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Step-by-Step Instructions

Attention Prospective Students! Please submit your application for admission to Westminster to the Admissions Office prior to or at the same time as your application for Financial Aid.

Step 1

Complete the Westminster Scholarship Application for US/Canadian StudentsMake sure to indicate the name(s) of all scholarships for which you are applying (See application Part D, Question 19).

Step 2

US citizens and permanent residents: complete the "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" (FAFSA) available on the website http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ or from the Financial Aid Office.  The FAFSA submission deadline is the same as for the scholarship application.  Westminster's ID for reporting purposes is G03393.

Step 3

US citizens and permanent residents: attach to your application a copy of your Federal Income Tax Return for the current year.  If you did not file taxes, complete "Part H" of the application.

Step 4

MDiv Ministry: Attach to your application:

1) For "Undercare" students: a letter from presbytery or classis official (of a NAPARC church) stating that you have come undercare as a candidate for ordained ministry. See Note A below.

2) For American Minority students: a letter from a pastor stating that you are being developed for church leadership. See Note A below.

3) For RUF students: a letter from an RUF minister documenting that you are a current or former RUF intern. See Note A below.

Note A: Letters should be on formal letterhead. If your undercare/development/RUF status will take place by the start of the Fall semester, this must be indicated in your application and the required letter must be submitted by the start of the Fall semester.

Special Scholarship Applicants:

Attach any additional materials required by the scholarship for which you are applying. (Additional materials, if required, are listed in the online description of the scholarship. Official letters should be on formal letterhead.)

Step 5

Submit all materials to:

Financial Aid Office 
Westminster Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 27009
Philadelphia, PA 19118