Financial Assistance

Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) offers assistance to students to help finance their education. Scholarships and grants are awarded on the basis of financial need and merit. All students presenting some financial need receive financial assistance from the school. Financial aid comes in the form of institutional scholarships, outside grants, federal loans or work study jobs.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying to the school and would like to receive financial aid, whether it is grant(s) or/and loans, please complete the following financial aid documents. No aid will be awarded unless the following two steps are completed:

  1. Filing of a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The school code is G02149.
  2. Submission of the Episcopal Divinity School Financial Aid Application.

A signed copy of your Federal Income Tax Return (and spouse’s, if filing separately) from the last calendar year may be requested in case your record is randomly selected for income verification.

International students must complete the Episcopal Divinity School Financial Aid Application but do not need to fill out the FAFSA. 

Application Deadline

Applications for financial aid are available in January for a September session start. Since grant and scholarship funds are awarded on a first-­come, first­-served basis, it is important to file by April 15th in order to receive primary consideration. Newly accepted students are encouraged to apply immediately after they receive their acceptance letter. No financial aid application will be treated after July 1st for returning students.

Award letter

Students who are admitted to EDS will receive a financial aid award letter following their formal admission to the school. They will need to respond with their acceptance or refusal of potential financial aid after receiving .

Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling Interview

If loans are taken, the student will have to complete an online Master Promissory Note and an Entrance Counseling Interview on the (www.studentloans.gov) website.

There is one specific Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note for Graduate Plus loans.

If you have additional questions and would like to contact the financial aid office, please call Valerie Paterson at (617) 682-1593 or send an email to vpaterson@eds.edu