Many local churches, presbyteries, dioceses, and national denominational bodies provide direct tuition assistance, matching grants, or forgivable loans for students under their care.

Specialized Organization Grants: Organizations like the Knights of Columbus offer dedicated vocational awards (such as the Father Michael J. McGivney Vocations Scholarship) for specific candidates like Catholic seminarians.

Independent private trusts and charitable foundations offer external theological scholarships, searchable via databases like StudentAid.gov or specialized foundation grant directories.

Catholic/seminary grants and scholarships

• Catholic Daughters of America: https://catholicdaughters.org/2023-2024-scholarships
• Catholic Online scholarship list: https://www.catholic.org/college/scholarships.php
• Knights of Columbus Seminarian Scholarships: https://www.kofc.org/resources/scholarships/seminarian-scholarships/
• Federal Grants for Career/Trade Schools: https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants
• Funds for Vocations (helps with existing student loan debt): https://fundforvocations.org/

Non-subject specific scholarships and grants

• CollegeScholarships.org: Has a page dedicated to funding sources for both MDiv as well as MAT students: https://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/religion-students.htm
• Community Foundation of the Alleghenies:  scholarships for students from a variety of Central Southwestern Pennsylvania counties: https://www.cfalleghenies.org/scholarships/#anchor-scholarships-county-listing
• FastWeb: https://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships
• Graduate-level scholarships for women:  https://www.scholarshipsforwomen.net/graduate/
• PA State Senator Tim Kearney’s Scholarships and Grants page: https://www.senatorkearney.com/scholarships-grants/
• Pittsburgh Foundation list of graduate scholarships: https://pittsburghfoundation.org/scholarships_db?f%5B0%5D=currentstatusinschool%3AGraduate
• Smart Scholar scholarships for Pennsylvania residents: smartscholar.com/scholarships/pennsylvania-resident-scholarships/
• US News and World Report graduate scholarships list (for Pennsylvania): https://www.usnews.com/education/scholarships/scholarships-for-graduates?state-of-residence=PA&sort=deadline-desc