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Luther Seminary Service Scholarship

Incoming students will be recognized by awarding service scholarship to those who have completed a year if service in Young Adults Global Mission (YAGM), Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC), J-3, or Urban Servant Corps.  The scholarship will be awarded in addition to other Luther Seminary awarded aid.

  • Must have completed their service within five (5) years of entry date to LS.
  • Award is $5,000 per year. $2,500 in fall term and $2,500 in spring term.
  • Will be awarded for 3 years to an M.Div. student
  • Will be awarded for 2 years to an M.A. student.

To apply for the Service Scholarship, please contact Admissions at admissions@luthersem.edu to express your interest. You will also be asked to have your supervising volunteer/program coordinator email admissions@luthersem.edu with a confirmation of your dates of service.

Artist in Residence

Deadline: May 1

A renewable scholarship will be offered to a student who is an artist of proven ability and breadth, and possesses an openness to working with several key constituencies at Luther Seminary. More than one scholarship may be offered at a time. Artists in Residence will work principally in one of the visual arts (painting, drawing, photography, etc.) but will not be limited to working only in these media.

  • Recipients must be a resident student.
  • Scholarship will be compensated at full tuition per full 1.0 course.
  • Scholarships will be granted for a maximum of 3 years/16 courses  (M.A.) or 5 years/30 courses (M.DIV) not including internship year.
  • Along with tuition, the Artist in Residence will also receive a $500 per course living stipend.
  • Scholarship amount will increase in size accordingly with any tuition increases as student progresses in years.  The stipend will remain at $500 per course for the duration of your degree.
  • The recipient will receive limited financial support for art supplies and materials, along with studio space.
  • The recipient will be in regular conversation and coordination with the arts curator throughout the course of the scholarship period to identify plan for art creation and community experiences.

To apply to the Artist in Residence Scholarship, please contact Admissions at admissions@luthersem.edu to express your interest and include samples of previous work/portfolio pieces.

Musician in Residence

Deadline: April 1

Luther Seminary seeks to find one or two musicians to serve as the Musician(s) in Residence.  Priority will be given to candidates with strong instrumental abilities (guitar, keyboard, organ, drum, other) and worship leadership experience.  All musicians seeking to further their worship and music skills while gaining a theological education are encouraged to apply.

The recipient will play a role in worship planning and provide music for Luther Seminary worship on a regular basis (i.e. two times per month).  Applicants will be required to audition.

  • Must be a resident, full time student
  • Scholarship will be granted for a maximum of 16 courses (M.A.) or 30 courses (M.Div.), not including internship year.
  • Along with tuition, Musicians in Residence will also receive a $500 per course living stipend.
  • Scholarship amount will increase in size accordingly with any tuition increases as student progresses in years.  The stipend will remain at $500 per course for the duration of your degree.
  • Priority Deadline for acceptance of the scholarship (if selected) is May 1.

To apply to the  Musician in Residence Scholarship, please contact Admissions at admissions@luthersem.edu to express your interest.

Th.M. Scholarship

Deadline: September 1

Starting in the fall of 2017 all new domestic Th.M. students are eligible to receive a scholarship of $5,000.  This scholarship is for the first year only of study.  The scholarship will be disbursed twice during the first year.  $2,500 per Fall and Spring Semesters.

ELCA Fund for Leaders

Luther Seminary Application Deadline: January 15, 2021

ELCA Fund for Leaders Deadline: February 17, 2021

Fund for Leaders is a mission of the ELCA to raise up rostered leaders for the church by providing four types of scholarships, including full-tuition scholarships to the recipient’s choice of an ELCA seminary to which they have been admitted. Full-tuition scholarships are awarded to students for the duration of their required seminary coursework, provided they remain in good standing with their seminary and in their candidacy process. Luther Seminary awards an additional $750 stipend for every course covered by the Fund for Leaders scholarship. 

Eligible applicants will be rostered-bound candidates (Word and Sacrament or Word and Service) who have been admitted to one or more ELCA seminaries, will be enrolled full time starting Fall 2021, and have received a positive entrance decision or have at least begun the process of seeking candidacy for rostered ministry in the ELCA. Recipients of Fund for Leaders scholarships may apply their full-tuition scholarship to any ELCA seminary that has offered them admission.

How to apply:

Have any questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out directly to Fund for Leaders at FundforLeaders@elca.org or the Luther Seminary Admissions office at admissions@luthersem.edu.