H.R. MacMillan Fund application

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Clergy Financial Aid

The 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 Country

Phone

Mobile

Name of Your Diocese or Presbytery

Denomination

Record of Service

Current Ministry

Educational Qualifications

Course of study for which grant is applied

Course Name

Institution

Location

Start Date

End Date

Budget for event

Attach full details for lengthy periods of study

The following section refers to EXPENSES

Tuition Fees

Accommodation

Travel

Other (Specify* Below)

* Specify Other

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Total EXPENSES

Price: $ 0.00 CAD

The following section refers to FUNDING SOURCES

Denomination

Congregation

Other

Self

MacMillan Request (maximum $400/fiscal year)

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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)

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.