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• Application Procedures
• Request an Admissions Packet
• ACTS Cross Registration
• Prospective Student Days
• Financial Aid
  • Applying for Financial Aid
• Housing
• Student Handbook
• Tuition

Applying for Financial Aid

Overview: Seabury employs a single, albeit multi-step, process to determine eligibility for both Seabury Aid and Federal Student Aid, as well as for a limited number of scholarships whose awards are under the jurisdiction of the seminary. Other scholarship applications may entail a variation from this procedure.

Required documentation:

Seabury Financial Aid Application: This form is used to determine an applicant's costs of attending seminary and the extent of the other resources (personal funds, parish and diocesan aid, other gifts or grants, etc.) that will help to support those costs.

Click here to download a PDF file of the 2008-2009 Financial Aid Application

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): This form is required even if a student will not need to access federal student aid, because it is used to determine the portion of the costs of attendance that a student can reasonably be expected to pay from his or her personal or family resources. (This number is called the Estimated Family Contribution or EFC.) The FAFSA can be completed on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov using Seabury's federal code G01754. Upon completion of the FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student Aid Report (SAR) and has an opportunity to make corrections. Upon the applicant's confirmation that the SAR is accurate, a copy will be automatically sent to Seabury.
• Form 1040 United States tax return: a student's signed tax return for the year immediately preceding that for which financial aid is being applied is required for purposes of income verification. The U.S. Department of Education may require further verification from those students who are applying for Federal Student Aid. . Click Here to
• Aid Confirmation Statements: are required to verify the amount of parish and diocesan assistance that will be made available to the student.

Professional Judgment: Seabury is authorized to recalculate the amount of a student's Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) in the event that:

• The annual income used to calculate the EFC fails to reflect reductions resulting from attending seminary.
• The annual income used to calculate the EFC includes one-time, non-recurring sources of income such as inheritances.

To request that Seabury apply the professional judgment required to make such a determination, please address your concerns in writing and provide as much supporting documentation as you are able.

Timing: Applications for financial aid should be completed as early as possible, commensurate with the need to include a form 1040 for the tax year immediately preceding the year of need.