Tuition Benefits
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Through the generous support of our donors, CBTS&C is proud to offer thousands of dollars in tuition benefits and scholarships to students in an undergraduate or graduate program.
Tuition Benefits are approved on an annual basis and students must submit a new application for each school year by the deadline stated, or the benefit will be forfeited.
Please browse through the list below to ensure you are eligible when selecting the benefits you are applying for.
Withdrawal from courses that drop the student below the number of credit hours required for that scholarship may result in the student having to repay the money awarded.
Definitions and Deadlines
Full-time student: Registered for 10 credit hours per semester
Fully admitted: Admitted without restrictions
CNBC: Canadian National Baptist Convention
CBTS&C: Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary & College
IMB: International Mission Board
NAMB: North American Mission Board
SBC: Southern Baptist Convention USA
All applications must be submitted no later than July 10th for the fall semester and November 15th for the spring semester.
Scholarships
Scholarships are approved each semester (except for the Barnabas and the Missionary CNBC or NAMB Program Scholarships) and students must submit separate applications for the fall & spring semesters by the deadlines stated.
Definitions and Deadlines
Full-time student: Registered for 10 credit hours per semester
Fully admitted: Admitted without restrictions
CNBC: Canadian National Baptist Convention
CBTS&C: Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary & College
IMB: International Mission Board
NAMB: North American Mission Board
SBC: Southern Baptist Convention USA
All applications must be submitted no later than July 10th for the fall semester and November 15th for the spring semester.
New Tuition Benefit for CNBC Pastors
CNBC Pastor and Leaders Tuition Benefit (current & new students)
This tuition benefit is for pastors and other leaders serving in official staff positions within CNBC churches and church plants.
To be eligible for this tuition benefit, a student must be fully admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program of CBT and is expected to demonstrate consistency in academic studies (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3).
Recipients will receive a 50% tuition benefit of tuition for one school year (fees are not included). The student will be responsible to re-apply for this tuition benefit for each new school year.
List of Tuition Benefits
Student Spouse Tuition Benefit (current & new students)
To be eligible the applicant must be the spouse of a student who is fully admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program of CBTS&C and who is registered for classes.
Tuition Benefit for spouses of students fully admitted in a program at CBTS&C. To be eligible for this tuition benefit, the applicant must be the spouse of a student who is fully admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program of CBTS&C and who is registered for classes. The applicant can be an occasional or enrolled student, and must be taking fewer credit hours than their spouse. This tuition benefit only applies to courses taken for credit.
Recipients will receive a 50% tuition benefit of tuition for one school year (fees are not included). The recipient will be responsible to re-apply for this tuition benefit for each new school year. Please be aware that recipients of this tuition benefit will not be eligible to receive any other scholarships or tuition benefits available at CBTS&C.
Application deadline:
Monday one week prior to the start of classes.
DK and Brenda Hale Tuition Benefit (current & new graduate students)
To be eligible, the student must be fully admitted to a graduate program of CBTS&C.
This tuition benefit was established in honour of the Hales to assist students.
To be eligible for this tuition benefit, a student must be fully admitted to a graduate program of CBTS&C. The students must demonstrate consistency in academic studies (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3).
This tuition benefit of $50.00 per credit hour is awarded annually for the following school year. The student will be responsible to re-apply for this tuition benefit for each new school year.
CNBC Dependents Tuition Benefit (current & new students)
To be eligible, a student must be a dependent of a person who either currently is or in the past was in an official ministerial staff position at the CNBC (including CNBC churches) or an official staff position at CBTS&C.
Tuition Benefit for dependents of people in official staff positions within the CNBC (including churches and CBTS&C).
To be eligible for this tuition benefit, a student must be a dependent of a person who either currently is or in the past was in an official ministerial staff position at the CNBC (including CNBC churches) or an official staff position at CBTS&C. The student must be fully admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program of CBTS&C by the age of 30 and is expected to demonstrate consistency in academic studies (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3).
The amount of this tuition benefit is based on the years of service completed by the student’s parent(s) within the CNBC.
Recipients will receive a maximum of 50% tuition benefit of tuition for one school year (fees are not included). The student will be responsible to re-apply for this tuition benefit for each new school year.
Please be aware that recipients of this tuition benefit will not be eligible to receive any other scholarships or tuition benefits available at CBTS&C.
CNBC Tuition Benefit (current & new students)
To be eligible the applicant must be from a CNBC or SBC church.
Thanks to the generosity of churches that make up the Canadian National Baptist Convention and that participate in the Cooperative Program, CBTS&C is able to provide the CNBC Tuition Benefit to students from those churches. Because of our reciprocal agreement with the SBC, students from SBC churches also qualify for this tuition benefit.
This tuition benefit is further restricted to students who are fully admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program of CBTS&C and who have been active members of a CNBC or SBC church for at least one year prior to the start of the semester. Students who are eligible for this tuition benefit are also expected to demonstrate consistency in academic studies (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3).
This tuition benefit of $30.00 per credit hour is awarded annually for the following school year. The student will be responsible to re-apply for this tuition benefit for each new school year.
Missionary IMB or NAMB Program Tuition Benefit (current & new students)
To be eligible, each student must have completed a full term through the IMB as a Journeyman or ISC or through NAMB as an MSC missionary.
Tuition Benefit for students who have participated in IMB or NAMB missions (2-year minimum).
To be eligible to apply for this tuition benefit, each student must have completed a full term through the IMB as a Journeyman or ISC or through NAMB as an MSC missionary. The student must be fully admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program of CBTS&C within three years of returning from the mission field.
The student must also demonstrate consistency in academic studies (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3).
Recipients will receive a 50% tuition benefit of tuition for one school year (fees are not included). The student will be responsible to re-apply for this tuition benefit for each new school year.
Please be aware that recipients of this tuition benefit will not be eligible to receive any other scholarships or tuition benefits available at CBTS&C.
IMB Dependents Tuition Benefit (current & new students)
To be eligible, a student must be a dependent of a person who is either currently or in the past a field missionary of the International Mission Board (IMB).
This tuition Benefit is for dependents of IMB field missionaries.
To be eligible for this tuition benefit, a student must be a dependent of a person who is either currently or in the past a field missionary of the International Mission Board (IMB).
The student must be fully admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program of CBTS&C by the age of 30 and is expected to demonstrate consistency in academic studies (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3). The amount of this tuition benefit is based on the years of service completed by the student’s parents as IMB field missionaries.
Recipients will receive a maximum of 50% tuition benefit of tuition for one school year (fees are not included). The student will be responsible to reapply for this tuition benefit for each new school year.
Please be aware that recipients of this tuition benefit will not be eligible to receive any other scholarships or tuition benefits available at CBTS&C.
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