Sometimes life happens and assistance is needed during the seminary journey. If students need assistance from someone outside their life situation, referrals can be made to pastoral counselors and spiritual directors. The seminary offers a subsidy to the student for these services.

It is proven that students have a better seminary experience if they start their experience with Orientation. Phillips provides orientation in the fall and the spring. A gift of $250 will help pay for a student to attend a three-day orientation at the beginning of the fall semester. This helps to cover lodging and food.

Sometimes students just need a little help. Emergency Financial Assistance is available to help students in times of crisis.

Students are offered an opportunity to stay on campus and build community during lunch. Students receive a free lunch every Tuesday of classes and during intensive courses.

100% of students currently receive tuition aid scholarships. Additional gifts for scholarship assistance are always welcome.

Because many students take classes from a distance, travel grants are an essential piece to the student assistance puzzle. Students can receive up to $500 in travel grants within an academic year. In the past,  student services gave over $22,000 in an academic year.

Every masters student is required to experience an Immersion trip. BorderLinks is one example of an immersion trip. The students partner with a non-profit organization that promotes study of issues on the border of Mexico and the United States. Gifts to iFP off-sets the costs of travel for this required course.