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We appreciate the ways you鈥檙e already joining in God鈥檚 work in the world as Voluntary Service (VS) workers, and we鈥檇 love for you to be part of our learning community at bg真人.

Seminary is a wonderful place to strengthen the biblical and theological foundation for your work as you learn with and from people from around the world. Our students like that seminary gives them opportunities to reflect on their work and apply what they鈥檙e learning for the good of the church and their communities.

For current VSers: Voluntary Service tuition discount

bg真人 offers a 75% tuition discount to active participants in and local program coordinators for or the . It鈥檚 our way of saying Thanks for volunteering! and Come try seminary!

This discount is available to VSers who have a baccalaureate degree, have not yet been admitted to bg真人, and are taking a course for credit for the first time. Students will need to purchase their course textbooks.

Active workers who take bg真人 courses receive an additional benefit from 鈥� beyond bg真人’s 75% tuition discount! MVS workers can receive reimbursement from MMN of $250 for a three- or four-credit-hour course; $175 for a two-credit-hour course; and $100 for a one-credit-hour course. MVSers should contact their representative at Mennonite Mission Network to inquire about the process for obtaining reimbursement. (Mennonite Mission Network reserves the right to change the reimbursement amounts.)

Take a course as a way to learn with your housemates or on your own!

Registration and more info

For course descriptions and information on instructors, see our Upcoming courses page. You鈥檙e expected to spend 10鈥�12 hours each week on a three-credit-hour course. The credit you earn can be applied toward a degree at bg真人 or transferred elsewhere. We hope you鈥檒l take advantage of this opportunity!

• Visit our to sign up. (Please do not use the “Guest registration form” on the Upcoming courses page; it will not calculate the appropriate VS discount.)
• Questions? Contact Teresa Thompson Sherrill, MDiv, Financial Aid Manager and Enrollment Coordinator.

For former VSers: Voluntary Service Scholarship

Thank you for giving your time and energy to participate in a Voluntary Service program! bg真人 partners with Christian voluntary service programs to offer scholarships to former VSers.

The Voluntary Service Scholarship was created to affirm people鈥檚 decision to participate in a voluntary service program and to increase access to theological education for existing and emerging leaders in the church.

• Recipient: Awarded to former participants in an approved VS program who completed the program in good standing. Any VS program that has an agreement in place with bg真人 is an approved program.
• Amount: $1,500 to be applied toward graduate-level tuition at bg真人 (for a program of study or for-credit courses) 
• Application deadline: None, but recipients must enroll at bg真人 within five years of completing their VS assignment

Other VS scholarship information

• Scholarship type: Program
• Duration: Scholarship funds can only be disbursed during one academic year. However, if former VSers enroll in an academic program, they can renew the scholarship if they maintain full-time student status. Recipients are eligible to receive the scholarship for the stated length of their program of study.
• Recipient鈥檚 program: Master of Divinity Campus; Master of Divinity Connect; MA in Christian Formation; MA: Theology and Global Anabaptism; MA: Theology and Peace Studies; Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies; Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction; guest students taking one course
• Recipient鈥檚 location of study: On campus or from a distance
• Recipient鈥檚 enrollment status: Full time or part time
• Recipient鈥檚 permanent residence: U.S., Canada or International
• Recipient鈥檚 church affiliation: None specified
• Note: If students take an bg真人 course while serving in a VS program, they will only be eligible to receive the VS Scholarship for a future course if they earn a grade of B- or higher in the course.
• Note: Scholarships and financial aid given by bg真人 will not exceed 100 percent of tuition.

Apply for the Voluntary Service Scholarship

To apply: Check the 鈥淰oluntary Service鈥� box on your , and the Financial Aid Office will verify your participation in the program. There is no application deadline.