What type of financial aid is available for Distance Education students?
A limited number of scholarships are available for students taking one or more courses via Covenant Seminary’s Distance Education. Normally scholarship assistance is awarded for the actual hours enrolled unless indicated otherwise. The philosophy behind part-time distance education scholarships is governed by the fact that most of these students maintain full-time work positions and do not have to leave their positions to attend seminary. While additional costs for tuition are incurred by the student, there are usually some resources from a full-time job to apply toward those educational expenses. For this reason, the student often does not have as great of a financial need as a full-time student. Government loans are not available to distance education students. To apply for scholarship assistance, distance education students must complete an application designed specifically for the Distance Education program. Usually, financial aid applications received after registration will be re
