These are the sources and conditions of financial aid for students pursuing chaplain certification or renewal through Martin Luther College. Send any questions to chaplaincert@wels.net.
Citizens of Heaven Grant Program (Source: Martin Luther Elder Care Ministries)
- Who can apply: Chaplain students who are veterans or active-duty military enrolled in any class for certification or renewal, and WELS/ELS Military Contact Pastors enrolled in THE9525 Geriatric and Care Facility Ministry
- Amount: Full tuition
- Student registers for the course with MLC. Martin Luther Elder Care Ministries then sends the tuition grant to MLC. Student does not need to submit an application.
Prison Ministry Scholarship (Source: Special Ministries’ Prison Ministry Fund)
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- Who can apply: WELS/ELS members enrolled in THE 9523 Ministry to the Incarcerated
- Amount: 50% of tuition
- When an application is submitted and approved, 50% of the tuition will be deposited in the student’s account at MLC.
- Contact chaplaincert@wels.net
CCP Financial Aid (Source: Special Ministries’ Chaplain Certification Fund)
- Who can apply: WELS/ELS members enrolled in the Chaplain Certification Program and certified chaplains taking a class for continuing education
- Student must have already paid for at least one course in full
and does not qualify for other scholarships listed on this page - Amount: 50% of tuition, dependent on funding
- When an application is submitted and approved, 50% of the tuition will be deposited in the student’s account at MLC.
- Contact chaplaincert@wels.net
Pastor William K. Hein Chaplaincy Scholarship (Source: Hein Family)
- Who can apply: WELS/ELS member
- Based on need
- Preference to new students and lay people
- Amount: Up to full tuition depending on available funding and number of applicants who qualify
- Upon award, funds will be deposited in the student’s account at MLC.
- Learn more here: https://mlc-wels.edu/scholarships/hein-chaplaincy/
- Contact chaplaincert@wels.net
LMSG Chaplaincy Scholarship (Source: Lutheran Military Support Group)
- Who can apply: Chaplain students who are veterans or active-duty military enrolled in any class for certification or renewal
- WELS/ELS Military Contact Pastors enrolled in:
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- THE9520 Communicating Forgiveness
- THE9521 A Scriptural Approach to Addiction Counseling
- THE9522 Chaplaincy Issues and Fieldwork
- THE9524 Frontline Chaplaincy
- THE9531 Trauma Basics
- THE9532 Chaplaincy Seminar
- THE9533 Grief, Loss, and Trauma – Help for the Hurting
- THE9601 The Spiritual Side of PTSD
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- Amount: $500
- Apply at lutheranmilitary.org/what-we-do/grants
