Keesee Educational Fund Grant - Seminary Degree Students

This document contains the basic information for the Keesee Grant. This is not a full list of all the requirements for the Keesee Grant, only a list of the basic highlights. If you have any questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office at financialaid@sebts.edu.

You can find the application for the Keesee Grant, as well as the full details of their eligibility requirements on their website.

Below are the basic eligibility requirements for the Keesee Grant:

Residency

• Students from Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, or Tennessee may be eligible for the Keesee Grant
• Students must have been a resident of one of the states listed above for a full 12 months prior to beginning a degree at any institution in order to be eligible
• Students cannot establish residency while being a student, either at Southeastern or at another institution

Academic

• Students must be enrolled in an eligible degree program in order to be eligible for the Keesee Grant. These are typically degrees related to ministry.
• Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher (new students with a 0.0 GPA are also eligible)

Enrollment

• Students must have a minimum enrollment of half-time (Minimum 5 credit hours)
• Only courses within a Keesee eligible degree program will count towards eligible enrollment
• Students must be enrolled in at least one “Qualifying Class” per semester
  1. The following course types are considered Qualifying Classes: on campus, hybrid, equip, practicum, extension center, intensive
• Grants are not available for students enrolled solely in online classes
• Students must complete the credit hours for which a grant was awarded. Failure to complete classes may result in a grant refund being due to Keesee Educational Fund

Church Membership

• You must be a member of a Baptist church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Baptist General Association of Virginia, a state or national Baptist Convention, or Original Free Will Baptist

5-Year Programs

• Students in a 5-year program should not apply for the graduate Keesee grant until they are completing their Bachelor's degree and applying for their Master's degree
• It is important for you to understand what courses are eligible for the degree that you are currently working on.
• If you have questions about Keesee and 5-year programs, we encourage you to contact our office.

Application Window

• Opens January 1st each academic year
• Fall/Spring Academic Year grant Deadline for REPEAT Applicants - March 1st
• Fall/Spring Academic Year grant Deadline for NEW Applicants - April 1st
• Spring Semester ONLY grant Deadline for Applicants - October 1st