Scholarships
Student Applicants PDF Print E-mail

If you are considering training at Central Seminary and desire financial help, you may download the application here. Please read the Scholarship Guidelines before filling out the application.

If this is the first time you are filling out a scholarship application, the Scholarship Form is for you.

If you have applied in the past but wish to do so again for the current semester, please use the Scholarship Update.

Please print the form, fill it out, and submit a hard copy to the office. You also may email it or fax it (763-417-8258).

Once your application is submitted, the scholarship committee will determine the measure of financial help which is available to you. Every effort will be made to assist you in fulfilling your desire to serve the Lord.

If you have questions, contact the seminary office.

 
Endowments PDF Print E-mail

John and Kathleen Carrara
The Carrara scholarship is awarded to a student in need of financial assistance who is committed to serving the Lord in full-time ministry.

Chris and Amanda Dougherty
Mrs. Irene Tell established this scholarship in memory of her parents. Mrs. Tell provided two scholarships, each of which pays one-half of a year’s tuition. One scholarship is for a new student and one for a continuing student.

Richard G. Ellis Memorial
Mrs. Richard G. Ellis made this scholarship possible in memory of her husband, Richard G. Ellis. The scholarship is awarded to a student who is committed to serving the Lord in the pastorate or a related ministry and who exhibits financial need.

Dorathy Fowler Memorial
This scholarship is made possible by a brother and the estate of Dorathy Fowler and is presented each year to one or two students. The students receiving this scholarship must have a financial need and demonstrate interest in the area of evangelism.

Freiberg Family Fund
This scholarship is given in memory of Omar F. Freiberg and the Freiberg family to a student who is in financial need and has a desire to serve Jesus Christ in full-time gospel ministry.

Charles and Anna Hauser
This scholarship was provided by friends and former students of Dr. and Mrs. Hauser in recognition of their many years of faithful service. It is awarded to an M.Div. student whose goal is the pastorate. The student must maintain at least a C average and must intend to complete his M.Div. program at Central Seminary.

Anna Peck
Mrs. Charlotte Olson established this scholarship in memory of her mother, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Peck Quiggle, who was an active member of First Baptist Church of Minneapolis.

Wilbur and Dorothy Sanford
This endowment was established by several churches and individuals in honor of the Sanfords’ long ministry in foreign missions. Recipients are training for missionary service.

Sylvia Stuckey
This scholarship is given in memory of Mrs. Stuckey by her children. The scholarship is designed to assist those in the Biblical Counseling program.

 
Scholarships & Awards PDF Print E-mail

Raymond and Catherine Buck: Fourth Baptist Church has established this scholarship in honor and recognition of Dr. and Mrs. Buck’s faithful service to the Lord. The Bucks served Christ’s cause for over fifty years in the areas of foreign missions, the pastorate, administration, and teaching ministries. They have contributed to the support and advancement of missions through Central Seminary and their local church.

Fourth Baptist Church Ministry Scholarship: Provided by the Fourth Baptist Church of Plymouth, Minnesota, this scholarship is awarded to two students involved in practical ministry at Fourth Baptist Church. The annual amount of the scholarship is $500.00.

R.V. Clearwaters Foreign Student Award: An anonymous donor gives this award annually to one or two foreign students. The award is $400.00 each year.

R.V. Clearwaters Exposition Scholarship: A $600.00 award is given by the Fourth Baptist Church to three students who excel in the annual seminary chapel preaching event.

Eden Baptist Church Scholarship: Eden Baptist Church of Savage, Minnesota, awards two full scholarships annually to Central students who are members of Eden Baptist Church and who meet specified qualifications.

The R.G. and E. K. Ellis Educational Fund: Mrs. Ellis established this scholarship to meet the financial needs of new or continuing students who can document financial need.

Faculty Academic Award: This financial award is given to the graduating Master of Divinity senior among those graduating with honors who has achieved the highest grade point average for his complete seminary training.

Golden Agers Scholarship: The Golden Agers ministry of Fourth Baptist Church awards two scholarships per year to assist continuing students who are preparing for ministry.

Merle and Maxine Harmon
The children of Cecile E. Lindsey established this scholarship to honor their uncle and aunt for many years of Christian care and service to their mother. The scholarship is given to a middler or senior student who is either a child of missionaries or planning to enter missionary service.

Zondervan/Central Baptist Theological Seminary Greek/Hebrew Award: This award is given annually to the student(s) who, in the opinion of the NT/OT faculty, has been the most competent Greek/Hebrew student in the preceding school year. It is sponsored by Zondervan Publishing House and consists of a substantial reference book, a scholastic medal, and the placing of the recipient's name on a perpetual plaque.