The Gettysburg Seminary Fund (the Annual Fund) is the backbone of the Seminary's commitment to offer an outstanding graduate education and ministerial formation experience at an affordable level for women and men who choose to respond to God's call through professional level preparation. Tuition and fees cover only about 25% of the true cost of seminary education. Additional costs are met in part through the regular annual support of synods and church-wide funds - another approximately 25%. The remaining 50% of the cost of seminary education is covered through earnings from our endowment and annual gifts from loyal alumni, friends, and congregations.

The Seminary's Endowment provides for the majority of student scholarships. Individuals, families, and congregations have graciously celebrated the lives, faith, and ministry of pastors, parents, friends, and dedicated laity by establishing endowed scholarships in their names. Special public lectures, building renovation, and endowed Faculty positions are also supported by designated endowed funds.

The Student Scholarship Fund provides tuition support for seminarians and is an important piece of the Seminary's overall scholarship program. Though the majority of student scholarships are provided through the Seminary's endowment, annual gifts to the Student Scholarship Fund enable us to offer additional scholarship awards to future church leaders.

The Luther Institute, an affiliate of Gettysburg Seminary, is a pan-Lutheran, non-partisan educational organization, promoting the exercise of faith in the public square through civil discourse, theological reflection, and attentive listening. Gifts to Gettysburg Seminary may be designated for the Luther Institute and will be used to support programs and activities led by the Institute. Learn more about the Luther Institute at www.lutherinst.org.

Theological Education with Youth, a joint initiative of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, seeks to amplify the faith and witness of high school youth through transformational events focused on theological and vocational discovery. Learn more about TEY at www.theologicaleducationwithyouth.com/.