Financial Assistance
Financial Aid Form | Grants | Work Study Programs | Scholarships | Endowments
There are many costs associated with seminary study, including tuition and fees, housing and food, books and related materials, transportation, immigration fees (for international students), and others. Students are encouraged to plan carefully their time at the seminary so that a lack of finances does not become a hindrance to their ministry preparation.
Over time, the programs of financial assistance at APNTS have varied and developed as needs and resources have changed. The list that follows outlines the specifics for programs that are currently in place. There is no additional assistance through APNTS other than the programs described there.
So that we can be fair with all students and also keep faith with all donors, the funds that are raised by the Seminary are distributed by the Scholarship Committee based upon the guidelines listed below. For each of these programs, the participant must be a full-time graduate student who is a member of the Church of the Nazarene and was so prior to enrollment at APNTS. Participants must fill out the appropriate application form and statement of financial need.
Note that all students, including those receiving the financial aid in the forms indicated below, must bring at least P 2000 in cash each semester.
Available Financial Aid:
- Grants
- Work Study Programs
- Scholarships
- Endowments
Financial Aid Form
Please enter on the link below to open or download the form for Financial Aid. You may print this application and send it with suporting documents to the Registrar’s Office at APNTS. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this document.
Online Application for Scholarship Assistance | Download Printable Version
Grants
Pastoral Ministry Grant
If funds are available, a peso grant equivalent to 25 percent of tuition charges per semester will be credited to the account of full-time graduate students who have two (2) years of full-time pastoral experience in the Church of the Nazarene prior to enrollment at APNTS. This grant is also available to teachers in Bible or theological colleges of the Church of the Nazarene, who have taught at least two years.
Work Study Programs
Student Work Assistance Program
Students who are given the opportunity to work on campus may work up to 18 hours/week. That amount paid comes from donated money. While some of the “earned” money may be paid in cash if all obligations to APNTS are met, the “matched” portion can only be credited to the student’s account and will never be a cash payment to the student.
Some students may be assigned to provide assistance to a faculty member upon the recommendation of the individual faculty member and the Academic Dean and with the approval of the faculty. Remuneration is the same as for the SWAP program. Foreign students who are enrolled in the SWAP (Work/Study) program will not have to pay the normal International Student Fee.
Additional Work
As an exception to the regular policy, there are times of the year (such as during vacations or breaks) when a student may be allowed to work longer than 20 hours/week with the approval of his or her supervisor. The pay will be at the prevailing rate without the match. If all APNTS bills are cared for, money earned in this manner may be paid directly to the student or may be applied as a credit toward future semestral expenses.
Other Scholarships
Nazarene Denominational Scholarships
Applications are available from the Academic Dean. Nominations are made through a faculty committee.
- H.F. Reynolds Scholarship
- Howard Hamlin Scholarship
- Nazarene Mission International Scholarship
- SEA Scholarship
- Kim Nam Soo Scholarship
- FISC Scholarship
- Sang Am Dong Scholarship
Academic Scholarships
Academic scholarships are granted to all students who meet the high academic requirements outlined below. The scholarship money will be credited to the student’s account in the regular semester following the one in which the academic honors were achieved.
- The President’s Scholarship (one-half tuition) 3.9 – 4.00 GPA
- The Honor Scholarship (one-quarter tuition) 3.4 – 3.89 GPA
Endowments
Supporters of APNTS have established endowments. Friends may wish to contribute to these funds or establish additional endowments.
Neva Beech Memorial Fund
This fund was established in memory of Neva Beech, who taught English and music at APNTS from 1983 to 1992.
Charles and Trudy Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund
This endowment was established in 1997 by the children of Charles and Trudy Brown. Its purpose is to provide financial assistance to APNTS students based on both financial need and academic potential. Recipients need not be members of the Church of the Nazarene, but must be preparing for full-time ministry and have a Grade Point Average of 3.0 (“B”) or higher.
Awards are for full tuition and given to as many students each year as earnings allow. At the discretion of the Scholarship Committee, students whose tuition is covered by other means may receive awards for other strictly academic purposes such as books and fees, but not for room and board.
Fraternal Scholarship
The purpose of the Fraternal Scholarship is to encourage sister denominations in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition to use the resources and facilities of APNTS. For this reason, APNTS is willing to provide free tuition for one student from each Wesleyan-Holiness denomination in any given school year. Such students are recommended and endorsed by the denominational Regional Director (or similar person).
Students receiving such grants should sign a moral covenant or contract with their own denominations to work for them for a stated number of years following graduation.
These scholarships will be given to students selected by and from those denominations that contribute $2,000 to initiate an endowment to help fund these Fraternal Scholarships. This one-time contribution guarantees the entitlement of that denomination to this scholarship.
The Free Methodist Church and the Wesleyan Church have each contributed to this Fraternal Scholarship Fund.
Garner Fund
Earnings go into the General Scholarship (Student Work Assistance Program) Fund.
Japan Reconciliation Fund
This endowment fund was established with a grant given to APNTS by the Japan District as a concrete gesture of its repentance for the suffering caused by the Second World War. The Japan District chose APNTS because it would touch all countries of the region. Its purpose is to provide assistance to students attending APNTS. Recipients are to be from countries other than Japan.
Nielson Christian Holiness Series
Established by the faculty of APNTS in 2001 in honor of former President John Nielson and Janice Nielson. This will be used to fund speakers for spiritual deepening week and lectureships or chairs emphasizing holiness.
John R. Schubert Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Established in 1993 by Kenneth and Joanne Schubert, former missionaries to Korea, for students with the most financial needs.
Servicemen’s Fund
Established by Nazarene military service personnel and their friends around the world on November 20, 1992. Seed money was provided by military personnel stationed in the Philippines. The purpose is to provide scholarship funds for students attending APNTS.
Turkington Fund
Set up in 1997 by Marion E. Turkington for the training of ministers preparing to return to their own countries to preach the gospel.
Williams/National Scholarship Fund
The Williams National Scholarship Endowment was established in 1996 in honor of Rev. Chester Williams by family and friends. It serves to provide additional support for the National and Fraternal Scholarships. Awards are given to those who are members of the Church of the Nazarene, who demonstrate both financial need and academic potential, and (by preference) to those whose countries have contributed to the National Scholarship Fund.
The purpose of the national scholarships is to encourage each country in the Asia Pacific Region to have at least one representative in the student body of APNTS. For this reason, APNTS is willing to provide free tuition for one Nazarene student from each country during any given school year. Such students must be recommended and endorsed by the National Board (or similar agency). Such students could also work in APNTS’s Student Work Assistance Program to cover additional expenses beyond their tuition.
Students receiving such grants sign a moral covenant or contract with their home churches that they will return to and will work in the Church of the Nazarene for a stated
number of years. These National Scholarships are given to students selected by those countries in the Asia Pacific region or South Asia Field of the Eurasia region that contribute $1,000 to initiate an endowment fund to help support these national scholarships. This one-time contribution guarantees the permanent entitlement of that country for this scholarship.
Thus far the following countries have contributed to the National Scholarship Fund: Australia/New Zealand, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Taiwan, and the South East Asia Field.
Anna B. Wooten Memorial Scholarship Fund
The purpose of these funds is to provide for APNTS scholarships. It was established in 1990 by the Rev. Leslie Wooten and his family. Recipients are members of the Church of the Nazarene who are preparing for full-time ministry in the Church of the Nazarene. Recipients are selected by the scholarship committee of APNTS on the basis of their having the greatest financial need. Recipients are participants in the work/study (SWAP) program. These scholarships, however, are granted in addition to the funds earned through such program.
Recipients are invited to make a nominal contribution back to the corpus of the fund if they are able to do that after they are out in ministry.
After each semester, students who have faithfully executed their Student Work Assistance Program contract, and who still have an outstanding balance, may be aided by the interest accrued from this fund.