Bill Lord Bursary in Continuing Education

A few small bursaries are available each year for persons taking continuing education courses at the TST or one of its colleges.

Selection Criteria: Applicants are asked to demonstrate financial need and to indicate the connection between the course for which they are seeking funding and their ministry.

Application Information

The application is due in the office of the Business Manager, TST, 47 Queen’s Park Cresc. E., Toronto, ON M5S 2C3, by March 31. Decisions will be made by the TST college continuing education directors during the month of April. Applicants will be advised of decisions by April 30.

Download the application form in Rich-Text Format here.

Application Deadline: March 31 of each year

Contact Information:

E-mail: inquiries @ tst.edu

C. Douglas Jay Scholarship

This award was established by the Board of Trustees in 1981 in honour of the founding Director of the School, Professor C. Douglas Jay.

Eligibility: The award is available to one or two advanced degree students in TST, preferably doctoral students, working in the area of Christian Social Ethics.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be judged on academic excellence and on the quality of the student’s research proposal.

Amount available: 2008 Amount to be awarded: $1800

Application Information

Applications must include:
A letter from the applicant outlining his or her qualifications for the scholarship.

A statement of the student’s research proposal. For students at thesis stage, a copy of the student’s thesis proposal meets this requirement.

Two letters of support for the application, sent directly by the referees.

A covering page that includes the following information:
(a) the applicant’s name, student number, utoronto email address, program, year in program, department and field, and college
(b) a signed waiver of privacy in the following language: “I authorize the awards committee and any other personnel involved in the TST awards process to have access to my academic transcripts and academic records on file at TST.

Application Deadline: March 14, 2008

Contact Information:

The C. Douglas Jay Scholarship Committee
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C3

E-mail: inquiries @ tst.edu
Tel: (416) 978-4040

C.L. Gundy Awards

These awards for DMin students were established with memorial funds in honour of the late Charles L. Gundy, a founding member of the TST Board of Trustees and chairman of the Development Committee. He was particularly interested in ecumenical theological education and the innovative DMin programme.

Selection Criteria: Financial need and demonstrated competence.

Amount available: $2500 combined for a total of three to five bursaries awarded annually.

Application Information

The following is needed to apply:

• an application form available from the TST DMin office.

Application Deadline: 31 October 2007

Contact Information:

DMin Office
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C3

E-mail: tstadv.degree @ utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4050

Donald Cameron Memorial Award

This award, to honour the memory of Donald Cameron, who served the Toronto School of Theology in a number of capacities over many years including Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Development Committee and had a deep commitment to the wider community, is to recognize excellence in projects: planned and completed by students during their basic degree program, engaging them with the wider community beyond the Church.

Eligibility: The award is available to one or more students in good standing in the final year of their basic degree program in TST; or in the first year of an advanced degree program immediately following their basic degree program.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be judged on the impact that the project or activity has had within the wider community beyond the confines of the church, and on what the student learned from the project or activity that will help his or her further ministry to enhance the relationship between the church and wider society.

Amount available: 2008 Amount: $1000 in total payable upon registration in September

Application Information

Applications must include:

A description of the activity or project, its impact on the wider community, and the learning that the applicant derived from it.

A letter of nomination from within TST. If the project is not part of the student’s program, the letter ought to indicate that the project is compatible with the objectives of the applicant’s basic degree program.

A letter of reference from a lay person involved in the project; the letter should be sent directly from a referee..

A covering page that includes the following information:
(a) the applicant’s name, student number, utoronto email address, program, year in program, department and field, and college
(b) a signed waiver of privacy in the following language: “I authorize the awards committee and any other personnel involved in the TST awards process to have access to my academic transcripts and academic records on file at TST.

Application Deadline: March 14, 2008

Contact Information:

The Donald Cameron Memorial Award Committee
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C3

E-mail: tstadv.degree @ utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4050

John M. Kelly Award

This award was established in 1994 to honour Father John Kelly, former President of the University of St. Michael’s College and a former member of the Toronto School of Theology Board of Trustees.

Eligibility: The award is available to a basic or advanced degree student in TST who is a present or past member of the TST Board, Basic or Advanced Degree Councils or any TST Committee or Department.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be judged on the quality and the significance of the student’s service to TST and academic excellence.

Amount available: 2008 Amount: $1,000 payable upon registration in September

Application Information

Applications must include:
A letter from the applicant outlining his or her qualifications for the award.

Two letters of support for the application

A covering page that includes the following information:
(a) the applicant’s name, student number, utoronto email address, program, year in program, department and field, and college
(b) a signed waiver of privacy in the following language: “I authorize the awards committee and any other personnel involved in the TST awards process to have access to my academic transcripts and academic records on file at TST.

Application Deadline: March 14, 2008

Contact Information:

The John M. Kelly Award Committee
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C3

E-mail: tstadv.degree @ utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4050

John McGonegal Bursary

This award was established in honour of the Rev. John McGonegal by the parishioners of the Church of St. Philip the Apostle, Caribou Road, Toronto. Father McGonegal was formerly chaplain at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto and at the Verdun Hospital in Montreal.

Eligibility: The award is available to a student in the Toronto School of Theology who wishes to undertake CAPPE Supervised Pastoral Education.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be judged on financial need and educational merit.

Amount available: Tuition for one course of Supervised Pastoral Education

Application Information

Applications must include:
A statement from the applicant, certifying eligibility for the bursary, and identifying his or her qualifications in respect of educational merit.

A letter of support, sent directly from the Field Education Director of their College, verifying the applicant’s prospective registration in SPE, and identifying the applicant’s qualifications in respect of educational merit.

Documentation of eligibility for OSAP assistance, or other documentation of financial need, or, if the applicant declares a reason why such documentation is not currently available, a statement that such documentation will be available before the tenure of the award.

A covering page that includes the following information:
(a) the applicant’s name, student number, utoronto email address, program, year in program, department and field, and college
(b) a signed waiver of privacy in the following language: “I authorize the awards committee and any other personnel involved in the TST awards process to have access to my academic transcripts and academic records on file at TST.
(c) The following is optional. The applicant may include it or exclude it without prejudice to the awards application. A signed waiver in the following language: “If I receive this award, I authorize the TST to identify me publicly, by name, college, program, and department and field, as the winner.”

Application Deadline: March 14, 2008

Contact Information:

The John McGonegal Bursary Committee
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C3

E-mail: tstadv.degree @ utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4050

Margaret Fleck Scholarship

This award, the gift of the Ralph M. Barford Foundation, was established by the Board of Trustees in 2006 in honour of the Reverend Margaret Fleck, a former student and member of the Board of Trustees.

Eligibility: The award is available to a student registered at TST, who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident residing in Ontario and has demonstrated financial need by qualifying for OSAP.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be judged on the basis of excellence in the student’s chosen program of study, and the student’s demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively to the broader community.

Amount available: 2008 Amount: TBA

Application Information

Applications must include:

A letter from the applicant outlining his or her qualifications for the scholarship.

Two letters of support for the application.

Documentation of eligibility for OSAP assistance, or an explanation as to why such documentation is not immediately available along with a statement that appropriate documentation will be available before the tenure of the award.

Official Transcripts of the applicant’s academic program, from the applicant’s member college.

A covering page that includes the following information:
(a) the applicant’s name, student number, utoronto email address, program, year in program, department and field, and college
(b) a signed waiver of privacy in the following language: “I authorize the awards committee and any other personnel involved in the TST awards process to have access to my academic transcripts and academic records on file at TST.
(c) The following is optional. The applicant may include it or exclude it without prejudice to the awards application. A signed waiver in the following language: “If I receive this award, I authorize the TST to identify me publicly, by name, college, program, and department and field, as the winner.”

Application Deadline: March 3, 2008

Contact Information:

The Margaret Fleck Scholarship Committee
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, ON, M5S 2C3

E-mail: tstadv.degree @ utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4050

Marjorie Watson Powles Award

This award was established in 2002 in honour of Marjorie Watson Powles, who serves the church with a creative, positive vision for the role of women in the church and society.

Eligibility: The award is available to a woman studying at the TST in a basic or advanced degree program.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be judged on the following criteria - Active engagement in community and congregational life. - A strong feminist perspective and transformative vision. - Demonstrated academic excellence.

Amount available: 2008 Amount: $1,500, payable upon registration in September

Application Information

Applications must include:
A letter from the applicant outlining his or her qualifications for the award.

The applicant’s current resume.

Two letters of support for the application.

A covering page that includes the following information:
(a) the applicant’s name, student number, utoronto email address, program, year in program, department and field, and college
(b) a signed waiver of privacy in the following language: “I authorize the awards committee and any other personnel involved in the TST awards process to have access to my academic transcripts and academic records on file at TST.

Application Deadline: March 14, 2008

Contact Information:

The Marjorie Watson Powles Award Committee
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C3

E-mail: tstadv.degree @ utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4050

St. Lazarus Bursary

This award was funded by a gift of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem.

Eligibility: The award is available to a Canadian advanced degree student in TST working the area of ecumenism.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be judged on academic excellence, the significance of the student’s intended research, and the student’s need for funding.

Amount available: 2008 Amount: $1,300 payable upon registration in September

Application Information

Applications must include:
A letter from the applicant outlining his or her qualifications for the bursary.

Two letters of support for the application

Documentation of eligibility for OSAP assistance, or other documentation of financial need, or, if the applicant declares a reason why such documentation is not currently available, a statement that such documentation will be available before the tenure of the award.

A covering page that includes the following information:
(a) the applicant’s name, student number, utoronto email address, program, year in program, department and field, and college
(b) a signed waiver of privacy in the following language: “I authorize the awards committee and any other personnel involved in the TST awards process to have access to my academic transcripts and academic records on file at TST.
(c) The following is optional. The applicant may include it or exclude it without prejudice to the awards application. A signed waiver in the following language: “If I receive this award, I authorize the TST to identify me publicly, by name, college, program, and department and field, as the winner.”

Application Deadline: March 14, 2008

Contact Information:

The Lazarus Bursary Committee
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C3

E-mail: tstadv.degree @ utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4050

TST Bursary Assistance for PhD and ThD Students

Bursary money from the Toronto School of Theology’s endowment fund, built up under the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) program, is available to help currently registered Canadian PhD and ThD students residing in Ontario in need of extra bursary assistance.

Eligibility: Applicants need to be full-time PhD or ThD students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents and are residing in Ontario. Applicants should have already sought bursary assistance or a student loan for this academic year.

Selection Criteria: Applicants should have already sought bursary assistance or a student loan for this academic year. The $3,250 is available as a supplementary grant for a student or students now facing an unforeseen financial emergency or whose college was not able to give them the help they needed when they asked for it.

Amount available: For the year 2008, the total amount available is $2000.

Application Information

To apply:

Request an application form from the TST Student Services Office or from the Advanced Degree Director of your college. This form will include financial particulars.

Obtain a letter of support from the Advanced Degree Director of your college.

Send the application to the Bursary Committee, Toronto School of Theology, Student Services Office, 47 Queen’s Park Cres., East, Toronto M5S 2C3

The money will be made available as soon as the applications are adjudicated by a panel set up under the authority of the Advanced Degree Council.

Application Deadline: March 14, 2008

Contact Information:

Bursary Committee, The Advanced Degree Office
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C3

E-mail: tstadv.degree @ utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4050

ADSA Travel Bursaries

Twice a year ADSA offers three travel bursaries of $200 each to three AD students presenting papers at conferences held outside of Ontario in the term in which the travel bursary is offered.

Eligibility: If you have been awarded a travel bursary within the last three years you are not eligible to apply for this series of awards. Should we have more applicants than awards, the winners will be determined by lottery.

Amount available: $200 each

Application Information

To apply for a travel bursary, please email j.lauwers@utoronto.ca with your name, college, program, the title of your paper, and the conference information (e.g. name and date).

Application Deadline: The deadline for this semester's applications is: Friday March 7, 2008

Contact Information:

Faithful Companions of Jesus Theology Bursaries

The Faith Companions of Jesus sisters offer three different theological bursaries:

• The Madeleine d'Houet bursary for any Roman Catholic laywoman enrolled in full time theology or religious education in a recognized degree granting Canadian Catholic school of theology ($1000);

• The Youth Ministry bursary for accredited training in youth ministry (no one bursary being more than $500); and

• Bursaries for short courses in Theology, Liturgy, Spirituality of Social Justice of Earth/Native Spirituality (no one bursary being more than $500).

Amount available: $500 to $1000 depending on the bursary type

Additional Note: Applicants may apply for one bursary only.

Application Information

The following are needed to apply:

• complete an application form available from the FCJ Bursary Panel.

Application Deadline: 20 March

Contact Information:

FCJ Bursary Panel
Box 4976
Smithers, BC V0J 2N0

E-mail: tksfcj @ bulkley.net

Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Bursary for Ministry Preparation

The purpose of this bursary is to support and encourage Catholic lay women engaged in pastoral ministry within the Church and to provide financial assistance for further studies in preparation for this ministry.

Eligibility: The candidate must be a Catholic woman pursuing theological or pastoral studies at an Institute or University with a view to engaging in pastoral ministry and be in need of financial assistance.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be reviewed by a committee of Grey Sisters.

Amount available: Up to $5000 will be awarded for full-time or part-time study for one year. The candidate may re-apply for the same amount for a second year only.

Additional Note: Recipent(s) will be notified during the first half of May.

Application Information

The following are needed to apply:

• submit a completed application form available from the Grey Sisters Administration Centre;

• provide two letters of recommendation;

• submit proof of acceptance into a program of theological or pastoral studies;

Application Deadline: 15 April

Contact Information:

Grey Sisters Administration Centre
Bursary Committee
720 Mackay Street
Pembroke, ON, K8A 8J9

Martin Moser Society for Theological Studies Bursary Fund

This bursary fund was set up to honour Father Martin Moser, o.m.i, a Catholic priest, theologian and teacher with a passion for ecumenism and a commitment to the role of the laity in the Church, Father Moser taught theology for over 30 years at Newman Theological College in Edmonton, Alberta, and served as dean of theology for nine of those years. He currently teaches part time at St. Mark's and Corpus Christi Colleges at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Father Moser is also a full time pastor in the Vancouver area.

In 2006, a group of friends and former colleagues/students of Father Moses's established the Martin Moser Society for Theological Studies. The purpose of this society is to provide bursaries to lay people of any Christian denomination who are pursuing theological studies in preparation for ministry in the Canadian Church.

Eligibility: The applicant must be a lay man or woman of any Christian denomination who is enrolled in a recognized Canadian theological school pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree in theology or theological studies in preparation for ministry in the Canadian Church. Note: This bursary is not intended for those preparing for ordained ministry.

Amount available: Two bursaries of $1000 each are being offered in 2008.

Additional Note: Applications will be reviewed and final decision made by the bursary committee, Martin Moser Society for Theological Studie. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 31, 2008 TO BE CONSIDERED.

Application Information

The applicant must
• complete and submit an application form and requested information (PLEASE SEE YOUR COLLEGE REGISTRAR FOR AN APPLICATION FORM)
• provide two letters of recognition attesting to his/her suitability for the chosen program and for ministry. Letters to be mailed directly by the writer to the Martin Moser Society for Theological Studies.
• Indicate need for financial assistance

Application Deadline: DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: May 31, 2008

Contact Information:

Martin Moser Society for Theological Studies
10240 45 Street
Edmonton, AB T6A 1W6
Fax: 780-450-2739

Tel: 780-466-9084

OECTA Scholarships & Fellowships

Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association provides some financial asssitance to members pursuing further academic studies: Post-graduate scholarships and religious study fellowships are available annually.

Selection Criteria: Full-time study, OECTA Involvement, Benefit to OECTA membership over time, Academic initiatives - Completion of Program, Length of teaching experience, Previous receipts of funds from OECTA

Contact Information:

See pages 52-54 of the 2007/2008 Pocket Planner for details. Application forms are available from the Provincial Office and on OECTA's website www.oecta.on.ca. On the home page, click Services, select Awards, and then click on Post-Graduate Scholarships and Fellowships.

Redemptorist Anniversary Bursary for Doctoral Studies in Moral Theology

1987 was the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, commonly called the Redemptorists. To mark this occasion the Redemptorists of the Canadian English-speaking province established a bursary to be awarded to a lay person engaged, or ready to engage, in doctoral studies in the field of moral theology.

Eligibility: For each year of assistance, the recipient will be required to work two years in Canada in the teaching of moral theology or in a related field (such as bioethics) up to a maximum of five years.

Amount available: The bursary will provide an annual income up to $20,000 each year for a period of up to three years.

Contact Information:

Any person interested in this bursary is invited to write for an application form or for further information to:
The Redemptorist Anniversary Bursary for Lay Theologians
CIO Fr. Mark Miller, C.Ss.R.
211 Ave. 0 South
Saskatoon, SK S7M 2R6
Ph. (306) 655 5197 (office)

The Anglican Foundation of Canada

Bursary Assistance for Students Preparing for Ministry in the Anglican Church of Canada

Eligibility: For more information, please contact your college or the Anglican Foundation of Canada.

Application Deadline: April 22, 2008

Contact Information:

The Anglican Foundation of Canada
80 Hayden Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 3G2

E-mail: inquiries @ tst.edu

The Fund for Theological Education - Ministry Fellow Program

A fellowship program providing support and guidance to entering Master of Divinity students who embody the highest intellectual and spiritual qualities essential for Christian leadership as pastors, educators, and citizens. Its objectives include:

• To assist seminary students with outstanding gifts in their individual appropriation of the theological education experience.

• To help seminary students develop patterns of independent learning through educational opportunities not routinely part of the seminary curriculum.

• To work in partnership with seminaries to provide students with explicit opportunities for the enhancement of their gifts.

• To offer students special summer opportunities that will enrich their ministerial formation and preparation.

Eligibility: 1) Applicants must be entering their first year of a Master of Divinity program at an Association of Theological Schools accredited seminary in the fall. (Currently enrolled students are not eligible for this program. M.T.S., Th.M., and M.A. students are also not eligible.) ; 2) Applicants should demonstrate excellent capacities for ministry, high academic ability, deep religious commitment, and the intent to pursue ministry as a career; 3) Applicants should combine imagination and creativity with compassion, vision, a capacity for critical thinking, leadership, communicative ability, and personal integrity; 4) Applicants should bring to the minister's role a strong sense of personal identity, a capacity to understand and act in behalf of the needs of others, and a familiarity with and dedication to a faith tradition; 5) Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or Canada. Applicants must be 35 years of age or under.

Selection Criteria: "FTE's Partnership for Excellence is an ecumenical effort to identify, inspire and nurture outstanding college undergraduates and first-year seminary students pursuing vocations in ministry and theological scholarship. Together with seminaries, churches, non-profit organizations, students, ministers and professors, Partnership for Excellence encourages excellence and diversity in the next generation of leaders for the church. The Partnership also aims to revitalize the understanding of ministry by the public and, in doing so, to raise the profile of ministry and teaching as work that channels commitment, competence and compassion to serve the world and the common good."

Amount available: Up to $5000

Application Information

The following are needed to apply:

• complete an application form available on the FTE website during the fall and winter months.

Application Deadline: 1 April

Contact Information:

The Fund for Theological Education
825 Houston Mill Rd., Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30329

Website: http://www.thefund.org/
Tel: (404) 727-1450; Fax: (404) 727-1490

The Fund for Theological Education - Undergraduate Fellows Program

A program providing support and guidance to undergraduate students who wish to consider ministry as a possible career and who embody the intellectual and spiritual qualities essential for Christian leadership as pastors, educators, and citizens. Objectives of the fund include:

• To give promising college students an introduction to ministry and the content of theological education before they make a firm vocational commitment.

• To offer students guidance and special curricular opportunities as they consider future career choices.

• To work in partnership with Fellows' undergraduate institutions in these and other supportive endeavors.

Eligibility: 1) Applicants must be rising juniors or seniors in an accredited undergraduate program at a North American college or university; 2) Applicants should be considering ministry as a career; 3) Applicants must exhibit high academic performance, demonstrated by a GPA of 3.0 or higher; 4) Applicants should possess exceptional gifts for ministry: love of God and church, imagination, creativity, compassion, a capacity for critical thinking, leadership skills, personal integrity, spiritual depth, dedication to a faith tradition, and an ability to understand and to serve the needs of others; and, 5) Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or Canada.

Selection Criteria: "FTE's Partnership for Excellence is an ecumenical effort to identify, inspire and nurture outstanding college undergraduates and first-year seminary students pursuing vocations in ministry and theological scholarship. Together with seminaries, churches, non-profit organizations, students, ministers and professors, Partnership for Excellence encourages excellence and diversity in the next generation of leaders for the church. The Partnership also aims to revitalize the understanding of ministry by the public and, in doing so, to raise the profile of ministry and teaching as work that channels commitment, competence and compassion to serve the world and the common good."

Amount available: Undergraduate Fellows will be awarded a stipend of $1500 for the academic year, travel expenses for their participation in the summer conference, and $500 for a mentoring stipend.

Additional Note: As many as seventy Undergraduate Fellows are named in each academic year.

Application Information

The following are needed to apply:

• complete an application form available on the FTE website during the fall and winter months.

Application Deadline: 1 March

Contact Information:

The Fund for Theological Education
825 Houston Mill Rd., Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30329

Website: http://www.thefund.org/
Tel: (404) 727-1450; Fax: (404) 727-1490

The Sister Catherine Donnelly Pastoral Ministry Grant

This bursary awarded by the Sisters of Service.

Eligibility: This bursary is open to a Canadian Catholic laywoman engaged in full-time graduate studies in theology or mission at a Canadian school of Theology.

Amount available: $6000 for one year

Additional Note: The recipient may apply for a second year only.

Application Information

The following are needed to apply:

• a completed application form on the website listed below;

• proof of acceptance into a full-time Canadian university programme for 2006-2007;

• two letters of reference; and

• a resumé (including current education, career to date, accomplishments);

• a list of activities which illustrate involvement in church or society related to mission, social justice and/or ecumenism

• a brief statement (one or two pages) about your vision for women in the ministry of the church and how you view your studies as beneficial in implementing this vision.

Application Deadline: The closing date for applications is early to mid April of each year (please confirm with the committee) and the announcement of the award is around May 1.

Contact Information:

Valerie Lemieux, Committee Coordinator
10 Montcrest Blvd.
Toronto, ON M4K 1J7

E-mail: info @ catherinedonnellyfoundation.org
Website: http://www.catherinedonnellyfoundation.org/
Tel: (416) 467-7797 or (416) 465-7558; Fax: (416) 467-8946