Financial Aid
Funds and scholarships are available to assist needy students. If you desire financial assistance, please fill out the Financial Aid form. This form must be submitted to the Business Office by May 1 in order to ensure compliance with school guidelines. There is a section on this form which allows you to apply for the scholarships listed below.
Employment
On-campus employment is also available for students. Jobs include grounds and maintenance, library assistance, audio recording, and more. Preference is given to Canadian and international students.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for full-time M.Div students who meet the stated criteria. The scholarship applications is included in the Application for Financial Aid. Applications are due by August 1 and awards are announced at the first chapel of the academic year. The following scholarships are available to students:
Russell E. Horton Ministerial Scholarship
This tuition scholarship is offered to a full-time seminary student on the basis of financial need. Preference will be given to students who are enrolled in the Master of Divinity program and who are members of the Reformed Church in America.
Iowa Falls Foreign Student Scholarship
Through the generosity of the Iowa Falls Christian Reformed church of Iowa Falls, Iowa, this scholarship will be available to foreign students applying for study at Mid-America Reformed Seminary. If no foreign student applies, this scholarship may be awarded to a North American student.
Albert M. and Eleanor Rodenhouse Scholarship
This scholarship is offered to one of more full-time upperclassmen on the basis of personal resume and academic transcript, upon recommendation of the faculty in consultation with Mr. & Mrs. Rodenhouse.
Garrit and Kathryn Schiebout Tuition Scholarship
This academic scholarship is awarded, upon recommendation of the faculty, to a full-time Master of Divinity junior student (non-transfer) who receives no other academic scholarship.
Garrit and Kathryn Schiebout Biblical Exegesis Award
This award is offered to the upperclassman whose exegesis paper on an assigned text is judged by the faculty to be superior in format and content. Application should be made to the Registrar.
Garrit and Kathryn Schiebout Mission Essay Award
This award is offered to the upperclassman for superior essays on an assigned topic in missions or evangelism as evaluated by the faculty. Application should be made to the Registrar.
Tuininga Scholarship
Through the generosity of the Trinity Reformed Church of Lethbridge, Alberta, this scholarship has been established in grateful celebration of Rev. Jelle Tuininga’s twenty-five years in the pastoral ministry. This tuition scholarship is designed to assist qualified Master of Divinity students preparing for the ministry in a confessionally Reformed church. Consideration will be given to full-time students with financial need who exhibit Christian character and submit a suitable academic resume.
Roger Vander Veen Memorial Scholarship
This tuition scholarship is offered to a full-time upperclassman on the basis of personal resume, academic transcript, and financial need. Preference will be given to Canadian students.
Kay Ribbens-Vogelzang Scholarship for International Students
This tuition scholarship is offered to a first-year foreign student on the basis of financial need and academic transcript
Carrie Van Surksum Venema Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is offered to students on the basis of academic transcript and financial need. Preference will be given to a student from New Zealand when possible.
Albert & Janet Vedders Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is offered to a student on the basis of financial need.
Bartel Zandstra Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is offered to a student on the basis of financial need. Preference will be given to a US citizen.
Nelson Sterken Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in the Master of Divinity program.