All new students who qualify will be allocated a Divinity Award upon acceptance into the School of Divinity. All Divinity Awards will automatically be renewed for a period of three or four years (3 years for Master of Arts students and 4 years for Master of Divinity students) effective as of Fall 2010. Students pursuing a doctoral degree or benefiting from military discounts, the Local Pastors' Discount, the Church Matching Grant, a corporate partners discount or an endowed scholarship must re-apply annually. Remember that all students who are taking out loans must file a new FAFSA every year. What's more, students who fall into probationary academic status will forfeit any Divinity Awards they are receiving. Once out of probationary status, these students are welcome to re-apply for Divinity Awards. Disbursement of all awards are contingent upon the annual financial resources held by the School of Divinity.

Submit FAFSA
Submit Financial Aid Applications
Acceptance into the School of Divinity
Register For Classes
Payment Deadline and Financial Aid Options

Submit Free Application for Federal Student Aid

The FAFSA is required to begin the paperwork for the Federal Loan process and for the School of Divinity Financial Award Application process. The School of Divinity does not require students to accept federal loans, but utilizes the FAFSA data in order to consider need based awards. It is recommended to submit your FAFSA at least two months prior to the start of classes in order to insure that loans with be available by the payment deadline.

Obtain the FAFSA PIN at www.pin.ed.gov. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov and enter Regent's School Code 030913.

Central Financial Aid will send you a letter containing your Genisys ID and PIN once the FAFSA is received. If you lose your Genisys ID and PIN or if you experience difficulty in accessing and using Genisys contact Information Technology (IT) at 757.352.4076 or helpdesk@regent.edu.

Steps to the Federal Loan Program Aid process. The Central Financial Aid office can assist you with the federal loan process. Central Financial Aid contact information: 757.352.4125 or finaid@regent.edu.

*FAFSA Notes:
Ph.D. students are not required to submit the FAFSA in order to receive Divinity Financial Aid. The Ph.D. Financial Aid Application deadline is prior to the FAFSA availability. Ph.D. students are highly recommended to submit the FAFSA when it becomes available for the next school year.
International students are ineligible for Federal loans. FAFSA is only available for U.S. Citizens. International students are not required to submit the FAFSA in order to receive Divinity Financial Aid.

Submit Financial Award Application(s)

Regent University and the School of Divinity offer scholarships and discounts based on academic merit and financial need as well as offering discounts for Corporate Partners and Military. The School of Divinity also offers a Church Matching Grant Program for students who have ministries or churches desiring to assist them with tuition expenses. Regent University offers special endowed scholarships which can be applied for in Genisys by March 2 (applications become available December 1 for the next school year). Students are also encouraged to seek outside scholarships to help reduce their debt. Regent offers a website that lists many outside scholarships available to Divinity students.

Financial Award Applications

Other Award Applications:

Application deadlines.

As you consider financing you education, please review the resources available on the Divinity Website:

Acceptance into School of Divinity

The School of Divinity Financial Award Committee will make an awards decision after the student is accepted into the School of Divinity. Please allow a week to two weeks after the admissions decision is made for the Financial Award Awards Committee to respond with a decision. You will be informed of the award decision via email and mail. If you have any questions regarding the Divinity awarding process or want to check on your status, please contact the Divinity Financial Award Coordinator, Patricia Mercier at 757.352.4120 or divfinawards@regent.edu.

Federal loans for the academic year are set up to be disbursed in the Fall and Spring semesters. When entering in the Fall term (and when reapplying for the FAFSA for the next academic school year), the loan money you accept will be applied over the Fall and Spring terms and half of the accepted amount will be paid to Regent for the Fall. The other half will be paid to Regent for the Spring term shortly before the start of the term. Any money you did not accept will then become available for the summer term when you submit a summer loan request form. If you plan to take summer classes, you will either need to not accept all of your aid for the Fall and Spring terms or save money from your loan refunds to be used during the summer term. If you have a question about the loans and disbursements, please contact Central Financial Aid.

For questions involving the Federal Loan process, please contact Central Financial Aid at 757.352.4125 or finaid@regent.edu. Please consult the Steps to the Federal Loan Program Aid process at http://www.regent.edu/admin/finaid/guide.cfm.

Register for Classes

Register for classes in Genisys at least two weeks prior to the start of the semester in order to receive your student loan refund prior to the payment deadline. Your Divinity financial award will appear in Genisys and be deducted from your tuition bill based on registration. Please review your award messages for requirements, including course load.

In order to receive federal loans, a student must at least register for part-time status of 5 credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters, 3 credits for summer. For Divinity Financial awards requiring full-time status, please note that full time is 9 credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters and 6 credit hours in the Summer. According to the Divinity awarding, part-time status is 6 credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters and 3 credits for Summer.

If you need assistance with class registration, please contact the Divinity Registration and Advising office at 757-352-4968 or 757-352-4537 or email divreg@regent.edu.

Payment Deadline and Options

Check the Academic Calendar for registration and payment deadlines. If you are not registered and your student account is not paid in full by the published payment deadline, you will be subject to a late fee of $100.

If you are receiving federal loans, note that you will receive an e-mail confirmation of loan fund arrival several days prior to the start of the semester if all eligibility requirements have been met, funds have arrived, student is enrolled in classes, and there are no holds on the student's billing account in the Business Office. You will then receive a refund check from the Business Office a few days before classes begin. We highly recommend that you sign up in Genisys for direct deposit so that the refund check can be directly deposited into your account sooner than waiting for it to come in the mail a week later.

If you cannot pay for your courses all at once and desire an alternative to loans, we recommend signing up for the Tuition Installment Plan through the Business office. This plan allows you to stretch your payments over the semester by paying monthly. The Business Office will draft the payment plan according to your current balance, so you will need to contact them directly:

Business Office
1-877-850-8434
757-352-4059 or 757-352-4346
busoff@regent.edu

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