current Catalog - Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCETh.M/Ph.D. ProgramsLimited financial assistance is available to Ph.D. students in the form of advancedgraduate tuition scholarships and fellowships.Tuition scholarships are awarded in amounts sufficient to cover a certainpercentage of the total tuition for courses toward the doctoral degree and forup to two years of continuing relations fees. Tuition scholarships are generallyawarded for the first four years of the Ph.D. program. Students apply for tuitionscholarships at the same time that they complete the application for admissioninto the Ph.D. program. Admission to the Ph.D. program does not guaranteefinancial assistance, however.Several fellowships are also awarded to LSTC doctoral students each year. TheWilliam J. and Elizabeth M. Danker Fellowship and the Eleanor and Arnold SchererFellowship are both designated for international students. The Robert MarshallGraduate Fellowship is awarded to North American students. These fellowships areawarded for a one-year period on the basis of merit. Students are nominated by thefaculty divisions. Other awards designated for LSTC Ph.D. students include theInternational Women’s Scholarship, the Palestinian Christian Scholarship, and theRalph W. Klein Fellowship in Biblical Studies. Fellowships and scholarships may beused to cover course tuition or living expenses, as the student sees fit.Lutheran international students seeking financial support should applythrough their national church to the Director for International LeadershipDevelopment, Global Mission Unit, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,8765 West Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631, USA. For more information,contact Tammy Jackson, Director for International Leadership Development atTammy.Jackson@elca.org or (773) 380-2639. Completed applications are due byOctober 15.Due to budgetary constraints, tuition scholarships and fellowships are notnormally available for Th.M. students.Doctor of Ministry ProgramsFinancial support may be available from the student’s parish and church body.Some financial aid is available from LSTC for qualified candidates. Specificinformation is available from the Advanced Studies Office.Student Employment OpportunitiesThe seminary assumes that a normal load of courses requires full-time study.However, it recognizes that many students find it necessary to seek part-timeemployment. The seminary maintains a file of job opportunities for studentsseeking part-time work and spouses seeking full-time employment.Many of the available off-campus jobs are within walking distance of thecampus. The seminary itself employs a number of students on its maintenancecrew, in the library and food service, as faculty assistants, and in part-time clericalpositions. Employment applications are available from the vice president foroperations.116