Campus Employment

APPLICATION PROCEDURES The Office of Financial Aid posts the Financial Aid Handbook, the Application for Financial Aid, and the Steward’s Resource Navigator (budget) on the Seminary’s website. The same material in paper form will be provided to anyone upon request. New and returning students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In addition, the Austin Seminary Application for Financial Aid must be completed, signed, and submitted to the Office of Financial Aid with a budget, an income tax return transcript, and W-2 forms. If the student’s income tax information is retrieved from the Internal Revenue Service and entered on the FAFSA, the income tax return transcript will not be required. For current deadlines please refer to the most recent Financial Aid Handbook. Application materials are reviewed by the director of financial aid. Students who qualify for financial aid are notified of the amount and type of assistance available. Awarded tuition grants and scholarships are credited to the student’s account in the Office of Finance and Administration and are first applied against Seminary charges such as tuition, rent, and fees. This aid is subject to proportional adjustment should a recipient drop a course or withdraw from Seminary. Students receiving grants and scholarships that exceed in aggregate the cost of tuition and course-related expenses (books, fees, etc.) will find those funds may be taxable.

Seminary Tuition Grants will not be applied toward courses not completed. When a student receives a Seminary Tuition Grant for courses which are subsequently dropped, that part of the Seminary grant related to the dropped course(s) will be reversed and must be repaid to the Seminary. Students should be aware that they will be responsible for the full amount of tuition charges remaining after application of any tuition refund.

CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT Austin Seminary provides opportunities for students to work up to fifteen hours per week on campus. To be eligible to work on campus, a student must be enrolled in a Master’s-level degree program for at least twelve credits during the fall and spring semesters. There is no minimum enrollment requirement during the January and summer terms. After minimum qualifications for the position are met, preference is given to students with demonstrated financial need. Faculty members seek student assistants who excel in a particular subject area to work as research assistants, instructional aides, and to serve as tutors, regardless of demonstrated financial need. Applicants for these positions are approved by the Academic Dean.

Employment opportunities include assisting a faculty member, working in an administrative office, working in the library or chapel, or supporting hospitality in Education Beyond the Walls. For more information refer to Student Employment Program Practices and Procedures in the Student Handbook or the Financial Aid Handbook.