Good News for Interested Applicants:
EGST’s 2nd round of admissions has been extended!
We are delighted to announce that the 2nd round of admissions for the 2025/26 academic year is extended until 01 August 2025. Therefore, interested individuals who missed the regular admission time are highly encouraged to take this opportunity to join the student body of EGST for the next academic year.
Competitive Scholarship is available with priority to female students.
1. Academic Programmes
The Post-Graduate Diploma in Biblical and Theological Studies (PGD)
Master of Arts in Development Studies (MADevS)
Master of Arts in Peace and Sustainable Development (MA-PSD)
Master of Arts in Leadership and Management (MALM)
Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies (MABTS) in the areas of Biblical Studies, Theological and Historical Studies, or Mission and Applied Theological Studies.
Master of Theology (MTh)
2. Application Requirements & Procedures
2.1. Minimum CGPA requirement:
PGD is open to applicants holding first degree in a subject other than theology with a
minimum CGPA of 2.00.
MABTS is open to applicants holding first degree in theology with a minimum CGPA of 2.5.
MADevS, MA-PSD, & MALM are open to applicants holding first degree in theology with a
minimum CGPA of 2.5 or in subjects other than theology with CGPA of 2.0.
MTh is open to applicants holding MA in theology with a minimum CGPA of
2.2. All Bachelor’s degree holders are required to take IELTS or equivalent English examination to
demonstrate English proficiency and Bible and Doctrine tests to demonstrate biblical and
theological competence.
Master’s degree holders are exempted from the English test provided that they present
all the required credentials. However, they are required to take the Bible and Doctrine
tests.
2.3. MTh applicants must submit an MTh research proposal along with their application documents. No entrance exam is required for this particular programme.
2.4. Only applicants residing outside of Addis Ababa can submit their applications electronically at admissions@egst.edu.et.
Online applications will be considered only if the following documents are complete:
1) Completed application form
2) Church recommendation form completed and signed by leaders of the church of which the applicant is a member. It should also bear the church’s official stamp.
3) Personal testimony on a separate sheet in no more than 300 words.
4) Scanned copy of temporary or original degree.
Candidates who have not yet fulfilled their cost-sharing obligations must provide a temporary degree that shows their CGPA.
5) Scanned copy of transcript (student copy).
6) Scanned copy of bank deposit slip.
An application fee of ETB 300.00 must be deposited to EGST’s account at:
Berhan International Bank, 1601160014070
OR
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, 1000145899242
Please Note: Application documents sent via email must also be submitted in hard(paper) copy to the Registrar’s Office on or before the entrance exam date (Saturday, 05 April 2025).
Application and church recommendation forms can be downloaded here (Application Form and Church Recommendation Form) or collected from the Registrar’s Office as of 10 June 2025.
Only applications from accredited academic institutions will be considered.
Official Transcripts must be mailed directly to:
Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology
P. O. Box, 24934 Code 1000
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Application deadline: Friday, 01 August 2025 (ሐምሌ 25/2017 ዓ/ም).
Entrance Exam Date: Saturday, 09 August 2025
We seek to subject our thoughts and actions to God’s Word and affirm the power of Scripture to effect change in individual lives, churches and society.
We come together as a community of learners not for our sake only but also for the sake of others. We seek to grow in our understanding of God and his ways, so that we may help others to acknowledge his governance over the world with its rich possibilities for both individual transformation and for social and cultural renewal.
We believe that theological education speaks to and out of its local context as a dynamic interaction between the local context, the global context and Scripture.
We strongly believe that unity among the churches of Ethiopia is important and can be fostered through cooperative, inter-denominational graduate-level theological education. We also seek to partner with individuals, institutions, churches and organizations within and outside Ethiopia.
We value learning alongside people from different traditions and churches. Exposure to varying traditions challenges thinking about God and the diversity of his work in the world. While EGST promotes unity, it also appreciates and respects diversity.
We value the importance of worshipping God with our minds and strive for excellence both in our rigorous study of Scripture and in our critical analysis of context.
We seek to be people who model Christ’s values such as love, humility, compassion, justice, integrity, self-control, and holiness.
We seek to promote ecumenical relationships among churches in Ethiopia in order to enhance mutual understanding.
