General Information

Stretch your faculty {dollars} with Bethel’s monetary support packages.

You’ll usually mix college scholarships, state and federal grants, campus work and scholar loans (solely loans have to be repaid after commencement) to bridge the hole between the cost of your education and the quantity your loved ones is ready to pay.

Select a fee plan from our array of choices that most closely fits your particular wants. Reap the benefits of our free monetary support counseling to create a private plan on your training, consider the prices and apply for monetary help.

Allow us to show you how to and your loved ones plan on your future. Contact Clark Oswald, director of monetary support, who can work with you individually to assist carry your faculty prices inside attain.

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Able to spend money on your future?

How do I… When will I… The place can I…?

Hold the monetary support timelines in thoughts as you progress by way of faculty. Within the meantime, we’ve tried to reply many regularly requested questions. However don’t hesitate to contact Clark Oswald, director of monetary support, if we missed the reply to your most burning monetary support query.

How do I apply for a PLUS Mortgage?

A guardian (PLUS) mortgage utility is shipped to all new college students with a hyperlink to the government website. By definition, an eligible guardian might borrow as much as the full price of the scholar’s training minus the help the scholar is receiving.

Is there a restrict to the quantity of monetary support I can obtain?

Sure. The federal authorities says we are able to solely award sufficient support to cowl the price of faculty.

When will I learn the way a lot in scholarship and monetary support I get?

If you’ve been accepted for admission to Bethel School and we have now obtained your accomplished Free Software for Federal Scholar Help (FAFSA) with the Scholar Help Index (SAI) data, we’ll ship you a monetary support award discover.

My church isn’t Mennonite, but it surely has a church support program. Will Bethel honor that?

Sure. Bethel will match church funds from any denomination, greenback for greenback as much as $1,000.

What do I’ve to do to retain my educational scholarship degree?

Most of our educational scholarships are renewable as much as 10 semesters primarily based on sustaining a 3.0 Bethel School GPA. The Advantage Scholarship is renewable with a 2.8 GPA.

Does Bethel have a fee plan?

Sure. Bethel presents three fee choices. College students will pay: (1) twice a yr with no finance cost; (2) 4 instances a yr with a $40 processing price; or (3) 9 instances a yr (month-to-month) with a $100 processing price.

When do I’ve to pay?

Due dates for the three completely different fee choices above are: (1) registration day (the day earlier than courses begin); (2) registration day and midway by way of the semester; and (3) month-to-month.

What if my dad and mom’ tax returns aren’t accomplished by the FAFSA due date of April 1?

To be eligible for the Kansas Complete Grant (for Kansas residents), your FAFSA have to be obtained earlier than April 1. The federal support processing heart will nonetheless course of your utility after April 1 for different sorts of support. We encourage households to estimate their incomes and taxes if vital with a purpose to make the April 1 deadline. If you’re mailing your FAFSA, you must have it mailed by March 15.

My guardian simply misplaced her/his job. How can I afford Bethel?

Whereas monetary support relies on eligibility as decided by the FAFSA, there are circumstances that may have an effect on that eligibility. A job loss, uncommon medical bills, or dad and mom attending faculty are some examples that may result in uncommon monetary circumstances. Underneath “Skilled Judgment,” the monetary support officer can evaluation the state of affairs to find out if adjustments should be made to the FAFSA.

The monetary support director has the authority to make use of skilled judgment (PJ) on a case-by-case foundation to contemplate distinctive or uncommon circumstances which can have an effect on the household’s potential to pay for larger training.  These circumstances have to be documented and cause for actions taken have to be listed within the scholar monetary support file. Correct documentation might embrace, however is just not restricted to, an utility and/or request for uncommon circumstance letter or kind, applicable third-party monetary documentation, letters from employers, tax return transcripts, W-2 varieties, and receipts.

Areas of Particular Circumstances:

• Unemployment
• Mum or dad is divorced or separated after making use of for support
• Mum or dad loses job or dies after making use of for support
• Mum or dad’s work, or household’s monetary circumstances is affected as a result of a nationwide emergency

Areas of Uncommon Circumstances:

• Occasions that trigger a change in a scholar’s dependency standing

Scholar’s might pursue an adjustment primarily based on particular or uncommon circumstances by contacting Bethel’s monetary support workplace at: [email protected]

If I obtain an outdoor scholarship (Rotary Membership, and so on.), how will that have an effect on my monetary support?

Typically outdoors scholarships are an excellent addition to the monetary support package deal and might cut back your out-of-pocket expense. At Bethel, we encourage college students to use for outdoor scholarships. Nonetheless, there are federal, state and faculty pointers that need to be adopted which can restrict the quantity of monetary support a scholar can obtain from outdoors sources.

The place can I discover out about different scholarships or monetary support data?

The most important free scholarship search accessible on the Web is www.fastweb.com. Yow will discover further details about monetary support at www.finaidfacts.org or www.finaid.org.

Can I get monetary support if my dad and mom don’t fill out a FAFSA?

You’ll nonetheless qualify for Bethel scholarships and awards, however you’ll not be eligible for any federal or state funds.