The Student Assistance Fund is administered by the First Dawn Eastern Edge Regional Council Board of Trusts Team.
Objectives
To assist candidates for ministry in The United Church of Canada from First Dawn Eastern Edge Regional Council.
Guidelines
- Assistance to a candidate for ordained/commissioned and designated lay ministry shall be granted, upon submission of an annual budget, at the discretion of the Executive Minister and Regional Minister, in consultation with others as deemed appropriate.
- Assistance will be in the form of a loan to a maximum of $4,000 per year (interest free). Upon Ordination/Commissioning/Recognition, $1,000 per year will be forgiven for each year of service in First Dawn Eastern Edge Regional Council up to a maximum of $3,000. The repayment of the remainder of the loan shall begin 8 months following Ordination/Commissioning/Recognition. Students not returning to the Regional Council shall begin repaying the loan beginning 8 months following Ordination/Commissioning/Recognition. Students who discontinue the program shall begin repaying the loan 8 months following that decision.
- Each candidate who receives a loan from the fund will be required to sign a loan agreement accepting the terms of repayment.
APPLY HERE for a Student Assistance Fund Loan
