Diocese of St Asaph
APPLICATION FOR A TRAINING BURSARY
GUIDANCE NOTES /
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SECTION A
The Training Bursary is available to individual lay or clerical applicants for training or development. If you wish to apply for funding for group training please use the main Diocesan Grants Form
Give the name and contact details of the individual who will benefit from the training bursary
An email address is essential
The brief description should be a heading or succinct sentence to identify the purpose of your application (e.g. retreat, web design course to learn how to create Mission Area website)
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SECTION B
This is your opportunity to help the Grants Committee to decide to support your application. If possible, type this section of the form. (The Grants Committee may disregard applications that are illegible or poorly presented).
Please outline clearly and completely how the bursary would be used.
Applications must be connected to education, training, development or learning. The grants committee will also support applications which enhance the well-being of employees or ministers in receipt of a stipend or salary, or non-stipendiary lay / ordained licensed ministers in particular circumstances.
The Grants Committee will give priority to applications that meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Move you, your church or Mission Area toward the principles of 2020 Vision
- Support shared ministry
- Support community outreach
- Support the transition to Mission Areas
- Empower volunteers
- Manage change
- Develop fresh expressions of faith
- The application is connected to a training need identified during the Ministry Development Review and recommended by the Bishop
- For officers or officeholders within the diocese who are in receipt of a salary or stipend (or in particular circumstances a non-stipendiary lay or ordained licensed minister), an event or activity which will enhance personal well-being and effectiveness during this time of change e.g. retreat, gym membership, a hobby which helps you relax and connect with others……(See the five steps to well-being at work for more information about how well-being is defined) It is important that this activity will have continuing and/or long lasting benefit to your well-being.
If there is insufficient room in the box provided you may continue on one additional sheet of A4 paper
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SECTION C
Please provide full details of the cost of the training, or learning event. Do not feel you have to use all the space provided
The minimum bursary you can apply for is £50, the maximum bursary you can apply for is £500
State how much of the overall cost you want the bursary to cover
Please indicate if you are also applying to other funders for a bursary or grant for the same purpose
Amount secured means an offer has been made for funding or the money has already been received
Amount seeking means either you anticipate making an application or your application is still under consideration by the funder
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SECTION D
Please use this box if there is any further information that you feel is relevant to your application and is not covered elsewhere on the application form. If necessary, you may attach an additional sheet of A4
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SECTION E
Accompanying Documents
We will need to see relevant documentary evidence to support your application, for example if you are applying for a bursary to complete a training course, a copy of the prospectus would suffice.
We will also need to see evidence of the cost of the training or learning event
Please indicate what accompanying documents are being submitted with your application by ticking the appropriate box(es)
Photocopies or printed downloaded documents are acceptable
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SECTION F
Bank Details
Please provide details of the bank account into which the bursary should be paid
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SECTION H
Please leave this section blank.
After you have submitted your application for a bursary, the Diocesan Director of Ministry or the Training Forum Co-ordinator will countersign your form and add their observations on this section of the form
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Applications should be submitted to the Diocesan Grants Committee, electronically to: or by post:
Karen Williams, Diocesan Office, High Street, St Asaph LL17 0RD
The Diocesan Grants Committee meets four times a year to consider applications.
The closing dates are:
30November for the January meeting of the Grants Committee
28 Februaryfor the April meeting of the Grants Committee
31 May for the July meeting of the Grants Committee
31 August for the October meeting of the Grants Committee
If this time frame would cause you financial difficulties please contact Karen Williams and your application will be given special consideration by the Grants Committee outside the normal cycle of meetings
You may apply for a retrospective bursary up to six months after an event.
You will be notified of the outcome of your application within 14 days of the decision
If your application is successful, you will be asked to complete an evaluation form about the event that was funded by the bursary.
If you require advice about completing the application form please contact
Karen Williams 01745 532587 or Manon C. James 01745 532599 or
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