Scholarships
Named Scholarship Funds
With a named scholarship, you can make an immediate impact while establishing a lasting legacy at Dallas Theological Seminary. A named fund allows you the flexibility to support DTS in a way that is most meaningful to you through a fund designed to continue growing and providing resources in perpetuity. Your endowment will offer vital support for students preparing for ministry.
Whose name is on a named scholarship fund?
You have the freedom to name the fund using your name, that of your family, a beloved professor, your business, or anyone meaningful to you. The choice is yours!
Ways to Give
Establishing your fund is easy and can be done through a variety of tax-efficient giving options, whether you choose to give now or later.
- Give Now: Fund an endowment through cash, appreciated securities, or real estate.
- Give Later: Fund an endowment through your will, trust, or beneficiary designation, or through a life-income gift, such as a Charitable Gift Annuity or Charitable Remainder Trust.
- Flexible Giving: Choose to give a portion now and add to your gift later through a bequest in your will.
Named Endowed Funds
What is an endowment fund?
An endowment fund is a permanent, self-sustaining source of financial support for students at DTS. The assets are invested, and a portion of the fund’s value is distributed annually to support your chosen purpose. Any earnings beyond the annual distribution are reinvested, growing your fund’s value and increasing the long-term impact for your area of interest.
- Fund Minimum: $100,000
- 5-year Pledge Option: If you prefer, you can contribute the funds over a period of up to 5 years in order to reach the required minimum balance.
- Fund Payout: 5% of the fund’s average fair market value over the preceding twelve calendar quarters
Named Non-Endowed Funds
What is a non-endowed fund?
A non-endowed fund is a temporary scholarship fund established to provide support over a predetermined number of years. Unlike endowed funds, non-endowed funds are put to immediate use, directly supporting current DTS students with timely financial assistance.
- Fund Minimum: $50,000
- Fund Payout: Minimum of $10,000 annually
International Scholarship Fund
Students from other countries face distinct challenges. Often international students are not permitted to obtain employment in the United States except on the DTS campus. Most cannot work enough hours to offset tuition and living expenses. Supporting international students through this fund allows donors to impact students to reach their countrymen for Christ.
Minority Scholarship Fund
Dallas Seminary makes an effort to provide significant funding each year to qualified American-born minority students. Whether pastor or writer or musician, minority students seek theological training to perfect and sharpen their ministry effectiveness. Your gift to the minority fund serves to ally with minority students in need of financial help during their season of training.
General Scholarship Fund
American students of all ethnicities make up over half the student body. Most have financial needs and pressures just as much as internationals and minority students. Friends of DTS who give to the general scholarship fund may be supporting a student who will become their own pastor, children’s leader, or missionary, a few years down the road.
Give to an Established Scholarship
The Foundation currently manages a number of established scholarships. Some are very general, while others have more specific criteria, such as students pursuing PhD studies, both American and international; students in various departments (New Testament, Old Testament, or Counseling); students with certain ministry goals (chaplaincy, overseas service, or discipleship in the business community). Anyone can contribute to any of these and other scholarship accounts. If you have a certain area of interest, the Foundation can help direct your scholarship giving to that area.
Create Your Own Scholarship Fund
The Foundation will assist you in developing a Scholarship Fund or directing your giving in a way that meets your desires for supporting men and women who wish to be formally trained to impact the world for Christ. Complete the form below and send it to stalbot@dts.edu to get started.
The Impact of Your Giving
$250
could sustain our mission on a monthly basis.
An ongoing gift of this size could provide critical resources for equipping servant-leaders to proclaim the Gospel and build up the body of Christ around the world.
$30,000
could create a lasting legacy.
A legacy gift at this level could ensure Dallas Theological Seminary continues to shape the lives of students in Jesus’ name, creating a lasting impact through a shared mission of service.
$5,000
could give a student the opportunity to learn and share the Gospel.
A gift of this size could help fund a scholarship, enabling a theological student to study the entirety of the Bible and share its lessons with others.
Our Team is Here to Help
Our experienced team is here to help you…
- Learn about special projects that align with your interests.
- Structure a donation that maximizes benefits for you and your loved ones.
- Stay up to date on how your gift is used.
- And more!
