Financial Aid

Southwest Baptist University offers a comprehensive financial assistance program designed to recognize student financial needs and to meet these needs with a combination of University, federal, state and private assistance sources.

Southwest Baptist University provides scholarships to worthy undergraduate students attending the Bolivar campus who are of high scholastic rank and to those in certain special categories. Requests for scholarships should be addressed to the Office of Admissions, unless otherwise indicated in the provisions for a particular scholarship.

Financial assistance is awarded on the basis of financial need and the total amount of assistance cannot exceed that need. The assistance extended to students consists of loan, grant and work programs that are administered by the Office of Financial Aid. Application for assistance is made by:

• filing a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), which is the intial application for federal and state aid,
• if selected for verification, supplying additional information as requested by the Office of Financial Aid,
• undergraduates must have a high school diploma or have completed GED requirements before receiving aid,
• graduate students must be accepted into the program before receiving aid

Mission Statement
The Office of Financial Aid is dedicated through advisement and processing of aid to provide financial resources for students to achieve a Christian higher education.