The Office for Evangelization & Catechesis in conjunction with Sacred Heart Major Seminary authorizes tuition grants and loans that are available through a portion of the Archdiocesan Endowment set aside for education (funds raised in the "Stewards for Tomorrow" campaign). These funds, which are not allocated based on financial need, are available for qualified lay students and are to be used for classes taken towards a diploma or degree program at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.

Undergraduate students receive a to be determined % grant (no repayment expected) toward their tuition. Graduate level students receive a to be determined % loan. Upon graduation, they have five years to repay the loan, although for each year of service in a parish or Catholic school within the Archdiocese of Detroit during those five years, 20% of the loan is forgiven. Please note that rates subject to change.

• Applicants must be engaged in catechetical ministry. Examples: DREs, catechists, RCIA Directors and catechists, Youth Ministers, Catholic School Teachers of Religion, High School Campus Ministers.
  
  
• Applicants must be engaged in this ministry during the semester when they take the class(es) for which they are receiving this grant or loan.
  
  
• These grants and loans are available to anyone who qualifies and are not based on financial need.

•  Download the form, "Tuition Assistance for Catechetical Leaders". This is to be done as early as possible prior to each semester.
  
  
• Have the form signed by your pastor or supervisor, verifying that you will be a catechetical minister during the semester when you receive tuition assistance.

• Take or send the completed form to SHMS Financial Aid Office at the time of registration, or fax to: 313-868-7025. The student will be responsible for any tuition and fees not covered by the Tuition for Catechetical Leaders Award or other financial aid.