We are committed to making your graduate degree as affordable as possible. For this reason, we offer many institutional scholarships to help offset the cost of tuition, and all degree-seeking students are considered for a scholarship at Emmanuel based on your admissions application.
Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan offers Honors and Institutional Scholarships. The Honors Scholarships are the most competitive scholarships awarded and require a separate scholarship application. The Institutional Scholarships do not require an additional application, except for the Pacific Northwest and the Tom & Debbie Jones Stadia Church Leadership Scholarship. Please note that institutional scholarships may not be stacked on top of one another, with the exception of the Church Match Scholarship. More information about all our scholarships is listed below.
Emmanuel also offers several opportunities for our residential students. The Ministry Resource Center offers a generously paid Ministry Fellows program and a short-term internship called A Taste of Ministry. Lastly, the dean’s office offers select students the opportunity to work with professors directly in our Graduate Teaching Assistant program. Information is listed below.
HONORS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2024-2025
Honors scholarships are our most generous and competitive scholarships for our Masters Degree programs. To be considered for an Honors scholarship, applicants must complete a scholarship application in addition to the application for admission. Scholarships are only awarded to newly enrolling students.
2 Full tuition scholarships awarded each year that cover all required fees and includes an annual book stipend of up to $1,300/year for newly enrolling students in the online or residential MDiv program.
The deadline to apply is March 1 for the following Fall each year. All Neely Scholarship applicants must also apply for the Alexander Campbell Scholarship.
More information and application available on the John Robert Neely, Jr. scholarship page.
2-4 scholarships awarded each year that will cover roughly two thirds of the tuition cost for newly enrolling students in the online or residential MDiv program.
$375/credit hour award.
The deadline to apply is March 1 for the following Fall each year.
More information and application available on the Alexander Campbell scholarship page.
1-2 scholarships awarded each year that will cover roughly two thirds of the tuition cost for newly enrolling students in the MTS program.
$315/credit hour award.
The deadline to apply is March 1 for the following Fall each year.
More information available on the Dean E. and Dorothy Keister Walker scholarship page.
2 scholarships awarded each year that will cover roughly two thirds of the tuition cost for newly enrolling students in the MACM program.
$315/credit hour award.
The deadline to apply is Mid-October for a Spring start each year.
More information available on the Barton W. Stone scholarship page.
INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2024-2025
Emmanuel is committed to ensuring that when you graduate, you will be able to afford to enter into whatever ministry God calls you into. All degree seeking students are considered for a scholarship at Emmanuel based on your admissions application. The Pacific Northwest Scholarship and Tom & Debbie Jones Stadia Church Leadership Scholarship do require a separate application. Please note that institutional scholarships may not be stacked on top of one another, with the exceptions noted below. Scholarships are offered to newly enrolling students only and are degree specific.
- $100/credit hour award
- Requirement: 2.5 GPA undergrad
- Renewable
- Up to 6 years total enrollment (term of catalog)
- Recipients must maintain 2.0 GPA or higher
- Award is 1/3 of the tuition of the enrolled program:
- $175/credit hour award for Certificate, MACM, and MTS programs
- $210/credit hour award for the MDiv program
- Renewable
- Up to 6 years total enrollment (term of catalog)
- Recipients must maintain 2.0 GPA or higher
- $355/credit hour award for MDiv | $300/credit hour award for MTS
- Requirement: 3.0 GPA undergrad
- Renewable
- Up to 6 years total enrollment (term of catalog)
- Recipients must maintain 3.0 GPA or higher
- Separate scholarship Application required.
- Scholarships will be awarded to eligible students based on the availability of funding each year. Awards may vary.
- Recipients must meet one of the following requirements:
- Residency in (or were raised in) Oregon, Washington, or Idaho
- Graduate from a college or university located in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho
- Currently serving in a church in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho
- Award amounts vary
- Renewable
- Up to 6 years total enrollment (term of catalog)
- Maintain 3.0 GPA or higher
- Separate scholarship application required
- Scholarships will be awarded to eligible students based on the availability of funding each year. Awards may vary.
- Recipients must apply for this scholarship and meet one of the following requirements:
- Stadia Church Planting staff
- Staff, or spouse of staff, of church plants that have been served by Stadia Church Planting
- Staff, or spouse of staff, of church plants that have been served by another established church planting organization
- Recipient must be married to a full-time degree-seeking Emmanuel student in any masters program or the DMin program
- Recipients must apply and be admitted to the seminary
- 1 free residential or online course per semester (2 total per academic year)
- Classes can be taken for Audit or for credit
- Requirement: 3.0 GPA undergrad
- Recipients must maintain 2.75 GPA or higher
- Not eligible for any other institutional aid
- Tech fee applicable
- Applies to seminary courses only
- Contact the Emmanuel Admissions Office for more information.
- Church match Scholarship can be combined with another institutional scholarship.
- May be utilized up to three terms per academic year: Fall, Spring, and Summer
- Emmanuel will match your church or non-profit’s contribution towards your tuition in two set amounts.
- $250/term when enrolled 1-5 credit hours
- $500/ term when enrolled 6+ credit hours
- Payment must be received by the Friday before the first day of the first class each semester to receive the matching scholarship. Payments received after will not be matched.
- Payments can be made online or by mailing a check.
- Online payments can be made at ecs.milligan.edu/churchpayment. Payments using a credit or debit card will be charged a convenience fee. Payments made using a bank account are not charged a fee.
- Checks should be made payable to Milligan Student Accounts, PO BOX 250, Milligan, TN 37682. Please include the student’s name on the memo line.
- Contact the Emmanuel Admissions Office for more information.
MINISTRY RESOURCE CENTER FELLOWSHIPS
The Ministry Fellows Program is a paid ministry fellowship for full-time, residential, second-year or higher seminary students offered through the Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative and facilitated by the Ministry Resource Center. This program pairs accomplished MDiv or MTS students with healthy local churches, where they can serve in a variety of ministerial capacities during the time they are enrolled in seminary. Each awarded fellow will have the opportunity to receive up to $10,000 for a 9-month fellowship that runs from the fall to spring semester.
This program responds to the need for seminary graduates to be more prepared for positions of leadership within churches and other ministries, and it also addresses student financial burdens. Emmanuel is committed to developing students for ministry and supporting the local church. We are grateful for all our wonderful church partners in East TN!
The deadline to apply is in March for the following Fall each year. More information about the program and the fellowship positions is available on the Ministry Resource Center Page.
A Taste of Ministry is a short-term internship designed to link local churches with students discerning their ministry calling. The goal of the program is to learn how interning in congregational ministry can better provide opportunities for mutual learning that deepen an understanding of faith and how God works through the church.
A currently enrolled Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan student or Milligan ministry student will join a local church’s staff for five weeks to skillfully serve the congregation and gain valuable ministry experience. This service could include assisting in the Sunday morning worship service, music ministry, and pastoral care opportunities. The student will receive $500 for serving an average of 5 hours a week, for 5 weeks. Evaluations will be offered before and after the program to both the student and church leader. More information about the program is available on the Ministry Resource Center Page.
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT PROGRAM
Emmanuel also offers current students the opportunity to work directly with our faculty as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. This is a part-time position that requires 150 hours of work per semester or roughly 10 hours a week. Students will be paid $1,500 per semester, which can be paid directly to the student or applied to their student account. Students assist professors in several tasks, which may include grading, research, and teaching, among other tasks. Additionally, the Writing Center and the Chapel have GTA opportunities. These positions are competitive, and applications are due each spring for the following school year.
