H.R. MacMillan Fund application Step 1 of 2 50% Clergy Financial AidThe VST Financial Aid Committee will consider applications in the weeks following these deadlines: 30 April (Summer term programs), 10 September (Fall term programs), 15 January (Spring term programs) Grants will only be considered for clergy in good standing with their respective denominations. Applications must include appropriate confirmation indicating good standing within their denomination from the following: (email directly to the VST Financial Aid Officer at financialaid@vst.edu): ACC – Diocesan Bishop UCC – Regional Vocations Minister PCC – Clerk of Presbytery Priority will be given to applicants continuing their education at VST. Please be aware that funding available for non-VST courses is extremely limited. Grants to applicants for continuing education courses will be restricted to a maximum of $400 per fiscal year (May – April). Grants will be made for Clinical Pastoral Education applicants only after the applicant has supported themselves through the first two units. Since these courses are not offered by VST but are required for VST degree credit, support will be limited to 50% of the equivalent VST tuition fee based on credit hours. Grants shall not be made for the following: A course already completed by the applicant; Non-VST courses taken by applicants from outside British Columbia and the Yukon; Applications from lay persons; Clergy on Leave of Absence will not normally be supported; Retired clergy will not normally be supported. However, retired clergy engaged in accountable ministry may apply to the fund regarding programs related to their ministry, unless they have already received a discount to their fees, in which case, no further award will be made. Application Form *** For Ordained Clergy only ***Name First Middle Last Social Insurance Number (SIN) Preferred Title Email Address Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country PhoneMobileName of Your Diocese or Presbytery Denomination Record of Service Current Ministry Educational Qualifications Course of study for which grant is appliedCourse Name Institution LocationStart Date MM slash DD slash YYYY End Date MM slash DD slash YYYY Budget for eventAttach full details for lengthy periods of studyThe following section refers to EXPENSESTuition Fees Accommodation Travel Other (Specify* Below) * Specify Other ---end of expenses----TOTAL for EXPENSES below------Total EXPENSES Price: $ 0.00 CAD The following section refers to FUNDING SOURCESDenomination Congregation Other Self MacMillan Request (maximum $400/fiscal year) ---end of funding sources. TOTAL below for Funding Sources----TOTAL for Funding Sources Price: $ 0.00 CAD Consent(Required) I certify that all statements on this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.If this application is approved, I authorize the Financial Aid Department at Vancouver School of Theology to keep this application on file. The application will be destroyed after 1 year of the date of application. I authorize Financial Aid Department at Vancouver School of Theology to disclose in a confidential manner any information supplied in this application to the parties, namely the Financial Aid Committee, relevant department head or above for assessment. I also understand I am entitled to update and correct the above application and agree that this application could also be held for 1 year from the date of application. Name(Required) First Last Date(Required) MM slash DD slash YYYY PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
