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Student Spotlight Feature

‘Every child deserves an education’
- Ciera Minor

Ciera Minor. Photo by Rod Pritchard, Coe College.

Throughout Ciera Minor’s young life, role reversals have been the rule rather than the exception.

Prior to entering into the foster care system, Minor was raised in an unstable household where both parents were addicted to drugs and alcohol and were rarely at home.  A mere child herself, Minor became parent to her three younger siblings. [Read more]

Find out more about the National Presbyterian College Scholarship.

Student loans and managing your debt
by Auburn Seminary

Considering seminary? Currently attending? This 30-minute video from Auburn Seminary explores financial aid from the perspective of five recent graduates, sharing their financial journey through seminary.

There is no one size fits all solution to financial aid, but there are some basic things that every student should do.

• Know how much educational debt you currently have and what your repayment obligations are, visit National Student Loan Data System.
• Complete a a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Apply to your seminary for aid.
• Seek assistance from family and friends, as well as foundations (try Fund Finder), church and presbytery.
• Plan to live like a graduate student now — make a budget and reduce living expenses.

Laura Bryan to head Office of Financial Aid for Studies

Experienced administrator claims nearly 15 years of service with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

LOUISVILLE, KY — Laura Bryan, who joined the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s stewardship education team in June 1996 and has most recently served as program assistant for student loans in the Office of Financial Aid for Studies (FAS), has been promoted to the position of associate in that office. In her new role, Bryan will have oversight of FAS, which awards more than $1 million annually to PC(USA) students pursuing undergraduate, graduate and post graduate degrees. [Read more]

Transition-to-College Assistance Grants

The Board of Pensions of the PC(USA) is pleased to offer this pilot program that can help mitigate transitional expenses for eligible families of college freshmen. [Read more]

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The financial aid programs of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are to help make undergraduate and graduate studies possible.

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