Admissions & Aid
Subject to available funds, Berean Institutes offers three tuition waivers, two grants, and two scholarships. There is nothing separate to fill out. Answer the financial assistance question in your program application, and the Institute decides which awards you qualify for.
How awards work
Available awards
You don't choose an award. The Institute reviews your answers and decides which awards you qualify for.
Covers tuition and costs
Who qualifies: you currently serve as a pastor, church planter, ministry leader, or missionary. Full-time service is not required.
What you provide: your role, the church or ministry you serve and its city, and a contact for your church's board or council of elders. The Institute emails the endorsement form directly to that person. You don't upload an endorsement yourself.
Covers tuition and costs
Who qualifies: you are neither ordained nor employed in vocational ministry, and you either completed two Berean Institutes open courses at 80 percent or higher, or provide any two of:
What you provide: a signed lay-status certification and the items above.
Covers tuition and costs
Who qualifies: you are or were a seminary student at a seminary that used letter grades, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 there, and your current personal income is within a limit set from the federal poverty guidelines. Pass/fail coursework does not qualify.
What you provide: the seminary's name and your grade point average, an official transcript sent by the seminary, and proof of your income.
Covers living expenses
Amount: the standard living expense amount for your county, which is based on local housing costs plus a fixed amount for other living costs, minus your own monthly income.
Who qualifies: you plan to enroll in at least six credit hours each semester, and you completed two Berean Institutes open courses at 80 percent or higher or earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in college or university coursework in the past ten years.
What you provide: your county, proof of your income, and official transcripts for any coursework you list.
For enrolled students
Who it's for: enrolled students who need help to continue their studies.
How to be considered: request it later through your student profile. Nothing is needed in the program application.
Covers tuition and costs and living expenses
Who qualifies: you completed two Berean Institutes open courses at 80 percent or higher, or earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in college or university coursework in the past ten years.
What you provide: your county, proof of your income, and official transcripts for any coursework you list.
Paid after you finish
If you pay your own way and finish your program, the Program Completion Scholarship reimburses the tuition, costs, and standard living expenses you paid, subject to available funds.
What you provide: nothing. It is calculated from the Institute's own payment and enrollment records.
Steps
In Step 5 of your program application, choose Yes. The financial questions open.
Tell us about your county, enrollment plans, ministry status, academic record, income, and any outside funding.
Your file is complete when every required document has arrived, including transcripts and any church endorsement.
Award decisions come with your admission decision.
Documents
Only your own income counts. Don't include a spouse's income.
Questions about financial assistance?
Email admissions@bereaninstitutes.org. Expect a reply within two business days.