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Scholarship & Grant Awards
Divinity financial awards are designed to advance the cause of Christ and the mission of the School of Divinity through financial investment in the lives and ministry training of our students. These awards provide a way for us to partner with you in your pursuit of a master's or doctoral degree.
The School of Divinity has established five general criteria regarding the Divinity Financial Awards. In addition to these general criteria, each individual award contains specific eligibility guidelines and stipulations.
Disbursement of all awards are contingent upon the annual financial resources held by the School of Divinity. All Divinity Financial 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) based upon availability of scholarship and grant funds.
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Master's Level Scholarships and Grants
Army National Guard Chaplains Discount
Value: up to 50%
Description: The School of Divinity seeks to support the growth and development of the Chaplain Career field in the Army National Guard (ARNG) through a partnership with the National Guard Bureau Army Strength Maintenance Division, by offering the Army National Guard Chaplains Scholarship. This award is available to a limited number of students who are members of the Army National Guard Chaplain Candidates program. This award cannot be combined with other Divinity Financial Awards, including the Military Discount.
Eligibility: Students are required to be successfully admitted to the Regent University School of Divinity and the Army National Guard Chaplain Candidate program. Recipients should be jointly approved by the Army National Guard, Strength Maintenance Division and Regent University’s School of Divinity.
Stipulation: It is necessary for the student to obtain approval for this award by submitting the Army National Guard Chaplains Discount Application to the Divinity Financial Aid Coordinator each semester. Student is responsible for completing the application for Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) available to qualified National Guard Members, and should submit the Military Tuition Assistance Authorization form to the Business Office. It is also the responsibility of the student to ensure that all charges are resolved with the Regent University Business Office.
Application:
A special application is required to obtain this discount. Click here to apply for the ARNG Chaplain Discount .
Gerald Boarman Family Endowed Scholarship
Value: Varies
Description: This is an endowed scholarship fund awarded to students with academic merit and demonstrated need.
Eligibility: Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and demonstrated financial need.
Church & Seminary Matching Grant
Value:
Description: The School of Divinity desires to partner with churches and ministry organizations to invest in our students' seminary education. For more information about this program, see the section entitled "Church and Seminary Matching Grant ."
COGS Senator Award
Value: 50%
Description: This award is for Divinity students holding the Council of Graduate Students (COGS) office of Senator.
Eligibility: Recipients must be elected as a COGS senator.
Stipulations: Student Services will contact Central Financial Aid to award recipients.
COGS Representative Award
Value: 25%
Description: This award is for Divinity students holding the Council of Graduate Students (COGS) office of chaplain or representative.
Eligibility: Recipients must be selected as a COGS chaplain or representative by the Divinity COGS senators.
Stipulations: Student Services will contact Central Financial Aid to award recipients.
Corporate Partnership Tuition Scholarships
Value: up to 25%
Description: Regent University partners with corporations to provide scholarship benefits to their employees.
Eligibility: Recipients must be employees of Regent University's partner corporations (Some partners are organizations and require memberships in the organization). A current list and descriptions of requirements for each member corporation and organization is available on the Corporate Partner Employee Benefits web page.
Stipulation: Students must submit the Corporate Sponsorship Form each semester to receive the scholarship. Forms are available on the Regent University Corporate Partners web site.
D'Apice Scholarship
Value: Varies
Description: This is an endowed scholarship fund awarded to students with academic merit and demonstrated need.
Dean's Leadership Incentive Award
Value: $500 - $7,500
Description: The Dean’s Leadership Incentive Award provides incentive for advancing students to develop educational and career plans with intended high-impact in the church and society.
Eligibility: Students must be in at least their second semester and will be evaluated on academic performance, professional experience, and potential for ministry.
Distance Education Award
Value: $500 - 5,000
Description: The School of Divinity has developed an extensive Distance Education program for individuals who are unable to leave their ministries to pursue a seminary education. The Distance Education Award is designed for students who are taking courses while remaining in their ministry context.
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled as a Distance Education student, be in good academic standing, advancing toward a degree, and demonstrate financial need.
Stipulation: This award is available to both full-time and part-time students.
Harvey Scholarship
Value: $500 - $1,000
Description: In loving honor and memory of Mildred Harvey, this scholarship provides resources for Divinity students to complete their seminary studies.
Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate potential for leadership, be actively involved in divinity student life, and be advancing toward degree completion. Applicants will also be evaluated on academic performance and professional experience.
Stipulation: Requires recipients to write a thank you letter.
Benny Hinn Scholarship for World Evangelism
Value: Varies
Description: Recognizing our shared vision for advancing global evangelism and in an effort to continually impact our world for Christ, the School of Divinity and Benny Hinn Media Ministries have formed a partnership to assist students with their ministry training who have a call to reach the lost and hurting of the world, whether across the street or across the ocean.
Eligibility: Applicants must possess a call to evangelism and demonstrate a high-impact ministry potential.
Lindvall Chaplain’s Scholarship
Value: $1,000
Description: Lindvall Chaplain’s Scholarship is a private scholarship that is awarded to individuals preparing for military chaplaincy.
Eligibility: Students must be preparing for military chaplaincy, serving as a staff specialist in any branch of the U.S. military, and be enrolled as a full-time student.
Stipulation: A thank you letter is required.
Local Pastors Scholarship
Value:
up to $5,100
Description: The School of Divinity desires to invest in pastors in the Hampton Roads and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas. This scholarship is an opportunity for Regent to give back to the local churches.
Eligibility: Students must be in full-time pastoral ministry with a local church within a 50-mile radius of the Virginia Beach campus or the Washington, D.C. campus.
Stipulation: A letter stating that the applicant is serving the church in full-time pastoral ministry must be submitted by the church on church letterhead.
Military Discount
Value:
25% (up to $2,670)
Description: The School of Divinity supports students who are active duty military or are in the military chaplain candidacy program.
Eligibility: Students must be active military or a reservist on active duty. Military chaplaincy candidates also qualify (proof is required).
Stipulation: 25% of tuition with a cap of 9 credit hours per Fall and Spring, and 6 credits in the Summer.
Ministry Partnership Award
Value: $500 - $5,000
Description: The Ministry Partnership Award is an investment into the advancement of God's kingdom through His servants who are called to active ministry.
Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate potential for high-impact ministry and be enrolled as a full-time student.
Mooradkanian Scholarship
Value: Varies
Description: This is an endowed scholarship fund awarded to students with academic merit and demonstrated need.
SAGU Discount
Value:
up to $1,020
Description: Through a special relationship with the Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Regent offers a discount to alumni.
Eligibility: Applicant must be a graduate of SAGU.
Seminarian Investment Grant
Value: $500 - $1,000
Description: Through the Seminarian Investment Grant, the School of Divinity provides support for part-time students who are unable to carry a full-time load due to work/ministry schedules, financial need, or family obligations.
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time student (6 hours in the fall and spring semesters; 3 hours in the summer semester), be in good academic standing, advancing toward degree completion, and must demonstrate potential for ministry and financial need.
Seymour/Mason Diversity Award
Value: $500 - $5,000
Description: Recognizing the need for models of reconciliation and diversity among Christian institutions, the School of Divinity seeks to invest in the development of Christian leadership in the African-American church community. This award specifically recognizes the foundational role of the African-American Church in the North American Pentecostal movement, and is named in honor of William J. Seymour (Azusa Street) and Bishop C. H. Mason (Churches of God in Christ).
Eligibility: Applicants must be African-American students with demonstrated high impact service in their ministry context. Applicants must also have a committed relationship with a church or ministry.
Spirit-Filled Coalition of Chaplains Award
Value:
up to $2,550
Description: The School of Divinity offers a discount to chaplains associated with and recommended by the Spirit-filled Coalition of Chaplains.
Eligibility: Applicant must contact the Spirit-filled Coalition of Chaplains for a recommendation for this award.
J. Rodman Williams Scholars
Value: $500 - $10,200
Description: This scholarship provides resources for exceptional students who consistently demonstrate academic excellence in quality of work, grade point average, and Christian character.
Eligibility: Recipient must be enrolled as a full-time student with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
Women in Ministry Award
Value: $500 - $7,500
Description: This award is designed to assist women with a sense of calling to specialized service in ministry. It celebrates the diversity of gifts and ministries within the body of Christ, particularly as expressed through women.
Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate potential for high-impact service in the Church or specialized settings of ministry. Applicants must demonstrate potential for high-impact ministry.
John C. Wright Ministerial Scholarship
Value: Varies
Description: The Wright Scholarship provides assistance to Divinity students demonstrating a call to the full-time Christian preaching ministry.
Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate intent to be in full-time preaching ministry for at least five years after graduation.
Stipulation: A writing sample discussing applicant’s intent and perspective on the effective use of a preaching ministry is required; applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Master's Level Awards for International Students
International Ambassador Grant
Value: $1,000 - $7,500
Description: This award reflects the School of Divinity’s commitment to advance Christ’s kingdom in nations throughout the world. It provides partial sponsorship to international students who have demonstrated high-impact service in their national churches.
Eligibility: Applicants must have direct leadership influence or organizational responsibility over at least 100 people and be in a committed relationship with a national denomination (or its equivalent).
Stipulation: Applicants must have all living expenses covered.
International Student Fund
Value:
up to $10,200
Description: International students can face unique challenges in funding a graduate education outside of their home country. Therefore the School of Divinity has established this fund to assist international students with the tuition aspect of overseas study.
Eligibility: Recipients must be first-year international students with demonstrated need, ministry potential, and demonstrated academic performance (as evidenced by cumulative grade point average) at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Doctoral Level Scholarships and Grants
Church & Seminary Matching program
Value:
Description: The School of Divinity desires to partner with churches and ministry organizations to invest in our students’ seminary education. For more information about this program, see the section entitled "Church and Seminary Matching Grant ."
Dean's Leadership Incentive Award
Value: up to $10,800
Description: The Dean’s Leadership Incentive Award provides incentive for advancing students to develop educational and career plans with intended high-impact in the church and society.
Eligibility: Students must be in at least their second semester and will be evaluated on academic performance, professional experience, and potential for ministry.
Military Discount
Value:
up to $2,588
Description: The School of Divinity supports students who are active duty military.
Eligibility: Students must be active military or a reservist on active duty.
Value:
100%
Description: This is an endowed scholarship established by Laura Shiflett to honor her husband, the late Rev. Bill B. Shiflett. This scholarship covers 100% of tuition costs for the academic year, and will be awarded to one Ph.D. student and one D.Min. annually (with the possibility of renewal).
Eligibility: Eligible candidates for this award must be currently enrolled full-time in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 in their graduate work, including any graduate work taken at other institutions prior to enrolling at Regent University.
Stipulation: A thank you letter is required.
In addition to the financial award options offered at Regent University, students are encouraged to make maximum use of their own assets and resources in funding their education. This requires a careful assessment of your current financial status and may involve eliminating or reducing personal debt before beginning your program. As you prayerfully develop a plan to finance your master’s education, we encourage you to commit Matthew 6:33-34 to heart, and know that as you seek the Lord first, He will provide for your every need.
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