Financial Aid
Limited scholarship funds are available for financial aid to degree students. Financial aid applications may be requested from the business office and returned to the business office where it will be submitted to the financial aid committee. When available, scholarship funds are distributed by the financial aid committee, within the terms of the scholarships, to qualifying students on the basis of need, ministry, student status, grades, and character. Available funds are distributed before the beginning of the semester. To apply mail in the following completed form:
Financial Aid Application
The Becky Leighow College Scholarship
The “Becky Leighow Christian Education College Scholarship Fund” was established in memory of the life of Becky Leighow, the wife of an SEBC student. Click here for more information.
Student Loan deferment
Southern Evangelical Seminary is an eligible institution for the purpose of an in-school deferment of repayment for federal loan programs.
Veterans Benefits
The programs of education at SES are approved by the North Carolina State Approving agency for the enrollment of persons eligible for education assistance benefits from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.). Entitled veterans, participants in the Montgomery G.I. Bill contribution programs, active duty military in voluntary education programs, drilling National Guard, drilling Reservists, and eligible spouses and offspring who have applied, met all admissions criteria, been fully accepted, and actively matriculated may be certified to the V.A. Regional office as enrolled and in pursuit of an approved program of Education. For information about monetary benefits contact your local U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office. For information about the available programs at SES contact the Registrar.
Military Financial Assistance for External Studies
Southern Evangelical Seminary is extremely excited that the military is now providing financial assistance to those enlisted in the armed forces, and we are honored to serve those who have served their country. It has taken some time for us to work out the necessary details with the various branches due to the fact that each has adopted a different method of reimbursement. The following is offered to clarify our policies in order to better serve you.
Enrollment
Your branch policy for reimbursement may include the requirement that you enroll in several classes at one time. While you may request as many courses as are necessary to qualify, no external studies student may be actually enrolled in more than one course at a time (this does not apply to courses taken in residence). Therefore we will accept multiple course orders but can only send one at a time.
Tuition
We have found that some branches will pay tuition expenses up front while others require that the student finish his course with an acceptable grade before releasing funds. Southern Evangelical Seminary’s policy for all students is that tuition is due at the time of a course request. A student’s registration is not complete, and he or she may not receive a course, until all financial obligations are met. Therefore, each external studies student is required to provide full tuition payment, or their part of the payment with the proper forms, prior to taking a course. Subsequent refunds of a student’s payment upon the seminary’s receipt of military funds may be arranged with the Business Office. Should your branch require that you pay for multiple courses all at once we can credit these payments to your account for future orders. Once again we are very glad to be able to serve you and look forward to our future work together.