't know about a problem we will be unable to help identify a solution.