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    Community Life

    The Harvard Divinity School community is engaged in unlimited opportunities for academic achievement, personal and spiritual growth, and social activism.

    The HDS student body, faculty, and wider Harvard community offer ways to advance social justice, provide spiritual enrichment, and support the development of leaders in their fields who will work for a more equitable world. With more than 35 student organizations and 500+ recurring worship services, workshops, and group meetings, the HDS community is diverse and vibrant.

    Outside Funding Opportunities

    HDS encourages all students to seek support from outside funding sources. Please be sure to check the sponsoring organizations' websites for application dates, keeping in mind that the deadlines may have already passed for the current academic year. Unless noted, scholarship and grant applications should be submitted directly to the organization sponsoring them. The Office of Financial Aid maintains only a fraction of the material available on finding outside scholarship and fellowship support. Many local libraries contain written and online directories of organizations that offer...

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    Yellow Ribbon Program

    Harvard Divinity School participates in the Post-9/11 GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program. The Yellow Ribbon Program provides additional financial assistance to those veterans who qualify for 100 percent of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits. HDS will provide scholarship assistance up to the maximum amount to be matched by the VA for all eligible veterans. The combination of federal and HDS grants is expected to cover the full cost of tuition and fees for the academic year.

    If an applicant receives scholarship assistance from HDS, a portion of the scholarship amount will be...

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    What is the institutional code for HDS? (Applies to both GRE and TOEFL)

    Our HDS Institution Code is 3433. Once you are ready to send your scores, please provide this code to ETS. Otherwise, our office will not receive them. Please note, if we receive multiple sets of scores from you before the application deadline, the Admissions Committee will consider all scores received.

    I am not affiliated with a particular religious or spiritual tradition. Is there still a place for me at HDS?

    Yes! Students come to HDS from a variety of spiritual and religious backgrounds, including non-religious backgrounds. While some of our students come with a faith tradition, we have a number of students that are not affiliated with a religious tradition. What all HDS students share in common is a willingness to explore the complexities of religious thought and life through academic curiosity and practical engagement.

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