Master of Arts in Christian Ministry

Hazelip is able to provide scholarship and other financial aid opportunities to newly admitted and continuing students through the following means.

Renick Fund

This fund provides financial assistance to students thanks to a generous endowment gift from Lois Renick of Bowling Green, KY. It is focused on serving those with demonstrated financial need. The awards are granted each fall and last for one year. Previous recipients are eligible to reapply each year.

Hazelip Fund

This fund provides one major award a year that follows the student throughout the entire program of study. It is focused on the merits within a student’s application as well as demonstrated financial need. You must be enrolled full-time to be eligible. The award is granted each fall.

Meador Fund

This fund provides financial assistance to students considering ministry professionally thanks to the generosity of the Meador family. Students must be enrolled half-time for consideration. Several awards are granted each fall and last for one year. Previous recipients are eligible to reapply each year.

Graduate Assistantships

The Hazelip School of Theology also offers a limited number of graduate assistantships. Students must be enrolled full-time in the M.Div. program for consideration and can expect to work up to 10 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters. Students are compensated through additional scholarship aid. Assistantships are awarded each fall and last for one year.

As a graduate student, you are still able to file the FAFSA—and you should! By filing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), you may be eligible for a number of student loans. 

Federal Stafford Loan

A borrower must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment for at least six semester hours and must be working toward a degree or certificate. Loans must be actively accepted in myLipscomb in order to be applied as an expected payment to the student bill. Stafford Loans will not pay until the student has completed both Entrance Counseling and the Master Promissory Note at studentloans.gov. Loans will not be credited to accounts until 30 days after classes begin or when a student begins the sixth credit hour, whichever comes last.

Graduate PLUS Loan

The Graduate PLUS Loan is available to independent graduate students. Both loans require credit approval by the Department of Education, as well as a FAFSA submission. Apply.

Private Loans

In addition to the federal loans outlined here, you may consider private loans made by banks and other financial institutions. It is recommended that private loans only be considered in instances where funding is needed in addition to any federal loans, as interest rates may be higher. Eligibility for these loans requires a credit check and students are often required to have a cosigner to qualify.

Through an agreement with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Lipscomb University will guarantee some level of graduate tuition funding, applicable to all Lipscomb University graduate programs, for graduate students who qualify for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Depending on program tuition rates, the graduate tuition funding may or may not cover the total tuition cost of the program.

The Yellow Ribbon Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. This program allows institutions of higher learning in the United States to voluntarily enter into an agreement with the VA to fund tuition expenses. View eligibility requirements.

Any questions concerning eligibility or benefits should be directed to the VA school-certifying official located in the lower level of Bennett Campus Center, Suite 140, or visit their website.