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Resources
Presbyterian Church
(USA) Resources
Your home church and presbytery may provide financial as well
as spiritual support to their seminary students. Let them know your
needs.
Presbyterian
Study Grants and Loans
Students who are members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and are
under care of their presbyteries
as inquirers and candidates may apply through the seminary financial
aid office to the PC(USA) Financial Aid for Studies Office for Presbyterian
Study Grants and Loans.
In October, that office disburses these grant funds on the basis
of the relative unmet need of those eligible students who have applied.
The grants may range up to $2,000 per year and the loans up to $3,000
per year for inquirers and $5,000 per year for candidates. Applications
for these funds are included in Columbia’s financial aid application
packets.
Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation
The purpose of the Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation’s
Student Aid Program is to assist the church in its important task
of developing quality clergy leadership.
Other PC(USA) Resources
Other PC(USA) resources may be found in Fellowships
Plus or by contacting the appropriate offices in your presbytery
and synod.
Other
Fellowships and Scholarships
All students are encouraged to seek support from other sources.
A good place to begin research is Fellowships
Plus.
There are many scholarship search sites on the web. It is not advisable
to pay for scholarship searches. If a scholarship search site sounds
too good to be true, it probably is. Most scholarship applications
have early spring deadlines, so start your search early.
If you receive additional financial resources after you submit
your need-based financial aid application, you must notify the Financial
Aid Office. Additional resources may affect your need-based financial
aid award.
Federal
Sources
Federal work-study provides limited opportunities for employment.
Federal student loans should be considered only as a last
resort. Columbia does not package federal student loans in its award
letters, and students are not automatically considered for loans.
Students are encouraged to limit their borrowing as much as possible.
However, eligible students may apply for subsidized and unsubsidized
Stafford loans through the Financial Aid Office.
Eligibility for federal student loans and federal work-study is
determined by federal methodology.
To continue eligibility for federal work-study and loans, a student
in an eligible degree program must maintain at least half-time status
and be making satisfactory academic progress.
The Registrar's Office certifies loan deferments. You can obtain
the appropriate forms from your lender.
Veterans Administration
Benefits
Certification for V.A. benefits is handled through the Office
of Student Life.
For more information:
Financial Aid Office
404 687-4582
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