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Application for Scholarship
Applications must be submitted in writing and may be mailed, faxed or emailed to the address and emails listed below.
General Board of Global Ministries
The United Methodist Church
Health and Welfare Ministries
Patricia Magyar c/o Joan Young
475 Riverside Drive Room 330,
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 212 870-3871
Fax: 212 870-3624
Email: jyoung@gbgm-umc.org
Internships and Scholarships for Academic Credit or CEU’s
Funding requests are considered as they come in and as funds are available. Guidelines for requests follow.
Guidelines for Grants
ELIGIBLE CAUSES FOR GRANTS
1. Seed money for launching ministries with Deaf, late-deafened, hard of hearing, and/or deaf-blind people.
2. Purchase of equipment or other resources to make activities accessible to Deaf, late-deafened, hard of hearing and deaf-blind people (e.g. assistive listening systems, real time captioning, large-print hymnals and Bibles, improved lighting for signing or aid to low-vision people, etc.).
3. Support for outreach missions in the United States and beyond that focus on ministry with Deaf, late-deafened, hard of hearing, and/or deaf-blind people (e.g. camps, community service, schools, training events for support people, etc.).
4. Scholarships for attending seminary or professional training events for people upgrading their skills or preparing for ministries with Deaf, late-deafened, hard of hearing, and/or deaf-blind people.
CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING GRANTS
1. Individual or agency applying for a grant is strongly encouraged to obtain a copy of Signs of Solidarity, Second Edition, ($7 plus s/h costs) from Joan Young, Health and Welfare Ministries Unit, 475 Riverside Drive Room 330, New York, NY 10115, and read the parts pertinent to the request for a grant.
2. Requests for grants must come in writing, using forms secured from the United Methodist Committee on Ministries with Deaf, Late-deafened, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-blind People (referred to in this document as “the Committee”) through Joan Young at the address cited on cover sheet. One form applies to general requests, another deals with scholarships. Committee members also have copies of the application forms to give to inquirers.
3. All requests for grants are reviewed with recommendation by the Grants Sub-committee, with final decision made by the Committee.
4. A grant is given for one year, but the request may be renewed up to three years. Under certain circumstances, and at the discretion of the Committee, extensions of the time limit can be ordered.
5. As a general rule, no annual grant shall exceed $5,000. Exceptions are at the discretion of the Committee. The applicant must show other sources of income for the ministry, project, or scholarship request.
6. Grants shall not be for the salary of signing interpreters for a regular Deaf ministry or other church activities. Grants may be utilized for interpreters working in a special event or mission. In that instance, a clearly understood explanation of such usage must be provided in the application form.
7. No grant will be made for acquiring a public address system. Funds will be granted for Assistive Listening Systems (ALS) that specifically help hard of hearing people and those deafened persons who employ a cochlear implant. The ALS must be portable in that it can stand alone in a room without a public address system, in addition to being able to broadcast sound through a public address system in an auditorium or sanctuary.
NOTE: The Committee owns an ALS that can be borrowed by any church or church agency for either a short event or as a tryout for eventual purchase of an ALS. For particulars, contact the Rev. Wineva Hankamer at winevah@yahoo.com.
I. Personal Data:
A. Name of Applicant: ______________________________________________
Email: ________________________________________________
Fax:________________________ Phone/TTY:_____________________
Address:_______________________________________________________
City:__________________________________State:_____Zip:____________
Church Membership is held at:_____________________________________
Name of Pastor:__________________________________________
Annual Conference:____________________________District:___________
Name of District Superintendent:____________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:___________________________________________________
Are you a candidate for ordained ministry? Yes/No
If yes, in what stage of the process are you? __________________________
II. Educational Plan
A. Name of School/Workshop/Seminar
_____________________________________________________________
1. Start Date _______________
2. Expected Completion Date __________
B. If College or University What Degree Program?
_________________________________________________________
C. If College or University, Who Provides Supervision?
1. Academic Advisor:___________________________________________
2. Address:____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
3. Phone/Fax:_____________________________________________
4. email:_________________________________________________
III. Personal Description (Please use additional paper in responding to these questions, using a paragraph for each.)
A. Share your motivations and interests for pursuing this academic training.
B. How do you see yourself being equipped for ministry with Deaf, Late-deafened, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind People?
C. What do you expect to accomplish within the period covered for this scholarship application? (use separate page)
D. Write a brief paragraph summarizing your long term goals for ministry Deaf, Late-deafened, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf Blind people (use separate page)
E. Provide two references other than your academic advisor that can attest to your academic achievement and potential for ministry with Deaf, late deafened, hard of hearing, and Deaf blind people.
1. Name:______________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________
City, State, Zip _________________________________________
Phone/TTY:____________________________________________
Email:_________________________________________________
2. Name:______________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________
City, State, Zip _________________________________________
Phone/TTY:____________________________________________
Email:_________________________________________________
F. If your ministry includes work with minors, elders, persons with disabilities with make them vulnerable, do you have Safe Sanctuary training?
If yes, when and where did you train?
Name of trainer:_________________________ Phone:__________________
Date of training: ___________________ Location: _________________
IV. Financial Information
A. What other funding does the applicant have? (e.g. grants, sponsors, personal and parental contributions):
B. What is the total expense for your education, seminar, training? (attach copy of budget, including room and board, tuition, etc)
C. What in-kind or non-monetary support is provided?
D. What amount is requested from the Committtee?
$_______
E. For what exact purpose will the grant funds be used? (to apply to tuition, to room and board, to books and materials?)
F. Has this applicant received funding from the Committee?______________
If yes, when?_____________ what amount?__________
G. By what date are these funds needed?_____________________________
H. If grant is wholly or partially approved, to what institution and address should the check be sent?
_______________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
V. Signatures (provide any or all that apply)
A. Applicant:_________________________________________
B. Date Signed:_________________________